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Glass House (I) (2006)
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78 min | Documentary, History, War

Glass House (I) (2006)

Not Rated

78 min | Documentary, History, War

Twenty-five to thirty thousand Jews were issued life-saving certificates of Salvadoran citizenship thanks to the El Salvador Action and its officials: Consul General Jose Arturo Castellanos and his first Secretary, George Mandel-Mantello. ...See moreTwenty-five to thirty thousand Jews were issued life-saving certificates of Salvadoran citizenship thanks to the El Salvador Action and its officials: Consul General Jose Arturo Castellanos and his first Secretary, George Mandel-Mantello. This is the story of how one of the world's smallest countries facilitated one of the most successful rescue operations of World War II. In 1938 Colonel Castellanos was assigned to Hamburg to open the consulate of El Salvador, then was sent to Switzerland. In 1942, as Europe was under siege by the Nazis, a wealthy Romanian Jew named George Mandel, who had befriended Castellanos, asked for his help. So Castellanos appointed him First Secretary of El Salvador's consulate in Geneva. When Mandel received his Salvadoran passport, he added "Mantello" to his name in order to sound more Latin. Soon afterward, inspired by the rescue efforts of his contemporaries and driven by the spreading horror of the genocide surrounding him, Mandel-Mantello suggested that they issue Salvadoran passports as rescue tools. Castellanos declined, citing the increased scrutiny of foreign passports, because spies commonly forged them. He instead suggested certificates of Salvadoran citizenship, and thus began one of the greatest humanitarian efforts in the history of the Holocaust. Glass House was filmed over a three year period on location in Central America, Switzerland, Hungary and Spain by the director and his wife Leonor, who is herself a native of El Salvador. The inspiring story of the El Salvador Action, and the Glass House (one of the protected buildings from which Salvadoran citizenship certificates were issued), is told by the sons and daughters of the heroes themselves, as well as survivors who owe their lives to the tiny country with a brave and humble heart. Written by Anonymous See less

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James Foster Jr. Tim Tate Tim Tate See fewer	Daredevil (2015)
Princess of Controversy MC MC See fewer	Glass House (I) (2006)
James J. Johnson DJ DJ See fewer	Silent Partner
Anisha Newbill B-Girl B-Girl See fewer	Glass House (I) (2006)
Paul James Graffiti Artist Graffiti Artist See fewer	Soundtrack (2019)
Evelyn Bandoh Glass Hag Glass Hag See fewer	Glass House (I) (2006)
Andrea Thompson Glass Hag Glass Hag See fewer	Glass House (I) (2006)
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