In the spring of 1945, the Swedish Red Cross sent a fleet of white buses to rescue what would become over 30,000 concentration camp inmates. On February 9, 2021, the Holocaust Memorial & Tolerance Center of Nassau County (HMTC), through the David Taub Reel Upstanders Film Series, screened “Stateless, Arrogant and Lunatic,” an award-winning drama-documentary (100 minutes) created by Lena Einhorn about Gilel Storch and the white bus operation. A virtual discussion followed with Marcus Storch, whose father pushed the Red Cross to act, and the filmmaker, Lena Einhorn. The discussion was moderated by Gilel Storch’s grand-nephew, the famed concert producer Tomer Adaddi. You can watch the film on your own and then watch the post-film discussion on youtube:

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In honor of Election Day, HMTC’s David Taub Reel Upstander Film Series presents a virtual film screening and discussion on Zoom, of the documentary, Selma: The Bridge to the Ballot. The screening will be followed by a post-screening discussion with the former president of the Freeport-Roosevelt NAACP and Alabama native, Claudia Swansey.

Produced by the Southern Poverty Law Center, Selma: The Bridge to the Ballot, is the true story of the forgotten heroes in the fight for voting rights - the courageous students and teachers of Selma, Alabama, who stood up against injustice despite facing intimidation, arrests and violence. By organizing and marching bravely, these change-makers achieved one of the most significant victories of the civil rights era.

This 40-minute film, narrated by Academy Award winner Octavia Spencer, is a reminder that each of us has the ability to bring about social change and seeks to inspire young people and communities to exercise their right to participate in our democracy.

The film will introduce Claudia Swansey, who will also lead a post-screening discussion. Ms. Swansey was raised in Alabama during the Civil Rights Movement and followed her family to Long Island in the late 1960’s. She later moved to Chicago, where she became politically active, working for Harold Washington’s mayoral campaign and Carol Mosley Braun’s Senate campaign. She returned to Long Island in the 1990s, where she got involved with the Freeport-Roosevelt NAACP Branch, along with a number of other organizations, eventually rising to become President of the branch from 2009-2011. She brings extensive experience in voter registration drives, both on Long Island and across the country, and a personal connection to the events in Selma.

The program is co-sponsored with the NAACP Freeport-Roosevelt Branch #2147, Education Committee.

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As part of HMTC's virtual programming to mark National Hispanic Heritage Month, please join us for a virtual screening and discussion of the documentary film Viva La Causa: The Story of César Chávez and a Great Movement for Social Justice, presented in conjunction with the David Taub Reel Upstanders Film Series. This film explores the farm workers strike in Delano, California, which lasted from 1965 until 1970, that paved the way for the creation of the United Farm Workers labor union. A post-screening discussion will be led by Nelson Melgar.

Como parte de la programación virtual de HMTC para conmemorar el Mes Nacional de la Herencia Hispana, únase a nosotros para una proyección virtual y discusión del documental “Viva La Causa: La historia de César Chávez y un Gran Movimiento por la Justicia Social,” presentado en conjunto con David Taub Reel Upstander Film Series. Esta película explora la huelga de trabajadores agrícolas en Delano, California, que duró desde 1965 hasta 1970, que allanó el camino para la creación del sindicato United Farm Workers. Nelson Melgar dirigirá una discusión posterior a la proyección.

(La película se proyectará con subtítulos en Español. El orador presentará en Inglés.)

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