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Title: |
Law and Order After The Holocaust In Displaced Persons Camps |
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at Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center of Nassau County on Long Island, New York |
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Date: |
November 13, 2016 |
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Time: |
2:00 PM to 4:00 PM
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| Admission: | $10.00 |
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Location: |
Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center of Nassau County |
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Street Address: |
Welwyn Preserve, 100 Crescent Beach Road |
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Glen Cove, NY 11542 |
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Description: |
The Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center of Nassau County (HMTC) presents a special event, "Law and Order after the Holocaust." The program focuses on George Oscar Lee, a Holocaust Survivor, who took up residence in the Foehrenwald Displaced Persons (DP) camp in Germany shortly after liberation.
On the second day Mr. Lee was in the camp, he saw smoke coming from one of the survivors' apartments. He ran in and extinguished the flames. Realizing that the camp lacked a fire brigade, he took it upon himself to create one. He was also disappointed with the few ragtag residents who called themselves police and transformed them into a well-trained, professional police force. Mr. Lee will share some of his experiences and be available for Q&A.
Another speaker will be journalist and documentary filmmaker John Friedman, producer of the Academy Award-winning documentary Hotel Terminus: The Life and Times of Klaus Barbie." Mr. Friedman is currently documenting Mr. Lee's life. "Law and Order after the Holocaust" is made possible by the generous support of Astoria Bank. |
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Contact: |
516-571-8040 |
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