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Past Events

Events under Root & Branch auspices marked by R&B
Events held at the Israel Center. Jerusalem marked by Israel Center 

• Judaism and Environment Conference (Jan 29, 2002 - R&B and Israel Center)

• Hillel Kook Memorial Lecture (Aug 27, 2003 -  R&B and Israel Center)

• Discussion on occasion of Shimon Peres' Birthday Bash  (Sept 21, 2003 - R&B and Israel Center)
  "How did the Oslo Illusion become such a tragedy?"
  Was Moshe Sharett's Prophecy Fulfilled?
  

• Rabbi Michael Ber Weissmandl Memorial Evening (Dec 3, 2003 - R&B and Israel Center)

• Prof. David Kranzler lecture on Rabbi Michael Ber Weissmandl, preceded by showing of Czech documentary "Among Blind Fools" (by VERAfilm in Prague, www.verafilm.cz) (R&B and Israel Center)

• Prof. David Kranzler lecture on George Mantello (Mandel) with brief talks by the ambassadors of El Salvador and Switzerland (R&B and Israel Center)

• Prof. David Kranzler lecture on Rabbi Solomon Schoenfeld (R&B and Israel Center)

• Remembering Liberation of the Budapest Ghetto and
  Honoring Raoul Wallenberg and other Major Rescuers (Jan 18, 2004 - AMCHA)

• Purimfest 1953
  To celebrate being saved from a 20^th century Haman: Stalin 
  (Mar 9, 2004 - Beit Ha Kehilot - part of Jerusalem Municipality - Auditorium, 
  Rechov Jaffo 36, Jerusalem)

• Remembering Raoul Wallenberg - celebrated on August 3, 2004 at 8 PM, the evening before his birthday
  (B'nei B'rith, Keren Hayessod 3-5, Jerusalem)

• Beacon in the darkness: Recha Sternbruch - Heroine of Rescue
  Oct 10, 2004 - Israel Center 

• Rebecca and Joseph Bau -The Miracle
  Story of the couple who saved many Jews and got married in a camp, as shown in "Schindler’s List"
  (Oct 24, 2004 at 5PM - AMCHA)

• Commemorative gallery and benefit art sale, exhibiting excellent art works of Behy, Mordecai Beck and Valerie Wolfson. 
  (Dec 26, 2004, Merkaz Ha Tarbuyot (Cultural Center), Rechov Hillel 27, Jerusalem)

• " International Rescuer Day 2005" music, song, story telling and art event about major Holocaust era non-Jewish and Jewish rescuers. 
  January 17, 2005 in Budapest, Jerusalem, Nanjing and New York
  (Jerusalem event at theater "Mekaz Hatarbuyot", Rechov Hillel)

• "International Rescuer Day 2006" music, song, story telling and art event about major Holocaust era non-Jewish and Jewish rescuers. 
  January 17, 2006 in Budapest, Jerusalem, Nanjing and New York 
  (Jerusalem event at "Beit Belgia" at the Hebrew University Ramat Gan campus)

• "Purimfest 1953" (Spring 2006, R&B at Israel Center)

• "International Rescuer Day 2007" music, song, story telling and art event about major Holocaust era non-Jewish and Jewish rescuers. 
  January 17, 2006 in Budapest, Jerusalem, Nanjing and New York 
  (Jerusalem event at "Beit Belgia" at the Hebrew University Ramat Gan campus)

Planned Events:

Notice

The Jerusalem Working Group for Recognition of Major Jewish Rescuers during the Shoah has been formed in July 2004. JWG is taking various steps to assure that the legendary dedicated, brave Jewish rescuers who saved tens of thousands will finally be appropriately "recognized'' by Jews and others world-wide. Information about JWG is posted on: 

    www.oocities.org/jerusalem_working_group

Feb 17,  2007