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Through hours of videotape, Aaron Herskowitz’s son Howard captured the horror and triumph of his father’s extraordinary life during and after World War II. A gifted storyteller who frequently impersonated his captors and friends, Aaron Herskowitz’s genuine and captivating delivery, modest personality and the telling of both heroic and horrific acts enraptures his audience. Much of the filming was done during a family trip, when Aaron was 75 years old, to Eastern Europe and Bilke, the site of Aaron’s family farm. In these clips, Aaron describes his survival and the deep questioning of his faith. In a pivotal scene, Aaron wonders how his friend Sax became a monster of revenge. He recounts the killing of a Nazi soldier who’d planned to murder

him; Aaron denounces the rabbis who failed their people; finally, he illustrates his survival during the Russian bombings that wiped out his comrades and captors. From these videos, plus interviews and historical research, Howard Herskowitz wrote his father’s story.

The video, "We Had Too Much Power!", tells the story of Aaron and Sax as the masters of Gerjen, a captured enemy town, in 1944. They had virtually unlimited power as Russian-sponsored rulers, and they took their revenge. But Sax goes too far, brutally torturing and killing Germans hiding or spying in the town. At first, Aaron participates but then he begins to question their actions. His loyalty to Sax and their friendship is jeopardized.

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Left picture:
Howard gesturing instructions while editing a video of his father, Aaron.

Right picture:
Aaron and equine friends 1980s.

 

 

















 



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