Retirement Communities
"I have perhaps never felt as hopeful and optimistic about the future of the human race as I did following your presentation. I know those are strong words, but, absolutely every facet of it is the most beautiful example of what is possible when the goodness in people and the human spirit triumphs; when we allow it to! I have a feeling that some day it will be said, "Little did the church in Austria and the Jewish guests they invited, and Judith Faust know they were going to change the hearts of the world." Priscilla, Activities Director, Aynsley Place, Nashua, N.H
"Thank you a million times for sharing such a beautiful story with the residents here at the Woods at Canco. Your personal journey is now touching others, each in a unique way, bringing both hope and peace in a time we are often lacking both, questioning the world. Thank you for doing this powerful thing." Angela Langely, Activities Director, The Woods at Canco, Portland, Maine
“The students loved it! The film was so inspiring. I was very touched to hear your personal accounts of the process of reconciliation. Very meaningful to people whose families were affected by the Holocaust, but also to many situations today."
-teacher at New School, Kennebunk, Maine
"Your project casts humanity in its best light...You are clearly sitting on something big; a chance to illuminate the impact across generations, and even those on the killing end of genocide."
-Greg Bates, publisher of Common Courage Press, Monroe, Maine
"What a wonderful evening of film, storytelling, and discussion you provided for the kick-off of our Hope and Remembering: Honoring and Healing film series in Portsmouth. The audience certainly was caught up in the stories you shared. Those stories and important issues of healing and forgiveness led to some insightful and intense discussion that everyone enjoyed."
-Deb Barry, Awareness UNlimited, Portsmouth, N.H
Portsmouth Community Radio, and The Cohen Center for Holocaust Studies at Keene State College
"An utterly beautiful piece of the best of human nature
Tell the Austrian church folk I was touched at my core!"
-M. Bealy, South Portland, Maine
King Middle School Students comments
(Portland, ME)
"The day you came I was very moved. I wanted to cry when I heard about your mother. So I was wondering about my own mother. You see she went through I guess something similar. I’m not sure if you know this person but he was like Hitler. Pol Pot of Cambodia. I asked her If a Khmer Rouge soldier asked you for forgiveness would you accept it? My mother said that she would have accepted it because not ALL of the soldiers were bad people. In fact some of them were forced to become soldiers. It made me think of your mother a lot. I learned a lot from you coming here in King!" Thina
"This movie was extremely moving and inspirational. It was beautiful that those from the church opened their hearts and extended their reach to find Jewish people from that particular town. When they were forgiven, it was so powerful to see the healing effect of forgiveness on both sides. An act of kindness, we should all strive for, but the courage and strength to meet them is something even more. Thank you for showing us this movie, it has forever changed me." Victoria
"Thank you so much for helping to make our Holocaust Symposium so special! The students were truly impacted and grateful for the telling of your story, Trudy. You both are remarkable women- I feel honored to have met you both!"
Erica Herr at Kearsarge Middle School, New Hampshire, teacher and coordinator for Holocaust Symposium.
Newspapers
Sunday Telegram, Portland Press Herald, Feb, 2008
Forecaster, Maine, Feb 2008
Times Record, Brunswick, Me, March 2008
The Bowdoin Orient, Feb. 25, 2008 (Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine)
Coastal Journal, (Mid-Coast area in Maine) Feb 28, 2008. A Review of the movie presentation.
Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel, (Central Maine editions) April 27, 2008
The Current, July 30, 2008, page 9 in the Arts and Entertainment section
The Republican Journal (now Village Soup), July 30, 2008
Lakes Region Weekly, July 30, 2008
Boston Globe, July 2009
The Beacon, Acton Ma, May 2011
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Television
SPC-TV (South Portland Community T.V, channel 2, for South Portland and Cape Elizabeth, Maine), Angels of Austria and interview. Summer 2008.
Channel 5, WABI TV, Bangor and Central Maine region,
NBC News in Bangor, WBLZ, August 12, 6:00 pm News on Angels of Austria shows in Maine. Summer 2009
Chelmsford, M cable TV, “Shrink Rap” Interviewed by Szifera Birke. Fall 2009
HUD-TV, Hudson, Massachusetts, Angels of Austria, Shrink Rap show.
Judy has produced other shows for HudTV, including Healthcare Reform, My Granny, the Cat's Meow, Two Who Survived, and Tales of a Tailless Cat, and she edits their Wicked Good Food show as well (which is shown on 26 Tv access channels in MA.)
Editor for Green Marlborough, a TV show at MCAT.
Radio
WMPG, University of Southern Maine, interview on Isaac Shainblum’s show The Locals, March, 2008 also with Elaine Colella.
WERU, 89.9 Blue Hill, interview August 6, 3:45 pm. on Cathy Melio's show, Off The Cuff.
WSCA, Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Interview with Deb Barry of Awareness Unlimited, and Thomas White, director of Cohen Center of Holocaust Studies at Keene State, N.H, September 17, 2008
MPBN, (Maine Public Broadcasting Network) “Maine Things Considered”, Interview by Keith Shortell, Dec 12, 2008
Previous Presentations ( a partial list )
Movie Theaters
Frontier Cafe and Cinema, Brunswick, Maine
Eveningstar Cinema, Brunswick, Maine
Railroad Square Cinema, Waterville, Maine
Magik Lantern, Bridgton, Maine
Colonial Theater, Belfast, Maine
Cape Ann Cinema, Gloucester, Massachusetts
Smitty's Movie Theater, Biddeford, Maine
Jewish Film Festival, Cape Ann Cinema, Massachusetts
Majestic Home Theater, Conway, New Hampshire
The Regent Theatre, Arlington, Massachusetts
The Little Arts Cinema, Rockport, Massachusetts
Colleges and Universities
University of Maine, Augusta, at the Holocaust and Human Rights Center of Maine
Cohen Holocaust Studies at Keene State, N.H sponsored at Temple Israel, Portsmouth, N.H
Middlesex Community College, Lowell, Massachusetts
Nashua Community College, Nashua, New Hampshire
Great Bay Community College, Stratham, New Hampshire
Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire
Middle and High Schools
New School High School, Kennebunk, Maine
Casco Bay High School, Portland, Maine
Arlington High School, Arlington, Massachusetts
Kennett High School, North Conway, New Hampshire
King Middle School, Portland, Maine
Kearsarge Middle School, N. Sutton, New Hampshire
Summer Camps
Camp Micah, Bridgton, Maine
Camp Young Judea, Amherst, New Hampshire
Camp Yavneh, W. Knottingham, New Hampshire
Camp Bauercrest, Amesbury, MA
Retirement Communities
(too many to list, so here are some)
Maple Suites, Dover, New Hampshire
The Cedars, Portland, Maine
Seventy-Five State, Portland, Maine
The Woods at Canco, Portland, Maine
Edgewood, North Andover, Massachusetts
Pleasant View, Concord, New Hampshire
Hillcrest Terrace, Manchester, New Hampshire
The Inn at Robbinsbrook, Acton, Massachusetts
Golda Meir Jewish Housing, Newton, Massachusetts
Orchard Cove, Canton, Massachusetts
Cedar Mount Commons, Newington, Connecticut
Havenwood, Concord, New Hampshire
Jewish Family Services, Brookline, Massachusetts
Cadbury Commons, Cambridge, Massachusetts
The Lodge at Cold Spring, Rocky Hill, Connecticut
Quail Run Estates, Agawam, Massachusetts
Country Club Heights, Woburn, Massachusetts
Goddard House, Brookline, Massachusetts
Chestnut Park, Brighton, Massachusetts
North Hill, Needham, Massachusetts
Avery Crossings, Needham, Massachusetts
Keystone Woods, Springfield, Massachusetts
Sunrise at Weston, Weston, Massachusetts
Churches and Synagogues
St. John's Chrystosom Catholic Church, Roxbury, Ma
Trinity Lutheran, Vernon, Connecticut
Unitarian Universalist Church of Reading, Massachusetts
Temple Israel, Dover, New Hampshire
Congregation Ahabat Sholom, Lynn, Ma. Sponsored by The Jewish Ahavath Torah Congregation, Stoughton, MA. Sponsored by the Jewish Community Center of Greater Boston Senior Programs.
Unitarian Church of Cambridge, Massachusetts
Temple Beth Shalom, Manchester, Connecticut
Temple Beth Torah, Holiston, Massachusetts
Temple Israel, Sharon, Massachusetts
Libraries
Portland Public Library, Portland, Maine, (sponsored by the Jewish Community Alliance of Southern Maine)
Nashua Public Library, Nashua, New Hampshire
Wayland Public Library, Wayland, MA
West Hartford Public Library, West Hartford, CT
Historical Societies
Historical Society of North Shore and the Holocaust Center of Boston North
Jewish Historical Society of Greater Hartford, Family History Day,
West Hartford, CT
