Thanks To Scandinavia
Welcomes New Consuls General of Nordic Countries as Honorary
Directors
NEW YORK, December 13, 2004....Thanks to Scandinavia
welcomed incoming Consuls General Svend Roed Nielsen of
Denmark and Osmo Lipponen of Finland as Honorary Directors
of the organization, a positive step in underlining a
historic friendship among the Nordic countries, Americans,
and Jews worldwide.
Liv Mørch Finborud, Consul General of Norway, was named Honorary Director of AJC when she came into office last year. And TTS is pleased to have a close relationship with Ambassador Kjell Anneling, who is currently Acting Consul General of Sweden, as well as with Mr. Anton Karlov, Acting Consul General of Bulgaria a country with which TTS has recently begun to work.
Thanks To Scandinavia, an institute of the American Jewish
Committee, has worked closely for decades with the consuls
general in New York to keep alive the history of Scandinavians
who rescued Jews during the Second World War and to build
contemporary bridges of friendship, dialogue, and understanding.
"Through this new cooperation, we hope to extend the cooperation and understanding that we have with the Scandinavian countries," said Richard Netter, president of Thanks To Scandinavia.
Thanks To Scandinavia, created by Danish entertainer Victor
Borge and New York attorney Richard Netter in 1963, has
given over 3,000 scholarships to students, teachers, and
medical professionals from the four Nordic countries, primarily
for study in the United States, as well as in Israel and
within Scandinavia. Thanks to Scandinavia also sponsors
public programs in the United State , Israel , and Scandinavia
highlighting the example of Scandinavians who rescued Jews
during World War II as one that maintains a vital contemporary
meaning. The organization has published scholarly books
in English on what happened to Jews in each of the countries
during the war.
For further information about Thanks To Scandinavia
call Executive Director Rebecca Neuwirth at (212) 891-1403
or visit www.ThanksToScandinavia.org
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