In the spring of 1939, Gilbert and Eleanor Kraus embarked on a risky and unlikely mission. Traveling into the heart of Nazi Germany, they rescued 50 Jewish children from Vienna and brought them to the United States.
Direction
Pressman trusts the story, no sensationalism needed.
Production
Elegant weaving of archival footage with survivor testimony.
Acting
Alda and Gummer's understated narration lets history breathe.
Director
Steven Pressman
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Gilbert Kraus was a Philadelphia lawyer with no rescue experience; his wife Eleanor handled the children's emotional care while he navigated Nazi bureaucracy.
The film exposes how the Wagner-Rogers Bill to admit 20,000 Jewish children failed in Congress—while the Krauses proved private citizens could succeed where government refused.
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