Film Screening: Passage to Sweden

Film Screening: Passage to Sweden

A screening of the new documentary Passage to Sweden

By Newspapers & Microfilm Center

Date and time

Monday, August 5 · 6 - 7:30pm EDT

Location

Free Library of Philadelphia, Parkway Central

1901 Vine Street Skyline Room, 4th Floor Philadelphia, PA 19103

About this event

  • 1 hour 30 minutes

4th Floor Skyline Room

Sweden's geographic location and its role during WWII changed the fate of thousands of Jews. Join us for a screening of the new documentary Passage To Sweden, which tells the lesser-known story the heroic actions of ordinary people who saved the lives of thousands of Jews and fellow countrymen. This screening will occur one day after the birthday of Raoul Wallenberg, whose heroism saved the lives of thousands of people, as depicted in the film.

Learn more about Passage to Sweden, and consider purchasing a copy or donating a copy to a school, university here.

Registration is encouraged, but not required.

Organized by

The Newspapers & Microfilm Center is our region’s largest collection of newspapers from the Philadelphia metropolitan area. Over 400 newspapers dating back to 1720 are on microfilm. Our collection includes newspapers from major cities around the world, local community papers, as well as microfilmed versions of academic, underground, and trade periodicals collected by the subject departments.