The JIFF will host the Australia premiere of our documentary “Transport XX to Auschwitz” at 12 pm Sunday March 15, 2015 – simultaneously in both Sydney (Event Cinemas, Bondi Junction) and Melbourne (Classic Cinemas).
In both cities another showing of the film later in March again : in Sydney March 24 , and in Melbourne March 19, 2015.
Special announcement Atelier Marcel Hastir at the 70th anniversary of Auschwitz liberation :
On the occasion of Holocaust Memorial Day the Atelier especially draws your attention to the screening of the documentary film “Transport XX to Auschwitz” – a film by Karen Lynne & Richard Bloom and Michel van der Burg” (subtitled) on Saturday January 31, 2015 at 17h in the Atelier Marcel Hastir at the Rue du Commerce 51 in Brussels, Belgium
More information at the Atelier site
Annonce spéciale de l’Atelier :
A l’occasion de la Journée mondiale de l’holocauste nous attirons spécialement votre attention sur la projection du film documentaire “Transport XX to Auschwitz a film by Karen Lynne & Richard Bloom and Michel van der Burg” (sous-titré), le Samedi 31 janvier 2015 à 17h à l’Atelier Marcel Hastir , Rue du Commerce 51 à Bruxelles, Belgique – ici le site internet
ATELIER MARCEL HASTIR
Rue du Commerce 51, 1000 Bruxelles – Métro Trône
Sa 31 jan 2015 , 17h – Film docu “Transport XX to Auschwitz”
EN – Documentary film « Transport XX to Auschwitz »
70 years after the liberation of Auschwitz concentration camp on January 27, 1945 – for International Holocaust Remembrance Day – the Atelier Marcel Hastir presents the documentary « Transport XX to Auschwitz » a film by Karen Lynne Bloom, Richard Bloom and Michel van der Burg.
The documentary tells the story of the remarkable heroic attack on a deportation train to Auschwitz – the 20th transport – on April 19, 1943 at Boortmeerbeek (Belgium). Three brave young Belgians stopped that train that transported 1631 Jewish passengers in the cattle cars. They managed to liberate 17 people – and another 200 could jump out also before the Belgian border, partly due to the consternation caused by that attack.
English subtitles ; and languages spoken: english, dutch, german, french.
Filmmaker Michel van der Burg will be present to talk with the audience after the screening.
FR – Film documentaire « Transport XX to Auschwitz »
70 ans après la libération du camp de concentration d’Auschwitz le 27 janvier 1945 – pour le Journée internationale de commémoration de l’Holocauste – l’Atelier Marcel Hastir montre le film documentaire « Transport XX to Auschwitz » réalisé par Karen Lynne Bloom, Richard Bloom et Michel van der Burg.
Le film raconte l’histoire de l’attentat héroïque au train de déportation vers Auschwitz – le 20e convoi – le 19 avril 1943 à Boortmeerbeek (Belgique). Trois jeunes hommes belges ont eu le courage d’arrêter ce train, transportant 1631 personnes juives. Ils ont pu libérer 17 personnes, et plus de 200 autres ont pu sauter aussi du train avant la frontière belge, en partie grâce à la consternation que l’attentat avait provoqué.
Sous-titré anglais ; langues parlées: anglais, néerlandais, allemand, français.
Le cinéaste Michel van der Burg sera présent pour échanger avec le public à l’issue de la projection.
NL – Documentaire « Transport XX to Auschwitz »
70 jaar na de bevrijding van het Auschwitz concentratiekamp op 27 januari 1945 – voor de Internationale Herdenkingsdag voor de Holocaust – vertoont het Atelier Marcel Hastir de documentaire « Transport XX to Auschwitz » een film van Karen Lynne Bloom, Richard Bloom en Michel van der Burg.
De documentaire vertelt het verhaal van de heldhaftige overval op een deportatietrein naar Auschwitz – het 20e konvooi – op 19 april 1943 te Boortmeerbeek (België). Drie moedige Belgische jongemannen stopten de trein die 1631 Joodse passagiers vervoerde in de veewagons. Zij slaagden er in om 17 mensen te bevrijden, en meer dan 200 anderen konden nog van de trein springen voor de belgische grens, mede door de consternatie veroorzaakt door de overval.
Ondertiteling: engels ; gesproken talen: nederlands, engels, duits en frans.
Filmmaker Michel van der Burg zal aanwezig zijn, om na de vertoning met het publiek praten.
More background and other news also here at this site : Documentary film “Transport XX to Auschwitz”
(Revised version – March 19 , 2015 – English and especially French and Dutch texts were expanded)
Raging Fire | 20140915 | 1-memo•com | Heerenlogement building in Leiden, Sept 15, 1976.
In the early hours of Sept 15, 1976 the historic Heerenlogement buidling (1652 – Leiden , Holland) was on fire. I was living nearby then at the bottom of the ‘De Burcht’ (a 11th century shell keep). After midnight I was listening to music via headphones when I noticed the sound of the raging flames. I took my Asahi Pentax SLR camera and tripod and went up the hill of De Burcht to take pictures around 1.30 AM.
Image Michel van der Burg – scan of vintage print on silk-screened – grid – photo paper, making it difficult to scan and a lot of work to restore the image.
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Just before the fire it had been decided to start the restauration of this monument (once a ‘city inn’) as a future location for a new central public library. The attached scaffolding is showing in this picture.
Two weeks later a 17 year-old pyromaniac confessed having set fire to the buiding – he had actually helped that night extinguising the fire and getting coffee for the fire brigade. July 1980 the new public library moved in a the beautifully restaured Heerenlogement building. I – being a ‘poor’ student with a part time evening job – sold some negatives but not the copyright of my images 😉 for 400 dutch guilders (around $200) to the head of that library who planned to have a large print made for the boardroom … and, so I could have a short vacation in Normandie with my future wife and kids 😉 The official opening by queen Beatrix was in 1981.
The image below shows the front page and 1 page inside from the library pamphlet on the opening 11 june 1981.
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Out Of Service | 20140911 | 1-memo•com | In the morning of 9/11 2001 logistics forced me to officially announce a temporarily – 1 week – ‘out of service’ of our Leiden islet isolation and transplant center. Our center was started earlier that summer of 2001 at the Leiden University Medical Center. So, I decided to have a short vacation abroad – heaven, after being on call 24/7 almost non stop for years. Later that day at home, I was downstairs watching TV — because upstairs near my workroom the central heating was being replaced – when I saw the CNN breaking news about the plane crashing into the World Trade Center. That day would become a landmark in history and the course of my life.
Background image : Microscopy picture I took of purified human Islets of Langerhans – tiny clumps (size around 1/10 mm or 1/25 inch) of 10s to 1000s of cells that produce hormones like insulin – these cells are just visible when you enlarge this 50x microscopy picture : as tiny translucent ‘balls’ or ‘spheres’. The red color is from a stain that binds to the insulin cells.
Iodixanol-UWS purified human islets, stained with dithizone. Original magnification 50x.
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Creator: Michael P.M. van der Burg
Caption/Description: Iodixanol-UWS purified human islets, stained with dithizone. Original magnification 50x. Copyright Notice: Copyright © 2004 M.P.M. van der Burg. All rights reserved. Digital Creation Date: 18 Nov 2004
References
Image published in : Transplantatie van eilandjes van Langerhans bij patiënten met diabetes mellitus type 1. Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd 2005 1 januari;149(1) – URL https://www.ntvg.nl/system/files/publications/2005100120001a.pdf
Efficacy of the novel iodixanol-UWS density gradient for human islet purification (Presentation publ. Archive Org – michelvanderburg, 19990125 )
https://archive.org/details/EfficacyOfTheNovelIodixanol-uwsDensityGradientForHumanIslet
25 Years of the Ricordi Automated Method for Islet Isolation. Piemonti L, Pileggi A. in CellR4 2013; 1(1): e128. – URL https://www.cellr4.org/article/128
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Left Luggage | 20140908 | 1-memo•com | Left luggage found last Saturday while walking in Leiden (Holland). ‘Bagage’ (Ram Katzir, 2010) in front of the former police station (Zonneveldstraat) where Jewish Leideners were gathered for deportation during World War II.
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