March 9, 2008

Broadcast Date: 
Mar 9 2008

An exhibit on Jewish Holocaust refugees who settled in the Dominican Republic under Trujillo; a growing chorus calls on Israel to negotiate with Hamas; and artists Julia Meltzer, David Thorne, and Rami Farah on their pieces in the Whitney Biennial

Episode segments
  • The Jewish refugee settlement in Sosua
    Arts & Culture, Exhibits, Jewish Communities, Jewish Life, Literature
    Marion Kaplan is the author of Dominican Haven: The Jewish Refugee Settlement in Sosua, 1940-1945
    Abe Velez

    At the infamous Evian Conference of 1938, leaders from countries across the globe refused to open their doors to Jewish refugees fleeing Hitler, but Dominican dictator Rafael Trujillo, siezing the opportunity to portray himself as a humanitarian, offered to take in thousands, as documented in a new exhibition at the Museum of Jewish Heritage

  • Negotiations with Hamas
    American Politics, Israeli Politics, Israel/Palestine, Palestinian Politics
    Mitchell Plitnick is the former director of education and policy for Jewish Voice for Peace; he now authors a blog, The Third Way
    Esther Kaplan and Marilyn Kleinberg Neimark

    A look at the growing chorus calling for negotiations with Hamas and the obstacles--namely US pressure--that stand in the way

  • Julia Meltzer, David Thorne, and Rami Farah
    Visual Art, Arts & Culture

    David Thorne and Julia Meltzer are a team of Los Angeles-based visual and video artists

    Rami Farah is a performer and filmmaker based in Syria

     
    Esther Kaplan and Marilyn Kleinberg Neimark

    A discussion of three works in this year's Whitney Biennial by David Thorne, Julia Meltzer, and Rami Farah that explore what it feels like to live in a nation that has become a potential target in the war on terror