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She also spoke directly with President Jimmy Carter about Wallenberg's case. Showing Editorial results for annette lantos. She said the Iraq War and the rise of LGBT activism have caused some to back away from global human rights issuesespecially religious freedom. [22][23], Lantos was a member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, and repeatedly called for reforms to the nation's health-care system, reduction of the national budget deficit and the national debt, repeal of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001. [55], In 2002, Lantos, who was on the House Committee on International Affairs, took Colette Avital, a Labor Party member of the Israeli Knesset, by the hand and, according to Haaretz, tried to reassure her with these words: "My dear Colette, don't worry. Katrina Lantos Swett recalls her father as a proud and patriotic Hungarian before his country turned against him. He had 2 children Katrina Swett, Annette Tillemann-Dick. As a young adult, Swett also became a Mormon and went on to raise her seven children in both religious traditions. He later rediscovered his Jewish identity but was not eager to raise his two daughters in any particular religion.. I;m sorry this is asconcise as I could be at this time of night/day. The girl's account was later challenged by independent human rights monitors. Tom Lantos (Lantos Pter Tams, Budapest, 1928. februr 1. Thomas Peter "Tom" Lantos (February 1, 1928 - February 11, 2008) was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from California, serving from 1981 until his death as the representative from a district that included the northern two-thirds of San Mateo County and a portion of southwestern San Francisco.Lantos had announced in early January 2008 that he would not run for . Lantos, first elected to Congress in 1980 as a Democratic lawmaker from California, was remembered as a champion of human rights, from his work on the 1980s on behalf of Soviet Jewry, to recent times, defending the rights of civilians in Darfur and free speech advocates in China and promoting access to HIV/AIDS treatment in Africa. She has spearheaded numerous efforts to help . She is now chairwoman of the . Previously, Annette was a Board of Adv isors Member at Airline Ambassadors International and also held positions at Falun Gong, Years. Swett attributes her double education at home and school for rapidly preparing her for college. She then went to Europe, continuing to train and. [27] He declared Turkey's mass killings of Armenians during World War I to be genocide. In 2015, Swett supported USCIRFs call for the U.S. government to recognize ISIS genocide against all affected groupsin the face of pressure to name only Yazidis. Copyright 2023 Yale University. USCIRFs mandate requires it to collect facts and offer independent policy recommendations to the president, the secretary of state, and Congress on religious freedom issuesputting commissioners in close contact with policymakers. WASHINGTON (JTA) In Jewish Washington, it was the fraught and thorny question that inevitably came up in discussions about Tom Lantos: What about the Mormon thing? I have no basis for assuming that her story is not true, but the point goes beyond that. Swett would know. Tzipi Livni, Israels foreign minister, also delivered a eulogy. After a few years, they were able to purchase a modest home in San Bruno, and later they bought a home in Millbrae, where their two daughters attended public schools and where Tom served for several . [citation needed]. The question of Lantos' faith had long presented a dilemma: Questions of taste and fears of Lantos' notorious wrath kept it from being asked aloud while he lived. The late chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee, who died Feb. 11 of esophageal cancer at the age of 80, was the only Holocaust survivor ever elected to Congress. He again escaped, this time making his way back to Budapest, 40 miles (64km) away. Mini Bio (1) Magda Gabor was born on June 11, 1914 in Budapest, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]. His long-standing efforts to protect open space brought thousands of acres under the protection of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, including Mori Point, Sweeney Ridge, and Rancho Corral de Tierra, which will keep its watersheds and delicate habitats free from development permanently. His the best movie is The Last Days. FOR MANY YEARSDemocrats took a strong role in advocating for human rightsboth at home and abroad. So we were highly reproductive. [11], Lantos described some of his experiences in the Academy Award-winning documentary film The Last Days (1998), produced by Steven Spielberg's Shoah Foundation. His occupation was Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives. Katrina Lantos Swett, president of the Lantos Foundation, later called it the height of irony that the ban would block one of ISIS most effective and ardent foes. Dakhil eventually received a waiver to attend the eventa process the administration created to address situations like hersbut Swett urged event attendees to consider what an America First policy could mean for human rights. Ideas That Animate My Religious Life. The death of Rep. Tom Lantos, D-Calif., likely will trigger a congressional reshuffling that will have implications for the entertainment industry. Atop a bookcase sit separate photos of her father shaking hands with Bill Clinton and Barack Obamanear a photo of her smiling parents with Condoleezza Rice. Papers: ca. However, Lantos, then 17, returned home only to discover that his mother and other family members had all been murdered by the Germans, along with 440,000 other Hungarian Jews, during the preceding 10 months of their occupation. Sunstone is a magazine published by the Sunstone Education Foundation, Inc., a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation, that discusses Mormonism through scholarship, art, short fiction, and poetry. Some observers cite a reluctance to criticize ones own president as the prime cause for the shift, but Swett sees issues that wont be solved with a Republican in the White House. Her late husband Tom Lantos (February 1, 1928 - February 11, 2008) was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from 1981 until his death and a powerful champion of human rights around the world. 1928 Tom Lantos was born on February 1, 1928 in Budapest, Hungary as Lantos Tamas Peter. She later raised the matter with President Jimmy Carter. That just leaves our third son, Corban, who hasadded to our United Nations kind of family with a brilliant, beautiful wifeborn and raised in South Korea. [50], Lantos received the Grand Cross, Hungary's highest civilian honor. Recalling his early life, he announced his retirement by stating to Congress, "I will never be able to express fully my profoundly felt gratitude to this great country. She is also the daughter of the late California Congressman Tom Lantos, a Hungarian native, who was the only Holocaust survivor to be elected to the US Congress. Class of 1978 Denomination: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints To say I am chagrined that it has been so many.many years since I have communicated with the faithful class secretaries would be an understatement. They included speaking for Christians in Saudi Arabia and Sudan to practice their faith, helping Tibetans to retain their culture and religion in Tibet, and advocating for other minorities worldwide. As some Democrats de-emphasize traditional human rightsoften in favor of LGBT concernsand Republicans face pressure not to criticize a GOP White House, Swetts example of independence shows it is possible to put policy over politics. Her independence at times ran afoul of other Democratic-appointed commissioners who wanted to mitigate criticism of the Obama administration and move USCIRF from nonpartisan to bipartisanincluding Republican and Democratic staffs. Dulcia, an artist,athlete and all round great woman,lives near my mother, Annette Lantos, andhelps with her work to carry on my father's legacy as an internationaladvocate for Human Rights. Their first home was a tiny apartment in San Francisco. *Write-in and minor candidate notes: In 1980, Nicholas W. Kudrovzeff, American Independent Party, received 1,550 votes (1%). Dick is alive, she says, because Andrew Rosenberg had a fire extinguisher in his vehicle when he and Scott Boylan stopped to help Dick. and, much moreimportantly, with a great wife, has produced four adorable grand children. She was the very opposite of a partisan or an ideologue, said conservative Princeton University professor Robert P. George, who served as the USCIRF chairman in alternating years with Swett. 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Simon and Schuster is scheduled to publish the book of oursecond son, Levi. Annette married Thomas Peter Lantos on month day 1950, at age 19 at marriage place. [30], "Nurse Nayirah" later turned out to be the daughter of the Kuwaiti ambassador to the United States. - Bethesda, 2008. februr 11.) All Photographs courtesy of Babette Rittmeyer, Lantos Foundation for Human Rights & Justice. Vote Smart provides free, unbiased, in-depth information about current officials, candidates, issues, legislation, and voting. [51], Project Vote Smart provides the following results from congressional scorecards. Like Lantos widow, Schneier also quoted the late congressman as invoking the finality of death: He has a message for all of us, he said. Annette Tillemann's childhood was joyous until March 19, 1944, when German SS Troops entered Hungary and began the immediate and mass deportation of Hungary's Jews. Police, security agencies advise Jews to be on alert ahead of planned National Day of Hate on Shabbat, American citizen killed in latest West Bank shooting amid escalating violence, This Orthodox Jewish model made history at New York Fashion Week. His spouse is Annette Tillemann ( m. 1950) . Katrina Lantos Swett, 60, a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and the mother of seven children. I continue to enjoy the fruits of all those labors. English: Mrs. Annette Lantos, wife of the late Mr. Tom Lantos, receives applause in honor her husband who was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom Thursday, June 19, 2008, in the East Room of the White House. She served as the unpaid Executive Director of the Congressional Human Rights Caucus, which Congressman Lantos co-founded. That day was Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish new year no one had ever told Katrina existed. Yet he was a politician who wore his Jewish experience on his sleeve. One day, young Katrina sent chills up her mothers spine when she wished the family happy new yearin the fall. J.C.D. In 2011, the institute was set up in Budapest to promote tolerance and support minority issues in central and eastern Europe and in the world.[7]. And in my eyes, the Star of David that was just formed from a yellow Star of David on the torn clothing of a victim into a shining blue Star of David emblazoned on an American Air Force jet and flown by an Israeli fighter pilot, that shining star is Tom Lantos., She finished with the Hebrew blessing, May his memory be blessed.. Turning a painful past into a passion for human rights: The story of Annette Tilleman Lantos. His daughter Annette was married to Timber . This could go on and on and could getrather deadly. She was previously married to Tibor Heltai, George Sanders, Tony Gallucci, Sidney R. Warren, William Rankin and Jan de Bichovsky. [28], On other aspects of American foreign policy, Lantos spoke out against waste, fraud and abuse in the multi-billion dollar U.S. reconstruction program in Iraq, and warned that the U.S. could lose Afghanistan to the Taliban if the Bush administration failed to take decisive action to halt the current decline in political stability there. He drove over a young boy's foot and then failed to stop his vehicle and was later fined over the incident for inattentive driving. We examine and express the rich spiritual, intellectual, social, and artistic qualities of Mormon history and contemporary life. Lantos and his wife Annette had two daughters, Annette and Katrina, and 17 grandchildren. In his floor speeches as a congressman, he sometimes referred to himself as one of the few living members of Congress who had fought against fascism. And therefore I feel with great certainty that Tom is alive, and that hes here right now listening to our farewell before he will depart into the light for a joyous reunion with his friends and deceased family.. To say I am chagrined that it has been so many.many years since I havecommunicated with the faithful class secretaries would be an understatement. I eloped with the Godspell productionmanager, Timber Dick, in March of 1978. Sie wurde vor allem durch ihre Rolle der Lisa in der im Jahr 2000 erschienenen Teenager-Komdie Harte Jungs bekannt, in der sie neben Tobias Schenke und Axel Stein in einer greren Nebenrolle agierte. We were the same.. By submitting the above I agree to the privacy policy and terms of use of JTA.org. Dr. Katrina Lantos Swett serves as President of the Lantos Foundation for Human Rights and Justice, established in 2008 to continue the legacy of her father, the late Congressman Tom Lantos. Yvonne Katrina Swett (ne Lantos; born October 8, 1955) is the President of the Lantos Foundation. Episode 3 : Father Patrick Desbois Oct 24, 2017. In the final weeks of his life, Lantos asked that a non-profit be established to carry on the work he felt so passionately about. We all go through that one-way street that leads to the grave, there is no immunity from the grave, we all have to meet our maker sooner or later. John BroderickFormer Chief Justice, NH Supreme Court, Dr. Kay Atkinson KingFormer Director, Office of Inter Parliamentary AffairsUS House of Representatives, Ambassador Nancy G. BrinkerFormer U.S. On a bitter cold Christmas eve in 1944, a little Jewish girl, 13 years old but with her diminutive size and Shirley Temple curls looked closer to 8, kissed her mother goodbye and alone began to make her way towards the Swiss border. He was buried in Congressional Cemetery in Washington, D.C. On June 19, 2008, President George W. Bush posthumously awarded Lantos the Medal of Freedom. Yet his wife, Annette, also a survivor, and daughters Katrina and Annette were Mormons. Personal details about Annette include: political affiliation is unknown; ethnicity is Caucasian; and religious . Annette Lantos helped run his congressional office and led the Congressional Human Rights Caucus he co-founded. Annette M. Tillemann-Dick, M.A.R. He then emigrated to the U.S., and studied economics at the University of Washington in Seattle, where he earned a B.A. Our efforts in Iraq are a mess, and throwing in more troops will not improve it."[34]. On a bitter cold Christmas eve in 1944, a little Jewish girl, 13 years old but with her diminutive size and Shirley Temple curls looked closer to 8, kissed her mother goodbye and alone began to make h. - Listen to Episode 4 : Annette Lantos by The Keeper instantly on your tablet, phone or browser - no downloads needed. He is a celebrity politician. Did the Administration learn nothing from our country's actions in Afghanistan two decades ago, when by supporting Islamist militants against the Soviet Union, we helped pave the way for the rise of the Taliban? "[9], Despite being fluent in English, Lantos never lost his Hungarian accent. Lantos was referring to Schrder's ties to energy business in Russia, and remarked that this appellation would offend prostitutes. [35], On April 28, 2006, Lantos and four other Democratic U.S. If one hypothesizes that the woman's story is fictitious from A to Z, that in no way diminishes the avalanche of human rights violations. 2008. janur 2-n bejelentette, hogy nyelcsrkja miatt az v . Why didnt his obituaries say so? [59] On August 8, 2009, she gave sworn testimony about Lantos and others during a witness deposition before the Ohio Elections Commission in the Schmidt v. Krikorian case, in which she alleged that he had engaged in "[N]ot only bribe[ry], but also disclosing highest level protected U.S. intelligence and weapons technology information both to Israel and to Turkey. Mrs. Annette Lantos shares some of her story of that terrible night and how she survived to become one of our countrys great advocates for human rights all around the world.ANNETTE LANTOS BIOTOM LANTOS LIFE STORY - AS TOLD BY ANNETTE LANTOS. Ambassador for International Religious Freedom (2018-2021) & Coc-Chair of the IRF Summit, Lantos Foundation, 6 Dixon Ave, Suite 100, Concord, NH 03301. [17], Lantos and his wife had two daughters, Annette Marie and Katrina, and 18 grandchildren, including Levi, an author and energy expert; Tomicah, a former Democratic political speechwriter; and Charity, an opera singer and activist. Boorda, the Chief of Naval Operations, had taken his own life after his right to wear Combat V decorations had been questioned. Mother Annette Lantos eventually joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. In 2011, the Tom Lantos Institute was set up in Budapest to promote tolerance and support minority issues in Central Europe and Eastern Europe, as well as around the world. [31] Yet Representative Tom Lantos has been caught doing exactly that. Anita and Peter Deyneka, Jr. Papers, SC-048. Tom Lantos was born on February 1, 1928 (age 80) in Hungary. One of the videos viewed at the first annual Lantos Human Rights Prize ceremony. Annette Lantos is the author of A Quiet Courage (3.22 avg rating, 9 ratings, 3 reviews, published 1997) Dr. Lantos Swett is the former Chair and Vice-Chair of the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) and teaches Human Rights and American Foreign Policy at Tufts University. [48] Lantos's daughter, Katrina Lantos Swett, serves as the Foundation's president and CEO. These alleged atrocities figured prominently in the rhetoric at the time about Iraqi abuses in Kuwait. [21], Lantos made his first run for office in 1980, challenging Republican Congressman Bill Royer, who had won a 1979 special election after Democrat Leo Ryan was killed in the Jonestown massacre. We like to think we punch above our weight, Swett said before taking me on a tour of her orderly office. We also advodate for organ donationforobvious reasons of abject gratitude. [57], In October 2007, Dutch parliament members said Lantos insulted them while discussing the War on Terror by stating that the Netherlands had to help the United States because it liberated them in World War II, while adding that "Europe was not as outraged by Auschwitz as by Guantanamo Bay. Its mission is partly "to promote, defend, and advocate internationally recognized human rights". The family had sought refuge in Switzerland, but the Swiss had expelled them. annette lantos biographycraftsman tool box lock rod Text Size: silicone muffin cups : target university of texas assistant basketball coach salary Call us at (858) 263-7716 After the war, The New York Times wrote, "It's plainly wrong for a member of congress to collaborate with a public relations firm to produce knowingly deceptive testimony on an important issue. More information on Tom Lantos can be found here. He served 14 terms, from 1981-2008, in the United States House of Representatives as Congressman for the California district encompassing . In subsequent years, he worked as a business consultant and television commentator on subjects of foreign policy. J.C.D. 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