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In the spring of 1939, Gilbert and Eleanor Kraus embarked on a risky and unlikely mission. Traveling into the heart of Nazi Germany, they rescued 50 Jewish children from Vienna and brought them to the United States.
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50 Children: The Rescue Mission of Mr and Mrs Kraus - the Movie. Their story was made into the documentary 50 Children: The Rescue Mission of Mr. and Mrs. Kraus - the movie (2013) by Steven Pressman, the husband of their granddaughter Liz Perle. It premiered on Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day.
11 set 2014 · In 1939, Philadelphia lawyer Gilbert Kraus and his wife Eleanor traveled to Austria to rescue 50 Jewish children and resettle them safely in the United States. The couple faced major obstacles, from American immigration policy that kept thousands of European Jewish refugees from receiving asylum, to Jewish-American groups who were not openly supportive of the Krauses' efforts.
President Roosevelt blocked a bill that would have given Jewish children safe passage to the US. Even American Jews did little for fear of fanning the flames of rampant anti-Semitism. Yet in Philadelphia, a Jewish doctor, Gilbert Kraus and his elegant wife Eleanor, leaving their own young children behind, took it upon themselves to get 50 Jewish children out of Austria.
5 apr 2013 · “Gilbert and Eleanore Kraus simply did not talk about this at all once they resumed their lives,” said Perle’s husband, Steven Pressman, director of the documentary “50 Children: The Rescue Mission of Mr. and Mrs. Kraus” to be shown on HBO on April 8. “It was not their style to do that.”
The courageous journey of Gilbert and Eleanor Kraus to save 50 Jewish children from the Nazis is chronicled in this inspiring film. Watch 50 Children: The Rescue Mission of Mr. & Mrs. Kraus online at HBO.com. Stream on any device any time. Explore cast information, synopsis and more.
2013. 1 hr 3 min. 7.6 (438) In the early days of World War II, a married couple from Philadelphia, Gilbert and Eleanor Kraus, set out on a dangerous mission to Europe to rescue Jewish children from the clutches of Nazis. Their story is the subject of the poignant 2013 documentary 50 Children: The Rescue Mission of Mr.
