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On: Friday, January 20th, 2012
The Premier Screening of the Wilfrid Israel film took place at the auditorium of Kibbutz Hazorea, Israel and was a huge success.
More than 1000 people from all over the country attendded the unique event, along with several who made it especially from overseas. One of them was Naomi Shepherd, the historian and author of the only biography of Wilfrid Israel, who's attendance contributed to the special atmosphere of the event. Sitting at the panel, right after the screening, she was the first to congratulate Filmmaker Yonatan Nir, on his tremendous achievement with this special film.
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1984 Award Winning Biography by Naomi Shepherd
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Wilfrid Israel – The Savior from Berlin
30 minutes, HD, Hebrew/English/German
"Never in my life have I come in contact with a being so noble, so strong and as selfless as he was (Albert Einstein).
Wilfrid Israel saved dozens of thousands of lives during the holocaust. The mysterious, inspiring and impactful story of Wilfrid Israel, the forgotten hero, is now being revealed by film.
In the north of Israel, in the center of the beautiful Kibbutz Hazorea, stands the Wilfrid Israel Museum which was built more than 60 years ago by the founders of the Kibbutz, new immigrants that escaped from Nazi Germany.
In the basements of this museum is kept a priceless collection of antique items from the Far East that was bequeathed to his friends in Wilfrid Israel's will that was written days before his airplane was shot down by the Nazis, in June 1943.
Down there in this basement, gathering dust with those items is also the unknown story of a mysterious man who saved tens of thousands of Jews before and during the holocaust period and initiated the "Kindertransport" operation.
Inspired by Naomi Shepherd’s only biography of Wilfrid Israel and based on interviews with the few that are still alive to tell this incredible story, and on personal correspondences between Wilfrid and figures like Albert Einstein, Chaim Weizmann, Lord Samuel and more - this film brings Wilfrid Israel's inspiring story from the basement to the display window of the collective memory.
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The Wilfrid Israel Museum for Far East Art and Knowledge - Founded in 1951 at Kibbutz Hazorea, Israel
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Albert Einstein's Letter to Wilfid Israel upon his very late but safe arrival in London in summer 1939.
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English Translation:
June 7th, 1939
Dear Mr. Israel:
I was extremely glad with your friendly letter and especially with the fact that you are finally safe.
What you have done was truly heroic, but I couldn't get rid of the feeling that you are too good for this world, but even more so for the environment, in which you insisted on staying for so long.
With the hope of seeing you again once more in this life, heartily regards to you and yours,
Yours,
A. Einstein
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