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notes: The International Liberators Conference took place at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C. from October 26-28, 1981. The conference was sponsored by the United States Holocaust Memorial Council. A publication titled"The Liberation of Nazi Concentration Camps 194" (1987) summarizes the testimonies.
notes: See Film ID 2645 for duplicate content. " master video reel stored with USHMM Institutional Records in the USHMM Archives.
date: 10/27/1981
has beginning date: 1981-01-01
has end date: 1981-12-31
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scope and content: War Correspondents panel continues from Film ID 2642 with Svenn Seehusen. Neighbors ask Jews to stay with them and offer help and helped Jews escape during the Danish action in 1943. 14:08:25 Resistance organized transport along Danish coast, fishermen helped, no one said no. 14:09:56 Praises Sweden for their acceptance of 7,000 Jews. Support action to tell the world about the Holocaust. 14:13:02 Applause. Chairman introduces Mr. Friendly again. 14:14:02 Starts to talk of Murrow, Denmark, Elie Wiesel. Speaks on how he ended up at Mauthausen. 14:17:54 Holds up book of U.S. constitution. Events like Buchenwald will be remembered by history, Murrow recorded the first draft of history. 14:19:27 Quotes Wiesel. 14:20:59"We cannot let this be forgotten because the consequence of forgetting is that we could cause it to happen again" 14:21:58 Applause. Chairmen talks of sharing a unique occasion. Applause. 14:24:04 to 14:27:00 Gap. 14:27:00 Afternoon panel on Historians. Chairman Raul Hilberg. Victims, liberators have different view than future generations; they saw, felt, smelt it. A historian speaks of camps. 14:29:59 Historians have to understand what produced horrors, methods of perpetrators. Talks of legality of actions in Reich and its organization, i.e. charging for tickets to camp. Historians have to understand all of this. 14:33:16 Introduces speaker, Dr. Yorgen Haestrup of Denmark. 14:34:47 Gives figures of Jews, talks of assimilation in Denmark and the Nazi takeover. 14:37:30 In 1940-43, Danish government wouldn't tolerate anti-Semitic action; but in 1943, government was forced to resign. 14:38:26 October 1+2, when Action against Jews was to take place, but they were warned. Only 284 out to 8000 were apprehended. Jews went to Sweden. 14:40:50 Danes even forced inspection of camps (Theresienstadt). 14:42:47 99% of Danish Jews survived. 14:43:08 All stand in honor of Denmark. Hilberg introduces Dr. Greenhouse from Canada, WWII historian. 14:44:06 No camps on Canadia…
title: War Correspondents and Historians panel