Tells the story of Eva, who promised her brother, Heinz Geiringer, that she would retrieve his paintings and poetry, hidden under the floorboards of the attic where Heinz and his father were hiding, if he should die in the concentration camps.
Eva’s Promise airs Monday, May 20 at 9 p.m. on WXXI-TV.
While on a train to Auschwitz in 1944, 17-year-old Heinz Geiringer told his younger sister Eva that he hid the paintings and poetry created during their time in hiding beneath the attic floorboards in Nazi-occupied Amsterdam. Heinz made Eva promise that if he should die in the camps, she would retrieve the artwork. Eva’s Promise introduces Heinz and his artistry, as well as his sister’s efforts to find and share his remarkable legacy after the war.
A survivor of the Holocaust and World War II, Eva became the posthumous stepsister of Anne when her mother married Anne’s father Otto Frank. Today, Heinz’s story sits in the shadow of the Diary of Anne Frank, but this film showcases Heinz’s artistry and Eva’s dedication in sharing both his work and their incredible life stories.