Insights from Renowned Dr. Paul Farmer – Haiti and much more

Click for HERE for 5/14/13 Dr. Farmer interview with Charlie Rose

Click HERE for details on his new book, “To Repair The World”

Click HERE for Dr. Farmer’s background

 

 

Harriet and Bill

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Special Announcement + Update

Dear Friends, 

Please see additions on all of the Pinterest Boards.

Dr. Joseph Bernard Jr. of Haiti new book Histoire Juive D’Haiti (Haiti’s Jewish History) will be released at the end of May. He plans to follow this French edition with an English version. At his request, we wrote the foreword to the book. To learn more about the author, our Tikkun Olam Award recipient #3, click HERE. Book ordering information to follow in another e-mail.

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Back cover translation: 

Born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on July 5th, 1984, Joseph Bernard jr. studied Medicine at University Notre Dame of Haiti. Specialist in infectious diseases, he is assistant professor of Pharmacology, Biochemistry and Toxicology at the University Notre Dame of Haiti and the Faculty of Dentistry at the State University of Haiti. He is actually ending his minor in Psychology at the Faculty of Human Studies of the State University of Haiti. He started in 2009 his research on the history of the foreign communities in Haiti. 

Expelled from Spain in 1492 by the Alhambra Decree, the Jewish nation had to seek for other havens. The discovery of the New World was a golden opportunity, and some Sephardic families chose to settle in Hispaniola. Although they contributed to the prosperity of the Pearl of the Antilles, the French crown edited discriminative laws against the Jews of Saint-Domingue. The French revolution of 1789 was a turning point for the status of the Jewish nation, but the slave revolt of 1791 forced him once again to move abroad, for the sake of their lives. After 1804, other Jewish families settled in the new Republic of Haiti, led by the vast trade network of the Jewish nation in America. The Arab migration of the end of the 19^th century revived the Jewish nation of Haiti, menaced of extinction by deculturation. And during the Shoah, the Haitian government saved the lives of hundreds of Jews from Europe by granting them the Haitian nationality. So many historic links between the Jewish people and Haiti, a country with no synagogue or Jewish town.

We are at the very earliest exploration stage of looking into the possibility of doing a documentary film based on our project. We welcome any recommendations or suggestions you may have for our new endeavor.

With our very best wishes and appreciation for your interest,

Harriet and Bill

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Wiesel+Clinton+Panels @ 20th Ann. DC Holocaust Museum – 4/29

“AT 20 YEARS, HOLOCAUST MUSEUM ENSURES A RECORD SURVIVES WHEN DIRECT MEMORY FADES – More than 800 Holocaust survivors and 100 military veterans who helped liberate Europe gathered to mark the 20th anniversary of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C. Ray Suarez reports.” Click HERE to watch 6-minute 4/29/13 PBS NewsHour video.

“U.S. HOLOCAUST MUSEUM 20th ANNIVERSARY TRIBUTE. Former President Bill Clinton and Nobel Prize winner Elie Wiesel spoke at an event marking the 20th anniversary of the Holocaust Museum.” Click HERE to watch 65 minute C-Span video.

“HOLOCAUST MEMORY IN EUROPE. – Senior government officials from Germany, Poland, and France talked about efforts to combat the spread of anti-Semitism in Europe.” Click HERE to watch 41 minute C-Span video.

“PREVENTING GENOCIDE IN THE 21^st CENTURY – Deputy National Security Advisor Anthony Blinken spoke about international security and human rights issues, focusing on efforts of the Atrocities Prevention Board and U.S. policy toward Syria following reports of chemical weapon use on civilians.” Click HERE to watch 35 minute C-Span video.

“HOLOCAUST EXPERIENCES – Participants talked about survivors and others affected by the Holocaust. They highlighted stories of teachers, students, police officers, and neighbors defying the Nazis’ destructive vision and showing solidarity with the victims.” Click HERE to watch 46 minute C-Span video.

“TECHNOLOGY AND PROPAGANDA IN THE HOLOCAUST” – Click HERE to watch 40 minute C-Span video.

Harriet and Bill

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A Call to Action In Response to Heinous Acts Committed In Boston Bombing

Dear Friends,

Please know we appreciate your comments and suggestions as the many issues involved are investigated.

We thought you would want to know a fund has been established, The One Fund Boston,” to raise money to help those families most affected by the tragic events that unfolded during Monday’s Boston Marathon.”

Click HERE for Details on Martha Coakley, Massachusetts Attorney General and HERE for details on Ken Feinberg of Feinberg Rozen, LLP.

We look forward to returning to the blog on May 1^st and want to acknowledge our new readers in Suriname, the 132^nd country to come on board.

Best wishes always,

Harriet and Bill

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G8 Ministers Classify Rape, Sexual Violence As War Crimes

Click HERE to watch Angelina Jolie’s presentation and learn important details. Kudos to all for a fantastic, much needed, well done job.

 

LONDON 4/11/13- Angelina Jolie said on Thursday that rape in war zones was preventable and urged foreign ministers of some the world’s most powerful nations to boost efforts to bring wartime sex offenders to justice.Speaking in London after a meeting of Group of Eight foreign ministers including U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, the actress said the world needed to do more to prevent such crimes.”Hundreds of thousands of women and children have been sexually assaulted, tortured or forced into sexual slavery in the wars of our generation,” Jolie said, flanked by eight ministers in suits and Zainab Hawa Bangura, United Nations Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflicts.”Today I believe their voices have been heard and that we finally have some hope to offer them. I welcome the long overdue stand that the G8 has taken,” Jolie, a goodwill ambassador for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, said.G8 foreign ministers agreed to a call for boosting efforts to seek justice for the victims of abuse, including $35.5 million in funding for prevention and response efforts.

“Wartime rape is not inevitable,” Jolie said. “This violence can be prevented, and it must be confronted.”

British Foreign Secretary William Hague said the incidence of rape in conflicts from Rwanda to Bosnia-Herzegovina was one of the most neglected injustices in the world.

“We know that a huge number of the victims of sexual violence are children: often very young children and sometimes babies,” said Hague. “We know that this violence inflicts unimaginable suffering, destroys families and communities, and fuels conflict.” — Reuters

 

Harriet and Bill

 

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P.S. Welcome to new readers in Moldova the 131^st country to come on board.

Living Underground for 500 Days – An Incredible Story

 Dear Friends,

The movie ”No Place on Earth” opens this weekend. Click HERE for details from NPR and HERE for Diane Sawyer’s coverage of the piece. It is a World War II story we think you will want to share.

All the best,

Harriet and Bill

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40th T.O Award + Three-Year Anniversary Update

Dear Friends,

Tomorrow is a very special day because it marks the three year anniversary of our blog project. Thus far, our work has attracted 42,661 views from readers in 129 countries.

Our goal was to raise awareness of significant issues, both on the blog and in our Pinterest Board Section.

We are deeply grateful for the opportunity to do this meaningful and inspiring work and look forward to doing more.

Thank you for your continued interest and enthusiasm.

Below see our 40^th Tikkun Olam Award and click HERE to read complete detailed statement of the recipient.

 

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“We are deeply thankful for receiving the Tikkun Olam Award from the Haiti Holocaust refugee project. Our work is inspired by Judaism’s commitment to pursue justice and repair the world, and we believe that Jewish history teaches us to respect and fight for the rights of others. Receiving an award that recognizes our work in Haiti, where the rights of marginalized people have been violated generation after generation, is especially gratifying. We have been making grants to support grassroots organizations in Haiti since 1999 with the aim of supporting efforts to nurture and realize human rights for all in Haitian society.”

 All the best,

Harriet and Bill

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