Beth Hachajim – Haus des Lebens

Beth Hachajim – Haus des Lebens (1994) is a documentary film directed by Jens Huckeriede.

In April 1992, ultra-orthodox Jews of the Athra-Kadisha came to Hamburg to demonstrate against the final destruction of the Jewish cemetery. The cemetery, where bones still lie, was to be built on with a shopping centre. The film shows the history of this Jewish cemetery, recalls the former Jewish community in Altona and gives an insight into Jewish religious life and culture.

Cast

Peter Weis

Narrator (voice)

Norbert Friedländer

Self - Interviewee

Nathan Peter Levinson

Self - Interviewee

Miriam Gillis-Carlebach

Self - Interviewee