Life After the Holocaust: Thomas Buergenthal
Series: Life After the Holocaust: Stories of Holocaust Survivors After the War
From: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
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With the end of World War II and collapse of the Nazi regime, survivors of the Holocaust faced the daunting task of rebuilding their lives. With little in the way of financial resources and few, if any, surviving family members, most eventually emigrated from Europe to start their lives again. Between 1945 and 1952, more than 80,000 Holocaust survivors immigrated to the United States. This Web site, Life After the Holocaust, documents the experiences of six Holocaust survivors whose journeys brought them to the United States, and reveals the complexity of starting over. Listen to Thomas Buergenthal speak about his experiences.
Broadcast History
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Transcript
Interview with Thomas Buergenthal Narrator: The Netherlands - February 27, 2001. Thomas: We are at the International Court of Justice in The Hague in my office at the Court. Ahm, on a very sort of (laughs) dark, dreary day... Narrator: Judge Thomas Buergenthal is well known as a leading advocate of international human rights law, and for his pioneering work in international law. In March of 2000, he was elected the American judge for the principal judicial organ of the United Nations; the International Court of Justice. Thomas: It's a court where you deal only with disputes between states. So, for an international lawyer like me, this is a dream court and a dream come true. It's like being on the Supreme Court of the United States. This is the court that determines what is and what is not international law. Not that we're that important but in terms of those of us who believe in internat...
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Review of LIFE AFTER THE HOLOCAUST: THOMAS BUERGENTHAL
This is a classic profile feature. Buergenthal is a fascinating man with an extraordinary history and so one can't really go wrong when making a piece on his life. So, just for the content of this programme I would have given a four rating. The final rating is less because I just felt that the presentation could have been a little more imaginative. I would have preferred to have heard a straight interview which would have created a warmer and more intimate connection. Instead, the listener is felt detached from Buergenthal because his words have been edited between rather stodgy links.
Also, the The International Court of Justice in The Hague is hinted at at the beginning of the programme and then disappears without a trace. A shame because if anyone belongs in such an important legal institution it's Buergenthal. A marriage of true minds with no impediment.