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Tag: Varian Fry

Varian Fry: The Holocaust Rescuer whom Roosevelt Blocked

August 10, 2015 Wyman Institute Articles Comments Off on Varian Fry: The Holocaust Rescuer whom Roosevelt Blocked

by Rafael Medoff  Varian Fry arrived in Vichy France, on August 14, 1940 –seventy five

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A British Rescuer of Jews whom the U.S. Rebuffed

July 12, 2015 Wyman Institute Articles Comments Off on A British Rescuer of Jews whom the U.S. Rebuffed

by Rafael Medoff This week’s passing of Sir Nicholas Winton, the London stockbroker who rescued

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Remembering a Fighter Against Oppression of Jews and Blacks

April 6, 2015 Wyman Institute Articles Comments Off on Remembering a Fighter Against Oppression of Jews and Blacks

by Rafael Medoff (Dr. Medoff is director of The David S. Wyman Institute for Holocaust

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Hong Kong Dispute Echoes Holocaust Controversy

October 6, 2014 Wyman Institute Articles Comments Off on Hong Kong Dispute Echoes Holocaust Controversy

by Rafael Medoff The Obama administration’s reluctance to support pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong revives

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Rescuing Chagall’s Paintings, Abandoning Chagall

February 19, 2014 Wyman Institute Articles Comments Off on Rescuing Chagall’s Paintings, Abandoning Chagall

by Rafael Medoff  The new George Clooney film, “The Monuments Men,” tells the thrilling story

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U.S. Christians Who Rescued Jews from Hitler –Until the State Department Stopped Them

February 18, 2007 Wyman Institute Articles Comments Off on U.S. Christians Who Rescued Jews from Hitler –Until the State Department Stopped Them

by Dr. Rafael Medoff The United States House of Representatives this week unanimously adopted a

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“Don’t Help Jews or British POWs,”U.S. Diplomat Ordered Staff in 1940

May 25, 2006 Wyman Institute News Release Comments Off on “Don’t Help Jews or British POWs,”U.S. Diplomat Ordered Staff in 1940

News Release May 25, 2006 Washington, D.C. – A senior U.S. diplomat in Vichy France

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Roosevelt Museum Distorts FDR’s Holocaust Record

August 14, 2005 Wyman Institute Articles Comments Off on Roosevelt Museum Distorts FDR’s Holocaust Record

by Dr. Rafael Medoff As a government-funded institution, the Franklin D. Roosevelt Museum in Hyde

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U.S. Diplomat Who Helped Save Jews From The Nazis To Be Honored On Postage Stamp

August 12, 2005 Wyman Institute News Release Comments Off on U.S. Diplomat Who Helped Save Jews From The Nazis To Be Honored On Postage Stamp

News Release August 12, 2005 Hiram “Harry” Bingham IV, a U.S. diplomat who risked his

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In Memoriam: Lisa Fittko, Holocaust Rescue Activist

April 20, 2005 Wyman Institute Articles Comments Off on In Memoriam: Lisa Fittko, Holocaust Rescue Activist

by Dr. Rafael Medoff High up in the Pyrenees mountains, away from the regular hiking

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WYMAN INSTITUTE AND SMITHSONIAN COLLABORATE ON HISTORY PROJECTS

As part of a new collaborative relationship, Wyman Institute director Rafael Medoff was recently invited to take part in an event at the Smithsonian Institution commemorating the 75th anniversary of President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s order authorizing the mass internment of Japanese-Americans.

Dr. Medoff also spoke as part of a Smithsonian panel at the annual conference of the American Alliance of Museums, held at the America’s Center convention complex, in St. Louis. The panel was called “TransformiveEd: Exploring Difficult Subjects through Comics”; Dr. Medoff discussed the Wyman Institute’s use of comics, cartoons and animation to teach about the Holocaust.
The panel also included Evan Keeling of the Smithsonian, artists Liz Laribee and Jason Rodriguez, and Jenny Robb, director of the Billy Ireland Comic Library and Museum at Ohio State University, which is the largest comic library in the world.

Wyman Comic Wins Silver Medal

The Wyman Institute's comic book, Karski’s Mission: To Stop the Holocaust, has been awarded a Silver Medal in the 21st annual Independent Publisher Awards.

Karski's Mission, which was authored by Wyman Institute director Rafael Medoff and illustrated by renowned comic book artist Dean Motter, was awarded the Silver Medal in the category of "Graphic Novel/Drawn Book – Drama/Documentary category."

Karski's Mission is based on the true story of Jan Karski (1914-2000), a Polish Catholic and member of the Polish Underground during World War II, who risked his life to bring Allied leaders his eyewitness account of the ongoing slaughter of the Jews in Nazi-occupied Poland.

Karski's Mission, which was co-published by the Wyman Institute and the Jan Karski Educational Foundation, received additional support from Fundacja Edukacyjna Jana Karskiego, the Association of Friends of the Polish History Museum, Sigmund A. Rolat (chairman of the Wyman Institute's board of directors), Carole Bilina, and John McLees. With assistance from the Polish Ministry of Culture and National Heritage, a Polish-language edition of Karski's Mission is now being used widely in schools in Poland.

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A Flag is Born American Jewish Congress Anne Frank antisemitism Atrocities Prevention Board Auschwitz Ben Hecht Breckinridge Long Columbia University Darfur genocide David Ben-Gurion Dr. Rafael Medoff Elie Wiesel Genocide George McGovern Henry Morgenthau Jr. Hillel Kook Hitler International Criminal Court Irgun Zvai Leumi Jewish refugees Kristallnacht pogrom Marlon Brando Nazi genocide Obama administration Palestine Palestinian Authority Peter Bergson President Bush President Obama President Roosevelt Prof. Laurel Leff Rabbi Stephen S. Wise Raoul Wallenberg Roosevelt administration Sudan Syria The Abandonment of the Jews The Bergson Group United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Varian Fry War Refugee Board Winston Churchill Yad Vashem Zionism
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