The film follows the Jewish writer's adventurous travels around the world. Since his youth, Walter Kaufmann has stood on the side of the persecuted, the disenfranchised, and the humiliated of this world. His thirst for adventure is an expression of his cosmopolitan spirit.
Introduction by director Karin Kaper
, followed by a discussion about the film
With support from
and the State Agency for Political Education of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
In collaboration with:
the Senior Citizens’ Advisory Council of Vier-Tore-Stadt Neubrandenburg
the Society for Christian-Jewish Cooperation
in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern e.V.
A Century of Life in 100 Minutes
The film explores the life of Jewish writer Walter Kaufmann, whose parents were murdered in Auschwitz and who himself was saved by the Kindertransport to England. Novelist, sailor, correspondent, and political activist: the life of Walter Kaufmann—born in Berlin and who died on April 15, 2021, at the age of 97—reflects many significant historical events. Walter Kaufmann fought against every form of right-wing extremism, racism, and anti-Semitism until his very last breath. The film is a call to resolutely defend human rights and democratic achievements.
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