Sometimes the student films that come out of the film
schools are real gems. It is worth
paying attention to Rosenzweig -- Born to Dance, directed by Keren Hakak.
Avigdor lives in an assisted living facility in Jerusalem
where he enjoys watching dance shows on television and doing tap dancing on the
parquet floor of his room. He grew up in
Lodz, went to dance clubs and admits that as a young man he admired Gene Kelly
and Fred Astaire! He was 20 years old when the Nazis invaded Poland and was
sent to Birkenau, where he says that tap dancing saved his life because he
participated in a dance entertainment program for the Nazis in order to obtain
additional food rations.
Today, at the age of 88, Avigdor is quite a charming man who
still enjoys dressing up, a bit of ballroom dancing, and even doing the
two-step with his walker as he strolls down the long halls of the assisted
living facility.
Rosenzweig -- Born to Dance (17 minutes, documentary) is
available from the Ma'aleh Film School.
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