Hitler's Children

I recently viewed an excellent documentary film at the Tallgrass Film Festival, a superb film festival that was created ten years ago.  Although this film is not directly connected to Theresienstadt, I am including a short trailer about it because it deals with an aspect of the Holocaust that has not been closely examined.

The filmmaker Chanoch Ze'evi has interviewed several descendants of several highly prominent Nazi officials.  Hitler himself did not have children; these people, however, are children or grandchildren of Nazi notables such as Heinrich Himmler, Amon Goeth, Hermann Goering,  Rudolph Hoess, and Hans Frank.  The difficulty of having to confront such a legacy is examined by each of the descendants.  I found the film both powerful and yet emotionally demanding.  The insight offered by each of the interviewees are another important aspect of Holocaust study worth investigation.  Should you have an opportunity to see this film, I highly recommend you do so.

Trailer for Hitler's Children (from the website of the Tallgrass Film Association)

Hitler's Children