Wednesday, March 27 at 6:30pm
Sala Caboto Ballroom, Villa Colombo Toronto
40 Playfair Avenue, Toronto – Free admission
The untold story of warmth and compassion as seen in the Jewish refugee camps in Puglia, Italy from 1947-1947.
Documentary screening followed by a conversation with interviewer Giorgio Tinelli, who was born and raised in Salento, Puglia, and special guest Dora Ennis.
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Synopsis
This film is an unknown post-WWII story about Jewish Survivors on their way to the Land of Israel. On the sunny shores of Southern Italy thousands of Survivors were received with warmth and compassion by the very poor local Italians. Hundreds of children were born there symbolizing a new beginning. Three Israeli women, born in Santa-Maria-di-Leuca (1946), decide to discover the footprints left by their parents in Italy. Enchanted by the place and the people they realize what these Shores of Light meant for their parents. Integrated in the film are unique testimonies and archival footage enriching this captivating saga.