If you’ve seen “Schindler’s List,” then you might not realize it – but you already know who Joseph and Rebecca Bau are. Joseph Bau was among the 1,100 Jews saved by Nazi industrialist Oskar Schindler. His secret marriage to Rebecca Tannenbaum in a concentration camp in Poland was immortalized in Steven Spielberg’s critically acclaimed film.
But there’s so much more to Bau’s legacy. Now, with the new biographical documentary, “Bau, Artist at War,” his full life is finally on display on screen.
In this two-part episode of our podcast, Conversations with B’nai B’rith, B’nai B’rith CEO Dan Mariaschin speaks with the film’s director Deborah Smerecnik, and then with the Bau’s two daughters, Clila and Hadasa. They reveal a more complete portrait of Joseph and Rebecca Bau, highlighting their selflessness – including wartime efforts that enabled more than 400 fellow Jews to escape the Nazis – their accomplishments after moving to Israel, and their essential role in Holocaust remembrance.
WATCH this special episode on YouTube and Facebook.
“Bau, Artist at War” is showing at film festivals across the United States and has a planned release date of November 1, 2024.
Learn more about the Joseph Bau House, and help Clila and Hadasa Bau save his museum and legacy.