Six Jewish women who survived the Holocaust — Eva Beckmann, Erika Jacoby, Rena
Drexler, Lili
Majzner, Renee Firestone and Linda Sherman — tell their extraordinary life
stories. When Auschwitz was liberated in January 1945, it was the beginning of
a lifelong struggle for these survivors. AFTER AUSCHWITZ recounts how the six
women have built their lives since the war — getting married, immigrating to
America, building careers, and raising children and grandchildren — while
looking for a way to understand their trauma and loss.
In the companion film SWIMMING IN AUSCHWITZ (2nd Release), the same six
women share testimony of their time as teenagers in the concentration camp,
demonstrating the power of laughter and community in the face of evil.