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The Miramax film "Six Million Paper Clips" will be opening in the cities listed below in February and March. If you are interested in purchasing a copy of the book so it will be available for your library patrons prior to the opening of the film, call 800-4KARBEN or go to our website at www.karben.com. In addition, authors, Peter and Dagmar Schroder, the German journalists who were instrumental in helping the students in Whitwell, TN to obtain the railroad car in which the memorial is housed from Germany, will be in Florida from February 1-20 in conjunction with the film's opening on February 11. If you would like to schedule a lecture or other educational event with them, please contact me at [EMAIL PROTECTED] or 800-328-4929 X 229. ABOUT THE BOOK "Six Million Paper Clips: The Making of A Children's Holocaust Memorial," is an improbable and inspiring human interest story of community determination and triumph. Whitwell, TN, a rural town with virtually no diversity, is a surprising place to find a Holocaust memorial. But today, a World War II-era German railcar that houses millions of paper clips, each representing a victim of murder by the Nazis, prominently sits in front of Whitwell Middle School. Authors Peter Schroeder and Dagmar Schroeder-Hildebrand, who were born in Germany during World War II and are White House correspondents, give readers an exclusive personal account of the project and their vital role in obtaining the railcar. The Schroeders traveled throughout Germany to locate, purchase and ship the railcar back to Whitwell for the students. To understand the enormity of the Nazi's extermination of the Jews, students began collecting paper clips, a symbol used to by the Norwegians to show solidarity with their Jewish neighbors during WWII. After sending out a massive number of letters, they began receiving packages of paper clips from people all over the world, from Holocaust survivors to well-known celebrities like Bill Clinton, Tom Hanks, and Steven Spielberg. This fascinating story illustrates how the Paper Clip Project began as a class in a small community and grew into an international effort to build a memorial with the powerful message of unity, understanding and hope. Peter W. Schroeder has worked as a diplomatic correspondent in Europe, Asia, Israel, and for the last 24 years in North America. He has authored books on German history, tolerance, the Holocaust, and European-American relations. Dagmar Schroeder-Hildebrand has worked as a diplomatic correspondent all over the world. She is the author of several biographies of Holocaust survivors. The authors have appeared on "The Jane Pauley Show" and were recently featured on CNN's "News Night with Aaron Brown" in conjunction with the 60th anniversary of the liberation of the concentration camps and the opening of the film. FILM OPENING DATES February 4 -- Phildelphia, Detroit, Atlanta February 11 -- Phoenix, Boca Raton, Miami, Portland, OR February 18 -- Dallas, Austin and Houston February 25 -- Chicago March 18-- Cleveland, Baltimore Currently playing in Boston, Teaneck, Beverly Hills, New York, Washington, DC Joni Sussman Director, Kar-Ben Publishing A division of Lerner Publishing Group 241 First Ave. No. Minneapolis, MN 55401 612-332-3344 ext. 229 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit www.karben.com for award winning titles from Kar-Ben! Now celebrating our 30th anniversary! Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the AJL =========================================================== Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: Hasafran @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
