Coming of Age from Nazi Europe to the Nascent State of Israel
Producer/Director John Rokosny tells the remarkable story of Fred Biermann in his film The Kid Officer.
Recorded on: July 22, 2026
Speaker Bio:
John Rokosny is an award-winning producer and director of film, television, and music. His previous film, They Survived Together, aired nationally on PBS and earned a NY Emmy Award for Best Historical Documentary. Most recently, John has filmed nearly 100 Holocaust survivors for the USC Shoah Foundation, founded by Steven Spielberg and a partner organization of the Hebrew Union College.
His new documentary film, The Kid Officer, tells the story of Holocaust survivor Fred Biermann’s escape from Vienna to Mandatory Palestine.