Of the 128 years of the modern Olympics, few were as nakedly political as the 1936 Nazi Olympics. This little known, inside story of the 1936 Olympics is especially important because the games occurred at a dangerous crossroads in history. Learn about the Nazis’ ugly...
Few may know that such American and International corporations as IBM, Ford and Coca-Cola actively supported Nazi Germany during World War II. In some cases, these companies and others helped facilitate German plans for implementation of the Holocaust. In this...
Amazing POW’S and death camp inmates found the astonishing courage, determination and creativity to concoct a plan to break out of their extremely dangerous and horrific Nazi controlled captivity during World War II. In this astonishing audio/visual presentation, we...
Though the loss of over 1500 lives upon the sinking of the Titanic seems like an historical record, just 33 years later, during WW II in Europe, another shipping disaster caused the loss of 6 times as many! In this surprising audio/video program, we will feature...
While many diplomats & other public officials during World War II ignored the human catastrophe all around them, some daring and brave ones risked their careers and lives to create ingenious plans to outsmart the Nazis. In so doing, they saved hundreds of...
Among those who resisted the Nazis and rescued Jews during the Holocaust, were some surprising and unlikely people. In this uplifting presentation we will profile some amazing individuals including members of the Nazi party and royal family members and who chose to...
Certainly, the most famous victim of the Holocaust was young Anne Frank. But how much do we really know about Anne and her family apart from her Diary? Through surprising information and video clips in which relatives and friends reveal the “real” Anne Frank, we will...
When most people think of a teenager who kept a diary during the Holocaust, they think of Anne Frank. Few know that over 60 diaries written by teenagers from all over Europe survived during this same period. This intriguing audio/visual presentation introduces you to...
For almost 30 years, Steven Spielberg’s masterpiece film Schindler’s List has been the public’s main source of information about this mysterious man who rescued some 1200 Jewish people from the Holocaust. But there is so much more to know about Schindler and the novel...
How could a concentration camp inmate during the Holocaust cope with constant visual and auditory ugliness and savagery? Some Jews used their magnificent artistic gifts to create beauty for themselves and their fellow victims. We will examine those extremely talented...
The 1939 Gallup Poll revealed that 65% of Americans felt that Germany’s persecution of Jews was mostly or entirely the fault of the Jews. What was going on in this country to elicit such a feeling and how did America act – or not – to confront the Nazi menace in...
Through the years, the Israeli Holocaust Center, Yad Vashem, has awarded some 27,000 Holocaust rescuers around the world the title of “Righteous Among the Nations.” These individuals so honored—men, women and couples—saved multiple Jews. Some European countries have...
During the Holocaust, it was exceedingly difficult to find an individual or an organization ready to help Jewish victims. Among those few who, at risk of death to themselves and those they rescued, still chose to save Jews were Catholic priests and nuns. This...
While Christian rescuers in WWII are virtually unknown, even less recognized and celebrated are the extraordinary Muslim resisters and rescuers that saved thousands of Jews and other persecuted people. Learn about an aspect of Islam called “Sufism” and the...
Incredible though it seems, in addition to the amazing, little-known Christians and Muslims who risked their lives to save tens of thousands of Jews from the Holocaust, there are many unknown Jews who risked their own lives by using breathtaking courage and goodness...
Although most of the wonderful altruists who rescued Jews during the Holocaust were adults, there were an astonishing number of brave young people who similarly risked their lives to save Jews and obstruct the Nazi cruelty. These unknown stories of courageous teens...
During the 1940’s, when women were expected to be seen but not heard, we will learn about inspiring, though little-known women who defied their times and whose extreme courage and goodness saved thousands of Jews from the Holocaust!
At every stage of life, women and children of Nazi Germany were controlled by shocking, expectations and requirements. The female ability to give birth was especially exploited to a degree unheard of in history. This program uses video clips and first hand testimony...
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