Black Honey, the Life and and Poetry of Avraham Sutskever
As long as Abraham Sutskever lived, he wouldn't let a film about his life be made. Today, eight years after his passing, Black Honey tells the incredible story of the greatest Yiddish poet of modern times. Sutskever led the Paper Brigade underground movement that saved Jewish manuscripts from the Nazis, survived WWII due to Stalin sending him a private rescue plane, testified in the Nuremberg Trials, and immigrated to Israel in 1947 where he led Yiddish culture, while writing in astonishing vitality.
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Black Honey, the Life and and Poetry of Avraham Sutskever
- Overview
- Crew
- Recommendations
Status
Released
Release Date
Oct 27, 2018
Runtime
1h 16m
Genres
Documentary
User Score
80%
Original Title
Dvash Shachor, Shirat Chayav shel Avraham Sutskever
Director
Uri Barbash
Description
As long as Abraham Sutskever lived, he wouldn't let a film about his life be made. Today, eight years after his passing, Black Honey tells the incredible story of the greatest Yiddish poet of modern times. Sutskever led the Paper Brigade underground movement that saved Jewish manuscripts from the Nazis, survived WWII due to Stalin sending him a private rescue plane, testified in the Nuremberg Trials, and immigrated to Israel in 1947 where he led Yiddish culture, while writing in astonishing vitality.