November 4: Jewish-German Dialogue with Dr. Hans Fisher, survivor of the SS St.Louis
Tatjana Meschede
Dear Members and Friends of Newton German-Jewish Dialog,
I hope to see many of you at this upcoming German-Jewish Dialog event at Brandeis:
Monday November 4th, 7-9 PM, Brandeis University Hassenfeld Lurias
In commemoration of the Nazi pogrom known as “Kristallnacht” of November 9, 1939, CGES invites you to join us for a conversation with SS St.Louis passenger and survivor Dr Hans Fisher. We will also be showing a clip from Robert M.Krakow’s documentary Complicit.
The SS St.Louis sailed from Germany to Cuba with 937 mostly Jewish passengers on board in May 1939 - only to be refused entry in Cuba, the United States, and Canada. Upon its return to Europe, 254 of the passengers were later murdered in the Holocaust.
Hans Fisher, then a young boy, is among the surviving passengers and will share his experience of the journey and his survival.
Robert M.Krakow’s documentary film Complicit (2013) weaves the story of the SS St Louis into the political drama unfolding within the Roosevelt Administration regarding its policies on the Jewish refugee issues during the wartime period. The film addresses the issues of immigration, refugee policy and the civilized world’s response to genocide.
Associate Director, Institute on Assets and Social Policy (IASP)
The Heller School for Social Policy and Management
Brandeis University, MS035
415 South St, Waltham, MA 02454-9110
Phone: 781-736-8678; Fax: 781-736-3925
http://iasp.brandeis.edu
Tatjana Meschede
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