And andy. He was one of the most important film directors in the late 1930s. Sunday night at 8 00 on the presidency, john meacham and ron about the process of writing a president ial biography. For our complete American History tv schedule, go to cspan. Com. Tv,ext on American History holocaust survivor julius menn describes his experiences growing up in poland and palestine to the 1930s and 1940s. 10yearold julius menn and his family were on extendedstay when the german army invaded in september of 1939. He described how his family narrowly escaped by traveling to force and feels, dodging hunger. After a year in lithuania, the family returned to palestine in october 1940. This event as part of the holocaust museums firstperson series. It is just over an hour. Good morning and welcome come to the United States Holocaust Memorial museum. My name is bill benson, the host of firstperson. Thank you for joining us today. We are in our 17th year of the first person program. Our first person
Holocaust museums firstperson series. It is just over an hour. Good morning and welcome come to the United States Holocaust Memorial museum. My name is bill benson, the host of firstperson. Thank you for joining us today. We are in our 17th year of the first person program. Our first person today is mr. Julius menn whom we shall meet shortly. This season of firstperson is made possible by the generation of the loos frequent Smith Foundation with additional funding from the arlene and Daniel Fisher foundation. Firstperson is a series of conversations with survivors of the holocaust who share with us their firsthand accounts of their experiences during the holocaust. Each of our firstperson guests serve as volunteers here at this museum. Our program will continue twiceweekly through midaugust. T these himh the louisiana 0 the museums website provides information about each of our desperate the website address is www. Ushmm. Org. Anyone interested in keeping in touch with the museum and i
This museum. Our program will continue twice weekly through midaugust. The museums website listed on the back of your Program Provides information about each of our upcoming first person guests. The website address is www. Ushmm. Org. Anyone interested in keeping in touch with the museum and its programs can complete the stay connected card that youll find in your program or speak with a museum representative at the back of the theater. In doing so, you will receive an electronic copy of julius menns biography so you can remember and share his testimony after you leave here today. Julius will share with us his first person account of his experience during the holocaust and as a survivor for about 45 minutes. If we have time at the end of our program for you to ask some questions, we will do so. The life stories of Holocaust Survivors transcend the decades. What you are about to hear from julius is one individuals account of a holocaust. We have prepared a brief slide presentation to he
That, you will always think about it. You cannot be silent when you know something is really wrong. Thats what happens, million and a half children were brutally murdered because people let it happen. They did not do anything. They were in different and they let it happen. They let the bully get away with it, dont let it continue. Thank you, louise. Thank you. [ applause ] American History tv airs on cspan 3 every weekend telling american stories through events and interviews and historic location locations. This month, primetime of programs that you could see. Our features including lunches of historians and lunches to College Campuses and american artifacts and take a look at the historic site. Real america revealing the 20th century through archival films and news. Civil war where you hear about people shaping the civil war and reconstruction and president s and first ladies. All this month in primetime and every weekend on American History tv on cspan 3. More first account of how j
Thank you for joining us today. We are in our 17th year of the first person program. And our first person today is mr. Julius menn, who we shall meet shortly. This 2016 season of first person is made possible by the generosity of the Lewis Franklin Smith Foundation with additional funding from the arlene and Daniel Fisher foundation. We are grateful for their sponsorship. First person is a series of conversations with survivors of the holocaust who share with us their firsthand accounts of their experience during the holocaust. Each of our first person guests serves as volunteers here at this museum. Our program will continue twice weekly through midaugust. The museums website listed on the back of your Program Provides information about each of our upcoming first person guests. The website address is www. Ushmm. Org. Anyone interested in keeping in touch with the museum and its programs can complete the stay connected card that youll find in your program or speak with a museum represe