Book launch event! Join historian Dr. Rafael Medoff, cartoonist Dean Motter and attorney/activist Mark Zaid to explore four heroes of the Holocaust who did all in their power to persuade the US government to save the Jews of Europe. Their actions led to the creation of the War Refugee Board that saved thousands but could have saved many more.
A compelling nonfiction graphic novel, Whistleblowers is the true story of four courageous individuals who risked their careers — or their lives — to confront the unfolding Holocaust.
Who were the whistleblowers?
- Alan Cranston — a young journalist and future U.S. senator who exposed the truth of Hitler’s plans.
- Henry Morgenthau, Jr. — a member of Franklin D. Roosevelt’s cabinet who confronted the President over the plight of Jewish refugees fleeing Hitler
- Jan Karski — an eyewitness to Nazi atrocities who met with American and British officials to alert them about the death camps.
- Josiah E. DuBois Jr. — an American civil servant who blew the whistle on colleagues inside the Roosevelt administration who were blocking the rescue of refugees.
Acclaimed author Dr. Rafael Medoff, director of the David Wyman Institute for Holocaust Studies, and award-winning comics creator Dean Motter bring to life these tales of moral courage in the face of genocide.
Registration for this program will close on Thursday, March 14 at 10 PM US Eastern Time. An email with instructions and links will be sent to all registrants on Friday, March 15 and again on the morning of the program.
