Avi Nesher to Direct Adaptation of Bestseller 'Sons and Soldiers' for Jagman Productions
Jagman Productions and producer Josh Green have acquired rights to adapt Bruce Henderson's book 'Sons and Soldiers,' with Israeli filmmaker Avi Nesher set to direct. The New York Times bestseller recounts the story of German-born Jewish refugees who fled Nazi Europe, resettled in America, and later fought in World War II as U.S. Army interrogators.
Hanay / Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 3.0)Jagman Productions and producer Josh Green have acquired the rights to adapt 'Sons and Soldiers,' with acclaimed Israeli filmmaker Avi Nesher set to direct the project, Variety reported exclusively. The book, written by Bruce Henderson, follows a small group of young German-born Jewish refugees who escaped from Nazi-occupied Europe and resettled in America in the 1930s.
After the United States entered the war, the refugees were recruited by the Army and trained as interrogators and translators at Camp Ritchie.
At great personal risk, they returned to war-torn Europe to fight for their adopted homeland and for the families they had left behind, according to the book's account. 'Sons and Soldiers' was a New York Times bestseller. m.
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Story Timeline
5 events- 2026-05-01
Variety publishes exclusive article on Avi Nesher directing adaptation of 'Sons and Soldiers' for Jagman Productions.
1 source@Variety - 1930s
Young German-born Jewish refugees escape Nazi-occupied Europe and resettle in America.
1 source@Variety - Post-1941
United States enters the war; refugees recruited by the Army and trained at Camp Ritchie as interrogators and translators.
1 source@Variety - World War II period
Trained refugees return to war-torn Europe to fight.
1 source@Variety - Publication date unknown
'Sons and Soldiers' becomes a New York Times bestseller.
1 source@Variety
Potential Impact
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Expansion of Jagman Productions' portfolio with a historical drama project.
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Boost in visibility for author Bruce Henderson and his historical nonfiction work.
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Opportunity for Avi Nesher to explore themes of Jewish history and resilience in cinema.
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