Independent Lens: Steal a Pencil For Me

Independent Lens: Steal a Pencil For Me

Tue, 04/17/2012 - 7:00pm

Jack (right), and his true love, Ina (left).

Credit: Marc Seliger/ITVS

A transcendent story of hope and a love that survives even genocide.

“I’m a very special Holocaust survivor.  I was in the camps with my wife and my girlfriend, and believe me, it wasn’t easy.” – Jack Polak.

If anyone ever wanted proof of the power of the human spirit, Independent Lens: Steal a Pencil For Me, airing Tuesday, April 17 at 7 p.m. on WXXI World (DT21.2/cable 524), is it. Directed and produced by Academy Award® nominee Michèle Ohayon, Independent Lens: Steal a Pencil For Me is a transcendent story of hope and a love that survives even genocide.