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.

7.  How harmful PTSD can be?

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.

17.  She adopted Sonia after the war.

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.

25.  Nightmares
 Anger
 Loss of emotion
 Loss of time

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?