Thursday, 13 April 2023 14:13

Virtual Film Discussion Of The Zookeeper’s Wife Set For April 16

SARATOGA SPRINGS —Saratoga Jewish Community Arts presents a Zoom panel discussion on Sunday, April 16 at 7 p.m. of The Zookeeper’s Wife, a 2017 film adapted from the book by Angela Workman and directed by Niki Caro.

The film is a story of Jan and Antonina Zabinska, Polish husband and wife zookeepers. He was the Director of the Warsaw Zoo who opened the zoo to fleeing Jewish refugees when prize animals had been taken to Berlin by Nazi zookeepers after the September 1939 German invasion of Poland. 

The film premiered in theaters and festivals in Warsaw, Poland, the United Kingdom, Spain, and France. The Zookeeper’s Wife is available to subscribers free on Netflix or for rent from Apple, Amazon, and others.  To Register for the Zoom discussion of this program on April 16 at 7 p.m., email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

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