Irena’s Vow

Director Louise Archambault brings us our second film this month dealing with a rescuer during the Holocaust. The script is by Dan Gordon, based on his Broadway play focusing on the young Polish nurse Irena Gut Opdyke. Like One Life, it is a heartening example of what one well-lived life can accomplish. Irena  (Sophie Nélisse) …

Golda (2023)

Golda Meir is depicted as a strong & compassionate Israeli Prime Minister during the dark days of the Yom Kippur War when Israel was almost defeated by a Soviet-backed Arab coalition.

Rosewood (1997)

This harrowing true story based on a racist massacre of Blacks manages to inspire hope due to the efforts of a few courageous Blacks, and even some whites, to help victims.