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"DesperateHours" is based on authoritative scholarship by American, Israeli, Turkish, and Italian historians as well as interviews with survivors, former diplomats and clergy in Israel, Italy, Turkey and the United States.
On Monday 18 and also Tuesday 19 of February, a new documentary "DesperateHours" was shown the Turkish community at the Turkish House in New York.
"DesperateHours" was shot in Super 16mm in five countries: Israel, Turkey, Italy, Austria and the United States.
Two hundred fifty persons attended the premiere of the documentary "DesperateHours" shown at to a mixed audience of Jewish American and Turkish Americans at Wilmette Theatre, north of Chicago, recently.
The documentary recounts the efforts of Turkish diplomats and the Turkish government during the Hitler rule in Germany to safeguard human life and integrity.
DesperateHours" is also available in DVD and by contacting the Turkish Consulate in Chicago.