November 10th, 2003
Museum of Tolerance / Simon Wiesenthal Center
Commemoration of the 65th anniversary of the infamous Nazi “Kristallnacht” 1938 and premiere of the Helnwein documentary
SURVIVORS, ACTIVISTS, DIPLOMATS AND CELEBRITIES JOIN AT MUSEUM OF TOLERANCE TO COMMEMORATE
On Sunday, November 9, at 7:00 p.m. the Museum of Tolerance commemorated the 65th anniversary of the infamous 1938 Nazi “Night of Broken Glass” (Kristallnacht) pogrom. The Wiesenthal Center's observance of the 65th anniversary of "Kristallnacht" was highlighted by the presentation of the work of Gottfried Helnwein and the screening of "Ninth November Night," a documentary about the artist's commitment to remind the world of the Holocaust.
Ninth November Night
between Ludwig Museum and Cologne Cathedral, Cologne, each panel 370 x 250 cm, 146 x 98"

Rabbi Marvin Hier, the Museum of Tolerance's founder and dean, addressed participants. The program culminated with a candlelight vigil in the Museum's Memorial Plaza.

Attendants

Rabbi Marvin Hier - Dean and Founder of the Simon Wiesenthal CenterLiebe Geft, Director, Museum of ToleranceLorraine Sais, Coordinator, Arts and Lectures, Museum of ToleranceAvra Shapiro, Public Relations, Museum of TolerancePeter Launsky-Tieffenthal, Consul General of AustriaBita Rasoulian, Deputy Consul General of AustriaJosef Beck, Deputy Consul General of Germany

Gottfried and Renate HelnweinJason Lee, actor, his wife, Beth Riesgraf and their son PilotRobert Davi, actorBruce Davison, actorDeborah Oppenheimer, Academy Award winner for the documentary "Into the Arms of Strangers"Ben Foster, actorJoan Steiger, wife of the late Hollywood actor Rod SteigerGisela and Dick GuttmanHenning Lohner, composer, directorStephen Joihn Kalinich, poetBryten Goss, painterMercedes Helnwein, artist, writerAli Helnwein, composerCyril Helnwein, photographerSascha Panov, artistRobert Reynolds, artistMorris P. Kagan, photographerCesare Bonanza, photographerJessica Shokrian, photographerAlex Prager, photographerEdward Goldman, art talk, KCRW radio

Helnwein speaking at the Commemoration of Kristallnacht
Liebe Geft, director Museum of Tolerance, Helnwein and Robert Davi
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