Today, the journey of the st. Louis, how jewish refugees nazi regime were turned away by the u. S. Government. Recognizedtionally day to remember Holocaust Victims is this monday. We are grateful to be joined today by two accomplished historians with the u. S. Holocaust memorial museum. The horrors of the holocaust and the terror visited on the jewish other, along with several targeted groups should never be forgotten. A painful reality is hostility to choose because they are hostility to jews because they are jewish existed and that is a chapter in that odious tail. Today, we honor the memory of those who perished in the holocaust by hearing about the journey of the st. Louis, and we also honor them by insuring such horrors do not continue today. Media reports abound with devastating images and videos, theks on civilians chemical bombing in syria. The plight of those fleeing the war in syria weighed heavy on many minds and rightfully so. I would like to express my gratitude to have ou
You promote books and reading. You live with books. And you are involved with the study of books. And i said, thats true. We also promote books through events such as tonights. This is part of our books and beyond author series. Its where we focus on authors who have written new books that have Something Special to do with the library of congress. And in this case, as our speaker will tell you, there is a direct connection with the library and with an archive. And when i wrote the press release, i didnt really realize the extent of the collection that we have that supports this particular book. We have the archive not just the recordings for Mary Margaret mcbride. You will hear about that tonight from our speaker. Susan is a special friend of the library of congress. She has been here before to work on a particular project. We have some of the editors of this project here tonight. A american Women Library of congress guide for the study of womens history and culture in the United State
This Holiday Weekend watch booktv on cspan2. Gay [inaudible conversations] etna [inaudible conversations] good evening. And welcome to the mid Manhattan Branch of the public library, thank you for joining us this evening. Tonights program is jayhawk based on the authors recent book 1932 the rise of hitler and fdr2 tales of politics, betrayal, and unlikely destiny. In 1932, two digression battered nations confronted their destiny, going to the polls to choose new leaders. Americas president ial choices were gregarious aristocrat Franklin Roosevelt or tarnished wonder boy Herbert Hoover. Germany suffered two rounds of bloody elections, and two president ial contests, not a reactionary hindenburg against rising radical hatemonger adolf hitler. As unstoppable politics and economic forces advanced on disoriented societies, merciless worldwide Great Depression bought opportunity for a transformation, perhaps hopeful, perhaps did the. Through fd ares new deal and hit theirs third reich, desti
Good evening. And welcome to the mid Manhattan Branch of the New York Public Library. Thank you for joining us this evening. Tonights program is a talk based on the authors recent book 1932 the rise of hit her and fdr. Two tales of politics, betrayal, and unlikely destiny. In 1932, two depression battered nations confronted their destiny, going to the polls to choose new leaders. Americas president ial choices were gregarious athis tocrat Franklin Roosevelt, or tarnished wonder boy, Herbert Hoover. Germany suffered two rounds of bloody elections, and two president ial contests. Reactionary, paul von pin den berg against rising radical hate monger, Adolph Hitler. As unstoppable politics and economic forces advanced upon weakened, disoriented societies, a merciless worldwide Great Depression brought opportunity for a transformation. Perhaps hopeful. Perhaps deadly. Through fdrs new deal and hitlers third reich. Destiny unrolls, but reviewing history may reveal whether the outcomes of the
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