The American Premiere of the documentary "Turkish Passport" presented on November 22nd. The film was first shown in the Cannes Film Festival last May, and received a great attention.
Film Synopsis: The Turkish Passport tells the story of diplomats posted to Turkish Embassies and Consulates in several European countries, who saved numerous Jewish people during the Holocaust. Based on the testimonies of witnesses, who traveled to Istanbul to find safety,
the Turkish Passport also uses written historical documents and archive footage to tell this story of saving the lives of Turkish Jews. They also rescued foreign Jews condemned to a certain death by giving them Turkish Passports. In this dark period of history, their actions lit the candle of hope and allowed these people to travel to Turkey, where they found light.
A news about "Turkish Passport" movie from The newspaper of the Harvard Universty "Crimson News"
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