Film Screening: They Fight With Cameras

They Fight With Cameras screening 6:30pm Thursday, April 16th, hosted by AJHS and the Jewish Museum, at the Center for Jewish History.

 

A newly found cache of wartime letters unlocks a gripping first-person account of WWII through the eyes of a Jewish American soldier who held a camera, not a rifle, in history’s defining battles. U.S. Army Signal Corps combat cameraman Walter Rosenblum stormed Omaha Beach on D-Day, filmed the brutal Allied advance across France and Germany, weathered a bitter winter campaign, and was among the first Americans to document the liberation of Dachau. Alongside rarely seen photographs and rediscovered combat footage, his long-buried letters trace fear, camaraderie, moral resolve, and shock. Gracefully narrated by Liev Schreiber, this powerful act of bearing witness honors the unsung cameramen who risked their lives to create the indelible images that forever shaped the world’s understanding of war.

 

Join AJHS and the Jewish Museum for a special screening of They Fight With Cameras; a meaningful film honoring the extraordinary WWII service of the Signal Corps combat cameramen through the experiences and observations of Walter Rosenblum.

 

This screening is presented by the American Jewish Historical Society, in partnership with the Jewish Museum, at the Center for Jewish History, 15 W. 16th Street, NYC (due to an overwhelming response, this event has been moved to the auditorium at CJH to accommodate a larger audience).

 

The 55-minute film will be followed by a discussion with the filmmakers in conversation with Julie Salamon. A reception will follow with beverages and nosh.