He opposed Social Security privatization efforts. Lantos Swett earned a Political Science degree from Yale University at the age of 18, a Juris Doctor degree from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law, and a PhD in History from The University of Southern Denmark. He was 80. 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. The girl's account was later challenged by independent human rights monitors. Annette Lantos helped run his congressional office and led the Congressional Human Rights Caucus he co-founded. Its mission is partly "to promote, defend and advocate internationally recognized human rights." This produced tangible results: Katrina and her sister Annette took it upon themselves to rebuild the family and had a combined 17 children. Richard Belzer was a Jewish comedian. 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. Miraculously she has emerged, smiling andsinging, from very near death both times. 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. WASHINGTON Representative Tom Lantos of California, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and the only Holocaust survivor ever to serve in Congress, died on Monday. Those same skies that did not hear the roar of the fighters planes in time were hearing them now, she said. She also spoke directly with President Jimmy Carter about Wallenberg's case. He keeps me flying straight.. Her efforts to locate and free Wallenberg from the Soviet Union resulted in several interviews on national news programs such as CBS's 60 Minutes. In January 2006, he traveled to Hungary and attended a ceremony commemorating the 61st anniversary of the liberation of the Budapest Ghetto. That first production number was followed by many moreeleven living babesin all, stillborn twins and a beautiful adopted teenager from Honduras. [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. I have no basis for assuming that her story is not true, but the point goes beyond that. Although the Swedish humanitarian was never found, Annette and Congressman Lantos have been instrumental in honoring his legacy through numerous legislative initiatives. Preceded by: Henry Hyde Succeeded by: Howard Berman Constituency: 11th district (1981-1993) 12th district . It absolutely transcends party lines.. Only 13 at the time, she knew that she and her mother needed to immediately leave their home and go into hiding. After the war, she was reunited with her childhood sweetheart, Tom Lantos, who later, in 1981, became the only Holocaust survivor to serve in the U.S. Congress (1981 - 2008, D-California). Learn more about Annette Lantos - movies and shows, full bio, photos, videos, and more at TV Guide Episode 2 captures the incredible journey of faith of Holocaust Survivor Annette Tillemann Lantos. He escaped, but was soon caught by the Germans and beaten severely, then returned to the labor camp. Latest news and commentary on Annette Lantos including photos, videos, quotations, and a biography. In the summer of 1950, Tom Lantos married his childhood sweetheart, Annette Tillemann. One day, young Katrina sent chills up her mothers spine when she wished the family happy new yearin the fall. His wife, Annette Lantos (born Tilleman), was a first cousin, once removed, of actresses Magda Gabor, Zsa Zsa Gabor, and Eva Gabor. What a journey it has been from the valley of dry bones to the heights of human achievement., A number of Jews in public life are intermarried, but Lantos wife had not merely converted, she had embraced a faith the Church of Latter Day Saints that until the 1970s had preached the inferiority of blacks and until the 1990s had conducted posthumous baptisms of Jews, including Holocaust victims. 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. "The bulk of the Jews of Budapest were utterly assimilated," Lantos said. Copyright 2023 Yale University. A resident of Denver, Colorado for nearly 30 years, she has been active in promoting the issues of global HIV/AIDS, child vaccinations, and other life threatening conditions. Their legacy lives on in the Tom Lantos Institute in Budapest, Hungary, and the Lantos Foundation for Human Right and Justice in New Hampshire, where Annette is Chair Emerita and one of their daughters, Dr. Katrina Lantos Swett is President. A short while earlier, they had fled from Hungary where Jews were facing deportation and death at the hands of the Nazi occupiers. Schneier said that in Lantos final days, he and his wife joined Annette and Lantos in their Washington apartment, reciting the psalms together, and singing the Shma Israel, the Jewish invocation of Gods oneness that gains special meaning when it is said close to death. She has also been instrumental in fighting for animal rights and assisted her husband in co-founding the Congressional Friends of Animals Caucus. 65 Comments Post navigation Check out the latest pictures, photos and images of Annette Lantos. Her mothers Holocaust-era ID card sits on a shelf. 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. This is not a knock on you, General Petraeus, or on you, Ambassador Crocker. A short while earlier, they had fled from Hungary where Jews were The foundation uses three primary means to do so: The Lantos Congressional Fellows program provides mentoring and support for about 10 young human rights activists each year; the Front Line Fund awards grants to small organizations and individuals doing unheralded work; the Lantos Prize for Human Rights annually honors a person for outstanding advocacylike Vian Dakhil. We have to move on., And so he did. Politician who represented the Democratic Party and served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from California from 1981 until 2008 and was the Chairman of the House Committee on International Relations from 2007 until 2008. HARROWING FAMILY HISTORYcultivated Swetts passion for human rights. He then emigrated to the U.S., and studied economics at the University of Washington in Seattle, where he earned a B.A. 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? 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. I truly appreciate your constancy andremember with gratitude your band's vital contribution to our production ofGOdspell so many years ago. in 1950. "[47], In 2008, the Congressional Human Rights Caucus, which he founded in 1983, was renamed The Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission. 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. He also remembered visiting with Lantos several years ago at the Budapest synagogue where Lantos had his bar mitzvah. Why are we now repeating the short-sighted patterns of the past? He is now the Senior Adviser to the Secretary ofState for Civil Society and Emerging Democracies (whew!) The next in line to chair the House Foreign Affai Rhetoric is always easier than policy, Swett said. Is it any wonder that on the subject of Iraq, more and more Americans have little confidence in this Administration? Swett charted an aggressive course on the issues, calling out oppressive governments and even joining with six other commissioners who each offered to take 100 of the 1,000 lashes the Saudi Arabian government sentenced to a liberal blogger. I;m sorry this is asconcise as I could be at this time of night/day. Swett would know. Sometimes, she said, Democrats hear religious freedom and they transpose it into this domestic context where they may feel that religious freedom claims conflict with what they view as robust protection of civil rights for everybody in our society.. Theres no Republican position and there is no Democratic position on international religious freedom, said Swett, age 61, who served on the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) from 2012 to 2016. 2023 jewish telegraphic agency all rights reserved. Thomas Peter Lantos (born Tams Pter Lantos; February 1, 1928 February 11, 2008)[1] was a Holocaust survivor and American politician who served as a U.S. representative from California from 1981 until his death in 2008. She noted that Lantos likened his life to a vacation at his beloved Lake Balaton in Hungary. He had 2 children Katrina Swett, Annette Tillemann-Dick. After watching his mother and close friends die in the Holocaustat the hands of both Nazis and Hungarian sympathizersLantos became a religious agnostic upon his immigration to the United States. Read more : https://world.wng.org/2017/04/her_father_s_daughter, Tagged: Katrina Lantos Swett, Religious Freedom, Holocaust, Interview, Lantos Foundation Statement - Russia Jehovah's Witness Ruling, Lantos Foundation Chair Calls on Hungary to Defend Academic Freedom, Lantos Foundation, 6 Dixon Ave, Suite 100, Concord, NH 03301. 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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. You can look her up on theinterneteither by checking out some of her TED talks or just Google "Operasinger-lung transplants". I apologize in the words ofE.B. The event was held at the Great Synagogue in Budapest,[12] today the largest synagogue in Europe. 343 North Third West Posted in Hungarian politics, Hungary and tagged Annette Lantos, anti-Semitism in Hungary, Fidesz, House of Fates, Hungarian constitution, Hungarian Guard, Imre Kertsz, Istvn Csurka, Mria Vsrhelyi, Mikls Vsrhelyi, Tom Lantos, Tom Lantos Institute, Viktor Orbn on February 2, 2014 by Eva S. Balogh. Now, aren't you dreadfully sorry you asked to catch up! [35], On April 28, 2006, Lantos and four other Democratic U.S. [27] In more recent times, he supported democracy in Burma and pressed for sanctions on Iran for supporting terrorism. His daughter Katrina closed her remarks with a reading on eternal life from the final pages of the Chronicles of Narnia, the Christian allegory by C.S. Speakers included Senator Joe Biden, Bono of U2, Rep. Steny Hoyer, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, Israeli foreign minister Tzipi Livni, Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, Rep. Christopher Shays and Elie Wiesel.[46]. [41], On August 27, 2006, at the Israeli Foreign Ministry building in Israel, Lantos said he would block a foreign aid package promised by President George W. Bush to Lebanon unless and until Beirut agreed to the deployment of international troops on the border with Syria and Lebanon takes control of its borders with Syria to prevent arms smuggling to Hezbollah guerrillas. [44] Shortly after his death, Roy Blunt, the House Republican Whip, stated that "Chairman Lantos will be remembered as a man of uncommon integrity and sincere moral conviction and a public servant who never wavered in his pursuit of a better, freer and more religiously tolerant world. I think her father would be very proud.. 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. He was 80. She recalled Lantoss last visit to Israel last year, where they toured military installations along the northern border and heard pleas from military commanders to keep Israel safe. "[27], Lantos died of complications from esophageal cancer on February 11, 2008, before finishing his term. Dick is alive, she says, because Andrew Rosenberg had a fire extinguisher in his vehicle when he and Scott Boylan stopped to help Dick. Among his many international battles, Lantos frequently criticized abuses in China, spoke out against Communism, and steadfastly supported Israel. His death . He continued his post-graduate education at the University of California, Berkeley, and received a Ph.D. in economics in 1953. magyar zsid szrmazs amerikai demokrata prti politikus, 1981-tl hallig az amerikai kpviselhz tagja, ahol Kalifornia 12. szm vlasztkerlett kpviselte, a hz egyedli holokauszt-tlljeknt. On September 10, 2011, the Peninsula Humane Society & SPCA officially opened the Tom and Annette Lantos Center for Compassion, located at 1450 Rollins Road in Burlingame, California. [36], Lantos was an activist for the rights of Hungarian minorities;[37][38] as a member of the US House of Representatives. All content 2023 The Keeper: A Human Rights Podcast. [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. [2][3] A Hungarian Jew, Lantos was the only Holocaust survivor to have served in the United States Congress; he survived the genocide with help from Raoul Wallenberg. Lantos was an immediate and consistent critic of the troop surge advocated by President Bush. 1928 Tom Lantos was born on February 1, 1928 in Budapest, Hungary as Lantos Tamas Peter. [5] During the Obama presidency, Republicans more often championed traditional human rights, while many Democrats seemed to pull back from them. She explained her fathers love for animals and the significance of the Wallenberg portrait hanging beside her desk and read a framed letter Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sent to recognize a Lantos statue unveiled last year in Israel. She has spearheaded numerous efforts to help human rights victims, including those persecuted for religious and political reasons, and to further human rights causes. 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. Following her fathers 2008 death, Swett, her mother, and her sister launched the Lantos Foundation for Human Rights and Justice to continue advancing causes around the globe. Dr. Lantos Swett also serves on the Advisory Board of UN Watch, the annual Anne Frank Award and Lecture, and The Warren B. Rudman Center for Justice, Leadership, and Public Policy. Starting in early 2006, Lantos distanced himself from the Bush Administration's Iraq policy, making critical statements at hearings, on the House floor and in published media interviews about the conduct of the war. Ji Wolf (1952. janur 5., Jindichv Hradec , Csehszlovkia ) a Charta 77 alrja , volt politikai fogoly, antikommunista, meseknyv szerz, valamint radiklis ellenzje s kritikusa a "Charta nemessgnek", amely vlemnye szerint Vclav Havel s szmos ms, a volt cseh elnkhz kzeli szemly.. Wolfot elszr 1978. februr 16-n tartztattk le, miutn a . Tom Lantos, who later became a representative in Congress, helped making Wallenberg an honorary citizen of USA. Former U.S. Rep. Frank Wolf, who served for 27 years with Lantos, wrote the 1998 legislation that created USCIRF and called Swett one of the best commissioners the body has ever had: Shes a tribute to her dad. [42], Lantos supported Morocco's demand to gain sovereignty over Western Sahara, and criticized the Polisario Front, which demands independence for the disputed region. In 1988, Nicholas W. Kudrovzeff, American Independent Party, received 1,893 votes (1%). 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. Durant ces dbats, les diverses tendances du . Menu Log In Sign Up [51], Project Vote Smart provides the following results from congressional scorecards. He supported same-sex marriage rights and marijuana for medical use, was a strong proponent of gun control and adamantly pro-choice. His life in Hungary would change after the "Third Reich" annexing of Austria in 1938, with the Austrian border just 100 miles (160km) from Budapest. of 2 NEXT His daughter Annette was married to Timber . Tillemann-Dick's late husband, Timber Dick, was an acclaimed inventor and the son of Colorado's first female lieutenant governor. Thanks somuch for your ongoing effort to keep us updated on your lives and those ofour Div School classmates and friends. At least three links on his congressional Web site detailed his biography as the youthful fighter in the Hungarian resistance who discovered after the war that the Nazis had killed most of his family. He eventually became a senior advisor to various U.S. Salt Lake City, Utah 84103, HELP DESK HOURS ALL MATERIAL: COPYRIGHT CALIFORNIA EUROPEAN CULTURAL INITIATIVE/MEMORY PROJECT [30], "Nurse Nayirah" later turned out to be the daughter of the Kuwaiti ambassador to the United States. 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. L'ouvrage Les Controverses Anna Freud-Melanie Klein (1941-1945) porte sur les dbats scientifiques qui se sont drouls au sein du mouvement psychanalytique britannique. Thomas was born on February 1 1928, in Budapest, Magyarorszg - Hungary. I did not have a different vision from Katrina, and she didnt have a different vision from me. Annette, the wife of the late Tom Lantos, former US Califo. He served 14 terms, from 1981-2008, in the United States House of Representatives as Congressman for the California district encompassing . [7], Lantos was born Tams Pter Lantos (Hungarian:[tma petr lnto]) into a Jewish family in Budapest, Hungary, the son of Anna, a high school English teacher, and Pl Lantos, a banker. The mission of The Sunstone Education Foundation is to sponsor open forums of Mormon thought and experience. Annette Lantos is a Chairman of The Lantos Foundation at Lantos Foundation based in Concord, New Hampshire. He is the only survivor of the Nazis' Holocaust to serve in the US Congress. His friend, Rabbi Arthur Schneier of New York, recalled singing Hebrew psalms with Lantos days before he died. The family had sought refuge in Switzerland, but the Swiss had expelled them. It's on the race to electrify cars that has been ragingamongst the US,Japan and China. What Do I Believe? Annette Lantos, the widow of Rep. Tom Lantos, is a Holocaust survivor who worked with her late husband as the unpaid director of the Congressional Human Rights Caucus. CONCORD, N.H., and WASHINGTON, D.C.On a February morning at the U.S. Capitol, lawmakers, ambassadors, and advocates gathered to award the Lantos Human Rights Prize to Vian Dakhil, a young, articulate member of Iraqs parliament whose 2014 cries for help drew the worlds attention to ISIS atrocities. In subsequent years, he worked as a business consultant and television commentator on subjects of foreign policy. 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. At the same hearing, Lantos drew comparisons between some of the current U.S. activities in Iraq to U.S. support two decades earlier of Islamic militants in Afghanistan: America should not be in the business of arming, training and funding both sides of a religious civil war in Iraq. Tom Lantos, az egyetlen holokauszttll, aki az Egyeslt llamok kpviselhznak valaha is Durant ces dbats, les diverses tendances du freudisme, prsentes dans la Socit britannique de psychanalyse, se sont durement opposes, sur le plan thorique et . After skipping high school, she earned a political science degree from Yale University at age 18, graduated from law school 2 years later, and landed on the staff of then-Sen. Joe Biden at age 21. The facility was funded with a naming gift in the Lantos's honor by Oracle founder, Larry Ellison, and his wife, Melanie. I do not believe in death. He again escaped, this time making his way back to Budapest, 40 miles (64km) away. Forgive me. 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. Her family had managed to escape to Switzerland, using Swedish passports issued by Raoul Wallenberg. Through its more than 20 years of work, the Congressional Human Rights Caucusof which Lantos was co-chair with Representative Frank Wolfcovered a wide range of human rights issues. In 2007, in his effort to help the people of China and Tibet, he presented the Dalai Lama with the Congressional Gold Medal. Personal details about Annette include: political affiliation is unknown; ethnicity is Caucasian; and religious . The entire memorial service was a gentle back and forth of Jewish and Mormon perspectives on remembering Lantos, who was cremated. Four years later, Tom Lantos became the first and only Holocaust survivor to win a seat in Congress. "[9], Despite being fluent in English, Lantos never lost his Hungarian accent. After emigrating to the United States, they married on July 13, 1950. I presided over that wonderful, memorable celebration and we sang Siman tov umazal tov, a Jewish song of joy, Schneier said of that synagogue visit. His the best movie is The Last Days. By submitting the above I agree to the privacy policy and terms of use of JTA.org. The story of Congressman Tom Lantos as told by his wife, Mrs. Annette Lantos. Lantos defeated Royer by 5,700 votes. "U.S. Policy Challenges in North Africa", "Lantos endorses Speier as 'our best candidate', "Rep. 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