CBS News has been a good friend to us, airing segments about the various reunions over the years. But this time they outdid themselves: they shot interviews in London in February and have spent the time since putting that together with some of our footage to make a seven-minute piece that they aired on the immensely popular program CBS Sunday Morning.
They told about the train and its people, of course, and about the extraordinary journey that has brought so much of this nearly-forgotten chapter of history to light.
One of the “great moments” they shared from the London shoot — one that hasn’t been shown anywhere else — was when Matthew Rozell and Mike Edwards showed James Bulgin (Head of Public History at the Imperial War Museum, London) photos from April 13, 1945. Photos that surprised even Dr. Bulgin, who is one of the leading Holocaust authorities in the entire world.
“I’ve literally never seen anything like that before,” Bulgin said. “It’s compelling, because you know about these things and you’ve seen some of it, but to see new things, every new kind of physical visual trace, gives a new insight.”
We appreciated that they started their story the same way we do: with Elizabeth Connolly going through her dad’s dresser drawers when she was a child and finding some mysterious photographs!
She and many others connected to the train were interviewed by Seth Doane, an award-winning CBS News correspondent, who we think did a magnificent job of bringing out the depth and breadth of this story.
Doane interviewed train survivor Peter Lantos, who shared some insights that were new to us! Is it too late for us to incorporate them into our film?
You can see the entire segment and read an article that is basically a transcript of the video all here: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/a-train-near-magdeburg-uncovering-a-holocaust-survival-story/