 September/October 2000 (XXXVIII 4) |
tille Helfer" (Quiet Helpers), an exhibit about humanitarian service in Germany by Quakers and others, will be on view at the Fourth and Arch Street Meeting House in Philadelphia from November 4 through mid-December 2000. It will be open to the public 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Saturday, free of charge. Friends are invited to a special open house from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, November 5.
The exhibit was organized by the German Historical Museum in Berlin in 1996, at the initiative of the German government, to commemorate postwar Quaker relief efforts in Germany and to thank Quakers for their help to the German people between 1920 and 1950. Through photos and various materials, the exhibit reconstructs and documents the three major phases of humanitarian engagement of Friends and many others in Germany after both world wars and during the Nazi era. The exhibit also connects the relief work with historic Quaker beliefs in equality, freedom of conscience, and tolerance.
It was in part this work that resulted in the award of the Nobel Peace Prize to the Religious Society of Friends in 1947. The award was received jointly by the American Friends Service Committee and the British Friends Service Council on behalf of Friends worldwide.
For more information on the exhibit, call AFSC toll-free at 1-888-588-2372 or visit www.afsc.org/quiet.htm. The exhibit offers a great opportunity for schools, First-day schools and community groups to learn about the impact of war and the rewards of service.
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