GayandRight

My name is Fred and I am a gay conservative living in Ottawa. This blog supports limited government, the right of the State of Israel to live in peace and security, and tries to expose the threat to us all from cultural relativism, post-modernism, and radical Islam. I am also the founder of the Free Thinking Film Society in Ottawa (www.freethinkingfilms.com)

Wednesday, September 12, 2012

Tribute to Raoul Wallenberg - November 4th, 2012

Don't miss this important event:  Time to commemorate the 100th birthday of Raoul Wallenberg!


The Free Thinking Film Society in association with B'nai Brith Canada is proud to present this important tribute to Raoul Wallenberg.

Raoul Wallenberg Tribute
November 4, 2012, 7:00 PM
Library & Archives Canada, Main Auditorium
395 Wellington, Ottawa


Admission:  $20 or with Festival Pass.

Film:  Angel of Budapest.

Speaker:  David Matas of the B'nai Brith will update us on the latest research on Raoul Wallenberg.

Music:  Floralove Katz will sing some songs from the Holocaust.

Everybody is invited to a private reception after the film, speaker, Q&A and music.

This is the extraordinary story of Raoul Wallenberg, the Swedish diplomat who saved thousands of Hungarian Jews during WW II, presented through the personal experiences of four Canadians: Susan Vadnay of Montreal, Dr. Erwin Koranyi of Ottawa, and Maria Gomori of Winnipeg, all of whom survived Budapest’s Jewish ghetto, and David Matas, a Winnipeg-based human rights lawyer.

For more information, please visit our website.


1 Comments:

Blogger Frances said...

On the Buda side of the Danube, not far from the Hotel Gellert, there's a plaque marking - I believe, the residence of Mr Wallenberg.

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