Inside Hana's Suitcase

Sun., Nov. 14, 3 p.m., $15, Painted Bride Art Center, 230 Vine St., 267-402-2055, firstpersonarts.org.

by Eric Schuman

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Published: Nov 10, 2010

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The stories of the children who became victims of the Holocaust are plenty well known, but their tragic impact remains ever strong through each retelling. Just over 10 years ago, Fumiko Ishioka, a teacher and executive director of the Tokyo Holocaust Education Resource Center, came across the story of Hana Brady, a Czech girl killed in Auschwitz who left behind a single possession: her suitcase. Hana's story, primarily gathered through items found in the suitcase, and the story of the Japanese schoolchildren who helped uncover it, was turned into a children's book, Hana's Suitcase. Ishioka herself plays in this Larry Weinstein-directed film adaptation, in which the seemingly disconnected lives of modern-day Japanese children and a European Jew are found to be quite relatable. A Q&A with Ishioka will follow the screening.

Sun., Nov. 14, 3 p.m., $15, Painted Bride Art Center, 230 Vine St., 267-402-2055, firstpersonarts.org.

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