Salam Shalom - The Untold Story of a Jewish Family in Pakistan
2026 · 30m
Documentary
Directed by
Hina Ali
Overview
Salam Shalom follows Hazel Selzer Kahan, born in the predominantly Muslim city of Lahore to Jewish physicians who fled Nazi Germany. Now 86 and living in the U.S., Hazel revisits her hometown to preserve a legacy of refuge, survival, and cross-cultural kinship while confronting the complex layers of her identity.
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