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f<\/span>ilmmaker and Berlin born Aviva Kempner chronicles her mother\u00a0<\/span>Hanka and uncle Dudek Ciesla\u2019s lives before and during World\u00a0<\/span>War II .<\/span><\/p>\n From\u00a0their\u00a0idyllic Jewish\u00a0upbringing\u00a0in Poland through their\u00a0<\/span>survival of the Holocaust\u00a0to their tearful reunion after the war, this\u00a0<\/span>moving documentary follows the incredible story of these loving\u00a0<\/span>siblings and the incredible lives they built in America as painter\u00a0<\/span>Helen Ciesla Covensky and businessman and philanthropist\u00a0<\/span>David Chase.<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding_tablet=”|10%||10%” custom_padding_last_edited=”off|desktop” global_colors_info=”{}” padding_tablet=”|10%||10%” padding_last_edited=”off|desktop” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ text_font=”||||||||” text_font_size=”16px” text_line_height=”2em” header_font=”||||||||” header_2_font=”Oswald|||on|||||” header_2_line_height=”1.5em” header_4_font=”||||||||” custom_margin=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n <\/p>\n “A Pocketful of Miracles”: A Compelling Tale of Holocaust Survival (by Mark Jenkins – The Washington Post<\/a>)<\/p>\n \u00a0Home Movies Personalize a Film About One Family’s Holocaust Experience (by John Kelly – The Washington Post<\/a>)<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”Video” _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”0|0px|0|0px|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row use_custom_gutter=”on” make_equal=”on” _builder_version=”4.16″ width=”100%” max_width=”100%” custom_padding=”0|0px|0|0px|false|false” use_custom_width=”on” width_unit=”off” custom_width_percent=”100%” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_video src=”https:\/\/vimeo.com\/863694121″ _builder_version=”4.27.0″ global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_video][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”Services” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.16″ background_color=”#f9f6f5″ custom_padding=”|8%|40px|” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”http:\/\/helencovensky.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-2024-07-26-at-1.37.00\u202fPM.png” title_text=”Screenshot 2024-07-26 at 1.37.00\u202fPM” url=”https:\/\/www.pocketfulofmiraclesfilm.org” align_tablet=”center” align_phone=”center” align_last_edited=”on|desktop” _builder_version=”4.27.0″ animation_style=”fade” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ text_font=”||||||||” text_font_size=”16px” text_line_height=”2em” header_font=”||||||||” header_2_font=”Oswald|||on|||||” header_2_line_height=”1.5em” header_4_font=”||||||||” custom_margin=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n In “<\/span>A Pocketful of Miracles<\/a>” Berlin-born filmmaker Aviva Kempner chronicles her mother\u2019s and uncle\u2019s lives before and during World War II, from their idyllic Jewish upbringing in Poland to their tearful reunion after surviving the Holocaust. This moving documentary ends by sharing the incredible lives they built in America as painter Helen Ciesla Covensky and businessperson and philanthropist David Chase and serves as a reminder of why it is so important to make films about the fate of those who survived. If you are interested in booking the film please reach out to\u00a0<\/span>Ben Dally<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Documentary “A Pocketful of Miracles: A Tale of Two Siblings” A film by Aviva KempnerIn “A Pocketful of Miracles: A Tale of Two Siblings” filmmaker and Berlin born Aviva Kempner chronicles her mother\u00a0Hanka and uncle Dudek Ciesla\u2019s lives before and during World\u00a0War II . 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