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Ben Ferencz, World War II Veteran and the Last Surviving Prosecutor of the Nuremberg Trials, Interviewed by Dr. Yael Danieli
Special D-Day program! Benjamin Ferencz was the Chief Prosecutor for the United States in the Einsatzgruppen Case, which the Associated Press called “the biggest murder trial in history.” Twenty-two defendants were charged with murdering over a million people. He was only twenty-seven years old, and it was his first case. (more…)
The Rescuers
11 AM LOS ANGELES • 2 PM NEW YORK
7 PM LONDON • 9 PM JERUSALEM
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What is the mystery of goodness? This question is at the core of the film The Rescuers by Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Michael King who examines the stories of a dozen diplomat rescuers during the Holocaust. The film follows Stephanie Nyombayire, a young Rwandan anti-genocide activist, and Sir Martin Gilbert, the renowned Holocaust historian, as they travel across 15 countries and three continents interviewing survivors and descendants of the diplomats. A powerful and important film!
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Weapons of the Spirit
1 PM LOS ANGELES • 4 PM NEW YORK
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Pierre Sauvage‘s acclaimed film Weapons of the Spirit tells the dramatic true story of the area of Le Chambon-sur-Lignon, France, where as many as 5,000 Jews may have been sheltered by some 5,000 Christians during World War II. This is a story Sauvage was born to tell: born in Le Chambon as a hidden child in 1944, he returned to the village as an adult to probe and recount this unique “conspiracy of goodness.” (more…)
Let my people go! The Rescue of Soviet Jewry
1 PM LOS ANGELES • 4 PM NEW YORK
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The rescue of Soviet Jewry in the 1970s and 80s was a vast project involving grassroots initiatives working in partnership with the organized Jewish community and government officials. Meet Jerry Goodman, the founder and Executive Director of the National Conference on Soviet Jewry, and other activists who struggled on behalf of refuseniks trapped behind the Iron Curtain. (more…)
Salud y Shalom: American Jews in the Spanish Civil War
1 PM LOS ANGELES • 4 PM NEW YORK
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In the 1930s, nearly 3,000 Americans embarked for Europe to join the democratically elected Spanish Republic in its effort to repel a military coup led by Francisco Franco. Franco had the support of Nazi Germany and fascist Italy. Nearly one-third of the Americans who went to Spain to fight fascism were Jews. This program presents their story. (more…)
Abba Kovner, Hero and Witness
11 AM LOS ANGELES • 2 PM NEW YORK
7 PM LISBON • 9 PM JERUSALEM
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Abba Kovner was the leader of the Partisan resistance fighters in Vilna during World War II. He made aliyah in 1947 and became a celebrated Israeli poet. In 1961 he was a star witness during the trial of Adolf Eichmann. He is one of the great Jewish figures of the twentieth century.
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Woman of Valor, Mildred Fish-Harnack
11 AM LOS ANGELES • 2 PM NEW YORK • 8 PM BERLIN
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Mildred Fish-Harnack was the only American citizen executed on the personal orders of Adolf Hitler. Born in Milwaukee, she was a member of the anti-Nazi resistance group in Berlin known as the Red Orchestra. Learn about this brave woman of valor whose story remained hidden for decades and is now coming to light. (more…)
The Albanian Code
11 AM LOS ANGELES • 2 PM NEW YORK • 9 PM JERUSALEM
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The Albanian Code from award-winning Israeli filmmaker Yael Katzir tells the little-known story of how thousands of Jewish refugees in Albania were rescued in World War II. Annie Altaraz, who was saved there having escaped from Yugoslavia, decides to return to say thank you. This voyage is full of surprises, discovering how a nation bound by its moral code saved refugees and recognizing Albania’s unique wartime role in rescuing the persecuted. (more…)
Albie Sachs and the New South Africa
11 AM LOS ANGELES • 2 PM NEW YORK • 8 PM CAPE TOWN
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Albert “Albie” Louis Sachs is a South African attorney and activist who worked closely with Nelson Mandela in the struggle for democracy and human rights. After twice being detained for his anti-apartheid activities he was blown up by a bomb planted in his car by South African security services. He survived the assassination attempt but lost his right arm and vision in one eye. He played a key role in writing South Africa’s Constitution in the 1990s and served for fifteen years on its Supreme Court. Meet this Jewish hero of South African democracy who will be with us in person! (more…)
Safer in Silence
11 AM LOS ANGELES • 2 PM NEW YORK • 8 PM PARIS
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Safer in Silence is a personal journey made over thirty years and across five continents. Corinne Niox Chateau searches for the truth of her family’s Polish past in order to understand her mother’s distance. Uncovering her family’s hidden Jewish roots, Corinne is pulled into a complex story revealing startling truths that force her to face the patterns of hiding and secrecy that have profoundly affected her life. Corinne’s grandfather, the Polish diplomat Clement Skalski, was a close friend and colleague of Aristides and Cesar de Sousa Mendes, and it was Aristides’ visa that saved the Skalski family and enabled them to escape to America. Meet the filmmaker, who will be in dialogue with the celebrated film historian Annette Insdorf. (more…)