REGINA
Hungary, UK, Germany | 2013 | 63 Minutes | English, German, Hungarian
A documentary film about the world’s first female rabbi and the moving story of a courageous woman.
Diana Groó’s documentary tells the story of Regina Jonas (1902-1944)
a strong woman, who made history by becoming the first properly ordained woman rabbi in the world.The daughter of an Orthodox Jewish peddler, Jonas grew up in Berlin’s slum, studied at the liberal Hochschule für die Wissenschaft des Judentums (College for the Scientific Study of Judaism) beginning in 1924, and was ordained in 1935.
Scenes from Jewish life in Berlin during the early twentieth century come to life: synagogues, Jewish schools, parks, streets, and newsreels permeate the film, while a gentle voiceover handled expertly by Dánel Böhm and music by Daniel Kardos tell us this unique story. What may have seemed a challenge for a filmmaker, turns into the film’s greatest creative trait.
Credits
Author & Director: Diana Groó
Producers: George Weisz, Iván Angelusz, Diana Groó, Gideon Wittenberg, Alan Reich
Co-producers: Júlia Berkes, Michael Truckenbrodt, Nimrod Shanit
Editor: Ágnes Mógor
Sound: Dánel Böhm
Music: Daniel Kardos
Production Companies: MALCAH and LTD-KATAPULTFILM in Co Production with TIME PRINTS
