And the writer and director of the hbo film 50 children the rescue mission of mr. And mrs. Kraus. His book 50 children expense of the film in details house against all odds gilbert and Eleanor Kraus traveled into the house style landscape of not see occupied vienna in 1939 in return to america with 50 children. It is remarkable of its details speaking of co pay loss during its shameful period of history. He is here this evening to share his journey and talk to us about the research he did that makes the story personal and powerful. Please join me to welcome all other steven pressman. [applause] thank you. I appreciate that. It is wonderful to be here i appreciate everybody being here it is the rare days it is almost as warm in San Francisco. [laughter] is always the retreat to be on either side of the Golden Gate Bridge and have foremother. I will spend a few minutes to revisit the first few pages of the of book because it sets the scene for what is quite incredible a twostory even in
For putting me up here. Thank you so much for putting this together and thank you for coming and stay and get your book signed by the two power houses on the stage here. Thank you so much. [ applause ]. Moment where essentials the keep shut the gold dome. Where people could not come into fort knox and say here is 100, i want to get the gold value and that was a consequence of the problems the American Government got into with the death, trying to fight the vietnam war and pay for the Great Society and it didnt work. The trade deficit the history of money, its relationship to war and how they impact worldwide freemarket tonight at 00 on after words. This month on our Online Book Club we are discussing the forgotten man, a new history of the great depression. Discuss the book in our chat room at booktv. Org. Television for serious readers. You are watching booktv. Next Steven Pressman recounts the efforts of gilbert and Eleanor Kraus to rescue children from nazi control of vienna in 1939