The Embassy of El Salvador, American Jewish Committee,
and Washington Hebrew Congregation
invite you to a screening and discussion of the documentary film
Glass House
The film tells the heroic story of Colonel José Arturo Castellanos, a Salvadoran diplomat whose rescue efforts saved thousands of Jews during the Holocaust.
Thursday, June 12, 2008
7:00 pm
Washington Hebrew Congregation
Kaufmann Sanctuary
3935 Macomb Street NW
Washington, DC 20016
Please join us for a discussion following the screening with
Brad Marlowe, Glass House director
Leonor Marlowe, Glass House producer
Rabbi Bruce Lustig, Washington Hebrew Congregation
Glass House – El Salvador
Director: Brad Marlowe Producer: Leonor Avila Marlowe
US, color, 78 min, English, Not Rated -Print courtesy of Brad Marlowe
From its consulate in Geneva, the country of El Salvador issued life-saving certificates
of citizenship to some thirty- thousand Jews fleeing the Third Reich.
Featuring interviews with survivors and the children of the Salvadorans who helped them.
GLASS HOUSE document one of the most successful rescue efforts of the war – an untold story of humanity during the Holocaust.
