Past Events from November

November 6

Screening of ”The Darien Dilemma”, a documentary that narrates the story of 1,000 Jews stranded in the winter of 1941 on the frozen Danube, waiting a life-or-death decision to be taken by their would-be rescuer Mossad agent Ruth Klieger (Lady Mossad), and her colleagues in a hotel room in Istanbul.
The function will take place at ”Makor” (35 west 67 Street ) at 7 & 9 pm. Director Erez Laufer will be present.

Night of Broken Glass – Kristallnacht
On the night of November 9th, 1938, gangs of Nazi youth roamed through Jewish neighborhoods breaking windows of Jewish businesses and homes, burning synagogues and looting. In all 101 synagogues and almost 7,500 Jewish businesses were destroyed. 26,000 Jews were arrested and sent to concentration camps. Jews were physically attacked and beaten and 91 died (Snyder, Louis L. Encyclopedia of the Third Reich. New York: Paragon House, 1989:201).

Screening of ”The Darien Dilemma” at the Jewish Women’s Film Festival, located at Florence Gould Hall of the French Institute, Alliance Francaise, 55 East 59th Street in New York City. The film narrates the story of 1,000 Jews stranded in the winter of 1941 on the frozen Danube, waiting a life-or-death decision to be taken by their would-be rescuer Mossad agent Ruth Klieger (Lady Mossad), and her colleagues in a hotel room in Istanbul.

Presentation ”Raoul Wallenberg’s Battle Against Evil” in The Yeshiva School, NYC , USA
Swedish folk musician Ben Olander will discuss the Holocaust and present Swedish diplomat, Raoul Wallenberg, as an example of courage and what one person can do to prevent everything that comes between harassment and genocide.
Presentation ”The Triumph of Life” at the Church of Sweden in New York, USA
Swedish folk musician Ben Olander will perform songs and stories, including a shorter presentation of Raoul Wallenberg’s deeds. The event is open to the public and will take place at 7.00 pm. The Church of Sweden is located at 5 East 48th Street.

Lecture ”Raoul Wallenberg – The Unknown Hero”, including personal story by Tom Lantos, Member of the House of Representatives, Budapest
This presentation is part of the conference ”Remember Budapest” to take place in Budapest, Hungary, from November 16th to November 19th. Presented by the International Association of Jewish Lawyers and Jurists, this year the conference is dedicated to the commemoration of Jewish lawyers and jurists who perished in Hungary during the Holocaust. On-line registration to the conference – http://eventact.arnon-paz.co.il/demo/rememberbudapest/. On-line invitation and information about the conference – http://www.intjewishlawyers.org/docenter/frames.asp?id=16186¬top1=1

Presentation ”The Triumph of Life” in Smurfit Kappa, L. Helfwetet, Halmstad, Sweden
Swedish folk musician Ben Olander will perform songs and stories, including a shorter presentation of Raoul Wallenberg’s deeds.

Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli was born at 10:15 am on November 25th, 1881
As Apostolic Delegate in Turkey and Greece after 1935, Roncalli engaged peaceably with the worlds of Orthodoxy and Islam. When World War II erupted, he risked his position and security to provide thousands of Turkish transit visas, ”temporary” baptismal certificates, and immigration certificates, authorizing Hungarian Jews persecuted by the Nazis to escape to Palestine. He also aided Jews of France, Slovakia, Croatia, Bulgaria, Romania and Italy. Roncalli not only took direct action, but also denounced before the Vatican and the Allied nations the genocide carried out by the Nazis.

Presentation ”Raoul Wallenberg’s Battle Against Evil” in Bachelors Club, Göteborg, Sweden
Swedish folk musician Ben Olander will discuss the Holocaust and present Swedish diplomat, Raoul Wallenberg, as an example of courage and what one person can do to prevent everything that comes between harassment and genocide.