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A series of three television films released in 1997 and 1998 featuring real-life survivors of UsefulNotes/TheHolocaust and the people who risked their lives helping them, with most of there tales previously being recorded in a nonfiction book by Gay Block and Malka Drucker. Each film is divided into two segments, one played after the other, grouped together by the nature of the rescuers ("Two Women", "Two Couples", and "Two Families"). Music/BarbraStreisand produced the films, while stars playing the rescuers include Creator/SelaWard (a secretary at a Catholic archdiocese), Creator/ElizabethPerkins (the housekeeper for a Jewish family), Creator/RobinTunney and Creator/Caterina (Polish sisters who help a Jewish partisan played by Creator/MichaelRapaport), Creator/MartinDonovan (who supplies Jewish refugees with forged documents), Creator/AlfredMolina and Creator/LindaHamilton (as married teachers who hide Jewish students), and Creator/TimMatheson and Creator/DarylHannah (as a circus manager and his wife).

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A series of three television films released in 1997 and 1998 featuring real-life survivors of UsefulNotes/TheHolocaust and the people who risked their lives helping them, with most of there tales previously being recorded in a nonfiction book by Gay Block and Malka Drucker. Each film is divided into two segments, one played after the other, grouped together by the nature of the rescuers ("Two Women", "Two Couples", and "Two Families"). Music/BarbraStreisand produced the films, while stars playing the rescuers include Creator/SelaWard (a secretary at a Catholic archdiocese), Creator/ElizabethPerkins (the housekeeper for a Jewish family), Creator/RobinTunney and Creator/Caterina Creator/CaterinaScorsone (Polish sisters who help a Jewish partisan played by Creator/MichaelRapaport), Creator/MartinDonovan (who supplies Jewish refugees with forged documents), Creator/AlfredMolina and Creator/LindaHamilton (as married teachers who hide Jewish students), and Creator/TimMatheson and Creator/DarylHannah (as a circus manager and his wife).
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I read Rescuers Stories of Courage a while after making this page and it's a great book but the Altoffs' story isn't featured.


A series of three television films released in 1997 and 1998 featuring real-life survivors of UsefulNotes/TheHolocaust and the people who risked their lives helping them, as previously recorded in a nonfiction book by Gay Block and Malka Drucker. Each film is divided into two segments, one played after the other, grouped together by the nature of the rescuers ("Two Women", "Two Couples", and "Two Families"). Music/BarbraStreisand produced the films, while stars playing the rescuers include Creator/SelaWard (a secretary at a Catholic archdiocese), Creator/ElizabethPerkins (the housekeeper for a Jewish family), Creator/RobinTunney and Creator/Caterina (Polish sisters who help a Jewish partisan played by Creator/MichaelRapaport), Creator/MartinDonovan (who supplies Jewish refugees with forged documents), Creator/AlfredMolina and Creator/LindaHamilton (as married teachers who hide Jewish students), and Creator/TimMatheson and Creator/DarylHannah (as a circus manager and his wife).

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A series of three television films released in 1997 and 1998 featuring real-life survivors of UsefulNotes/TheHolocaust and the people who risked their lives helping them, as with most of there tales previously being recorded in a nonfiction book by Gay Block and Malka Drucker. Each film is divided into two segments, one played after the other, grouped together by the nature of the rescuers ("Two Women", "Two Couples", and "Two Families"). Music/BarbraStreisand produced the films, while stars playing the rescuers include Creator/SelaWard (a secretary at a Catholic archdiocese), Creator/ElizabethPerkins (the housekeeper for a Jewish family), Creator/RobinTunney and Creator/Caterina (Polish sisters who help a Jewish partisan played by Creator/MichaelRapaport), Creator/MartinDonovan (who supplies Jewish refugees with forged documents), Creator/AlfredMolina and Creator/LindaHamilton (as married teachers who hide Jewish students), and Creator/TimMatheson and Creator/DarylHannah (as a circus manager and his wife).
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A series of three television films released in 1997 and 1998 featuring real-life UsefulNotes/TheHolocaust survivors and the people who risked their lives helping them, as previously recorded in a nonfiction book by Gay Block and Malka Drucker. Each film is divided into two segments, one played after the other, grouped together by the nature of the rescuers ("Two Women", "Two Couples", and "Two Families"). Music/BarbraStreisand produced the films, while stars playing the rescuers include Creator/SelaWard (a secretary at a Catholic archdiocese), Creator/ElizabethPerkins (the housekeeper for a Jewish family), Creator/RobinTunney and Creator/Caterina (Polish sisters who help a Jewish partisan), Creator/MartinDonovan (who supplies Jewish refugees with forged documents), Creator/AlfredMolina and Creator/LindaHamilton (as married teachers who hide Jewish students), and Creator/TimMatheson and Creator/DarylHannah (as a circus manager and his wife).

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A series of three television films released in 1997 and 1998 featuring real-life survivors of UsefulNotes/TheHolocaust survivors and the people who risked their lives helping them, as previously recorded in a nonfiction book by Gay Block and Malka Drucker. Each film is divided into two segments, one played after the other, grouped together by the nature of the rescuers ("Two Women", "Two Couples", and "Two Families"). Music/BarbraStreisand produced the films, while stars playing the rescuers include Creator/SelaWard (a secretary at a Catholic archdiocese), Creator/ElizabethPerkins (the housekeeper for a Jewish family), Creator/RobinTunney and Creator/Caterina (Polish sisters who help a Jewish partisan), partisan played by Creator/MichaelRapaport), Creator/MartinDonovan (who supplies Jewish refugees with forged documents), Creator/AlfredMolina and Creator/LindaHamilton (as married teachers who hide Jewish students), and Creator/TimMatheson and Creator/DarylHannah (as a circus manager and his wife).
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A series of three television films released in 1997 and 1998 featuring real-life UsefulNotes/TheHolocaust survivors and the people who risked their lives helping them, as previously recorded in a nonfiction book by Gay Block and Malka Drucker. Each film is divided into two segments, one played after the other, grouped together by the nature of the rescuers ("Two Women", "Two Couples", and "Two Families"). Music/BarbraStreisand produced the films, while stars playing the rescuers include Creator/SelaWard (a secretary at a Catholic archdiocese), Creator/ElizabethPerkins (the housekeeper for a Jewish family), Creator/RobinTunney and Creator/Caterina (Polish sisters who help a Jewish partisan), Creator/MartinDonovan (who supplies Jewish refugees with forged documents), Creator/AlfredMolina and Creator/LindaHamilton (as married teachers who hide Jewish students), and Creator/TimMatheson and Creator/DarrylHannah (as a circus manager and his wife).

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A series of three television films released in 1997 and 1998 featuring real-life UsefulNotes/TheHolocaust survivors and the people who risked their lives helping them, as previously recorded in a nonfiction book by Gay Block and Malka Drucker. Each film is divided into two segments, one played after the other, grouped together by the nature of the rescuers ("Two Women", "Two Couples", and "Two Families"). Music/BarbraStreisand produced the films, while stars playing the rescuers include Creator/SelaWard (a secretary at a Catholic archdiocese), Creator/ElizabethPerkins (the housekeeper for a Jewish family), Creator/RobinTunney and Creator/Caterina (Polish sisters who help a Jewish partisan), Creator/MartinDonovan (who supplies Jewish refugees with forged documents), Creator/AlfredMolina and Creator/LindaHamilton (as married teachers who hide Jewish students), and Creator/TimMatheson and Creator/DarrylHannah Creator/DarylHannah (as a circus manager and his wife).
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A series of three television films released in 1997 and 1998 featuring real-life UsefulNotes/TheHolocaust survivors and the people who risked their lives helping them, as previously recorded in a nonfiction book by Gay Block and Malka Drucker. Each film is divided into two segments, one played after the other, grouped together by the nature of the rescuers ("Two Women", "Two Couples", and "Two Families"). Music/BarbraStreisand produced the films, while stars playing the rescuers include Creator/SelaWard (a secretary at a Catholic archdiocese), Creator/ElizabethPerkins (the housekeeper for a Jewish family), Creator/RobinTunney (a Polish woman who falls in love with a Jewish partisan), Creator/MichaelRapaport (as the partisan), Creator/MartinDonovan (who supplies Jewish refugees with forged documents), Creator/AlfredMolina and Creator/LindaHamilton (as married teachers who hide Jewish students), and Creator/TimMatheson (as a circus manager).

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A series of three television films released in 1997 and 1998 featuring real-life UsefulNotes/TheHolocaust survivors and the people who risked their lives helping them, as previously recorded in a nonfiction book by Gay Block and Malka Drucker. Each film is divided into two segments, one played after the other, grouped together by the nature of the rescuers ("Two Women", "Two Couples", and "Two Families"). Music/BarbraStreisand produced the films, while stars playing the rescuers include Creator/SelaWard (a secretary at a Catholic archdiocese), Creator/ElizabethPerkins (the housekeeper for a Jewish family), Creator/RobinTunney (a Polish woman and Creator/Caterina (Polish sisters who falls in love with help a Jewish partisan), Creator/MichaelRapaport (as the partisan), Creator/MartinDonovan (who supplies Jewish refugees with forged documents), Creator/AlfredMolina and Creator/LindaHamilton (as married teachers who hide Jewish students), and Creator/TimMatheson and Creator/DarrylHannah (as a circus manager).manager and his wife).
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A series of three television films released in 1997 and 1998 featuring real-life UsefulNotes/TheHolocaust survivors and the people who risked their lives helping them, as previously recorded in a nonfiction book by Gay Block and Malka Drucker. Each film is divided into two segments, one played after the other, grouped together by the nature of the rescuers ("Two Women", "Two Couples", and "Two Families"). Music/BarbraStreisand produced the films, while stars playing the rescuers include Creator/SelaWard (a secretary at a Catholic archdiocese), Creator/ElizabethPerkins (the housekeeper for a Jewish family), Creator/RobinTunney (a Polish woman who falls in love with a Jewish partisan), Creator/MartinDonovan (who supplies Jewish refugees with forged documents), Creator/AlfredMolina and Creator/LindaHamilton (as married teachers who hide Jewish students), and Creator/TimMatheson (as a circus manager).

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A series of three television films released in 1997 and 1998 featuring real-life UsefulNotes/TheHolocaust survivors and the people who risked their lives helping them, as previously recorded in a nonfiction book by Gay Block and Malka Drucker. Each film is divided into two segments, one played after the other, grouped together by the nature of the rescuers ("Two Women", "Two Couples", and "Two Families"). Music/BarbraStreisand produced the films, while stars playing the rescuers include Creator/SelaWard (a secretary at a Catholic archdiocese), Creator/ElizabethPerkins (the housekeeper for a Jewish family), Creator/RobinTunney (a Polish woman who falls in love with a Jewish partisan), Creator/MichaelRapaport (as the partisan), Creator/MartinDonovan (who supplies Jewish refugees with forged documents), Creator/AlfredMolina and Creator/LindaHamilton (as married teachers who hide Jewish students), and Creator/TimMatheson (as a circus manager).
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A series of three television films released in 1997 and 1998 featuring real-life UsefulNotes/TheHolocaust survivors and the people who risked their lives helping them, as previously recorded in a nonfiction book by Gay Block and Malka Drucker. Each film is divided into two segments, one played after the other, grouped together by the nature of the rescuers ("Two Women", "Two Couples", and "Two Families"). Music/BarbraStreisand produced the films, while stars playing the rescuers include Creator/SelaWard (a secretary at a Catholic archdiocese), Creator/ElizabethPerkins (the housekeeper for a Jewish family), Creator/RobinTunney (a Polish woman who falls in love with a Jewish partisan), Creator/MartinDonovan (who supplies Jewish refugees with forged documents), Creator/AlfredMolina (as a headmaster who hides Jewish students), and Creator/TimMatheson (as a circus manager).

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A series of three television films released in 1997 and 1998 featuring real-life UsefulNotes/TheHolocaust survivors and the people who risked their lives helping them, as previously recorded in a nonfiction book by Gay Block and Malka Drucker. Each film is divided into two segments, one played after the other, grouped together by the nature of the rescuers ("Two Women", "Two Couples", and "Two Families"). Music/BarbraStreisand produced the films, while stars playing the rescuers include Creator/SelaWard (a secretary at a Catholic archdiocese), Creator/ElizabethPerkins (the housekeeper for a Jewish family), Creator/RobinTunney (a Polish woman who falls in love with a Jewish partisan), Creator/MartinDonovan (who supplies Jewish refugees with forged documents), Creator/AlfredMolina and Creator/LindaHamilton (as a headmaster married teachers who hides hide Jewish students), and Creator/TimMatheson (as a circus manager).
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A series of three television films released in 1997 and 1998 featuring real-life UsefulNotes/TheHolocaust survivors and the people who risked their lives helping them, as previously recorded in a nonfiction book by Gay Block and Malka Drucker. Each film is divided into two segments, one played after the other, grouped together by the nature of the rescuers ("Two Women", "Two Couples", and "Two Families"). Music/BarbraStreisand produced the films, while stars playing the rescuers include Creator/SelaWard (a secretary at a Catholic archdiocese), Creator/ElizabethPerkins (the housekeeper for a Jewish family), Creator/RobinTunney (a Polish woman who falls in love with a Jewish partisan), Creator/MartinDonovan (who supplies Jewish refugees with forged documents), Creator/AlfredMolina (as a headmaster who hides Jewish students), and Creator/TimMatheson (as a circus manager).
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* BreakingTheFellowship: At the end of "We Are Circus", many of the Jewish refugees and circus performers leave to make new lives for themselves in the changing world, to the slight disappointment of the people they have spent so long with.
* CoolTeacher: The character played by Creator/AlfredMolina and his wife are teachers who hide Jewish students from the Nazis.
* RightUnderTheirNoses: One of the heroes from ''Two Women'' lives just a hundred meters from a Gestapo headquarters while helping people the Nazis are chasing.
* VillainsOutShopping: In the "We are Circus'' segment, one persistent Nazi investigator is convinced to watch the show with his children.

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