NEWS

 
Image of Florence Spungen will be here.

IN MEMORIAM
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing on XXXX of Florence Spungen, founder–with her husband and family–of the Florence and Laurence Spungen Family Foundation. Visit our memorial page to learn more about Florence's life and work.

Learn about recent donations to the Foundation.

Northfield Mount Hermon School
Sep.-Oct., 2010 		Watch this video made by Northfield Mount Hermon School during the Foundation's visit in Fall 2010.

Candles
Holocaust Museum
Feb. 25, 2011		The Foundation in the summer of 2010 loaned two letters written by Dr. Josef Mengele ("The Angel of Death") to his wife while at Auschwitz Death Camp to the Candles Holocaust Museum in Terre Haute, Indiana. The two letters (and a medal Mengele received for his "good work" on Hitler’s birthday April 20, 1944) can be viewed on the museum web site.

Photos, transcripts and PDF versions
of the letters are available on our web site.

Huffington Post
Aug. 11, 2009		The Spungen Foundation collaborated with Go Inspire Go to celebrate the efforts of Queens man who helps feed his community.   •  Article   •  Video

CBS News
Dec. 5, 2008
Exhibit Featured on CBS News
in Billings, Montana

Patraphilex - November 2010

Patra, Greece
November 6-14, 2010 		The Philatelic Society of Patras will host the Spungen Exhibit at their Pan-Hellenic Philatelic Exhibition: Patraphilex 2010.

Patraphilex website - Main site
Spungen page - Greek
Spungen page - English

Click here to view translated materials.

Press Releases/media pre-exhibit:
- Achaia Greek article
- Patraphilex Press Release
- TA Newspaper article
- EN Newspaper article

Philatelic/numismatic trade articles
- Lighthouse Patras Journal, Jan.-Mar. 2010
- Lighthouse Patras Journal, Jan.-Mar. 2009
- Lighthouse Patras Journal, Oct.-Dec. 2008

 

Northfield Mount Hermon School
Mount Hermon (Gill), MA—Sep 29 - Oct 6, 2010

- NMH Press Release
- CoinNews.Net
- The Daily Hampshire Gazette
- Bank Note Reporter
- Philatelic Tidbits
- Coin Gallery Blog
- Coin Docere
- Virtual Stamp Club
- Video of Colloquium and Exhibit

Video of Colloquium and Exhibit

The Rotarian Magazine
July, 2010
(pg. 13)

 Illinois Rotarian Confronts Racism

Rotary One Club
Newsletter
May 18, 2010

 Rotary Club of Chicago Newsletter: Danny Spungen & Sam Harris – Special Presentation Summary

Independent Collegian
April 19, 2010

 Hans Walter: Forging His Own Way to Freedom

Numismatist
April, 2010 		Perfection or Death: Concentration camp inmates took great care in forging British bank notes.

Memphis, TN
Feb. 18, 2010 		Tribute to Simon Waksberg

Las Vegas, NV
Jul. 15, 2009		Donn Pearlman and Spungen Foundation Press Release Win Paper Money Magazine Award

Newsweek Poland
Jun. 14, 2009		New feature article in Polish language edition of Newsweek Magazine
- English Translation

Hadassah
Jan. 2009		A feature article on the Spungen postal collection

Billings Gazette
Dec. 4, 2008		Rare Mail on Display Sunday, Tells of Holocaust

Billings Gazette
Nov. 11, 2008		Rare collection of Holocaust artifacts coming to Billings
  •  Event Photos

Newsweek Poland
Oct. 19, 2008		Feature article in Polish language edition of Newsweek Magazine

CNN
Sep. 29, 2008		From Auschwitz to Chicago, Detailed Holocaust Letters Survive

Philatelic Journal
Patras, Greece
Oct. 2008		Spungen Postal Collection featured in Philatelic Journal of Patras, Greece

New York Times
Sep. 27, 2008 		Stamp Collector's Holocaust Memorial
– New York Times web site
– Printable PDF
Also in the News

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