Germany 2014, 90 minby Elkan Spiller
L’Chaim! is an intimate portrait of a man, Chaim Lubelski, who had a wild past from a hippie and dealer in Germany, Paris, London and Afghanistan before he became a successful businessman in New York and a professional chess player in St. Tropez. When his mother needs care, Chaim decides with sixty three to move in with her into the home for the elderly in Antwerp. He cares for her around-the-clock with remarkable love and vitality, giving up his own life. Shaped by his mother’s history as a Hol
L’CHAIM! – TO LIFE !
Germany 2008, 6 minby Elkan Spiller
62-year-old Chaim lives with his 95-year-old mother, a concentrationcamp survivor. Knowing what his parents had endured,Chaim made it his mission in life to care for them as they gotolder and now attends to his mother 24 hours a day, living withhis mother together in a Jewish residential home for the elderly.These lively and humorous characters share both the lightheartedantics of daily life and the tears and memories of theHolocaust. Like his name, Chaim stands for life. With faith andhumor, he
MAMA, L’CHAIM! – Mama, To Life!
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