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Dinner speakers: John Eisenhower, Claire Booth Luce, and others

Film | Digitized | RG Number: RG-60.3812 | Film ID: 2654

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    Dinner speakers: John Eisenhower, Claire Booth Luce, and others

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    John Eisenhower speaks at podium; dinner event. Speaks as a witness of the liberation of Buchenwald. Describes April 12-13, 1945, when Pres. Roosevelt died. His father's reaction was even stronger to visiting Ohrdruf. Reads quotation from Gen. Eisenhower's letter to Gen. George Marshall describing the visit. (Quotation in Permanent Exhibition and on Museum exterior). 10:27:10 Mark Talisman introduces Claire Booth Luce, who speaks slowly and dramatically, refers to Nordhausen. 10:35:45 Mark Talisman introduces Belgian, Andre Mernier. Speaks in French. 10:39:35 Introduction Charles Mills (Drury?) from Canada. 10:45:15 Czech Minister Eduard Kukan, speaks in English. One of the youngest heads of delegations here. Refers to liberation and preservation of Theresienstadt. 10:52:00 From Denmark, the Hon. Frode Jakobsen, in English. Speaks of Danish efforts to protect Jewish compatriots. Of rescue, of resistance in Denmark. Moral issues. "It is dangerous for a people not to fight against what it recognizes as evil." "We had to stand up and fight, with fear in our hearts." "Moral indignation was the true origin of the Danish resistance, and nothing created....such anger as the persecution of our good compatriots, the Jews." 10:59:30 Applause. From France, Minister Jean Tourain, speaks in French. 11:07:10 New Zealand: Capt. L. J. Tempero, in uniform with much gold braid. Naval officer. No New Zealand troops as such were involved in the liberation of any camp. Close ties with England, Great Britain, a large number of New Zealanders served in the British Army, and were involved. 11:12:05 Prof. de Jong, the Dutch delegation consists of 2 Jewish survivors of Auschwitz, a non-Jewish survivor who helped arrange the uprising at the gas chambers, president of the Dutch Auschwitz Association, and several historians. "The Holocaust was not -- I repeat, not -- a unique event in mankind's recent history." 70 years ago, the Armenians. One million were wiped out by the Turks.
    Duration
    00:57:51
    Date
    Event:  October 1981
    Production:  1981
    Locale
    Washington, DC, United States
    Credit
    United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

    Physical Details

    Language
    English French
    Genre/Form
    Unedited.
    B&W / Color
    Color
    Image Quality
    Mixed
    Time Code
    10:22:05:00 to 11:19:56:00
    Film Format
    • Master
    • Master 2654 Video: Betacam SP - color - NTSC - large
      Master 2654 Video: Betacam SP - color - NTSC - large
      Master 2654 Video: Betacam SP - color - NTSC - large
      Master 2654 Video: Betacam SP - color - NTSC - large
    • Preservation
    • Preservation 2654 Video: VHS - 1/2 inch - color - NTSC
      Preservation 2654 Video: VHS - 1/2 inch - color - NTSC
      Preservation 2654 Video: VHS - 1/2 inch - color - NTSC
      Preservation 2654 Video: VHS - 1/2 inch - color - NTSC

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    You do not require further permission from the Museum to access this archival media.
    Copyright
    United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
    Conditions on Use
    The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum places no restrictions on use of this material. You do not require further permission from the Museum to reproduce or use this film footage.

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    Administrative Notes

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    1" master video reel stored with USHMM Institutional Records in the USHMM Archives.

    The International Liberators Conference took place at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C. from October 26-28, 1981. The conference was sponsored by the United States Holocaust Memorial Council. A publication titled "The Liberation of Nazi Concentration Camps 1945" (1987) summarizes the testimonies.
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    Film Source
    United States Holocaust Memorial Council
    File Number
    Legacy Database File: 3990
    Source Archive Number: Reel 68
    Additional Accession Number: 2001.136
    Record last modified:
    2024-02-21 08:04:27
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