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A Project Witness Documentary

We Dared

A 60 minute documentary on the remarkable youth who kept diaries during the Holocaust

to
Write
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Release Date:

July 23, 2025

Yitskhok Rudashevski

Yitskhok

Rudashevski

Rywka Lipszyc

Rywka

Lipszyc

Ruthka Lieblich

Ruthka

Lieblich

Anita Meyer

Anita

Meyer

Moshe Flinker

Moshe

Flinker

Release Date:

July 23, 2025

We Dared to Write Characters Group

Yitskhok

Rudashevski

Rywka

Lipszyc

Ruthka

Lieblich

Anita

Meyer

Moshe

Flinker

Unfiltered voices of young diarists

Yitskhok Rudashevski Ruthka Lieblich Yitskhok Rudashevski Anita Meyer Moshe Flinker Courage Yitskhok's diary

These diaries, written in secret and often at great risk, offer a raw and intimate look into the lives of young people grappling with unimaginable circumstances.

Resistance

The Holocaust, Through the Eyes of Its Younger Witnesses

Most Holocaust films speak through historians. This one speaks through the voices of the young.

We Dared to Write is not another black-and-white documentary. It fuses vivid animation, survivor testimony, and scholarly insight to spotlight five Jewish teens whose diary pages outlived them. From ghettos to hiding places, these youth didn't just suffer history—they wrote it.

Each diarist's story is presented in its own animated short, using a distinct visual style that honors their unique voice, personality, and context. Together, their words ignite a powerful tapestry of memory, resistance, and unbreakable spirit.

In an Age of Denial, Their Words Bare the Undeniable Truth

These diaries are more than historical records—they are acts of defiance. In the face of persecution, censorship, and erasure, these teens wrote to bear witness. Their words confront denial with lived experience, and silence with soul.

Today, as antisemitism and historical distortion resurface, We Dared to Write offers a stirring call to remember, reflect, and reckon—with the collective past, and with ourselves in the present.

Remembrance Typography
"A breathtaking tribute to the resilience of youth. The animation styles make each diarist's story unforgettable."
— Early Viewer, Test Screening
"This film is a must-see for anyone who cares about history, humanity, and the power of words."
— Educator, Holocaust Studies

Featured Testimony & Commentary

Peter Feigl

Peter Feigl

Survivor & Diarist

Anita Budding Meyer

Anita Budding Meyer

Survivor & Diarist

Mina Boyar

Mina Boyar

Survivor, Cousin of Rywka Lipszyc

Dr. Ruth Lichtenstein

Dr. Ruth Lichtenstein

Founder & Executive Director, Project Witness

Dr. Michael Berenbaum

Dr. Michael Berenbaum

Historian, Director, Sigi Ziering Institute

Alexandra Zapruder

Alexandra Zapruder

Historian, Author, Salvaged Pages

Dr. Beth Cohen

Dr. Beth Cohen

Education Director, JFCS Holocaust Center

Morgan Blum Schneider

Morgan Blum Schneider

Director, JFCS Holocaust Center

Morgan Robinson

Morgan Robinson

Museum of Jewish Heritage

Credits

A Project Witness Production

A Brothers Bitton Film

Writer & Director

Israel B. Bitton

Executive Producer

Dr. Ruth Lichtenstein

Animation Director

Jeff Choi / Elaion Studio

Live Action Cinematographer

Gi Orman / BiG Productions