British Jews, German Passports

After Brexit thousands of Brits have applied for dual nationality. But for the British Jewish community, many of whom are the descendants of those who fled Nazi Germany, this poses a dilemma. This film follows two British Jews as they decide whether to activate a clause in the German Constitution that permits descendants of German refugees to reclaim citizenship. Whilst reclaiming German nationality offers up the possibility of maintaining benefits associated with being a citizen of an E.U. country, for Britain's Jews - Germany has more commonly been associated with the traumas of the holocaust. We follow Robert and Hilary as they confront their family history and return to their ancestral homes in Germany for the first time.