Length: 04:06
Rating: 5 / 5 (out of 9 votes)

Some of the areas explored in the film are:How Turkish diplomats in France and Rhodes put their own lives at risk rescuing Jews of Turkish origin How Turkey recruited the talented men and women Hitler discarded to revamp Turkish sciences, architecture, music, medicine, legal education, and art How the Yishuv --Jews from Pre-State Israel- daringly used Turkey as a base to rescue Jews in locales such as the famous Pera Palace Hotel -- terminus of the Orient Express The tragic sinking of the Struma Refugee Ship with 760 refugees aboard and the odyssey of its lone survivor- David Stoliar The infamous "Jews for Sale" deal - the attempt in 1944 to trade one million Jews for 10,000 trucks For more info:http://www.shenandoahfilm.com/dh.htm