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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
That he was able to share it and one of the last things that he wrote as a free man was also one of his most beautiful. And it was talking about sitting with friends in the camp, knowing that they were going to be executed the next day and then reflecting to him that a great regret in life was that they hadnt shared more with those that they loved and that was pileckis final thought as a free man and i would, if i could see him i would just want to ask him whether he felt that he could at that point connect with his family again. I think everyone has had experience of stress and turmoil in their lives. We know how to disassociate in that can be and how that can drive wedges between those we love and i would love to think that there was the possibility of redemption. I think pilecki was opposite of that in his final moments and may be something we can take away from his story on right now looking at the q and a, the questions that have been raised and speaking out, if thats okay i will
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
Author Jack Fairweather a former war reporter in iraq and afghanistan author of the good work. Served as the Daily Telegraph chief and video journalist for the Washington Post in afghanistan. Interviewing him today is doctor robert young one of the main authorities on the history of auschwitz. 1997 through 98 to develop the master plan and was an Expert Witness against the author of david ernie irving of holocaust deniers. The first if you click house coping on housekeeping note we will have about 15 minutes for audience q a at the end of the program. Make sure to hold your questions for the end we will get as many as possible. Please note the program is being recorded and will be available on the Youtube Channel within the next few days and i will follow up with that email tomorrow related to jacks book for purchase in a link to the video recording today. That is it for me so i will turn it over to jack and robert youn young. I will be interviewing jack today the first with a presenta