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Holocaust Remembrance Programming Airs on April 16 on CET

We are pleased to be able to present three films dedicated to Holocaust remembrance and history on Sunday, April 16, on CET and the CET livestream on the PBS App ahead of Remembrance Day on Tuesday, April 18.

Cabaret of Hope: Warsaw 1941 at 2pm

It’s 1941 in Warsaw, Poland, in a cordoned-off area known as the Warsaw Ghetto, where more than 400,000 Jews are held captive. Somehow, nightlife continues to thrive with cafés and restaurants offering entertainment and a temporary respite for residents. Perhaps the most famous was the Café Sztuka, where renowned poets, singers and musicians appeared regularly. The performances included both classical music and new songs by George Gershwin, Jerome Kern and Kurt Weill, among others. Some of the best-known musicians of the Ghetto included pianist Władysław Szpilman, the subject of the 2002 film The Pianist, soprano Maria Ajzensztadt, known as the “Nightingale of the Ghetto,”

Head Start Teachers go to Winter Camp

ThinkTV made winter extra special for early childhood educators from the Montgomery County Child Development Center with Winter Camp, a classroomready camp-in-abox for preschool classrooms.

Seventeen teachers participated in the 3-hour training session with hands-on teaching activities for reading, science, math and art, all featuring winter themes. Each teacher left with a Winter Camp-in-abox filled with all supplies needed to bring these fun winter activities into their classroom. Even though winter is over, you can still find Winter Camp video resources online at https://thinktv.org/camp/wintercamp/.

and cabaret singer Vera Gran. Presented by Cincinnati Opera in honor of the Jewish Cincinnati Bicentennial, Cabaret of Hope: Warsaw 1941 is a recreation of the cabaret experience in the Warsaw Ghetto. Featuring music and poetry from the era, the event is both a remembrance and a celebration of the creativity that flourished amid extraordinary oppression.

Yom HaShoah: Remembering for Tomorrow at 3pm

This CET production weaves the stories of Holocaust survivors together with music, candle lighting and moving prayers. This special, created in partnership with the Nancy & David Wolf Holocaust & Humanity Center, also gives our community the chance to shine a light on the value of promoting human rights, ethics and civic engagement.

World’s Greatest Cemeteries at 3:30pm

Join Host/Producer Roberto Mighty at Jewish Cemeteries of Greater Cincinnati Chestnut Street Cemetery, located behind CET. In this episode, a reenactor portrays Civil War Medal of Honor winner David Urbanski, viewers learn the story of food manufacturer Rabbi Dov Behr Manischewitz and interpret traditional Jewish funerary iconography. This episode includes interviews with local experts, including Karen Zanger, Vice President, Jewish Cemeteries of Greater Cincinnati; Jack Rabenstein, Emeritus Trustee, Jewish Cemeteries of Greater Cincinnati; Danielle Minson, The Jewish Federation of Cincinnati; Nimet Jerusalmi, Rudisa; Dr. Gary P. Zola, American Jewish Archives, Hebrew Union College, Jewish Institute of Religion; and Carrie Rhodus, Operations Manager, Jewish Cemeteries of Greater Cincinnati.