About this Event
Two Americans Who Defied the Nazis
IN EARLY 1939, WAITSTILL AND MARTHA SHARP, a young Unitarian minister and social worker, moved to Prague and aided hundreds of refugees fleeing Nazi persecution. Join us for a preview of selections of an upcoming a documentary about the Sharps’ remarkable actions and to learn about their collection of personal papers that has been donated to the Museum.
FEATURED SPEAKERS:
ARTEMIS JOUKOWSKY, Filmmaker and Member of the Sharp Family
GRETCHEN SKIDMORE, Director, Education Initiatives, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
These programs are free and open to the public, but registration is required. For questions, contact the Museum’s Western Regional Office at 310.556.3222 or western@ushmm.org. Register at: ushmm.org/events/sharp-sf