2. Prisoner of Her Past follows Howard Reich’s quest to
find out the mystery of Sonia Reich’s, his mother, past.
3. Recently diagnosed with late onset post-traumatic
stress disorder (PTSD), Sonia Reich is reliving the past
that has haunted her since her childhood in the
Ukraine (It was Poland during WWII.) during World
War II.
4. She cannot determine the
difference between the past and
the present anymore.
5. During Howard Reich’s quest for information, he visits
many relatives around the United States and Europe.
6. He travels around Europe visiting the places where his
mother grew up running from the Nazis.
8. How would have treatment effected the late onset
PTSD?
9. How PTSD affects males differently than females?
10. Howard Reich wanted the viewer to be aware to the
problems assoicated with PTSD.
He wanted the viewers to feel what he felt, when he
first went on his journey to find his mother’s past .
11. The film uses first hand sources well to help
understand the central message of the film.
12. The footage of his mother explained a lot about the
central message, PTSD.
Katrina survivors makes the viewer feel that PTSD can
occur in any major event.
13. The use of jazz in the movie helps bring in a personal
connection with Howard Reich, a jazz enthusiast.
14. The film used many people and places to convey the
message of the film.
People: Leon Slominski, Dr. David Rosenberg, Irene
Tannen, Olga Chernobaj, Reich Family
Places: Ozirko, Dubno, Warsaw
15. He lived with Sonia when both of them were children
in Dubno, Ukraine (Poland)
He led Howard Reich around Europe exploring his
past, while also finding trying to find Sonia’s past.
16. He diagnosed Sonia Reich’s PTSD.
He gave insight into how PTSD effects people.
18. Led Howard Reich and Leon Slominski through
Shibennaya Hill in Dubno, Ukraine, where the mass
murder of Jewish people occurred.
19. Howard interviewed everybody in his family to try to
bring out what knowledge they had about Sonia’s past.
20. The farm where Leon Slominski escaped to during the
war.
21. The location where Sonia Reich and Leon Slominski
were born.
Both of them escaped when the Nazis began sending
the Jewish people to the ghettos.
22. This is the city where Leon Slominski currently lives.
23. Flashbacks
Memory problems
Trouble concentrating
Overwhelming guilt or shame
Hearing or seeing things that aren't there
24. One in eight soldiers from the War on Terror come
back with PTSD.
Only 38% of soldiers with PTSD wanted help.
Only 23% reported seeing a physiologist for help.
26. The choices of the Nazis caused many people troubles
that will last there whole life.
No memorials or museums to the holocaust would be
necessary if the Germans had not exterminated
millions of people.
27. Yes, Howard Reich and Leon
experience this through their
journey through Europe.
While in Dubno, Ukraine a
memorial stands there now
along with a museum.
28. What effect did going to physiatrist have on Sonia
Reich?
Is there any treat once a person is diagnosed with late
onset PTSD?