An idyllic Jewish village, full of life and hope, just hours before its utter annihilation

An idyllic Jewish village, full of life and hope, just hours before its utter annihilation

An idyllic Jewish village, full of life and hope, just hours before its utter annihilationThe three protagonists of ‘Shttl’ before their bright visions for the future are dashed. Courtesy of Menemsha Films By Simi Horwitz January 7, 2026 A remarkable scene in Ady Walter’s film Shttl takes place in a Jewish Ukrainian village outside of Kiev on June 21, 1941, one day before the Nazi invasion, known as Operation Barbarossa. […]