From Out of the Ashes

From Out of the Ashes is a documentary detailing the purpose and people attending the First World Gathering of Holocaust Survivors, which takes place in Israel. The film opens with the Holocaust as a history lesson in an Israeli classroom. We hear children's thoughts about feelings on what the Holocaust has come to mean to them and their families. Many of the children are form families who have been touched directly by the holocaust. In From Out of the Ashes, we are watching third generation survivors learn about themselves as they make up history. We are at the airport. We see the reunions of people long separated by the end of the war and resumed lives. Here we focus on one woman. She is greeted by friends and relatives. Her name is Itka. They travel to Jerusalem and whisper at the Western Wall. Then, at the Gathering, we hear people calling out names and places in many languages in hope of finding someone who might have shared their past. Itka calls out in an attempt to find a lost