WHISC - Women in the Holocaust International Study Center, cordially invites you to a special online panel featuring the documentary film The Granddaughter by filmmaker Masza Makarowa.
Thursday, June 25, 2026
20:00 Israel Time
Online via Zoom
The Granddaughter tells the story of Ewa Heller-Ekblad, an 86-year-old psychoanalyst, survivor of the Warsaw Ghetto, and granddaughter of Dr. Anna Braude-Heller.
Through personal testimony and family history, the film explores memory, survival, identity, family legacy, and the transmission of Holocaust experiences across generations.
Ms. Masza Makarowa
Filmmaker of The Granddaughter.
Ms. Ewa Heller-Ekblad
Warsaw Ghetto survivor, psychoanalyst, and the central figure featured in the film.
Prof. Dr. Lily Zamir
Academic Director and Co-Founder of WHISC.
Welcome and introduction by Prof. Dr. Lily Zamir
Screening of selected excerpts from The Granddaughter
Conversation with Masza Makarowa and Ewa Heller-Ekblad
Audience Questions and Discussion
Women in the Holocaust International Study Center (WHISC)
Bringing forward women's voices, experiences, and perspectives in Holocaust history, memory, and education.
Photo Credits
Dr. Anna Braude-Heller — Courtesy of Yad Vashem, Jerusalem
Ewa Heller-Ekblad — Courtesy of Warsaw Ghetto Museum