Emmy & Tony Award Nominated Actress Tovah Feldshuh Narrates a New Documentary Film About a Little Known World War II Jewish Armed Resistance Group That Will be the Subject of a Major Hollywood Film Later this Year

Emmy & Tony Award Nominated Actress Tovah Feldshuh Narrates a New Documentary Film About a Little Known World War II Jewish Armed Resistance Group That Will be the Subject of a Major Hollywood Film Later this Year

Dear Editor:

You and a colleague are cordially invited to attend a special reception and screening for the world premiere of, A Partisan Returns: The Legacy of Two Sisters, a new documentary narrated by Emmy & Tony Award nominated actress Tovah Feldshuh. Reception and screening to take place on Sunday, April 13th, 2008 at New York's Director's Guild Theater (110 West 57th Street). Reception at 4pm, screening at 5pm.

One of the most harrowing escapes during the Holocaust is little known.

On September 23, 1943 two-hundred and fifty Jews crawled through a handmade 750-foot tunnel fleeing a German work camp, where they were forced to work as slave labor for the Nazi War machine. Many of those who escaped then joined the largest all-Jewish armed resistance group of World War II, helping contribute to the fall of the Nazis and their collaborators. The story of these resistance fighters will be explored this December in the World War II epic "Defiance" from Director Ed Zwick (Blood Diamond, Glory) and based on the book of the same name. Daniel Craig, of Bond fame stars alongside Liev Schreiber and Jamie Bell in the Paramount Vantage release.

Two members of this resistance group were sisters, Rae Kushner and Lisa Riebel and their remarkable story is finally being told. Sunday, April 13, 2008 at the Directors Guild Theater in New York marks the world premiere of A Partisan Returns: The Legacy of Two Sisters. The film is narrated by Broadway and television star, Tovah Feldshuh." Their story of escape and survival is truly incredible. I am inspired by their courage," says Feldshuh. Attending this special invitation-only screening will be the only surviving sister, Lisa Riebel as well as the film's producer and director, Mitch Braff of the Jewish Partisan Educational Foundation (JPEF) www.jewishpartisans.org. This is Braff's 9th film on Jewish resistance fighters during World War II.

Members of the press are kindly requested to RSVP to rachel@adamklugerpr.com no later than April 10th as seating is limited. Requests for complimentary tickets will be honored on a first come first served basis.

Press Contact:

Rachel Fernandes
E-mail: rachel@adamklugerpr.com
BlackBerry: (415) 509 3785
Website: www.adamklugerpr.com

PRNewswire -- April 8, 2008

Source: Adam Kluger Public Relations

Web site:

http://www.adamklugerpr.com/
http://www.jewishpartisans.org/

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