Khaled — The Tunisian Schindler
March 15
| tickets by donation
11 AM LOS ANGELES • 2 PM NEW YORK
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PREVIEW A CLIP FROM THE FILM
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THE SCHEDULE
⇒ March 13-16, watch the film Khaled on your home device. A link will be provided to all who register.
⇒ Sunday, March 15 at 2:00 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
Sol Weisel, right, was born in Mahdia, Tunisia, and is the son of Eva Boukris who was sheltered and protected by Khaled Abdul Wahab from German soldiers during the occupation of Tunisia in World War II. His parents married in January 1947 in Tunisia. His father, Ted Weisel, was from an Ashkenazi family from Czechoslovakia, and his mother was from a Sephardic family that spoke French, Italian and Arabic. This multicultural Jewish family immigrated to America in 1951 and moved to Los Angeles. A graduate of UCLA, he went on to attend law school for a year before deciding he would follow his ambition to become a producer in Hollywood. His career in the entertainment industry spanned over 35 years.
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.
Emmanuel Berrebi, right, is a French-Israeli filmmaker and the producer of Khaled (2022), the compelling documentary that brings to light the heroic story of Khaled Abdul Wahab. With a background in both film production and intercultural dialogue, Berrebi is committed to telling stories that challenge conventional historical narratives and foster greater understanding between communities. Through Khaled, he shines a spotlight on an act of Muslim-Jewish solidarity during one of history’s darkest chapters, contributing to a growing body of work that explores Holocaust rescue stories beyond Europe.
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Registration is by donation of any amount ($18 suggested, tax-deductible).
