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Memorandum

A Jewish Holocaust survivor travels through Germany recalling scenes from his memory. This documentary follows a Holocaust survivor in 1965 on an emotional pilgrimage to Bergen Belsen, the last of 11 concentration camps where he was held by the Nazis. He and 30 other former Jewish inmates travel through the new Germany. Scenes still vivid in his mind are recalled in flashback. The memorandum of the title refers to Hitler's memo offering a "final solution" to the "Jewish problem."

Top Cast

  • Bernard Laufer

    Bernard Laufer

    Himself - Holocaust Survivor

  • Emil Bednarek

    Emil Bednarek

    Himself - Auschwitz Guard

  • Wilhelm Boger

    Wilhelm Boger

    Himself - Auschwitz Guard

  • Arthur Breitwieser

    Arthur Breitwieser

    Himself - Auschwitz Disinfectant Officer

  • Victor Capesius

    Victor Capesius

    Himself - Auschwitz Druggist

  • Mr. Dreckmann

    Mr. Dreckmann

    Himself - Holocaust Survivor

  • Zenon Gotaszewski

    Zenon Gotaszewski

    Himself - Holocaust Survivor

  • Glyn Hughes

    Glyn Hughes

    Himself - British Army, Liberator of Belsen

  • Oswald Kaduk

    Oswald Kaduk

    Himself - Auschwitz Guard

Overview

A Jewish Holocaust survivor travels through Germany recalling scenes from his memory. This documentary follows a Holocaust survivor in 1965 on an emotional pilgrimage to Bergen Belsen, the last of 11 concentration camps where he was held by the Nazis. He and 30 other former Jewish inmates travel through the new Germany. Scenes still vivid in his mind are recalled in flashback. The memorandum of the title refers to Hitler's memo offering a "final solution" to the "Jewish problem."

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