Jewish Community Center of Washington, DC

Ben Ali Libi, Magician
DCJCC

Dir. Dirk Jan Roeleven
(54min, Netherlands, 2015)
Dutch with English Subtitles
Documentary

A heartfelt search for Ben Ali Libi, the main character in an iconic poem of the Dutch poet Willem Wilmink. Here we trace the larger story of the Holocaust by examining the magnificent life and tragic fate of renowned magician Ben Ali Libi. On June 20, 1943, Ben Ali Libi is arrested with his family and sent to Sobibor extermination camp, where he becomes one of 34,000 Dutch Jews to perish.

Co-Sponsored by the Embassy of the Netherlands

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Time: 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
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1529 16th St NW
Washington, DC 20036
United States


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