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Wed. December 19, 2018 10:00 am - 11:30 am |
The Holocaust in Perspective: The Holocaust & Modern German History — Community Hall at Harry & Rose Samson Family JCC
Join Dr. Shay Pilnik, Executive Director of the Nathan and Esther Pelz Holocaust Education Resource Center, for a multi-faceted exploration of the Holocaust of European... |
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Sun. January 6, 2019 3:00 pm - 5:15 pm |
A Bag of Marbles — Community Hall at Harry & Rose Samson Family JCC
Based on Joseph Joffo’s bestselling Holocaust memoir in France, this touching film focuses on a 10-year-old boy and his 13-year-old brother who must make their... |
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Tue. January 15, 2019 7:00 pm - 8:45 pm |
GI Jews: Jewish Americans in World War II — Community Hall at Harry & Rose Samson Family JCC
GI Jews: Jewish Americans in World War II tells the story of the 550,000 Jewish American men and women who fought in World War II.... |
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Mon. February 4, 2019 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm |
Who Will Write our History — UWM Student Union Cinema
In November 1940, days after the Nazis sealed 450,000 Jews in the Warsaw Ghetto, a secret band of journalists, scholars and community leaders decided to... |
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Sun. February 10, 2019 10:00 am - 11:15 am |
Holocaust Stories: In their Honor feat. Eva Zaret — Community Hall at Harry & Rose Samson Family JCC
Join us as we listen to the survival stories of members of the Nathan and Esther Pelz Holocaust Education Resource Center’s Speakers Bureau. This program... |
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Sun. February 10, 2019 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm |
The Last Mentsch — Community Hall at Harry & Rose Samson Family JCC
Having spent a lifetime concealing his heritage, an aging German Holocaust survivor tries to come to terms with his past. Born Menachem Teitelbaum, Marcus Schwarz... |
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Tue. February 12, 2019 7:00 pm - 9:30 pm |
Paradise — Community Hall at Harry & Rose Samson Family JCC
This film is a part of the Holocaust Stories From Around the World series which features some of the best new international films that include... |
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Sun. February 17, 2019 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm |
Survivor's Club: The True Story of a Very Young Prisoner of Auschwitz — Congregation Emanu El B’ne Jeshurun
In 1945, in a now-famous piece of World War II archival footage, four-year-old Michael Bornstein was filmed by Soviet soldiers as he was carried out... |
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Thu. March 7, 2019 7:00 pm - 8:45 pm |
Aida's Secret — Community Hall at Harry & Rose Samson Family JCC
In this moving documentary, the discovery of records from WWII sparks a family’s quest for answers as two brothers separated as babies reunite with each... |
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Sun. March 10, 2019 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm |
Avner Avraham — Congregation Shalom
A former Mossad agent, Avner Avraham is a renowned expert on Mossad operations who famously worked to reveal and publicize the insider story of the... |
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Thu. March 14, 2019 7:00 pm - 8:15 pm |
Anatomy of a Genocide: The Life & Death of a Town Called Buczacz — Community Hall at Harry & Rose Samson Family JCC
Distinguished Professor of European History at Brown University, Omer Bartov, will speak about his most recent book, Anatomy of a Genocide: The Life & Death... |
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Sun. March 24, 2019 12:00 pm - 1:15 pm |
From Day to Day: One Man’s Diary of Survival in Nazi Concentration Camps — Community Hall at Harry & Rose Samson Family JCC
Timothy Boyce will speak about how he came to re-publish the remarkable diaries of Norwegian humanitarian, Odd Nansen’s time in Nazi concentration camps. Co-Sponsor:... |
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Sun. March 31, 2019 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm |
Escaping Hitler: A Jewish Haven in Chile — Community Hall at Harry & Rose Samson Family JCC
Eva Goldschmidt-Wyman was born in Stuttgart Germany and as a young child, she and her parents immigrated to Chile in 1939 to escape Nazi Germany. ... |
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Tue. April 9, 2019 7:00 pm - 8:15 pm |
Camp Sisters, Lager Shvester — Congregation Shalom
Steve Russek and Elaine Culbertson will share the incredible story of how Steve's desire to better tell his mother's story led both of them to... |
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Thu. April 11, 2019 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm |
Samantha Baskind Lecture — Jewish Museum Milwaukee
Co-Sponsor: Jewish Museum Milwaukee |
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Sun. April 28, 2019 10:00 am - 11:15 am |
Holocaust Stories: In their Honor feat. Steen Metz — Community Hall at Harry & Rose Samson Family JCC
Join us as we listen to the survival stories of members of the Nathan and Esther Pelz Holocaust Education Resource Center’s Speakers Bureau. This program... |
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Sun. May 5, 2019 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm |
Yom Hashoah — Community Hall at Harry & Rose Samson Family JCC
Co-Sponsor: Harry & Rose Samson Family JCC |
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Thu. May 23, 2019 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm |
Sam Spinner Lecture — Jewish Museum Milwaukee
Co-Sponsor: Jewish Museum Milwaukee |
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Thu. May 30, 2019 7:00 pm - 8:15 pm |
Simon Carmel Lecture — Congregation Emanu El B’ne Jeshurun
Co-Sponsor: Congregation Emanu El B'ne Jeshurun |