The Kalusz I Thought I Knew
Director Bernard Dichek
Countries Israel
Duration 27 min
Synopsis
Sometimes we have memories about places we have never been to. My father immigrated to Canada after World War II and never returned to his war-torn hometown of Kalusz in Poland. But his stories about Kalusz filled my childhood. After he passed away, I decided to see the town for myself. Looking for his house, I meet Tanya, a young woman who knows little about the town's Jewish history. My search becomes her search. We get clues about the past from a cast of comic and tragic characters who make many of my 'memories' come to life. We fail to find my father's house but one puzzle about his life is cleared up.
Sometimes we have memories about places we have never been to. My father immigrated to Canada after World War II and never returned to his war-torn hometown of Kalusz in Poland. But his stories about Kalusz filled my childhood. After he passed away, I decided to see the town for myself. Looking for his house, I meet Tanya, a young woman who knows little about the town's Jewish history. My search becomes her search. We get clues about the past from a cast of comic and tragic characters who make many of my 'memories' come to life. We fail to find my father's house but one puzzle about his life is cleared up.