Yom HaShoah

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Commemorative Event for Holocaust Remembrance Day

(Yom HaShoah) on April 13-14.

Please join us, the BIC Holocaust Education Planning Group for the Yom HaShoah events:

Monday April 13th — a commemorative evening  (Theme:  Resistance and Reflection):

  •  Doors opening at 5:00 pm –exhibit viewing (Yad Vashem’s “Art in the Holocaust” and “The Anguish of Liberation as Reflected in Art”).
  • Candle lighting at 5:45 pm, followed by songs (BIC Choir!) of resistance and poems of reflection.
  • Conversation with Abe Jakob at 6:30PM.  We are privileged to have Abe as our guest.  He is a Holocaust survivor and will to recount his story and chat with us over Zoom.  Thanks to the Claims Conference for this opportunity.
  • Refreshments and further viewing of the exhibits until 8:30PM.

Tuesday April 14th —  Film screening of HIDDEN – The Kati Preston Story, a Holocaust docudrama to be given in-person by the producer and editor of the film, Jody Glover.  

  •  Doors opening at 6:00 pm – Exhibit Viewing.
  • Introduction and Film Presentation at 6:30PM

Please RSVP Ralph to let us know you can make it on the evening of April 13 and/or April 14th.

 

More about “HIDDEN – The Kati Preston Story”

(by Jody Glover)

Jody Glover is the producer and editor of the Holocaust docudrama called HIDDEN – The Kati Preston Story and lives in Cobourg!  The director is Daniel Matmor and he lives in Toronto.  They began creating this film about Daniel’s mother back in 2019 and are now finally screening it at various film festivals. They recently won Best Documentary Feature at the Canadian International Film Festival, which Christine attended! The film is based on Kati’s award-winning graphic novel called HIDDEN: A True Story of the Holocaust. Kati is now 86 years old and lives in New Hampshire.
 
The goal is to get this film into schools where kids can learn about the Holocaust directly from someone who has lived through it. Kati’s firsthand account is so important because it changes “history” into someone’s life. She tells her story from the perspective of her 5-yr old self, reliving all the moments that impacted her life so dearly. The film and her book also come with complimentary curricula written by Tom White – an expert in Holocaust and genocide studies. You can find them here: https://www.hiddenkatiprestonstory.com/education/holocaust-education.php
 
Here is the trailer to the film: https://vimeo.com/1074080088?share=copy#t=0
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Holocaust Remembrance Day (Yom HaShoah)

On behalf of the Beth Israel Holocaust Education Committee:

Yom HaShoah V’Hagvura (Holocaust and Heroism Remembrance Day) occurs every year on the Hebrew date of 27 Nisan.  It is observed in Israel as its Holocaust memorial day.  This year marks the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi death camps.   The theme this year at Beth Israel is resistance and resilience as expressed through art. 

Please join us on Wednesday, April 23rd from 5 – 8:30 p.m. at Beth Israel Synagogue. 

At 5:00PM the doors open for attendees to peruse a Yad Vashem exhibit entitled “The Anguish of Liberation in Art”.   Other related resource materials will be presented as well.

At 5:30 PM, please join us for a commemorative candle lighting. 

At 6:15 PM, please join us for a screening of Hilary Helstein’s documentary, “As Seen Through These Eyes” (trailer link here) .  It threads together incredible stories of defiance and resistance to Nazi brutality through expressions of art.  A cautionary note that some graphic images are presented.

For more information email Ralph.   Click here to RSVP.