Barbarossa's Closet a film by Jeffery B. Giesener with Keith Morgan author of Ruta's ClosetRuta’s Closet tells the compelling Holocaust story of a Jewish family, imprisoned in the tiny Shavl ghetto in Lithuania.The Kron family survived the horror of the Nazi regime, thanks to the resourcefulness of Meyer and Gita Kron and the bravery of their rescuers. While Ruta’s Closet is based on fact, it reads like fiction. The drama of the events described and the richness of the characters make it a compelling work of narrative nonfiction—as intriguing as it is inspirational.The Krons are the focus but horrific events in the ghetto are also revealed, including mass murders, a Nazi ban on births, the removal of all children to the Auschwitz gas chambers. All dreadful events; but accounts of brave rescues and daring acts offer hope for humanity.Ruta's Closet is also the focus of a Holocaust awareness podcast series, available from all popular platforms. High School teachers can also download a teacher's guide and classroom activities recommendations, authored by the Vancouver Holocaust Education Centre. Adult readers can download Book Club Talking Points, also written by VHEC. Both guides, along with additional informative audio and text material, are hosted at the book's interactive website, rutascloset.com.TRIGGER WARNING: The film contains Holocaust art that may trigger Intergenerational Survivor Trauma or PTSD symptoms. Please be advised and take caution. All of our On-Demand Films are FREE to all audiences. Please help us by subscribing to the YouTube channel for Jewish Culture and Holocaust on October 7, so you will be automatically notified of the new On-Demand film releases.Special Thanks:Ruth Kron Sigal Z'lKeith MorganKron Signal Family for the use of family video clips.Drei Lilien - History: Hussle - Historical commentary at the start of the film.Lillian Borack Nemeth - Survivor from the Warsaw Ghetto and poet, author, and reader for the film.Join Our Communities...Jewish Culture and Holocaust & October 7 Remembrance, STAND AGAINST HATE! COMMUNITIES on...Facebookwww.facebook/groups/jewishcultureandshoahremembrance www.facebook.com/groups/westandagainsthateJeffery Geisener, the Founder, creates and produces each film. Again, please subscribe and comment to let me know how you enjoyed the film. Please share this free on-demand film widely with your family and friends of all religions and in all your social media communities. We all must do our part to push back against Holocaust Denial and Stand Against Hate. And we STAND with Israel. Recorded and Released 6.1.2025