Teaneck—On Tisha B’Av, August 5, at 6:00 p.m. at Congregation Keter Torah, a film entitled
50 Children: The Rescue Mission of Mr. and Mrs. Kraus will be presented. Gilbert and Eleanor Kraus never intended to become heroes. But in early 1939, as conditions were worsening for Jews living inside Nazi Germany, the Philadelphia couple embarked on a risky and improbable mission: an effort to rescue 50 Jewish children and bring them to safety in the United States.
The couple faced imposing obstacles. The United States government, and a vast majority of the American public, was largely indifferent to the plight of Jewish refugees seeking to escape from the Nazis. America’s rigid immigration laws also made it nearly impossible to bring refugees—even children—into this country.
In the spring of 1939, the Krauses sailed for Europe and into the heart of darkness. The Krauses, who were Jewish, also had to face the risks of traveling into Nazi Germany and dealing with the Gestapo and other Nazi officials in their effort to carry out their bold rescue plan. In doing so, they transformed themselves from an ordinary couple into extraordinary heroes
To view a trailer of this 63 minute documentary, narrated by Alan Alda, visit https://www. youtube.com/watch?v=JAnRo2ejEW8#t=12.
For information call 201-907-0180 or e-mail [email protected].
