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Salam Shalom - The Untold Story of a Jewish Family in Pakistan

2026 · 30 min

A quiet, reflective journey through memory and belonging that asks you to sit with a woman reconciling the many places she calls home.

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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    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • identity
    • memory
    • survival
    • faith
    • family
    Places
    • big city
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • documentary
    • true story
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
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    Action1
    Horror1
    Humour2
    Realism9
    Romance1
    Tension2
    Darkness4
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight7

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    Details

    Genres
    documentary
    Directed by
    Hina Ali
    Written by
    Hina Ali
    Starring
    Hazel Selzer Kahan
    Runtime
    30 min
    Languages
    English, Punjabi

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