Humanity in Action

The Ambivalence of Holocaust History

Editor-in-Chief of Politiken Bo Lidegaard,  Head of Research Unit on the Holocaust and Genocide at the Danish Institute for International Studies Cecilie Stokholm Banke and Author and Historian Bent Blüdnikov discuss Holocaust History, specifically the rescue of the Danish Jews during the opening panel of the October 43 Conference in Copenhagen.  This panel was moderated by author and journalist Klaus Rothstein.

The Final Day of My Childhood

Herbert Pundik, Senior Correspondent for Politiken and October ‘43-refugee, shares the story of his family's flight from Nazi forces in Denmark on the night of September 29, 1943 at the October 43 Conference: Civil Society: Reactions to the Holocaust.

The United States: Facing Nazi Policies of Mass Murder

Richard Breitman, Distinguished Professor at American University, delivers a presentation at theOctober 43 Conferenc: Civil Society: Reactions to the Holocaust on October 2, 2013 in Copenhagen.  Discussant: Journalist, correspondent and author Samuel Rachlin

European Reactions to Holocaust Persecution

Bob Moore, Professor at the University of Sheffield, delivers a presentation at the October 43 Conference: Civil Society: Reactions to the Holocaust in Copenhagen on October 1, 2013.

The Best and Duckwitz Enigma: German Occupation, Danish Society & Politics

Dr. Ulrich Herbert, Professor & Director of School of History at the Freiburg Institute for Advanced Studies, delivers a presentation at the October 43 International Conference: Civil Society: Reactions to the Holocaust Conference in Copenhagen on October 1, 2013.  Discussant: Peter Wivel, Berlin Correspondent, Politiken.

Different Realities, Different Perceptions: Case of Poland, Bulgaria and France

Panel Discussion with Konstanty Gebert (Associate Fellow at European Council on Foreign Relations), Anthony Georgieff (Journalist and Managing Editor, Vagabond) and Dr. Annette Wieviorka (Directrice de recherche, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique) at the October 43 International Conference: Civil Society: Reactions to the Holocaust in Copenhagen. Moderated by Flemming Rose (Editor, Morgenavisen Jyllands-Posten).

Light and Dark: Status of Research on the Danish Rescue

Sofie Lene Bak, Associate Professor at the Department of History at the University of Copenhagen, delivers a presentation in which she discusses the rescue of the Danish Jews during World War II at the October 43 Conference in Copenhagen on October 1, 2013.  The presentation was moderated by writer and publisher Lene Andersen.

Perspectives on Humanitarian Interventions

Ambassador Janusz Reiter (President of the Programming Board, Humanity in Action Poland; President and Founder of the Center for International Relations); Dr. Hans Binnendijk (Chair, Humanity in Action Inc.; Senior Fellow, SAIS Center for Transatlantic Relations); and Prof. Lamija Tanovic (Professor, University of Sarajevo; Chair, Humanity in Action Bosnia and Herzegovina) discuss perspectives on humanitarian intervention in Syria today and in the Balkans twenty years ago at the Fourth Annual Humanity in Action International Conference in Warsaw.  The panel was moderated by Anders Jerichow (Chair, Humanity in Action Denmark; Journalist, Politiken)

Why Should My Conscience Bother Me?

Loran Nordgren, Assistant Professor at the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University, delivers a keynote address at the First Annual Humanity in Action International Conference in Amsterdam.  In this keynote, he focuses on why people make unethical decisions and why individuals and organizations with good intentions often act against their ideals.

The Diplomat's Handbook

Kurt Bassuener of the Democratization Policy Council discusses "The Diplomats’ Handbook for Democracy Development Support," a project of the Community of Democracies which he co-authored and served as Research Director for, at the Fourth Annual Humanity in Action International Conference in Warsaw.