UK Jewish Film Festival November 2012
The Girl from a Reading Primer
Original title:
Ala z Elementarza
Director:
Edyta Wróblewska
Production year:
2010
Country:
Poland
Duration:
28 minutes
Language:
Polish with English subtitles
Once a young girl who inspired a popular children’s book character, little Ala grew up to be a remarkable woman. Starting her medical career as a nurse in the Warsaw Ghetto, Dr. Alina Margolis-Edelman became one of the leading pediatricians of her generation, saving the lives and health of children all over the world.
