Raoul Wallenberg Reconsidered

1 PM LOS ANGELES • 4 PM NEW YORK

Raoul Wallenberg: Missing Inaction tells the heroic story of Raoul Wallenberg, a Swedish diplomat responsible for saving thousands of Hungarian Jews from the Holocaust by issuing them Swedish protective documents, opening protected safe houses, and more. The big mystery of what happened to Wallenberg following his arrest in 1945 by the Soviet liberators of Hungary is at the center of the film.

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THE SCHEDULE

⇒ April 10-13 watch the film Raoul Wallenberg: Missing Inaction on your home device. A link will be provided to all who register.
⇒ Sunday, April 12 at 4:00 p.m. US Eastern Time, tune into the program with our distinguished speakers. A link will be provided to all who register.

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MEET THE SPEAKERS

Dr. Mordecai Paldiel 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.

Patti Askwith Kenner, right, is a business leader, philanthropist and film producer whose film credits include Raoul Wallenberg: Missing Inaction, Ahead of Time, Elie Wiesel, Soul on Fire, Fiddler: A Miracle of Miracles and more. She graduated with a degree in French from Carnegie Mellon University and received her Master’s degree in Early Childhood Education from Columbia University Teachers College. She serves on the Boards of the Museum of Jewish Heritage, the Defiant Requiem Foundation, Selfhelp Foundation, Educational Alliance, Carnegie Mellon University, and the American Heart Association and is co-chair of the Community Initiative on Holocaust Survivors at UJA.

Dr. Katrina Lantos Swett, left, serves as President of the Lantos Foundation for Human Rights and Justice. She is the daughter of the late Congressman Tom Lantos, who was rescued by Raoul Wallenberg, and was the only Holocaust survivor ever elected to the US Congress. She serves on the Advisory Board of UN Watch, the annual Anne Frank Award and Lecture, the Warren B. Rudman Center for Justice, Leadership and Public Policy, and sits on the Board of Trustees of the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation. She teaches courses on human rights and American foreign policy at Tufts University.

Alex Ruthizer, right, is a documentary film producer who started the Raoul Wallenberg: Missing Inaction project after years of grassroots efforts to gain public attention for Raoul’s story. He has worked in the asset management and crypto industries (Allianz, National Bank of Canada, Blockpoint), Media (The Economist) and gaming. He is a University of Michigan and NYU Stern alum. His film career began with a video production studio that specialized in creating high-quality videos for businesses and independent artists; then he transitioned into film and movie production. He founded a production house that focuses on documentaries and independent films.

Brian Mait, left, is an Emmy Award-winning and Cannes Lions shortlisted director, writer and producer with over two decades of experience in the entertainment industry. As showrunner for NBC Universal’s travel and lifestyle show “1st Look,” he won a Daytime Emmy Award for Achievement in Directing and was nominated on six other occasions for producing and directing. Previously, he produced hundreds of hours of content ranging from Super Bowls and the US Open to A&E’s “Biography,” in addition to countless commercials and music videos.

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