Films/Videos
These and other videos, as well as audio presentations, are now part of the OTC Collection at YIVO:
- The first ever documentary film about the rescue of the One Thousand Children entitled, Exchanging Atrocity for America, isĀ available on DVD. More information about this 2004 National History Day competition finalist, may be obtained from the producers by contacting Beth Arner at bearner@fruitvale.net .
- DCL Productions has released the documentary Victim & Victor, produced and directed by David C. Lewis. The 58-minute program is the story of entrepreneur and philanthropist, Manfred Steinfeld, one of the One Thousand ChildrenĀ®. For more information about the video contact: David C. Lewis. Producer/Director, DCL Productions at dclvideoproductions@gmail.com.
- The Ritchie Boys is a 2004 award-winning documentary about Jewish German-American refugees and German-speaking Americans who trained at Fort Ritchie to obtain intelligence information in Germany and German-occupied areas, as members of the U.S. military during WWII. Among them were two of the One Thousand Children, Professor Guy Stern and U.S. Ambassador (Ret.) Richard Schifter, who were interviewed for this film. Although not trained at Fort Ritchie, many of the OTC boys received similar training and went back to Europe to carry out intelligence work for the U.S. armed forces. For more information and to obtain the documentary, contact the producer, Christian Bauer at Tangram Film in Germany by emailing: cb@tangramfilm.de or co-producer Anna Zollner at anna.zoellner@tangramfilm.de.
Watch more video, shot at reunions and other OTC events.