Upcoming Events
May 9, 2024: Boston
May 15, 2024: Worldwide Virtual
May 21, 2024 – Hackensack, NJ
TBA May 2024 Atlanta
TBA May 2024 San Francisco
May 2, 2023:
Saint Andrews School, Boca Raton, FL: Robert Krakow will speak to a group of middle school teachers to discuss the story of SS St. Louis, his work as a historian and filmmaker.
Fall, 2023: Donna Klein Jewish Academy, Boca Raton, FL
Past Events
March 7, 2024: Delray Beach, Florida
March 3, 2024:
December 3, 2023: Boca Raton, Florida
Donna Klein Jewish Academy, Boca Raton, FL
May 2, 2023:
Saint Andrews School, Boca Raton, FL: Robert Krakow will speak to a group of middle school teachers to discuss the story of SS St. Louis, his work as a historian and filmmaker.
April 19, 2023: Jewish Center of Princeton, Princeton, NJ
April 18, 2023: Centralia College – Centralia, Washington
Screening of Complicit with St. Louis passenger John Shilling and filmmaker Robert Krakow (Zoom)
April 14, 2023: Saint Andrew’s School, Boca Raton, FL.
January 31, 2023: Galicia Jewish Museum in Krakow, Poland
December 12, 2022:
November 9, 2022:
July 25, 2022: The Wiener Library and Royal Holloway University
Screening of Complicit – Guests included SS St. Louis passengers Eva Wiener, Sonja Geismar, Hans Fisher, Gisela Feldman and John Shilling and filmmaker Robert Krakow.
April 5, 2022:
January 27, 2022: B’nai B’rith Europe, Antwerp, Belgium
January 24, 2022: United States Military Academy, West Point, NY
June 22, 2021: South African Holocaust & Genocide Foundation, Johannesburg, South Africa
January 27, 2022: B’nai B’rith Europe, Brussels, Belgium and HIAS, Brussels, Belgium
June 20, 2021:
June 17, 2021:
May 13, 2021:
May 5, 2021:
April 29, 2021:
The Gold Hill Middle School Fort Hill, South Carolina, 7th grade classes, will host our virtual St. Louis program. The event will include a screening of our documentary film, COMPLICT, and a post film Q&A with filmmaker Robert Krakow and 3 surviving passengers from the St. Louis.
January 26, 2020:
Chabad of George Washington University, Washington, DC, Screening of COMPLICIT with special guests Hans Fisher, Sonja Geismar, Judith Steel, Eva Wiener, surviving St. Louis passengers, Robert Krakow, filmmaker and Jonathon Krakow, Director of Research. This program will commemorate the 75th Anniversary of the Liberation of Auschwitz
January 15, 2020:
Chabad of S. Petersburg, S. Petersburg, Florida, Screening of COMPLICIT with special guests John Shilling, surviving SS St. Louis passenger, Robert Krakow, filmmaker and Jonathon Krakow, Director of Research
January 9, 2020:
Yiddish Club of Hunters Run Country Club, Boynton Beach, Florida, Screening of COMPLICIT
November 5, 2019:
Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, CA – Screening of COMPLICIT to commemorate Kristallnacht with special guest Filmmaker Robert M. Krakow and Producer Jonathon B. Krakow
October 10, 2019:
North Hill Retirement Community, Needham, MA – Screening of COMPLICIT with special guest, SS St. Louis passenger Hans Fisher
September 11-15, 2019:
Swan Theatre, Santa Fe, NM – Theater Production of The False Witness: The Trial of Humanity’s Conscience with special guests, playwright Robert M. Krakow and creative director, Jonathon B. Krakow
August 15, 2019:
Documentary Film Premiere, The National Jewish Retreat, Washington, DC – The False Witness: The Trial of Humanity’s Conscience with special guests, Filmmaker Robert M. Krakow and Producer Jonathon B. Krakow
August 7, 2019:
Temple Israel, Sharon, MA – Screening of COMPLICIT with special guest, SS St. Louis passenger Hans Fisher
May 28, 2019:
Chabad of the Upper East Side, New York, NY – Screening of COMPLICIT to commemorate the 80th Anniversary of the Voyage of the SS St. Louis with special guests, 3 SS St. Louis passengers, UN Ambassadors from Argentina and Costa Rica, Filmmaker Robert M. Krakow
May 15, 2019:
Jewish Federation of Volusia and Flagler Counties, Ormond Beach, FL – Screening of COMPLICIT
May 14, 2019:
Chabad of Fleming Island, Fleming Island, FL – Screening of COMPLICIT to commemorate the 80th Anniversary of the Voyage of the SS St. Louis with special guests, Filmmaker Robert M. Krakow and Producer Jonathon B. Krakow
May 13, 2019:
Chabad of S Augustine, S Augustine, FL – Screening of COMPLICIT to commemorate the 80th Anniversary of the Voyage of the SS St. Louis with special guests, Filmmaker Robert M. Krakow and Producer Jonathon B. Krakow
May 1, 2019:
Temple Sinai of Hollywood, Hollywood, FL – Screening of COMPLICIT to commemorate Yom HaShoah with special guest, Robert M. Krakow, creator/producer and producer, Jonathon B. Krakow
April 29, 2019:
St. Andrews Country Club, Boca Raton, FL – Screening of COMPLICIT to commemorate Yom HaShoah and the 80th Anniversary of the Voyage of the SS St. Louis with special guests, SS St. Louis passenger Herbert Karliner and Filmmaker Robert M. Krakow
March 31, 2019:
Center Communities of Brookline, Brookline, MA – Screening of COMPLICIT with special guest, SS St. Louis passenger Hans Fisher
March 31, 2019:
Chabad of North Orlando, Orlando, FL – Screening of COMPLICIT with special guests Robert M. Krakow, creator/producer and Jonathon Krakow, director of research
March 26 & 27, 2019:
Theater presentation of The False Witness at the Countess de Hoernle Theater on the campus of Spanish River High School, Boca Raton, FL sponsored by NEXT GENERATIONS and ORT AMERICA and Title Sponsors Howard Kaye Insurance Agency and the Steve Melman Foundation
March 3, 2019:
Palm Beach Synagogue, Palm Beach, FL – Screening of COMPLICIT with special guests, Robert M. Krakow, creator/producer and Jonathon Krakow, director of researchJanuary 24, 2019: Chabad of Wesport,
January 24, 2019:
Westport, CT -Screening of COMPLICIT with special guests, SS St. Louis passengers, Judith Steel, Eva Wiener and Robert M. Krakow, creator/producer
January 15, 2019:
Ransom Everglades School, Coconut Grove, FL – SS St. Louis Docu-Drama presentation by Robert M. Krakow
December 17, 2018:
The Shul, Bal Harbour, FL – Screening of COMPLICIT with special guests SS St. Louis passenger Herbert Karliner and Robert M. Krakow, creator/producer and Jonathon Krakow, Director of Research
November 8, 2018:
The Ottawa Torah Centre Chabad, Ottawa Canada – Screening of COMPLICIT with special guests SS St. Louis passengers, Eva Wiener, Sol Messinger, Sonja Geismar, Judith Steel, Hans Fisher, Robert M. Krakow, creator/producer and Jonathon Krakow, Director of Research
November 7, 2018:
Parliament of Canada, Ottawa, Canada – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau makes a formal apology to a delegation of 6 surviving passengers of the SS St. Louis. The delegation will include Robert M. Krakow, Executive Director of the SS St. Louis Legacy Project and Jonathon Krakow, Director of Research. The delegation of passengers included Sonja Geismar, Judith Steel, Eva Wiener, Sol Messinger and Hans Fisher
October 21, 2018:
Congregation Shalom, North Chelmsford, MA – Screening of COMPLICIT with special guest, SS St. Louis passenger, Hans Fisher
October 15, 2018:
Chabad of Conejo, CA – Screening of COMPLICIT with special guest SS St. Louis passenger, Thomas Jacobson
July 31 – August 5, 2018:
Chabad’s National Jewish Retreat, Providence, R.I – Screening of COMPLICIT with special guests Robert M. Krakow, creator/producer, Jonathan Krakow, director of research, surviving passengers Eva Wiener and Hans Fisher, US Department of State Official Stacy B. Davis
April 29, 2018:
Sperling Kronberg Mack Holocaust Resource Center, Las Vegas, NV – Screening of COMPLICIT with special guests surviving St. Louis passenger Thomas Jacobson and Robert M. Krakow, creator/producer
April 12, 2018:
Young Israel of Kew Garden Hills, Kew Garden, NY – Screening of COMPLICIT to commemorate Holocaust Memorial Day
March 24, 2018:
Rehoboth Jewish Film Festival, Rehoboth Beach, Delaware – Screening of COMPLICIT with special guest Director Michael Schwartz
November 15, 2017:
Parkland Library, Parkland, FL – Screening of COMPLICIT with special guest Robert M. Krakow, creator/producer and SS St. Louis passenger Herbert Karliner
November 11, 2017:
Young Israel of Oceanside, Oceanside, NY – Screening of COMPICIT with special guest, Robert M. Krakow, creator of COMPLICIT and SS St. Louis passengers Sonja Geismar
November 9, 2017:
Columbia University, New York, NY – Screening of COMPLICT with special guests SS St. Louis passengers Eva Wiener and Sonja Geismar and filmmaker Robert M. Krakow
November 8, 2017:
Holocaust Resource Center of Buffalo, NY – commemoration of Kristallnacht with special guest, Sol Messinger, surviving passenger from the SS St. Louis and Robert M. Krakow, creator of COMPLICIT
October 18, 2017:
University of Maryland, College Park, MD – Center for Global Migration screening of COMPLICIT with the SS St. Louis passengers Eva Wiener and Sonja Geismar and filmmaker Robert Krakow
June 22, 2017:
Kehillat Israel, Pacific Palisades, CA – Screening of COMPLICIT with special guest surviving St. Louis passenger, Thomas Jacobson
April 25, 2017:
Hadassah of Burlington, Vermont – Screening of COMPLICIT with special guest Robert Krakow and dignitaries and public officials
April 23 and 24, 2017:
PBS WXEL-WPBT2 South Florida – Broadcast of COMPLICIT to commemorate Yom Hashoah
April 24, 2017:
Harvard University, Cambridge, MA – Yom HaShoah Commemoration, screening of COMPLICIT with special guests Judith Steel, Hans Fisher and Sonja Geismar, surviving passengers from the SS St. Louis and Robert M. Krakow, creator of COMPLICIT
April 23, 2017:
Columbus, Ohio Board of Rabbis, Columbus, OH – Yom HaShoah commemoration, screening of COMPLICIT with special guest Robert M. Krakow, creator/producer of COMPLICIT
March 3, 2017:
Arden Heights Blvd. Jewish Center, Staten Island, NY – screening of COMPLICIT
March 2, 2017:
Boca Grove Grove Country Club, Boca Raton, FL – screening of COMPLICIT with special guests, Herbert Karliner, Judith Steel and Charles Mendel, surviving passengers from the SS St. Louis and Robert M. Krakow, creator of film.
December 7, 2016:
Oceanside Jewish Center, Oceanside, NY – COMPLICIT with Robert M. Krakow and surviving SS St. Louis passenger, Judith Steel as special guests
December 4, 2016:
Hadassah Boston Northern Region – COMPLICIT with surviving SS St. Louis passenger, Dr. Hans Fisher as special guest
November 17, 2016:
Yad Vashem, Jerusalem, Israel: 7 surviving passengers from the SS St. Louis gather at the Garden of the Righteous Among the Nations to honor the memory of captain of the St. Louis, Gustav Schroeder.
November 17, 2016:
Yad Vashem, Jerusalem, Israel – Liat Benhabib, Director of the Visual Center accepts a copy of COMPLICIT for the Yad Vashem permanent film archives.
November 16, 2016:
Hebrew University, Jerusalem – Symposium on SS St. Louis and the World Refugee Crisis – Screening of COMPLICIT with 7 SS St. Louis passengers leading the post film discussion.
November 15, 2016:
Knesset, Jerusalem, Israel: 7 surviving passengers from the SS St. Louis present a PROCLAMATION OF GRATITUDE AND REMEMBRANCE to Avi Dichter, Member of the Knesset.
November 10, 2016:
San Francisco Public Library – COMPLICIT
November 2, 2016:
Jewish Culture and History Club, Cascade Lakes, Boynton Beach, FL – COMPLICIT
October 20, 2016:
Jewish Congregation of New Paltz, New Paltz, NY – COMPLICIT
October 19, 2016:
Jewish Genealogical Society, Delray Beach, FL – COMPLICIT
October 15, 16 & 18, 2016:
Due Process TV, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ – Special program – WNET and NJTV on COMPLICIT hosted by Sandra King with guests Robert Krakow, Ruth Kalish and surviving SS St. Louis passenger, Eva Wiener
October 13, 2016:
Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ – COMPLICIT with Robert M. Krakow as special guest.
September 18, 2016:
Jewish Historical Society of Memphis, Memphis, TN – COMPLICIT: Robert M. Krakow and SS St. Louis passenger Dr. Clark Blatteis will lead the post film discussion.
September 12, 2016:
Hadassah-Brandeis Institute, Boston, MA – COMPLICIT
September 11, 2016:
AMIT – Philadelphia, PA: Screening of COMPLICIT with Robert M. Krakow as special guest
June 15, 2016:
Vassar Temple/FDR Library – Poughkeepsie, NY – COMPLICIT
June 7, 2016:
Rowan College, Burlington, NJ – COMPLICIT
May 12, 2016:
Temple Emanu-El – East Meadow, NY – COMPLICIT
May 5, 2016:
Edmond Safra Synagogue, Manhattan, NY – COMPLICIT
May 1, 2016:
Pine Brook Jewish Center – Montville, NJ – COMPLICIT
April 10, 2016:
Cascade Chapters of ORT and Hadassah, Boynton Beach, FL – COMPLICIT
April 7 & 8, 2016:
Wynmoor Village, Coconut Creek, FL – Theatrical performance – The Trial of Franklin D. Roosevelt
February 10, 2016:
Holocaust Museum and Education Center of Southwest Florida: COMPLICIT and SS St Louis Traveling Exhibit
January 17, 2016:
Alpert Jewish Family and Children Service, West Palm Beach, FL – Robert M. Krakow’s multi-media lecture: US Presidents and Their Responses to Historical Jewish Predicaments
October 25, 2015:
Axelrod Performing Arts Center, Deal, NJ – COMPLICIT
June 22, 2015:
Lappin Foundation, Temple Sinai and the JCC of the North Shore, Marblehead, MA – COMPLICIT
May 14, 2015:
Lappin Foundation and B’nai Abraham, Beverly, MA – COMPLICIT and post film discussion with surviving SS St. Louis passenger, Dr. Hans Fisher
April 16, 2015:
Shaare Shalom Congregation YOM HASHOAH PROGRAM, Brooklyn, NY – COMPLICIT
April 11 & 12, 2015:
PBS WXEL South Florida Special Event – Holocaust Days of Remembrance: COMPLICIT followed by post film debate with Robert M. Krakow and Dr. Robert Watson, Department of History, Lynn University
February 21-23, 2015:
PBS WXEL South Florida Special Event: COMPLICIT
November 12, 2014:
Roving Eye Film Festival – Roger Williams University, Bristol, RI – COMPLICIT
November 10, 2014:
Official Selection – Palm Beach Jewish Film Festival, Palm Beach Gardens, FL
November 1, 2014:
DUE PROCESS TV special broadcast on WNET and NJTV with Robert M. Krakow, Dr. Ruth Kalish and surviving SS St. Louis passenger Eva Wiener
October 21, 2014:
Institute for Cuban and Cuban American Studies: University of Miami – COMPLICIT
September 21, 2014:
Museum of Art, Fort Lauderdale, FL – COMPLICIT
August 5-10, 2014:
Official Selection – Rhode Island International Film Festival, Providence, RI (First Prize – Jewish Film Category) – COMPLICIT
August 25-27, 2014:
Official Selection – Montreal World Film Festival, Montreal, Canada – COMPLICIT
May 12, 2014:
Beth Torah Benny Rok Campus, Aventura, Florida: Ceremony to commemorate the 75th Anniversary of the Voyage of the SS St. Louis. The ceremony included the screening of COMPLICIT and the presentation of the Proclamation of Remembrance to Mayor Tomas Regalado of the City of Miami.
April 17, 2014:
Georgetown University Law School, Washington DC – COMPLICIT followed by post film discussion with Robert M. Krakow and Georgetown University Law Professor Andrew Schoenholtz, Director of the Human Rights Institute for Georgetown Law Center
March 23-25, 2014:
Jewish International Film Festival of Sydney and Melbourne, Australia – COMPLICIT
May 6, 8, 20, 22, 23, 2013:
Movies of Delray, Delray Beach, FL Premiere of documentary film: COMPLICIT, the untold story of why the Roosevelt Administration denied safe haven to Jewish Refugees
April 8, 2013:
Ramaz School, New York City, The Trial of Franklin D Roosevelt: Docu-Drama Presentation, Holocaust Remembrance Observance
April 7, 2013:
Congregation Kehilath Jeshurun, New York City, The Trial of Franklin D Roosevelt: Docu-Drama Presentation, Yom HaShoah-Holocaust Remembrance Observance
January 13, 2013
Valencia Palms, Boynton Beach, Florida, The Story of the SS St Louis, Docu-Drama Presentation
November 7, 2012
Congregation Agudath Sholom, Stamford, Connecticut, The Trial of FDR: A Courtroom Drama, The 74th Anniversary of Kristallnacht
September 24, 2012:
US Department of State, Washington DC, Ceremony honoring the survivors of the SS St Louis, Special address to the survivors by Deputy Secretary of State Williams Burns
September 24, 2012:
US Department of State, Washington DC, – The Trial of Franklin D. Roosevelt with special guest playwright Robert Krakow
April 19, 2012:
Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska, Yom HaShoah-Holocaust Remembrance Observance
January 29, 2012:
Boca Pointe Country Club, Boca Raton, Florida, The Story of the SS St Louis: Docu-Drama Presentation with special guest Robert Krakow
October 18, 2011:
Georgetown University, Washington DC, Edmund Walsh School of Foreign Service, Program for Jewish Civilization, The Voyage of the SS St Louis and its Impact on the Roosevelt Legacy with special guests surviving St. Louis passenger Herbert Karliner, playwright Robert Krakow and State Department official Stacy Davis
December 12, 13, 14, 2009:
Miami Beach, Florida – 70th Anniversary Reunion of the Voyage of the SS St. Louis with 33 surviving passengers attending. The passengers gathered at the location where they had been refused safe haven 70 years before. Richard Hunt from the National Archives was there to accept Senate Resolution 111 signed by all 33 surviving passengers. Director Hunt told the audience that the document which commemorated the 70th Anniversary of the St. Louis, would be placed in the same casings as George Washington’s Inaugural Address
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