Holocaust survivor shares her story for the first time with Skokie student filmmakers

An 87-year-old Holocaust survivor, Cipora Zoberman, spoke for the first time about her experience with student filmmakers in Skokie as they finish a multi-survivor documentary; a community screening is planned for March 24.

Cipora Zoberman, an 87-year-old Holocaust survivor, spoke for the first time about her experiences with student journalists and filmmakers in Skokie. The interviews took place on Holocaust Remembrance Day and included Zoberman's great-granddaughter among the students. Hillel Torah North Suburban Day School has run this project for 16 years and the students prepared by learning to handle multiple cameras. With help from professional filmmakers, the students are now finishing the edit of a documentary that will include several survivors' testimonies. Key details: - The survivor, Cipora Zoberman, is 87 and had not previously shared her story publicly. - Students interviewed seven Holocaust survivors as part of the class project and researched, recorded, and edited their testimonies. - Hillel Torah North Suburban Day School has conducted the project for 16 years; over two decades thousands of students worldwide have helped create more than 850 similar films. - The documentary is being assembled with professional filmmakers' assistance, and a community screening is planned for March 24. Summary: The student-led project preserves personal testimonies while giving young people hands-on journalism and filmmaking experience. The recorded interviews are being woven into a final documentary now under edit, with a community screening scheduled for March 24.