The legendary Warsaw revolt and other acts of Jewish resistance -- both physical and spiritual -- are focus of this year’s Yom HaShoah commemoration at Yad Vashem

Made as a film school thesis project, 'NAKAM' is inspired by Motele Schlein, who was killed in a Nazi ambush, but whose violin survived as symbol of resistance and is still played

Director Roman Shumunov tells the story of Leonid Berenshtein, who climbed the ranks in the underground, eventually discovering the factory producing Hitler's dreaded V2 rockets

In his new book, 'Syndrome K,' British author Christian Jennings paints a complex picture of fear, resistance, and covert humanitarianism in a country torn asunder by the Nazis

In the Nazis’ February 1942 ‘Books Aktion,’ Jews were ordered to hand over all books. Now, history of resistance efforts that saved countless works is in danger of being forgotten

In the bestseller 'All The Frequent Troubles of Our Days,' author Rebecca Donner recounts the true story of her great-great-aunt Mildred Harnack, who gave her life to fight fascism

Yitzhak Artzi recognized for his role as head of the Jewish resistance in Romania, where he smuggled thousands of children out of Transnistria

In 'The Light of Days,' author Judy Batalion tells the extraordinary tale of myriad brave females who took leading roles in clandestine, armed struggle in ghettos and forests

Filmmaker Sergei Loznitsa grew up in ignorance close to site of Holocaust massacre. Now he's creating 24 short films about the history -- and its erasure -- at the notorious ravine

Festival's 22nd year includes movies about identity, faith, religion and relationships