In never-before-seen clips from a January 1, 1989 video in which Joan interviewed her mother Hala Arnay (née Kaplan) major points in the story of the Krakowiak family’s escape are brought to life using personal photos and Hala’s testimony (39 minutes).
From their questions, one sees that the students begin to understand the plight of one family of refugees saved by Aristides de Sousa Mendes in June of 1940 at the beginning of WWII.
Here is their Blogpost with the link to Joan's video answers to their questions. Click to see the Freedom Lighthouse blogpost : https://figueirathefreedomlighthouse.blogspot.com/2021/03/interacao-dos-alunos-do-9-ano-com-joan.html
Joan answers question from 9th-grade Portuguese students who read My sisters’ Eyes.
