DEFYING THE NAZIS: The Sharps' War
Directed by
Ken Burns and Artemis Joukowsky
Directed by
Ken Burns and Artemis Joukowsky
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Defying the Nazis: The Sharps' War is an account of a daring rescue mission that occurred on the precipice of World War II. It tells the story of Waitstill & Martha Sharp, a Unitarian minister and his wife from Wellesley, Massachusetts, who left their children behind in the care of their parish and boldly committed to multiple life-threatening missions in Europe. Over two dangerous years they helped to save hundreds of imperiled political dissidents and Jewish refugees fleeing Nazi occupation across Europe.
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Martha and Waitstill Sharp are featured in the section titled "Americans Who Dared."
“I am most grateful . . . to all refugees who revealed high courage while their world fell apart. I only hope that my efforts were in some measure a return upon their faith and their goodwill.”
-Martha Sharp
“I am most grateful . . . to all refugees who revealed high courage while their world fell apart. I only hope that my efforts were in some measure a return upon their faith and their goodwill.”
-Martha Sharp
Sharp Rescuer Prize 2017
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Marc Jacobs Lucia Carballo Panichella Barbara Shapiro Edward Shapiro Jewish Family Service of Metrowest |
The Joukowsky Family Foundation is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2017 SHARP RESCUER PRIZE. Marc Jacobs, Lucia Panichella, Barbara Shapiro and Edward Shapiro are honored for their tireless work supporting Syrian refugees through the Jewish Family Service Syrian Refugee Humanitarian Project. The project is a coalition across eastern Massachusetts that includes synagogues, Islamic centers, academia, Combined Jewish Philanthropies, HIAS, and the medical community to provide safety, hope and opportunity to Syrian war refugees. Learn more about the recipients' work. The Sharp Rescuer Prize is awarded annually in honor of the Sharps' commitment to justice and compassion. The Prize seeks to empower rescuers today who provide safety and hope to victims of war and others facing the greatest hardships. |
Defying the Nazis Reports
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Exhibition Honoring the Sharps at Brown University Library
If you were moved by the Sharps' story, check out Artemis' Film - Cries From Syria
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NYTIMES Learning Network Publishes "Text to Text: Comparing Jewish Refugees of the 1930s With Syrian Refugees Today" by Laura Tavares |
The NY Times Learning Network has published a lesson by Laura Tavares, Senior Associate at Facing History and Ourselves, that includes clips from the film! The refugee crisis is so relevant, and we are hopeful that the blog will alert educators to the film and to resources to be used at the Moral Courage Conference.
The lesson is published here: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/04/learning/lesson-plans/text-to-text-comparing-jewish-refugees-of-the-1930s-with-syrian-refugees-today.html |
Our film and companion book are now available at your local independent bookstore and these sellers:PBSAmazonBarnes & Noble |
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Autobiographies of Martha and Waitstill
Sharp available at the Kindle store!
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Church Mouse in the White House
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Liberation of the Human Spirit
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