Actor Marlon Brando (1924-2004) was one of the first public figures in post-World War II America to speak out about the failure of the Allies to aid Europe's Jews during the Holocaust. In the summer of 1946, the 22 year-old Brando co-starred in "A Flag Is Born," a controversial play authored by Ben Hecht,...
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Author, playwright and Hollywood screenwriter Ben Hecht (1894-1964) was a leading activist for the rescue of European Jews from the Holocaust and creation of a Jewish State. The son of Russian Jewish immigrants, Hecht grew up in Racine (Wisconsin) and Chicago in what he described as a "large, extended,...
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Comedian Bob Hope (1903-2003) was one of a number of prominent entertainers who volunteered to take part in a fundraising event at Madison Square Garden for the Bergson Group's Emergency Committee to Save the Jewish People of Europe. The "Show of Shows," held on March 13, 1944, attracted a full house...
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Actor Edward G. Robinson (1893-1973) was a supporter of the Bergson Group's campaign for Holocaust rescue. Robinson, whose original name was Emanuel Goldenberg, was born in Romania. Fleeing antisemitic violence, his family settled in New York City in 1903. As a film star, he is best known for his role...
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