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Title: |
Film Screening Conspiracy of Kindness PBS Documentary About Chiune Sugihara |
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at Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center of Nassau County on Long Island New York |
Date: |
March 6, 2016 |
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12:30 PM to 2:30 PM
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Admission: | $10.00 |
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Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center of Nassau County (Welwyn Preserve) |
Street Address: |
100 Crescent Beach Road |
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Glen Cove, NY 11542 |
Description: |
Film Screening Conspiracy of Kindness PBS Documentary About Chiune Sugihara at Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center of Nassau County (Welwyn Preserve) in Glen Cove, Long Island New York.
The Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center of Nassau County presents a screening of the PBS documentary "Conspiracy of Kindness" about Chiune Sugihara. As Japan's consul to Lithuania, Chiune Sugihara risked career, disgrace, his life and the lives of his family defying Tokyo by writing transit visas for refugees desperate to escape persecution. More than 2,000 Sugihara-stamped passports allowed hundreds of families to flee Europe through Russia to safe havens abroad. It is estimated that more than 40,000 people owe their very existence to Sugihara's heroic acts of humanitarianism.
A discussion facilitated by Beth Levinthal, Executive Director of the Hofstra Museum, will follow the screening of the film. Light refreshments will be served. |
Contact: |
516-571-8040 |
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