Program. Guide. We can to. Well be exploring the story of witold pill electric could, the polishing resistance leader the subject of the book the volunteer the trustor of the hero that infiltrated auschwitz pow. We are joined by author, jack fairweather, a former war reporter in iraq and afghanistan and the author of wow a war of choice and the good war the is the Tampa Bay Bureau chief and a video journalist for the Washington Post in afghanistan and interviewing john is Robert Jan Vann pelt. He was an Expert Witness in the case against the british historian and author david irving. Robert jan its an historical adviser on numerous films. So before we get started i want to make a few housekeeping notes. Well have time, 15 minutes or so, for audience q a at the end of the program. So, make sure to hold your questions for the end if you and can well try to do our best to get to as many as possible. And please note that this program is being recorded and will be available on our Youtube C
Saturday september 26 on booktv. Welcome to into h lincoln the Online Public program surgeries, a living memorial to the holocaust. My name at samantha shokin, manager of programs and today will be exploring the story of Witold Pilecki, the polish resistance leader who is a subject of the new book the auschwitz volunteer beyond bravery. Out now with harpercollins. We are joined today by author Jack Fairweather a former one report in iraq and afghanistan and the office of a war of choice and the good worker he has served as the Daily Telegraph Baghdad Bureau chief and is a video journalist for the Washington Post in afghanistan. Interviewing jack today is Robert Robert jan van pelt. From 199798 he presided over the team that developed a master plan to preserve visit auschwid participate as an Expert Witness in the famous case against the British Historic author david irving, holocaust tonight. Robert has published widely, serve as a struggle advisor and cultured the Evidence Room which
Jack fairweather a former reporter in iraq and afghanistan and the author of a war of choice and the good war. He served as a bureau chief for the Washington Post in afghanistan and interviewing jack today is doctor Robert Jan Van pelt curator and one of the main authorities on the history of auschwitz from 97 to 98 he presided over the team that drew the master plans and participate as an Expert Witness in the case against the british historian and author david irving. Robert has published and served as a historical advisor on numerous films and curator exhibited at 2016. Before we get started i want to make a few quick housekeeping notes. We will have about 15 minutes or so for audience qanda at the end of the round so make sure to hold your questions for the end if you can and we will try to get to as many as possible. This program is being recorded and it will be available on our Youtube Channel within the next few days or so and i will follow up with an email probably tomorrow wit
Loans is now a broken promise. Its just wrong. Its wrong on so many levels. Glor and, the exhibit traveling to the u. S. For the first time with a vital message. Do you think this could happen again . Yeah. Because people forget history. Glor good evening. Im jeff glor. And this is our western edition. And the gloves came off today. The House Speaker accused the attorney general of breaking the law. The Justice Department called that reckless. William barr said he would not appear today before congress and he kept that promise. His seat sat empty at the house hearing on the mueller report. He objected to the democrats plan to have staff lawyers question him. One democrat taunted barr with a prop chicken and k. F. C. Nancy cordes has more. He lied to congress. And if anybody else did that, it would be considered a crime. Reporter the House Speakers accusation ricocheted across washington today the Justice Department calling it reckless, irresponsible, and false as the man in question sk
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