Originally posted by Prolet
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Yes and same happened in Greece too but i found the trailer of a documentary about Turkey`s role in holocaust of WW-2. A documentary by American Jewish director;
YouTube - Desperate Hours - Turkey's Rescue of Jews- Türklerin Yahudileri Hitler'den Kurtarması
Press Quotes;
* “Desperate Hours” is a truly unique work of documentary filmmaking, combining a compelling story with thorough historical research and outstanding directorial skills.”
– Carol Bidault, Director and Founder – DCIFF
* “...relying much on eyewitness accounts for this mostly unaccounted history of unchartered heroism, fast-forwards the past through the eyes of survivors…and makes for a movie of timeless appeal”
- Jewish Exponent
* “I strongly commend all those associated with the film “Desperate Hours”…directed and produced by Victoria Barrett… for helping to elucidate and publicize one of the most important chapters in the long, dramatic, and mutually rewarding history shared by the Jewish and Turkish peoples.”
- Hon. Tom Lantos of California in the House of Representatives
* “In the annals of World War II heroism, Turkey’s work in saving over 20,000 European Jews has been neglected, a slight this refreshingly old fashioned documentary seeks to correct.”
- Chuck Wilson, LA Weekly Review
Awards;
* The Grand Jury Award for Best Documentary
– 2003 DC Independent Film Festival
* The Audience Award for Best Documentary
- 2003 DC Independent Film Festival
* The film has been honored with diplomatic screenings in Geneva and Rome and a special screening at the U.S. Library of Congress
* Ms. Barrett was also recognized for Creative Excellence as director of Desperate Hours at the International Film and Video Festival and received the Bnai Brith Canada International Excellence in the Arts Award for 2004
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