• IN HEAVEN, UNDERGROUND

    IN HEAVEN, UNDERGROUND

    The Jewish Cemetery in Berlin Weissensee



  • IN HEAVEN, UNDERGROUND

    IN HEAVEN, UNDERGROUND

    The Jewish Cemetery in Berlin Weissensee



IN HEAVEN, UNDERGROUND

The Jewish Cemetery in Berlin Weissensee

by Britta Wauer

IN HEAVEN, UNDERGROUND

Germany | 2011 | 90:00 min

Original Title:
IM HIMMEL, UNTER DER ERDE - Der Jüdische Friedhof Weißensee

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History Society

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Documentary
Synopsis
Morning dew and fog, high trees and thickets. Among them are columns, stones, mausoleums, ivy, lilac and a small fox running across the path - the cemetery of Berlin’s Jewish community.
Weissensee is Europe’s biggest Jewish cemetery, which is still open for new burials. It is now 130 years old - and was never been destroyed. Not only the cemetery survived, but also its archives - a paradise for treasure hunters.
Festivals/Awards
2011
Audience Award – 61 Berlinale PANORAMA
Gerhard-Klein-Filmpreis
Special Mention Jerusalem FF
HotDocs Toronto
Hamptons IFF, USA
Main Award Kirchlichen FF Recklinghausen
Jewish Motifs Award – IFF Warsaw, Poland
2024
5 LETsDOK
Cast and Crew
  • Director Britta Wauer
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