The Grüninger File

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The Grüninger File

Apr. 13: Q&A Jason Isaacson with Reception

On August 19, 1938, the Swiss Federal Council ordered the closing of their border to refugees from the Third Reich, constituting a death sentence for many Jews. But not all Swiss officials obeyed the ruling. Swiss Police Commander Paul Grüninger—known by many as the “Oscar Schindler of the Swiss-German border region”—used bureaucratic loopholes to allow more than 3,000 Austrian Jews to enter the country. This drama, based on the true story, unfolds like a suspense thriller as we witness the war of wits between the commander and his superiors in the police force of officially neutral Switzerland. It’s almost impossible to watch The Grüninger File and not think about the difficult moral questions around today’s refugee asylum seekers.

This film is part of the Westchester Jewish Film Festival 2016 series.



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