Neshoma

Name: Neshoma
Director: Sandra Beerends
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2025-01-02
Rating: 6.0
Cast: Rifka Lodeizen, David Lucieer, Daniella Kertesz, Mickey Kertesz

2025 · 87 min · ★ 6.0 · Documentary

Neshoma is the Yiddish-Hebrew word for soul or spirit. In Sandra Beerends’ new film, this refers to the soul of pre-war Jewish Amsterdam.

Directed by Sandra Beerends · Written by Sandra Beerends

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Rifka Lodeizen Rusha (voice)
David Lucieer Max (voice)
Daniella Kertesz Rusha (voice)
Mickey Kertesz Max (voice)

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