A new Holocaust documentary narrated by British actor and “Harry Potter” star Jason Isaacs has been debuted for students in the United Kingdom. Holocaust Learning UK commissioned the hour-long film “Out of the Darkness,” which features the testimony of Janine Webber, a survivor of the Lvov Ghetto. Isaacs, 57, who played Lucious Malfoy in the […]
Harry Potter star narrates new Holocaust documentary
Jason Isaacs
(JNS) - A new Holocaust documentary narrated by British actor and Harry Potter star Jason Isaacs debuted this week for students in the United Kingdom.
Holocaust Learning UK commissioned the hour-long film Out of the Darkness, which features the testimony of Janine Webber, a survivor of the Lvov Ghetto.
Isaacs, 57, who played Lucious Malfoy in the Harry Potter series of films, is Jewish and has spoken about experiencing anti-Semitic attacks as a teenager in London by the far-right group National Front.
The documentary teaches students about the Holocaust as it contextualizes the su.
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JNS.org – A new Holocaust documentary narrated by British actor and “Harry Potter” star Jason Isaacs debuted this week for students in the United Kingdom.
features the testimony of Janine Webber, a survivor of the Lvov Ghetto.
Isaacs, 57, who played Lucious Malfoy in the “Harry Potter” series of films, is Jewish and has spoken about experiencing antisemitic attacks as a teenager in London by the far-right group National Front.
The documentary “teaches students about the Holocaust as it contextualizes the survivor testimony and references subsequent genocides and identifies suffering where the victims are selected on the basis of being ‘different’ or ‘other,’” explained the charity. “‘Out of the Darkness’ is fundamentally about encouraging students to learn the lessons from the past to help build a better, safer future for everyone.”
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