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Defying the Nazis the Sharps' war

Tells the never-before-told story of Waitstill and Martha Sharp, an American minister and his wife from Wellesley, Massachusetts, who left their children behind in the care of their parish and boldly committed to a life-threatening mission in Europe. Over two dangerous years they helped save scores...

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Other Authors: Burns, Ken, 1953- (Film director, Film producer), Joukowsky, Artemis A. W. (Film director), Justus, Matthew (Film producer), Hanks, Tom (Narrator), Goldman, Marina (Narrator), Angra, Erik (Editor of moving image work), Mirowitz, Sheldon (composer (expression)), Shaffer, Deborah (director of interviews.), Berz, Michael Julian (director of photography.)
Format: Videos DVD
Language:English
Published: Arlington, VA : PBS Distribution, [2016]
Subjects:
Sharp, Waitstill, > 1902-1984.
Sharp Cogan, Martha, > 1905-1999.
Righteous Gentiles in the Holocaust > Massachusetts > Wellesley Hills.
World War, 1939-1945 > Jews > Rescue.
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)
Documentary films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Summary:Tells the never-before-told story of Waitstill and Martha Sharp, an American minister and his wife from Wellesley, Massachusetts, who left their children behind in the care of their parish and boldly committed to a life-threatening mission in Europe. Over two dangerous years they helped save scores of imperiled dissidents and refugees fleeing the Nazi occupation across Europe.
Item Description:Widescreen.
Originally released 2016.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (80 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Playing Time:01:30:00
Format:DVD, NTSC, region 1, widescreen; stereo.
Audience:Rating: TVPG.
Awards:Award Winners.
Production Credits:Editor, Erik Angra ; music, Sheldon Mirowitz; interviews directed by Deborah Shaffer ; director of photography, Michael Julian Berz.
ISBN:9781627898324
1627898328

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