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of Reviews of Dorit Bader Whiteman's Presentations:
"Thank you so much for coming
to DC and doing such a really marvelous job of presenting the
history of the Teheran children. You are a wonderful speaker.
It is really a fascinating story. I had read the book when I
first got it a couple of years ago, and skimmed it again before you
spoke. I realized after your presentation just how much more
there is to tell about that unfortunately unique experience."
Martin Goldman, Director, Survivor Affairs, United States Holocaust
Memorial Museum
"Last night's lecture
was
a sensation! I can't thank you enough for being a key part of this
highly informative and totally engaging evening. Please know how
very appreciative we are that you graciously agreed to recreate the
Salzburg Shanghai presentation in N.Y. The terribly hot weather did
nothing to diminish the attendance, or the enthusiasm that greeted
your talk. Thank you again."
Carol Kahn Strauss, Executive Director, Leo Baeck Institute, New
York
"In our end of conference survey, your speech was clearly a
great favorite and was given the highest "satisfaction"
level."
Kurt Fuchel, President, Kindertransport Association of North
America, New York
"You have rendered
our students an invaluable service by dramatically presenting to
them and making them understand what really happened." University
of Vienna, Austria.
"Dr. Whiteman is a dynamic speaker and her presentation was
well organized. All those in attendance appreciate her warmth and
enthusiasm as she described the eight month journey of Lonek and the
900 Polish-Jewish children to Hadassah groups because of the role
played by Hadassah in saving these children. I would highly
recommend Dorit Whiteman as a speaker for any audience that wants to
learn more about a unique Holocaust story or survival. No one should
miss hearing her."
Barbara K. Fleischer, President, Southern New Jersey Region of Hadassah
"While the evening was one of the coldest nights yet,
the turn out for your emotional and stirring words was very
gratifying. All those in attendance appreciated your personal
insights to the conditions in Europe before the Holocaust as well as
the emotional and psychological effect the war had on the survivors
of the Holocaust." Sisterhood, Kew GardensAnshe Sholom Jewish
Center
"Your presentation was superb both in content and manner of delivery.
A most successful evening, devoted to an aspect of the Nazi
era which has received little attention." Conference on The
Flight to Shanghai
"I want to thank you for your very interesting speech at our
conference. Your speech was clearly a great favorite and our
audience gave it the highest �satisfaction level." Kindertransport
Association of America
"We greatly enjoyed your lecture but of course we were prejudiced as
we had attended the one on The Uprooted and expected no less."
Members of the New York City Public Library
"I am Harry Levy, one of the
people in the audience when you gave such a find presentation at the
Holocaust Museum in Washington. Perhaps you remember that I
had a pair of 13 year old girls with main, and I briefly chatted
with you after your talk. Keep up the fine work. It is
important." Harry Levy
Kindertransport: "Your presentation
was superb; both in content and manner of delivery. A record
successful evening, devoted to an aspect of the Nazi era which has
received little attention." An attendee.
A review follows this description
of "The Betrayal of the Jews"
at The Woman's Book Discussion Group in Brookhaven, Mississippi: The
Austrian Jews had lived an assimilated life, side by side with the
Catholic population until Hitler's invasion of Austria. Dr.
Whiteman gives a documentary account of the population's sudden
acceptance of anti-Semitism in its most virulent form. A refugee
from Austria herself, Dr. Whiteman depicts the experiences of the
escapees: the persecution by citizens and officials; the raids and
arrests; the efforts to save the children; the dangers and
fortuities in escape and resettlement and the lasting emotional
consequences of these experiences. Review: "Since your visit
here in Brookhaven, I have read your books The
Uprooted and Escape via Siberia and
have visited the Holocaust Museum in Washington D.C. Both
experiences as well as your visit, have certainly made a lasting
impression. I do feel
that some progress has been made, but not nearly enough. Perhaps
your books and the stories you have documented will keep us aware of
the awesome responsibility we share
to open our hearts and minds to differences and work toward peace
and love in our families, our communities and the world."
An attendee.
"Dr.
Whiteman gave lots of good information about the
Holocaust." "She is a fascinating storyteller with a
dynamic personality." "She had an interesting life
and is the type of person who is an honor to meet."
Viewers of the TV program, "Dr.
Carol Goldberg and Company"
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