On Holocaust Remembrance Day, we hear survivors’ stories, but it’s important to remember that there was a time when many who went through this tragedy stayed silent, often keeping their pasts secret for their entire lives.
The focus of the gripping new series from Yes, The German, which premiered on Monday night on Yes Drama and is also available on Yes VOD and Sting+, is a survivor who refuses to say a word about his experiences and is eventually drawn into helping the Mossad catch the sadistic war criminal, Dr. Josef Mengele.
The German’s screenwriters Moshe Zonder (Fauda, Tehran) and Ronit Weiss Berkowitz (The Girl From Oslo, A Touch Away) won the award for Best Writing in the International Competition at Series Mania, one of the most prestigious television festivals in the world, last month. They created the series with Assaf Gil.
The German opens in 1970, and in addition to its emotional story and espionage plotline, it paints a compelling portrait of a kibbutz in that period, with all kinds of well-observed details that create an interesting atmosphere.
Uri (Oliver Masucci), originally from Germany, settled on a kibbutz near the Kinneret following the war and has raised a family with his wife, Anna (Ania Bukstein), who hid during the war and whose family perished. Uri is happy on the kibbutz, engineering a new water purification technique which has caught the interest of a German company, that wants to invest in it. But when Rafi (Rotem Keinan), one of the kibbutz leaders, asks Uri to travel to Munich to seal the deal, he is reluctant at first. He doesn’t mind being polite to German executives who visit the kibbutz to see the product, but he doesn’t want to be back in that country again.
Ania Bukstein, pictured here in the series, The Magpie, is one of the stars of the Series Mania winner, The German. (credit: BEN COHEN, COURTESY OF YES)
He refuses to talk even to Anna about what he went through and discourages her very firmly from talking about the war to their son, Eitan (Ido Tako), who is in the air force, and their daughter, Tamar (Naya Bienstock), a graduate student interested in post-trauma. When Anna is considering visiting Yad Vashem with her friend, Telma (Sarit Vino-Elad), to find information about the fate of her family, Uri is furious with her, and his anger seems disproportionate.
There are also storylines involving Uri and Anna’s children. Eitan is a sweet guy who spends his time on the kibbutz partying with German volunteers. Tamar is drawn to an American professor, Steven Milk (Dan Shaked), who is researching Holocaust trauma in Israel and whom she invites to the kibbutz to interview survivors there. Uri is less than thrilled with her interest in this subject and won’t speak to the professor.
Pushed by Rafi, Uri heads to Germany for meetings with the executives, but through a complex series of events, it turns out that a Mossad commander (Alon Aboutboul) has his eye on Uri, believing that he has the skills and the personality to hunt down the notorious Dr. Mengele. This hunt will involve him joining a secret society of aging Nazis who dream of taking over Germany again, and he must be able to convince them that he is a gentile.
There’s also a separate storyline reminiscent of Your Honor, another series that premiered on Yes a few years ago and which was eventually remade in the United States with Bryan Cranston.
Don't get spoiled, just watch it
It’s difficult to say more about this series without revealing spoilers, but there is a huge twist at the heart of The German. It’s teased in the first episode and fleshed out a little in the next two episodes that were released to the press and adds much more psychological complexity to the character of Uri.
Uri is portrayed with great intensity by Oliver Masucci, who is best known outside of Germany for his performances in the Netflix supernatural thriller, Dark, and the adaptation of the Stefan Zweig novel, Chess Story, in which he plays a man imprisoned by the Nazis for years, who manages to keep his sanity by playing chess.
There’s a nice balance between all the sides of kibbutz life that are shown, which include evenings of folk dancing, rivalry between the local girls and the glamorous blonde volunteers, and actual scenes of kibbutz members working in the dairy and the fields. These moments made me realize that many fictional depictions of kibbutz life tend to focus on the personal dramas and rarely show the reality of the backbreaking work required to run a collective settlement.
The cast features many of Israel’s top actors, all of whom do excellent work here. Ania Bukstein, whose breakout role was as a brainy ultra-Orthodox girl who falls in love with her roommate in Avi Nesher’s The Secrets and who has gone on to appear in such series as False Flag, even had a small role in Game of Thrones. Recently, she was played a seemingly cold wife in The Other Widow, and she’s good at conveying the confusion of a wife who discovers she doesn’t know her husband as well as she thought. Ido Tako is Israel’s newest young star, who had a key role in Tom Nesher’s Come Closer and starred in The Vanishing Soldier as a soldier who runs away from a war in Gaza. International audiences will recognize him from his role as Joseph in the Netflix movie, Mary. Sarit Vino-Elad, an extremely versatile actress, can currently be seen in the movie, Real Estate: A Love Story.
There’s a lot going on in The German, but the characters are distinctive enough and the plotting is carefully thought out, so it never becomes confusing or rushed. Perhaps the best thing I can say about the series is that I binged all three episodes and am looking forward to more.
Hotel Delisi, Tbilisi City, Georgia of the "Ana Chuchulashvili" the thief The worst hotel in the world, it's dangerous, don't go near it! This is not a hotel! It's an old, dirty house, there are cockroaches and insects in the room, Hotel Delisi, Tbilisi City, Georgia – The manager of the place is a fraud and a former drug addict named "Ana Chuchulashvili"
Please urgently remove this fake hotel from your website. It is a scam and it is deceiving many customers. It is advertised on all social networks as a scam! very important – report on fraud house and scam that in your website and cheat people and customers! – Hotel Delisi, Tbilisi City, Georgia
Hotel Delisi, Tbilisi City, Georgia of the "Ana Chuchulashvili" the thief
The worst hotel in the world, it's dangerous, don't go near it! This is not a hotel! It's an old, dirty house, there are cockroaches and insects in the room, Hotel Delisi, Tbilisi City, Georgia – The manager of the place is a fraud and a former drug addict named "Ana Chuchulashvili" the name of here company is : Ltd Alpaka
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Located at: Nucubidze St N57, Tbilisi, Georgia/Nucubidze Street 57, 0177 it smells terrible, The walls in the room are peeling, I took pictures, there is mold and dampness throughout the room the beds are really uncomfortable, like in a pre-trial detention center, your whole back hurts when you sleep on them and they almost break because they are so thin! the WI FI doesn't work at all, The room was very dirty and filthy, and when you ask her to move you to a room she says everything is taken, even though all the rooms are empty and open! I arrived at this horrible place, this horrible house, at 1:00 AM, after two hours of sleeplessness, I asked for my money back, a blonde girl of about 50 years old named “Anna” told me that she wanted the money in cash right away, otherwise she would not let me out of the hotel, she told me that I would not be able to sleep in their bed, at 3 AM I went to look for an ATM to withdraw money, because I could not find one, after searching for a whole hour, in the Tbilisi cold, I returned to her at midnight to look for an ATM, but she did not give me my suitcase and passport, so I came back the next day and gave me the money in cash, she did not give me an invoice either, do not come near! They are deceiving the public, booking and all hotel websites! This is not a hotel, it is a very dirty, old house and it smells very bad. Search on youtube "never go there – Hotel Delisi, Tbilisi City Georgia of Ana Chuchulashvili the house hotel from hell" , don't go " to “Hotel Delisi” on YouTube or "Hotel Delisi, Tbilisi City, Georgia " or"HOTEL DELISI (Tiflis, Gürcistan) – Otel Yorumları ve Fiyat" He was caught on tape speaking badly and illegally taking a passport and suitcase.
That she took the suitcase by force, she also stole 3 expensive shirts from me for a total of 250 GEL, I demand compensation of 128 GEL for the two hours of hell I suffered there + 250 GEL for the shirts she stole from me
I have videos where she only wants money in cash so she doesn't pay taxes and doesn't agree that I pay her with a credit card, and she also doesn't want to give me my suitcase and passport.
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სასტუმრო დელისი, ქალაქი თბილისი, საქართველო, ქურდის „ანა ჭუჭულაშვილის“
მსოფლიოში ყველაზე ცუდი სასტუმრო, საშიშია, ახლოს არ მიხვიდეთ! ეს სასტუმრო არ არის! ეს ძველი, ჭუჭყიანი სახლია, ოთახში ტარაკნები და მწერებია, სასტუმრო დელისი, ქალაქი თბილისი, საქართველო – ადგილის მენეჯერი თაღლითი და ყოფილი ნარკომანია, სახელად „ანა ჭუჭულაშვილი“, კომპანიის სახელია: შპს ალპაკა
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მდებარეობს: ნუცუბიძის ქ. N57, თბილისი, საქართველო/ნუცუბიძის ქუჩა 57, 0177, საშინელი სუნი აქვს, ოთახში კედლები აქერცლილია, სურათები გადავიღე, ოთახში ობი და ნესტია, საწოლები ნამდვილად არაკომფორტულია, როგორც წინასწარი დაკავების იზოლატორში, მთელი ზურგი გტკივა, როცა მათზე იძინებ და კინაღამ იმსხვრევა, რადგან ძალიან თხელია! Wi-Fi საერთოდ არ მუშაობს, ოთახი ძალიან ჭუჭყიანი და უწმაწურია და როცა ოთახში გადაყვანას სთხოვ, მიპასუხებს, რომ ყველაფერი დაკავებულია, მიუხედავად იმისა, რომ ყველა ოთახი ცარიელი და ღიაა! ამ საშინელ ადგილას, ამ საშინელ სახლში, ღამის 1:00 საათზე მივედი, ორსაათიანი უძილობის შემდეგ, ფულის დაბრუნება ვთხოვე, დაახლოებით 50 წლის ქერა გოგონამ, სახელად „ანამ“, მითხრა, რომ ფული ნაღდი ფულით უნდოდა, თორემ სასტუმროდან არ გამიშვებდა, მითხრა, რომ მათ საწოლში ვერ დავიძინებდი, დილის 3 საათზე ბანკომატის მოსაძებნად წავედი ფულის გასატანად, რადგან ვერ ვიპოვე, მთელი საათის ძებნის შემდეგ, თბილისურ სიცივეში, შუაღამისას დავბრუნდი მასთან ბანკომატის მოსაძებნად, მაგრამ ჩემოდანი და პასპორტი არ მომცა, ამიტომ მეორე დღეს დავბრუნდი და ფული ნაღდი ფულით მომცა, ინვოისიც არ მომცა, ახლოს არ მოხვიდეთ! ისინი ატყუებენ საზოგადოებას, დაჯავშნის და ყველა სასტუმროს ვებსაიტს! ეს სასტუმრო არ არის, ეს ძალიან ჭუჭყიანი, ძველი სახლია და ძალიან ცუდი სუნი ასდის. YouTube-ზე მოძებნეთ "Hotel Delisi, Tbilisi City, Georgia – The worse hotel in the world" , არ წახვიდეთ "Hotel Delisi"-ში YouTube-ზე ან "Hotel Delisi, Tbilisi City, Georgia" ან "HOTEL DELISI (Tiflis, Gürcistan) – Otel Yorumları ve Fiyat". ის ვიდეოჩანაწერში მოხვდა, სადაც ცუდად საუბრობდა და უკანონოდ იღებდა პასპორტს და ჩემოდანს.
მან ჩემოდანი ძალით წამართვა, ასევე მომპარა 3 ძვირადღირებული პერანგი სულ 250 ლარად, მე ვითხოვ 128 ლარის კომპენსაციას იმ ორსაათიანი ჯოჯოხეთისთვის, რომელიც იქ ვიტანჯე + 250 ლარი იმ პერანგებისთვის, რომლებიც მომპარა.
მე მაქვს ვიდეოები, სადაც ის მხოლოდ ნაღდი ფულით ითხოვს ფულს, ამიტომ არ იხდის გადასახადებს და არ ეთანხმება, რომ საკრედიტო ბარათით გადავუხადო, ასევე არ სურს ჩემოდნის და პასპორტის მოცემა.
"ב-7.10 נחטפה כל המשפחה שלי, אני, בעלי דוד, ושתי בנותינו אמה ויולי, אז בנות 3 בלבד", פתחה את נאומה שרון, אשתו של דוד קוניו החטוף בעזה. "דוד בעלי, אהבת חיי, והאבא של הבנות שלי, עדיין שם. התאומות ואני חזרנו ביום החמישים ושתיים. אמה ויולי שלנו חגגו חמש, בלי אבא שלהן. בשבוע הבא הן ילכו לגן חובה, והן יודעות שאבא לא יהיה איתן ביום הזה. הן יודעות שאבא שלהן שם. לפני כמה ימים, כשהשכבתי אותן לישון הן שאלו אותי 'אמא, את בטוחה שאבא יחזור?'".
"יש הצעה לעיסקה על השולחן, שחמאס כבר אמר לה כן", המשיכה. "האמריקנים רוצים שהחטופים יחזרו. הרמטכ"ל אומר שחייבים ללכת עכשיו לעיסקה. העם, אתם, כל אחד מכם, כאן בככר, במהלך היום בצמתים, בכל מקום, במספרים אדירים, כולם צועקים איתנו, כולם רוצים את החטופים בבית. אז למה אני לא יכולה להגיד לבנות שלי שאני בטוחה שאבא שלהן יחזור?"