The documentary covers the story of the Polish jew Moritz Rabinowitz who arrived in Haugesund in 1911. Seeing the potential the small town had, he settled down and started up as a tailor.
Like they said in the beginning of it, it's hard to find a house in Haugesund without a cloths-hanger with "M.Rabinowitz" on it.
The story is very fascinating and actually unknown to me before i saw it. As the only Jewish family in Haugesund in this time, he and his family of course had to endure much from people, and he was never really accepted in social gatherings.
Moritz Rabinowitz and his family went in to hiding when the Germans invaded in 1940, but after some time in hiding they all ended their lives in a concentration camp. He expressed a great love for Norway and Haugesund all his life.
I recommend this movie to anyone who understands Norwegian, and hope for an English-subtitled version so that the rest of you can se it. And by the way, my great-grandfather was his personal driver for some time, and is in the documentary. He has always spoken most highly of Rabinowitz.
Like they said in the beginning of it, it's hard to find a house in Haugesund without a cloths-hanger with "M.Rabinowitz" on it.
The story is very fascinating and actually unknown to me before i saw it. As the only Jewish family in Haugesund in this time, he and his family of course had to endure much from people, and he was never really accepted in social gatherings.
Moritz Rabinowitz and his family went in to hiding when the Germans invaded in 1940, but after some time in hiding they all ended their lives in a concentration camp. He expressed a great love for Norway and Haugesund all his life.
I recommend this movie to anyone who understands Norwegian, and hope for an English-subtitled version so that the rest of you can se it. And by the way, my great-grandfather was his personal driver for some time, and is in the documentary. He has always spoken most highly of Rabinowitz.
