Saved by Language · 2015
Saved by Language (2015) is a Documentary film directed by Bryan Kirschen, starring Moris Albahari, Ester Kaveson Debevec, Jacob Finci.
Documentary
Overview
Can a language save your life? Yes it can, even an ancient one from the 15th century. Saved by Language tells the story of Moris Albahari, a Sephardic Jew from Sarajevo (born 1930), who spoke Ladino/Judeo-Spanish, his mother tongue, to survive the Holocaust. Moris used Ladino to communicate with an Italian Colonel who helped him escape to a Partizan refuge after he ran away from the train taking Yugoslavian Jews to Nazi death camps. By speaking in Ladino to a Spanish-speaking US pilot in 1944 he was able to survive and lead the pilot, along with his American and British colleagues, to a safe Partizan airport.
Cast
Moris Albahari, Ester Kaveson Debevec, Jacob Finci, David Kamhi
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What is "Saved by Language" about?
Can a language save your life? Yes it can, even an ancient one from the 15th century. Saved by Language tells the story of Moris Albahari, a Sephardic Jew from Sarajevo (born 1930), who spoke Ladino/Judeo-Spanish, his mother tongue, to survive the Holocaust. Moris used Ladino to communicate with an Italian Colonel who helped him escape to a Partizan refuge after he ran away from the train taking Yugoslavian Jews to Nazi death camps. By speaking in Ladino to a Spanish-speaking US pilot in 1944 he was able to survive and lead the pilot, along with his American and British colleagues, to a safe Partizan airport.
When was "Saved by Language" released?
Saved by Language was released in 2015.
Who stars in "Saved by Language"?
The cast includes Moris Albahari, Ester Kaveson Debevec, Jacob Finci, David Kamhi.
