June 03, 2010
“Podcast: Independent Film Project of Dr. Henry Oertelt” KVSC Public Radio, St. Cloud, MN - by Jo McMullen-Boyer
http://www.kvsc.org/podcast_item.php?id=116
April 30, 2010
“Legislative measures spark national outcry and what could be costly boycotts of state (Houser quoted)” Phoenix Business Journal - by Chris Casacchia
http://phoenix.bizjournals.com/phoenix/stories/2010/05/03/story1.html?b=1272859200^3273871
March 21, 2010
“Houser to speak at "Survivor: A Holocaust Story"” Jewish Sisterhood, Young Jewish Phoenix and The Tribe - by Alyssa Baine
http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/event.php?eid=326602988451&ref=ts
March 01, 2010
“Houser co-presents session on Teaching Holocaust with Film w/ Director of Greater Phoenix Jewish Fim Festival” Holocaust Education Day - by Bureau of Jewish Education
http://holocaustconference.org/sessions.html
January 20, 2010
“From Startup to Exit: How Three Phoenix Entrepreneurs Bootstrapped Their Way to Success (Upcoming Event Feb. 11)” TIE-Arizona
http://www.prweb.com/releases/2010/01/prweb3461654.htm
November 01, 2009
“IFP Phoenix Names Houser Member of the Month” Independent Film Project
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3sQ3gmIq-Tc&feature=player_embedded
October 08, 2009
“Voting Ends Thursday for Jewish Community Heroes” Jewish News of Phoenix
http://blog.jewishaz.com/lwoldoff.php
October 07, 2009
“St. Olaf to Award Honorary Degee to Holocaust Survivor” St. Olaf College News
http://fusion.stolaf.edu/news/index.cfm?fuseaction=NewsDetails&id=4734
October 02, 2009
“5 Locals Nominated as Heroes” Jewish News of Phoenix
http://www.jewishaz.com/issues/story.mv?091002+valleyview
October 02, 2009
“Six Million for Six MIllion - The Video” Pilates and Reiki In Paradise
http://www.pilatesandreikiinparadise.com/2009/10/6-million-for-6-million-video.html
September 08, 2009
“A New LInk in the Holocaust Chain” TheWrap.com
http://www.thewrap.com/blog-entry/new-link-holocaust-chain_6706
August 27, 2009
“Fundraising Effort to Make Holocaust Survivor`s Film” REUTERS
http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS106425+20-Aug-2009+BW20090820
August 20, 2009
“Fundraising Effort to Make Holocaust Survivor's Film” The Hollywood Reporter
http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/hollywoodreporter/?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20090820005273&newsLang=en
August 20, 2009
“Fundraising Effort to Make Holocaust Survivor's Film” Forbes.com
http://www.forbes.com/feeds/businesswire/2009/08/20/businesswire128074702.html
August 19, 2009
“Group trying to raise funds for Holocaust movie” Arizona Republic
http://www.azcentral.com/community/ahwatukee/articles/2009/08/19/20090819ar-around0821.html
August 17, 2009
“Holocaust survivor in Minnesota the focus of a film ” Rochester, MN Post-Bulletin
http://news.postbulletin.com/newsmanager/templates/localnews_story.asp?z=2&a=412188
August 17, 2009
“Holocaust survivor film” Grand Forks ND Herald
http://www.grandforksherald.com/event/article/id/130297/
August 17, 2009
“$6 Million for 6 Million: Fundraising Effort to Make 88 year old Survivor’s Story into a Film” NetworkingPhoenix.com
http://networkingphoenix.com/blogs/gelie/8-15-2009/6-million-6-million-fundraisin
August 16, 2009
“Film focuses on Holocaust survivor living in Minnesota” FOX 21
http://www.fox21online.com/news/film-focuses-holocaust-survivor-living-minnesota
August 16, 2009
“Holocaust survivor in Minn. the focus of a film” Star Tribune
http://www.startribune.com/local/53359432.html
August 16, 2009
“Holocaust Survivor In Minn. The Focus Of A Film” WCCO Minnesota
http://wcco.com/wireapnewsmn/Fundraising.campaign.launched.2.1131070.html
August 16, 2009
“Holocaust survivor in Minn. the focus of a film” Newstin
http://www.newstin.com/rel/us/en-010-017264902
August 16, 2009
“6 Million for 6 Million Fundraising Effort to Adapt 88-year-old Survivor's Story” DVD Premiere
http://dvdpremiere.com/features/19908-6_million_for_6_million.html
August 16, 2009
“Holocaust survivor in Minn. the focus of a film” WQOW
http://www.wqow.com/Global/story.asp?S=10938546
August 16, 2009
“Holocaust survivor in Minn. the focus of a film” Fort Mill Times, SC
http://www.fortmilltimes.com/124/story/706789.html
August 16, 2009
“Funds sought for film about Holocaust survivor” St Cloud Times - by By David Unze
http://www.sctimes.com/article/20090816/NEWS01/108160012/1009/Funds-sought-for-film-about-Holocaust-survivor-
August 14, 2009
“Local filmmaker launches campaign for Holocaust movie” Phoenix Business Journal - by Angela Gonazales
http://phoenix.bizjournals.com/phoenix/stories/2009/08/17/story2.html?ana=e_ph
August 13, 2009
“E.V. Jews raising money for Holocaust movie” East Valley Tribune - by Mike Branom
http://www.eastvalleytribune.com/story/142963
August 7, 2009
“Synagogues in Cyberspace” Jewish News of Greater Phoenix - by Leisah Woldoff
http://www.jewishaz.com/issues/story.mv?090807+cyberspace
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
$6 Million for 6 Million
Fundraising Effort to Make 88 year old Survivor’s Story into a Film
Phoenix, Arizona, August 14, 2009 – Launch flix, a production company, today unveiled a new “micro fundraising” campaign called “Six Million for Six Million.” The group is making a feature film with a $6 million total budget based on the life story of eighty-eight year old Holocaust survivor and author Dr. Henry A. Oertelt. Dr. Oertelt’s award-winning book is called An Unbroken Chain, My Journey through the Nazi Holocaust. Born in Berlin Germany, of Jewish faith, Dr. Oertelt was twelve years old when Hitler came to power in 1933.
“When addressing students over the past forty years, I have always said, if you absolutely have to hate, hate HATE,” stated Oertelt. “I am very pleased to reach even more people with this message.”’
Launch flix is partnering with Congregation Eitz Chaim of Phoenix, Arizona. Congregation Eitz Chaim has started a 501(c)(3) education fund for the film project that will provide tax deductions to donors. > Read More
"No-one is born hating others, it has to be taught. We realized that if you can teach hatred, then you can also teach understanding. With this campaign, we want to demonstrate the enormity of the number of Jewish victims in the Holocaust,” said Rabbi Victor Beck, of Congregation Eitz Chaim, “and ultimately use this film to educate the next generation about what hate can lead to.”
“We mapped out the budget for the project and when it all added up to $6 million, it seemed like an astronomical amount of money – an impossible number. We were struck when we realized it was the same as the number of Jews that perished in the Nazi Holocaust,” Stephanie Houser, CEO of launch flix, explained.
This project is about educating future generations about these historical events. Like the popular documentary Paper Clips, the group hopes to make people think about the total number of victims – six million fathers, mothers, sisters, brothers, grandparents. The campaign Web site, 6mfor6m.org will ideally list each donor.
“Even if we get a dollar a person, we will have been successful in raising awareness of the issue.” said Houser. “With the support of our donors the film will bring Henry’s story to a wider audience than ever before. She added, “The fundraising effort is already being met with great enthusiasm. It raises awareness for Holocaust education and we are looking forward to reaching the goal and starting production by this winter.”
In An Unbroken Chain: My Journey though, the Nazi Holocaust, young Henry examines eighteen separate but equally crucial “links” in the chain of events that kept him alive and ultimately led to his freedom. From the Nazi foreman who helped him escape the Gestapo to the SS General who gave him the medical treatment he needed, Henry faces the encounters and situations that changed his destiny from ages twelve to 24. Although often sad and shocking, the remarkable events of Henry’s life, as well as his amazing strength and hope, will touch the lives and hearts of movie goers everywhere.
About Congregation Eitz Chaim
Founded in 2006, Congregation Eitz Chaim is a 501(c )(3) committed to serving the needs of the Jewish community of the Phoenix East Valley and surrounding areas. They embrace traditions while actively participating in a changing Jewish world. Eitz Chaim, which means Tree of Life, offers religious, spiritual, educational and community services and programs to members of all ages and denominations. Visit http://www.eitzchaimphoenix.org.
About launch flix
Launch flix is an award-winning production company with offices in Phoenix and Los Angeles. Launch flix creates and produces original content like films, shorts, and Web videos that inform, entertain and educate diverse audiences. They focus on "green" production, Internet marketing, and profitability to give partners the highest return on their investment. For more information on launch flix or the movie, An Unbroken Chain, visit www.launchflix.com.
About Dr. Henry Oertelt
Now 88 years old, Henry Oertelt was liberated by General Patton’s Third Army during the Flossenburg Death March in April, 1943. He arrived in St. Paul, Minnesota in 1949 and has spent 40 years speaking about his experiences and the importance of tolerance, political involvement, and confronting hatred. Oertelt is past chairman of the Jewish Community Relations Council and Holocaust education committee. He is recipient of the JCRC’s “Volunteer of the Year” award, as well as the distinguished “Eleven Who Care” honor from KARE 11 TV in Minnesota in May, 2006. Additionally, the city of St. Paul, Minnesota proclaimed “Henry A. Oertelt Day” on April 23, 2006. Dr. Oertelt participated in Stephen Spielberg’s University of Southern California Shoah Foundation Institute for Visual History and Education in Los Angeles, California. In 2005 Stephen Spielberg’s Shoah Visual History Foundation made Henry’s story one of five selected survivor testimonials featured on their Web exhibit from among over 55,000 collected stories.
Read the movie blog at http://www.anunbrokenchainthemovie.blogspot.com.
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