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50 Children
directed by Steven Pressman, 1955-; produced by Steven Pressman, 1955-, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum and HBO (Los Angeles, CA: Seventh Art Releasing, 2013), 1 hour 4 mins
Gilbert and Eleanor Kraus never intended to become heroes. But in early 1939, as conditions were worsening for Jews living inside Nazi Germany, the Philadelphia couple embarked on a risky and improbable mission – an effort to rescue 50 Jewish children and bring them to safety in the United States. The couple fac...
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directed by Steven Pressman, 1955-; produced by Steven Pressman, 1955-, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum and HBO (Los Angeles, CA: Seventh Art Releasing, 2013), 1 hour 4 mins
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Gilbert and Eleanor Kraus never intended to become heroes. But in early 1939, as conditions were worsening for Jews living inside Nazi Germany, the Philadelphia couple embarked on a risky and improbable mission – an effort to rescue 50 Jewish children and bring them to safety in the United States. The couple faced imposing obstacles. The United States government, not to mention a vast majority of the American public, was largely indifferent to...
Gilbert and Eleanor Kraus never intended to become heroes. But in early 1939, as conditions were worsening for Jews living inside Nazi Germany, the Philadelphia couple embarked on a risky and improbable mission – an effort to rescue 50 Jewish children and bring them to safety in the United States. The couple faced imposing obstacles. The United States government, not to mention a vast majority of the American public, was largely indifferent to the plight of Jewish refugees seeking to escape from Adolf Hitler’s increasing persecution. America’s rigid immigration laws also made it nearly impossible to bring refugees – even children – into this country. The Krauses, who were Jewish, also had to face the risks of traveling into Nazi Germany and dealing with the Gestapo and other Nazi officials in their effort to carry out their bold rescue plan.In the spring of 1939, Gilbert and Eleanor Kraus sailed for Europe and into the heart of darkness. 50 Children: The Rescue Mission of Mr. and Mrs. Kraus for the first time tells the incredible story of an American couple who, against all odds, brought the single largest group of children during the Holocaust out of Nazi Germany and into the United States. In doing so, they transformed themselves from an ordinary couple into extraordinary heroes.
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Field of Study
Global Issues
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Steven Pressman, 1955-, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, HBO, Alan Alda, 1936-, Mamie Gummer, 1983-
Author / Creator
Steven Pressman, 1955-
Date Published / Released
2013
Publisher
Seventh Art Releasing
Speaker / Narrator
Alan Alda, 1936-, Mamie Gummer, 1983-
Person Discussed
Eleanor Kraus, 1903-1989, Gilbert Krauss, 1918-1975
Topic / Theme
General Context: Human Rights Violations, War Crimes, Crimes against Humanity, Genocide, Antisemitism, Hate groups, Refugees, Jewish people, World War II, 1939-1945, History, Borders and Identity, Germans, Americans, Jews, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Copyright © 2013 Seventh Art Releasing
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60 Minutes, January 29, 2017, Finding Refuge
presented by Bill Whitaker, fl. 1961-2015; produced by Katy Textor, fl. 2006-2015, Columbia Broadcasting System, in 60 Minutes, January 29, 2017 (New York, NY: Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS), 2016), 15 mins
A report on the Syrian refugee crisis. Syrian families are fleeing terrorism to make it to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Amman, Jordan, where they undergo a vetting process before they are moved to the United States. The U.S. security check lasts an average of 18 to 24 months where e...
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presented by Bill Whitaker, fl. 1961-2015; produced by Katy Textor, fl. 2006-2015, Columbia Broadcasting System, in 60 Minutes, January 29, 2017 (New York, NY: Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS), 2016), 15 mins
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A report on the Syrian refugee crisis. Syrian families are fleeing terrorism to make it to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Amman, Jordan, where they undergo a vetting process before they are moved to the United States. The U.S. security check lasts an average of 18 to 24 months where each refugee is interviewed in detail, their irises scanned, and a background check is performed. President Barack Obama and Presidentia...
A report on the Syrian refugee crisis. Syrian families are fleeing terrorism to make it to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Amman, Jordan, where they undergo a vetting process before they are moved to the United States. The U.S. security check lasts an average of 18 to 24 months where each refugee is interviewed in detail, their irises scanned, and a background check is performed. President Barack Obama and Presidential nominee Hillary Clinton favor the current refugee program, whereas Presidential nominee Donald Trump and a majority of U.S. governors have called for a halt to it. Includes interviews with: Gina Kassem, regional refugee coordinator at UNHCR - Jordan; Syrian refugees moving to America only identified by their first name: Sulaf and her daughter Joody (partially in English and through a translator); Mohammad and his wife Ebtesam (through translator); and Ekbal (through translator); Senior Pastor Bryant Wright, Johnson Ferry Baptist Church; and Jeh Johnson, Secretary of Homeland Security. Also includes comments by unidentified people at UNHCR - Jordan. This rebroadcast includes updated introductory and closing remarks by Correspondent Bill Whitaker.
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Field of Study
Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
News story
Contributor
Katy Textor, fl. 2006-2015, Columbia Broadcasting System
Author / Creator
Bill Whitaker, fl. 1961-2015
Date Published / Released
2016
Publisher
Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS)
Series
60 Minutes
Topic / Theme
Immigration and emigration, Refugees, Syrian Civil War, 2011-, Migration and Diaspora, War and Violence
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Copyright © 2016 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved.
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1956 Digital Archive
written by Open Society Archives (Budapest, Budapest County: Open Society Archives),
Source: osaarchivum.org
Source: osaarchivum.org
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written by Open Society Archives (Budapest, Budapest County: Open Society Archives),
Source: osaarchivum.org
Source: osaarchivum.org
Field of Study
Global Issues
Content Type
General reference website
Author / Creator
Open Society Archives
Publisher
Open Society Archives
Topic / Theme
Hungarian Revolution, 1956, Refugees, Political causes, Revolutions, Hungarian Revolution of 1956, History, Politics & Policy, Hungarians, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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1971
directed by Tanvir Mokammel, 1955- (Dhaka, Dhaka Division: Tanvir Mokammel, 2011), 3 hours 34 mins
Includes descriptions of violence and sexual assault. This item also contains graphic content.
In the general election of the constituent assembly of Pakistan in December 1970, secular Awami League, led by Bengalee leader Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, won absolute majority. But instead of handing over power to the elected Bengalee representatives, the Pakistan army on 25th March 1971, launched a brutal military cr...
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directed by Tanvir Mokammel, 1955- (Dhaka, Dhaka Division: Tanvir Mokammel, 2011), 3 hours 34 mins
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In the general election of the constituent assembly of Pakistan in December 1970, secular Awami League, led by Bengalee leader Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, won absolute majority. But instead of handing over power to the elected Bengalee representatives, the Pakistan army on 25th March 1971, launched a brutal military crackdown on the Bengalee code named as 'Operation Searchlight'. And since then up to the liberation of Bangladesh in December, for long...
In the general election of the constituent assembly of Pakistan in December 1970, secular Awami League, led by Bengalee leader Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, won absolute majority. But instead of handing over power to the elected Bengalee representatives, the Pakistan army on 25th March 1971, launched a brutal military crackdown on the Bengalee code named as 'Operation Searchlight'. And since then up to the liberation of Bangladesh in December, for long nine months, the marauding Pakistan army perpetrated a genocide in East Pakistan. It is claimed that around three million people were killed, more than two hundred thousand women were raped and about ten million refugees had to flee to India. The Bengalee military and para-military personnel, the youth and the students formed the Freedom Fighters (Muktibahini), who resiliently fought against the Pakistan army and their Islamic collaborators. In December, a full-fledged war broke out between India and Pakistan, and Bangladesh was finally liberated on 16th December as an independent state. Depicting all the main events of the year 1971 Tanvir Mokammel has made a research-based three hour-thirty five minutes (215 minutes) long mega-documentary titled as '1971'. For the people of Bangladesh the year 1971, for its association with the war of independence, has remained a glorious year. But at the same time, as so much carnage happened around, it was also a sad time. The year 1971, for the people of Bangladesh remains, to borrow Charles Dickens' expression— 'it was the best of times, it was the worst of times!' For the documentary Tanvir Mokammel shot 250 hours of footage and interviewed 176 individuals including military commanders, freedom fighters, politicians, diplomats, raped women, refugees and survivors from the mass killings.
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Date Written / Recorded
2011
Field of Study
Global Issues
Content Type
Documentary
Author / Creator
Tanvir Mokammel, 1955-
Date Published / Released
2011
Publisher
Tanvir Mokammel
Topic / Theme
Bangladesh Liberation War (1971), War, Refugees, Genocide, Sexual assault, Soldiers, Bangladesh Liberation War, March 26-December 16, 1971, Partition of Bengal, 1947, History, Politics & Policy, Documentation of Crimes, Bengali, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Copyright © 2011 by Tanvir Mokammel
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The 2014 Humanitarian Crisis at Our Border: A Review of the Government's Response to Unaccompanied Minors One Year Later
written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (District of Columbia: United States. Congress. Senate, 2015),
Source: www.hsgac.senate.gov
Source: www.hsgac.senate.gov
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written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (District of Columbia: United States. Congress. Senate, 2015),
Source: www.hsgac.senate.gov
Source: www.hsgac.senate.gov
Field of Study
Global Issues
Content Type
General reference website
Author / Creator
United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Date Published / Released
2015
Publisher
United States. Congress. Senate
Topic / Theme
Mexico and the United States Border, Deportation, Abandoned children, Refugees, Sociology, Law, 21st Century in World History (2001– )
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Academic Council 1957 Dec 9 (CB/3/1/6)
in Archives and Manuscripts, of University of London. Senate House Library (London, England) (09 December 1957) , 19 page(s)
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in Archives and Manuscripts, of University of London. Senate House Library (London, England) (09 December 1957) , 19 page(s)
Date Written / Recorded
09 December 1957, 1957
Field of Study
Global Issues
Content Type
Field notes
Topic / Theme
Austria and Hungary Border, Border Events and Areas Context, College students, Colleges and universities, Academic life, Refugees, History, Hungarians, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
Copyright Message
Material sourced from Senate House Library, University of London. Copyright © The University of London.
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Action Plan for Voluntary Repatriation of Rwandan Refugees
in Records Concerning the Genocide in Rwanda in 1994, of William J. Clinton Presidential Library and Museum (Little Rock, AR), Box 4, Folder 3066 , 7 page(s)
White House Staff and Office Files - National Security Council - Multilateral and Humanitarian Affairs - Schwartz, Eric - Rwanda II, 1994-1996
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in Records Concerning the Genocide in Rwanda in 1994, of William J. Clinton Presidential Library and Museum (Little Rock, AR), Box 4, Folder 3066 , 7 page(s)
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White House Staff and Office Files - National Security Council - Multilateral and Humanitarian Affairs - Schwartz, Eric - Rwanda II, 1994-1996
Date Written / Recorded
1994
Field of Study
Global Issues
Content Type
Government/institutional document
Topic / Theme
Rwanda, Tutsi Genocide (1994), Humanitarian aid, Government policy, Peacekeeping, Refugees, Repatriation, Post Genocide Rwanda, 1994-, Law, Politics & Policy, Diplomacy, Transitional Justice, Post Conflict Support, International Response, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Action Plan for Voluntary Repatriation of Rwandan Refugees
in Records Concerning the Genocide in Rwanda in 1994, of William J. Clinton Presidential Library and Museum (Little Rock, AR), Box 4, Folder 3066 , 7 page(s)
White House Staff and Office Files - National Security Council - Multilateral and Humanitarian Affairs - Schwartz, Eric - Rwanda II, 1994-1996
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in Records Concerning the Genocide in Rwanda in 1994, of William J. Clinton Presidential Library and Museum (Little Rock, AR), Box 4, Folder 3066 , 7 page(s)
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White House Staff and Office Files - National Security Council - Multilateral and Humanitarian Affairs - Schwartz, Eric - Rwanda II, 1994-1996
Field of Study
Global Issues
Content Type
Government/institutional document
Topic / Theme
Rwanda, Tutsi Genocide (1994), Rwandan, Refugee camps, Refugees, Human rights, Genocide victims, Genocide, War, Repatriation, Post Genocide Rwanda, 1994-, Rwandan Civil War and Genocide, April 7–July 15, 1994, Law, Politics & Policy, International Response, Rwandans, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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A photo essay about the Rohingya women in Burma
Field of Study
Global Issues
Content Type
Essay
Author / Creator
Marta Tucci, fl. 2014, Warscapes
Date Published / Released
2014
Topic / Theme
Burma-Myanmar Conflict (1982-2008), Refugees, Gender roles, Ethnic conflict, Burma-Myanmar Conflict, 1982-2008, Anthropology, The Arts, International Response, Burmese, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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AF Press Guidance, November 28, 1994
written by United States. Department of State, in Records on Donald Steinberg and Rwanda, of William J. Clinton Presidential Library and Museum (Little Rock, AR) (28 November 1994), Box 3, Folder 505000 (originally published 1994), 5 page(s)
National Security Council Cable, Email, and Records Management System - NSC Cables Jan 93-Dec 94 - Steinberg & Rwanda
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written by United States. Department of State, in Records on Donald Steinberg and Rwanda, of William J. Clinton Presidential Library and Museum (Little Rock, AR) (28 November 1994), Box 3, Folder 505000 (originally published 1994), 5 page(s)
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National Security Council Cable, Email, and Records Management System - NSC Cables Jan 93-Dec 94 - Steinberg & Rwanda
Date Written / Recorded
28 November 1994, 1994
Field of Study
Global Issues
Content Type
Government/institutional document
Author / Creator
United States. Department of State
Date Published / Released
1994
Topic / Theme
Rwanda, Tutsi Genocide (1994), Humanitarian aid, Refugee camps, Refugees, Ethnic conflict, Post Genocide Rwanda, 1994-, Law, Diplomacy, Politics & Policy, Post Conflict Support, International Response, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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