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Rescue in the Philippines: Refuge from the Holocaust

Holocaust Remembrance Day and Genocide Awareness Month

Hear about The Center for Holocaust and Humanity Education's upcoming event: the Cincinnati film premiere of "Rescue in the Philippines: Refuge from the Holocaust."

History Video Library

 

As part of the Lincoln Legacy project, renowned author, historian and presidential scholar Doris Kearns Goodwin has taped an interview with Nick Clooney in which she and Mr. Clooney discuss Lincoln's impact on the nation, insights into the character of Abraham Lincoln's legacy and his unique brand of moral leadership.

A Pulitzer Prize-winning author, Goodwin has written many historical books including Team of Rivals, the New York Times best seller about Abraham Lincoln, his leadership and the former rivals he chose to have serve as his cabinet during his presidency.


 

Ever wonder how Cincinnati got the nickname "Porkopolis?"


Hall of Heroes - Leslie Edwards
 

Sharon Drees interviews Leslie Edwards, a Tuskegee Airman during WWII, in the Hall of Heroes at Winton Woods Primary North School.


Dr. Lynn Ashley
 

Dr. Lynn Ashley, who was W.A.C. during WWII and is featured in these corridors is interviewed at Winton Woods Primary North.


 

World War II broke out just as the Lindner family was beginning its business in Norwood.


 

Thomas Linneman spent 208 days in a German POW camp during the last months of the war in Europe. He shares his experiences and discusses how his mother Marie, had to cope with her three sons serving in the war at the same time.


 

William Cosgrove shares his World War II experiences as a POW.