Hannah Arendt and the Banality of Evil

Hannah Arendt came of age in Germany as Hitler rose to power, before escaping to the United States as a Jewish refugee. Through her unflinching capacity to demand attention to facts and reality, Arendt made groundbreaking insights into totalitarianism, the refugee crisis and the human condition. She was a famous witness to the Eichmann trial in Jerusalem.

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VIEW THE TRAILER

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THE SCHEDULE

⇒ February 7 at 8pm until February 9 at 8pm (48 hours), watch the film Hannah Arendt: Facing Tyranny on your home device. A link will be provided to all who register.

⇒ Sunday, February 8 at 4:00 p.m. US Eastern Time, tune into the program with our distinguished panel of speakers. A link will be provided to all who register.

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MEET THE SPEAKERS

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Dr. Mordecai Paldiel, left, headed the Righteous Among the Nations Department at Yad Vashem from 1982-2007. His books include The Path of the Righteous, Sheltering the Jews, Saving the Jews, Diplomat Heroes of the Holocaust, and Saving One’s Own. He serves on the B’nai B’rith Commission to honor Jewish rescuers of Jews during the Holocaust. He is also on the Board of the Sousa Mendes Foundation and, thanks to his efforts, there is now a square named for Aristides de Sousa Mendes in Jerusalem. He provided the list of 60 diplomat-rescuers honored by the US Congress in 2024 in the Forgotten Heroes of the Holocaust Congressional Gold Medal Act.

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Registration is by donation of any amount ($18 suggested, tax-deductible).