It was just a year after the end of the war that Ivan Reitman was born on the same side of town where Miriam Rosenthal grew up. His parents, too, were part of the city’s Jewish community and suffered terribly during the war. His father was a resistance fighter. His mother survived Auschwitz.Things didn’t get much easier once the war ended. Just a few years later, while Reitman was still a toddler, Czechoslovakia’s parliamentary democracy was overthrown by a Communist coup, ushering in decades of authoritarian rule.
Thanks for the memories. I still remember some of the scenes from Columbus of Sex. Makes me wonder where the cast members are now. I knew most of them at the time. Fun times, the 60s.
Wow. Very cool story. Didn’t know any of this.
Thanks for the memories. I still remember some of the scenes from Columbus of Sex. Makes me wonder where the cast members are now. I knew most of them at the time. Fun times, the 60s.
Amazing — so glad you enjoyed it!
He was a pivotal figure in both Canadian and American cinema- not too many other people can claim that.