"Music in the Camps" Program Book

proudly presents

Music in the Camps 2021 Spring Fundraiser

Wednesday, May 12, 2021 7:00 PM CDT – Virtual Program

Photo credit for images on left: (A) United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of George Kadish/Zvi Kadushin; (B) United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of Robert W. Hofmekler; (C) United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of Robert W. Hofmekler; (D) United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of Gedenkstaette Buchenwald; (E) United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of Sonia Beker

Letter from the Board Chair & President and CEO Good evening and welcome to our first-ever virtual Spring Fundraiser!

On behalf of the Board and Museum staff, we extend our thanks to Event Co-Chairs, Yana Mintskovsky and Kimberly Ross, for successfully orchestrating this year’s event. Along with the Honorary Co-Chairs, Honorary Committee, and Host Committee, they worked tirelessly to gather support for this important event. We thank you all for your generosity and for helping us exceed the budgeted goal for this critical fundraiser.

We are grateful for our amazing Museum team. Tremendous thanks to Dr. Sara Abosch Jacobson, Dr. Charlotte Decoster, Felicia Williamson, and Max Rosenzweig. A huge thank you to Barbara Acuña-Taylor and Miles Emerson, who curated the Survivor testimonies featured tonight and produced this project in collaboration with On-Air Media.

Music in the Camps is an original documentary film featuring Holocaust Survivor testimonies about how the power of music gave them the strength to survive and spread hope to fellow prisoners.

This film would not be possible without the help of our incredible community partners. We extend our deepest gratitude to our friends at On-Air Media, the USC Shoah Foundation, The Defiant Requiem Foundation, the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, 7th Art Releasing, the Aronson Cello Festival, and the University of Western Ontario. Help us thank these partners by learning more about their work and by supporting their missions.

Finally, we are honored to feature a performance by Dallas Symphony Orchestra musicians tonight.

Christopher Adkins, DSO Principal Cellist, personally arranged a special performance – one of the first pieces he was taught by his cello instructor Lev Aronson, a Dallas Holocaust Survivor who held the same DSO Principal Chair position for more than 20 years. Our sincere thanks to Kim Noltemy, DSO President and CEO, Chris, and his talented ensemble for being part of our event. We hope you enjoy their beautiful performance.

We are living in difficult and troubling times. Now, more than ever, we are committed to our mission to teach the history of the Holocaust and advance human rights to combat prejudice, hatred, and indifference. Thank you for investing in this important work and helping us inspire Upstanders.

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Mark Zilbermann Board Chair

An evening of music and inspiration STATE OF THE MUSEUM Mark Zilbermann Board Chair Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum CO-CHAIR WELCOME Yana Mintskovsky and Kimberly Ross Event Co-Chairs Music in the Camps WELCOME Mary Pat Higgins President and CEO Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum presents

Music in the Camps

Kol Nidrei Max Bruch, Arranged by Christopher Adkins for solo cello, cello choir, and harp Christopher Adkins | Principal Cello, Fannie & Stephen S. Kahn Chair

Jolyon Pegis Associate Principal, Joe Hubach Chair

Jeffrey Hood

Kari Kettering

Jennifer Yunyoung Choi

Emily Levin Principal Harp, Elsa von Seggern Chair 2

Thank you for your commitment

Event Co-Chairs Yana Mintskovsky Kimberly Ross Honorary Co-Chairs

Diane and Hal Brierley Rita Sue and Alan Gold Bobbi and Richard Massman Morton H. Meyerson Stan Rabin Cindy and Howard Rachofsky Helen and Frank Risch Andy Smith and Paul von Wupperfeld Donna and Herb Weitzman

Honorary Committee

Lisa and Gregg Ballew Pam and Keith Braley Evey and Chip Fagadau Marena and Roger Gault Liz and Tom Halsey Yon Jorden Jayme and Jim Karen Shula and Aharon Netzer Cece Smith and Ford Lacy Billie Ida Williamson and Mack Forrester

Host Committee

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Aviva Austein Michael Baum Nancy Brickman Gary Eisenstat Josh Goldman Andrea Katz Melanie Kuhr Christi Redfearn Jolene Risch Melissa Rubel Daphne Sydney

Presenting Sponsor Geraldine Acuña-Sunshine and Gabe Sunshine Platinum Sponsor Diane and Hal Brierley

Thank you for your generosity

Silver Sponsors

Betty Jo and David Bell Liz and Tom Halsey Ann and Nate Levine Howard M. Meyers Morton H. Meyerson Nancy Perot and Rod Jones Abbey Rapoport Alice and Jim Skinner Daphne and David Sydney Mark and Peggy Zilbermann **

Bronze Sponsors

Classic BMW Jen and Josh Goldman Ynette and Jim Hogue Melanie H. Kuhr Bobbi and Richard Massman Yana and Yury Mintskovsky Shula and Aharon Netzer Ann and Michael Ochstein Stanley M. Peskind ** Helen and Frank Risch ** Dana and Josh Roseman Kimberly and Jon Ross Sally Pian and Ira Silverman ** Andy Smith and Paul von Wupperfeld ** Jackie and Steve Waldman

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Thank you for your generosity

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Duo Sponsors

Anonymous Carol and Steve Aaron Dawn and Todd Aaron Christell and Michael Baum Shiva and Jarrod Beck Dr. Joseph and Julie Meetal Berman Brenda F. Brand Family ** Nancy and David Brickman Candy and Ike Brown Rebecca and Ken Bruder Stacey and Chuck Butler Esther and Mark Donald Stefani (z”l) and Gary Eisenstat Tram and Michael Ellman Evey and Chip Fagadau Arlene and Allen Feltman Diane and Mark Fleschler Angela and Douglas French Gigi Gartner ** Cathy and Craig Glick Sherry and Ken Goldberg Pamela and Jonathan Goldminz Jennifer and Jerald Goldstein Elaina and Gary Gross Maya and Robert Gross, MD Shanie and Steve Gundy Mary Pat and Lance Higgins Ann Kahn and Dennis Rodgers Lisa and Peter Kraus Michelle and Brian Kravitz Carol and Mark Kreditor ** Julie and Jay Liberman/ The Rubin Family Foundation Lottye and Bobby Lyle Marsh McLennan Agency/ Kevin Pailet, Dan Prescott, and Stuart Prescott

Janie and Cappy McGarr ** Jackie and Carl Ondracek ** Lauren and Ken Painter Dana and Scott Palmer Paradox Compensation Advisors Elaine and Trevor Pearlman Carol and Harold Pinker Barbara (z”l) and Stan Rabin Raelaine and Paul Radnitz Heidi and Reid Rasmussen Judi and Randy Ratner ** REDLEE/SCS Risch Results/ Jolene Risch Leslie and Don Ritter ** Barbara and Randall Rosenblatt, MD ** Melissa and Matthew Rubel Peachy Rudberg ** Karen and Kenneth Saland Cathy and Martin Schaffer Sabrina and Adam Schiller Cristie and Rodney Schlosser ** Kathy and Steve Schneider Celia and Larry Schoenbrun The Honorable Florence and Howard Shapiro Lisa K. Simmons Cindy and Stuart Spechler ** Yvette and Doug Stayman Karla and Larry Steinberg ** Phyllis and Ron Steinhart Whitney and Robert Strauss Fran and Jeffrey Toubin ** Sam Utay/Alan M. Utay Family Philanthropic Fund ** Alison and Michael Weinstein ** Donna and Herb Weitzman Bonnie and Jeffrey Whitman Wick Phillips Barbara and Donald Zale

Gifts of Chai

Katherine Albert Susie and Joel Carp Gail Friedman Abby and Brandon Fuqua Read and Steve Gendler The Hegi Family ** Mark E. Jacobs Veronique and Hylton Jonas Keren and Brent Meyer Betsy and Victor Pucciarelli Bruce Stark Nancy and Jerry Szor Ethel Zale

Contributions

Barbra and Bud Applebaum Fonda and Jay Arbetter Gabriela and Ray Aronowitz Aviva and Gabe Austein Doug Brown Brenda and Scott Butnick Megan Carlone Brian Cunningham Susan and Michael Davidoff Dana Eisenberg Eden and Tom Elieff Macki and Paul Ellenbogen Jessi Fazio Magie Furst and Family Jennifer A. Gehrt Gail and Allan Gilbert Larry Goldman Roslyn and Gordon Goldstein Julie and Sander Gothard Lauren and Zach Green Terri and Alan Greenspan ** Kaitlin Hawkins Victoria and William Herr Stacey and Russell Hoppenstein Suzy and Marty Hotchkiss Frieda and Robert Hudspeth Gayle Johansen Yon Jorden Mindi and Michael Kahn Jayme and Jim Karen Renee and David Karp Andrea and Jay Katz

Eileen and Howard Kessner Bahareh Klein Ellen and Jim Markus ** Amy Martin Esther and Michael Meyers Myra and Phil Migicovsky Jana and Robert Milstein James Nowlin Wendy and George Palmer Karen Polan Craig and Kris Reese Lotty Repp Casillas and Peter Casillas Marilyn and Jack Rubin Sherwin Rubin ** Gail and Richard Sachson Esther and Jacques Sardas May Sebel Ellen Sher and Stanton Goldman Dr. Charles and Kathi O. Silver Stacy and Stuart Simon Melinda Fagin and Jeffrey Smirin Cece Smith and Ford Lacy Rossi and Gary Solomon Judy and Harold Sommer Marc I. Steinberg Rhona Streit Liz and Todd Waldman ** Julie and Mike Weinberg Faina and Oren Zebaida Jo and Jerry Zeffren Marcia and Tobias Zidle

Thank you for your generosity

** The Museum would like to thank the following community foundations that recommended support of the Museum on behalf of their fund holders: Austin Community Foundation Bank of America Charitable Gift Fund Communities Foundation of Texas Dallas Jewish Community Foundation Fidelity Charitable Hegi Family Foundation J.P. Morgan Charitable Giving Fund Lawrence E. Steinberg Foundation Pian Silverman Family Foundation Schwab Charitable Texas Instruments Foundation Texas Women’s Foundation United Jewish Foundation of Metropolitan Detroit

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DIMENSIONS IN TESTIMONY A dedicated theater in the Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum, Dimensions in TestimonySM offers visitors the rare opportunity to sit across from a Holocaust Survivor and ask them questions about their life and survival.

Meet our featured Survivors:

MAY | Pinchas Gutter JUNE | Max Glauben JULY | Anita Lasker-Wallfisch BOOK A MUSEUM VISIT Access is included with Museum admission. Available on the hour every hour with the first experience beginning at 11:00 a.m. and the last experience beginning at 4:00 p.m. Space is limited.

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Dimensions in Testimony was developed in association with Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center, with technology by USC Institute for Creative Technologies, and concept by Conscience Display. Funding for Dimensions in Testimony was provided in part by Pears Foundation, Louis. F. Smith, Melinda Goldrich and Andrea Cayton/Goldrich Family Foundation in honor of Jona Goldrich, Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center, and Genesis Philanthropy Group (R.A.). Other partners include CANDLES Holocaust Museum and Education Center.

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You mustn’t think in terms of a proper orchestra. I mean, there were people with mandolins and guitars and a few violins and a couple of accordions … that sort of thing.

Dedicated by Geraldine Acuña-Sunshine and Gabe Sunshine.

ANITA LASKER-WALLFISCH

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THE FRANK AND HELEN RISCH FAMILY LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES Local Survivor testimonies and images featured in Music in the Camps were sourced from the Museum’s Library and Archives. Be inspired to learn more about history!

The Museum provides access to rare books, manuscripts, and artifacts while preserving them for future generations. The collection includes materials about the history of the Holocaust and human rights in a local context.

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Library & Archives is available for researchers upon request.

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Even though living in all this poverty with all the diseases and all that, there were songs written in the Warsaw ghetto. There was theater performed.

Dedicated by Diane and Hal Brierley.

MAX GLAUBEN

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We went to work by orchestra. We came home by orchestra. People were tortured by orchestra, everything by the best musicians in Europe.

Dedicated by Betty Jo and David Bell.

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German generals threatened to kill prisoners unable to fill a truck with coal in one hour.

You don't have a watch … I decided I will know what is an hour. I started right away … in my mind, I was singing the cello concerto. … then the next concerto … then another …

In the meantime, I saw it was, I say, about an hour ...

Dedicated by Liz and Tom Halsey.

LEV ARONSON

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THANK YOU!

The mission of the USC Shoah Foundation - The Institute for Visual History and Education is to overcome prejudice, intolerance, and bigotry - and the suffering they cause - through the educational use of the Institute's visual history testimonies.

They are dedicated to research and scholarship in the humanities and social sciences. The Institute conducts global educational outreach by developing educational resources for teachers, students, and universities around the world, while making its extraordinary archive accessible for research and educational purposes.

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We invite you to learn more at www.sfi.usc.edu

VISIT SFI.USC.EDU HERE

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In Blechhammer, we put on a show, and the SS will be there, the first four rows, and we would do things for them.

Dedicated by Ann and Nate Levine.

ROBERT CLARY

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Referring to Jewish prisoners engaging in cultural activities in the ghetto.

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They didn’t die because they got this food. Not bread. Not butter. This food!

Dedicated by Alice and Jim Skinner.

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Referring to Jewish prisoners engaging in cultural activities in the ghetto.

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Well, in the beginning, it was secret. The Germans later got to know about it, but they tolerated it.

Dedicated by Daphne and David Sydney.

EDITH SHELDON

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A lot of songs were written with a lot of hope … We would go out from the ghettos, and we would start our lives all over again.

Dedicated by Mark and Peggy Zilbermann.

PAUL KAGAN Vilna Ghetto 21

Referring to when she first arrived to the camp.

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… as if I heard the Eine Kleine Nachtmusik from Mozart being played … I’m hallucinating in this hell …

Dedicated by Classic BMW.

TRUDE LEVI

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Referring to preparations for Brundibar, which was part of the Nazi propaganda film.

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They brought us to a big theater place … They brought instruments to have orchestras.

Dedicated by Yana and Yury Mintskovsky.

ELA WEISSBERGER Theresienstadt 27

Composer, The Dachau Song.

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The Dachau song had its own life. Some kind of resistance. Sometimes to give them hope.

Dedicated by Shula and Aharon Netzer.

HERBERT ZIPPER

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Referring to how the Nazis tolerated cultural activities in the ghetto.

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I’m sure their line was … as long as people work, then they should have some release, some entertainment.

Dedicated by Ann and Michael Ochstein.

YEHOSHUA TRIGOR Vilna Ghetto 29

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The Vilna Ghetto tried very hard to have a theater, to have a philharmonic orchestra – to do things for the soul.

ESTHER BRATT Vilna Ghetto

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Can you imagine killing people and music playing?

Dedicated by Stanley M. Peskind.

ITKA ZYGMUNTOWICZ Auschwitz-Birkenau 31

THANK YOU!

By honoring the defiance and bravery of the prisoners in the Theresienstadt Concentration Camp (Terezín) during World War II, performances by The Defiant Requiem Foundation show the role that music and art play in confronting contemporary challenges of increased Holocaust ignorance, Holocaust denial, and antisemitism.

The Defiant Requiem Foundation strives to promote awareness and understanding of the dangers of antisemitism, Holocaust ignorance and denial, by presenting the singular story, and one with universal application, of Rafael Schächter and prisoners in the Terezín Concentration Camp during the Holocaust who used music and art as an act of defiance to maintain their humanity, dignity, hope, and inspiration.

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Referring to Schächter's decision to perform Verdi's Requiem.

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In his mind, he transformed it to from the mass for the dead into mass for the dead Nazis.

Dedicated by Kimberly and Jon Ross.

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Theresienstadt

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Referring to the 1944 Danish Red Cross and International Red Cross visit to Theresienstadt.

We were hoping the Red Cross would see that something is wrong – that this wasn’t a group of people entertaining …

Dedicated by Sally Pian and Ira Silverman.

EVA ROCEK

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THANK YOU!

The Photo Archives at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum is a rich and expanding collection of photographic images gathered from private donors, archives, libraries, museums, and photo agencies from around the world. The bulk of the collection spans the period from the end of World War I to the early 1950s.

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We invite you to learn more at www.ushmm.org

PHOTO ARCHIVES AT USHMM.ORG HERE

THANK YOU!

Since 1994, Seventh Art Releasing has been distributing award-winning independent and foreign films domestically and abroad with the mission to bring unique films to the widest possible audience - including The Fuehrer Gives the Jews a City, the propaganda film used in tonight’s Music in the Camps film.

VISIT 7thART.COM HERE

We invite you to learn more at www.7thart.com

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THANK YOU!

The Aronson Cello Festival

Courtesy of Cheryl Surana

The story of a man who became a carrier of culture.

As a young man, Lev Aronson dreamed of becoming an international soloist like his mentor, the renowned cellist Gregor Piatigorsky.

History had other plans. After surviving the Holocaust, Lev Aronson emigrated to the United States where he earned the post of principal cellist of the Dallas Symphony.

He became one of the most significant cello pedagogues in modern history mentoring Lynn Harrell, John Sharp, Christopher Adkins, Brian Thornton, and many others.

Today, we honor his life, teachings, philosophy, students and the enduring power of classical music.

The Aronson Cello Festival celebrates its Seventh Season after launching an innovative program “Women and Classical Music” and an exclusive film series about the life of Lev Aronson directed by Emmy Award winning storyteller Ty Kim. Visit www.AronsonCelloFestival.com We invite you to learn more here.

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ON-AIR MEDIA is dedicated to ensuring you look and sound your best. We are a boutique, turnkey production company that guides you through the podcast process – from inception to completion.

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We invite to learn at www.on-airmedia.com

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS OFFICERS Mark Zilbermann Board Chair Frank Risch Immediate Past Board Chair Mary Pat Higgins President and CEO Lee Michaels Vice Board Chair Ike Brown Vice President Steven Rosenberg Treasurer Christopher Williams Assistant Treasurer Melanie Kuhr Secretary Thear Suzuki Assistant Secretary

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Elected / Appointed Members of Executive Committee David B. Ackerman Chair of Endowment Foundation Mark Zoradi Chair of Marketing Committee Neil Goldberg Chair of Development Committee Kenneth W. Wimberly Chair of Program Committee Peter Kraus Chair of Current Issues Committee Michele Valdez Appointed Julia Wada Appointed

DIRECTORS Rivka Altman Cristina Barbosa Jarrod Bassman Jarrod Beck Cecily Bolding Beth Bull Sara Garcia Duran Lauren Embrey Janiece Evans-Page Edwin Flores Craig Glick Ronit Ilan Lauren Leahy

Caren Lock A. Ravi Malick The Honorable Ann Margolin Yana Mintskovsky Larry Mondry Cindy Moskowitz Shula Netzer Tracy Preston A. Steven Raab Katherine Perot Reeves Jolene F. Risch Josh Roseman

LIFETIME DIRECTORS

LIFETIME DIRECTORS OF BLESSED MEMORY

David Bell P Marsha Gaswirth Max Glauben P Thomas S. Halsey P James M. Hogue P Hylton L. Jonas P Nate Levine Zsuzsanna Ozsvath, PhD Stan Rabin Michael Schiff P Larry Schoenbrun Ronald G. Steinhart Stephen Waldman P

Melissa Rubel Hernan Saenz The Honorable Florence Donald Shapiro P Neisha Strambler-Butler Whitney Strauss Sam L. Susser Charmaine A. Tang Paul von Wupperfeld Abigail Williams Brian H. Williams

Jack Altman P Rudy Baum Martin Donald Mike Jacobs P John Raphael Jack Repp Sam Szor Leon Zetley

P = Past Chair

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UPCOMING VIRTUAL MUSEUM PROGRAMMING LUNCH & LEARN WOMEN AND THE HOLOCAUST: AN EXPLORATION THROUGH ORIGINAL POETRY Thursday, May 13 at 12:00 PM CT REGISTER HERE JEWS AND AFRICAN AMERICANS IN THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT Wednesday, May 19 at 7:00 PM CT REGISTER HERE

RACISM IN AMERICA: VOICES OF ASIAN AMERICANS Thursday, May 20 at 7:00 PM CT REGISTER HERE

HISTORY HIGHLIGHTS BEYOND ANNE FRANK: HIDDEN CHILDREN IN THE NETHERLANDS Tuesday, May 25 at 7:00 PM CT REGISTER HERE

CRUCIAL CONVERSATIONS: CONFRONTING ANTISEMITISM - ANTISEMITISM IN THE U.S. Thursday, June 3 at 7:00 PM CT REGISTER HERE

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ALL PROGRAMS ARE VIRTUAL AND FREE OF CHARGE. REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED.

GERMAN CHURCHES IN THE NAZI ERA: ACTION AND REACTION IN PERILOUS TIMES Wednesday, June 9 at 7:00 PM CT REGISTER HERE

IREAD BOOK CLUB: THE BOY ON THE WOODEN BOX Monday, June 14 at 1:00 PM CT

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SUMMER SURVIVOR SPEAKER SERIES 2021 Tuesday, June 15, 22, and 29 at 1:00 PM CT REGISTER HERE

FROM PROPERTY TO PERSONHOOD: THE EVOLUTION OF CHILDREN’S RIGHTS IN THE U.S. Wednesday, June 16 at 7:00 PM CT REGISTER HERE

VIRTUAL SPECIAL EXHIBITION OPENING: THE BOOK SMUGGLERS Tuesday, June 22 at 7:00 PM CT REGISTER HERE ALL PROGRAMS ARE VIRTUAL AND FREE OF CHARGE. REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED.

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We look forward to being together at next year’s Spring event!

Dr. Ruth Westheimer, sharing her Kindertransport story.

Tom Dugan, Creator and Actor

Past Spring Fundraisers (top to bottom)

2019 An Evening with Dr. Ruth, 2018 Driving Miss Daisy, 2016 Cabaret, 2017 Wiesenthal

Photocredit: Amanda Lynn Photography

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