The Turkish American Cultural Society of New England (TACS)

invites you to the New England premiere of

Documentary:

DESPERATE HOURS

Special Guest: 

H.E. O. Faruk Logoglu, Ambassador of Turkey to the United States 

(Brandeis Class of '63)

64 minutes, 16mm, 2001, USA
English, Turkish and German with English subtitles

Directed by Victoria Berrett

Produced & Written by Michael Berenbaum

Thursday, March 14    7 p.m.

Wasserman Cinemateque

Sachar International Center

Brandeis University

At a time when millions were murdered before the eyes of an indifferent world, there were some men, and at times, some governments, who chose to act - not for praise, not for glory, but in the name of simple decency. In doing so they dispel the myths that people were powerless to resist the Nazis. Desperate Hours tells the stories of those precious few, who in the face of utter darkness never lost their sight. This film recounts the little known story of Turkey during the Holocaust.

Co-sponsored by

The Turkish American Cultural Society of New England, The Assembly of Turkish American Associations, The National Center for Jewish Film at Brandeis University, Brandeis University Alumni Association, The American Jewish Committee