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| May 18, 1997 |
The Promise of Nes Ammim: A New Christian Outlook
A film and lecture. Guest Speaker The
Reverend Kathleen Rusnak. Nes Ammim is an ecumenical Christian Village
in Israel founded as a response to the Holocaust and the subsequent
establishment of the State of Israel. |
| Sept 25, 1997 |
Life on Planet Auschwitz: Fragments of Isabella
A film adapted from a widely acclaimed memoir by Isabella Leitner, introduced by the author. Shown as part of a three-part 1997-1998 film/lecture Series. |
| May 17, 1998 |
Arrival In Jerusalem: The Long Way Home
A unique and powerful documentary
film from the Simon Wiesenthal Center. Shown at "Special Sunday At
Drew"; part of a three-part 1997-1998 film/lecture Series. |
| Sept 22, 1999 |
Broken Glass
A powerful and provocative psychodrama by Arthur Miller about one American family's response to Kristallnacht. Set in 1938 Brooklyn, Broken Glass stars Mandy Patinkin and Elizabeth McGovern. |
| Nov 3, 1999 |
From Swastika to Jim Crow
A film about Jewish refugee scholars
from Nazi Germany who served on the faculties of Black colleges in the
southern U.S. A post-film discussion led by filmaker, Lori Cheatle.
Shown as part of the 1999 fall conference. |
| Sept 19, 2000 |
The Führer Gives a City to the Jews
A Nazi propaganda film about the
"model concentration camp," Theresienstadt--a film originally made to
deceive Red Cross visitors. The film was recently re-assembled from
fragments. Commentary by Leopold Lowy, a survivor of the camp. Shown as
part of a series, and as part of the 2000 fall conference. |
| Sept 26, 2000 |
A Visitor From The Living
A filmed interview with the
International Red Cross official who was sent to evaluate
Theresienstadt and who refused to acknowledge the "Big Lie" being
perpetrated by the Nazis. Filmmaker Claude Lanzmann tries relentlessly
to make him admit the truth. (French with English subtitles) Commentary
by a representative from the International Committee of the Red Cross.
Shown as part of a series, and as part of the 2000 fall conference. |
| Oct 3, 2000 |
The Triumph of Evil
A documentary film on Rwanda
indicting the United Nations, the United States, and other western
countries for failing to recognize the genocide going on before their
very eyes. Commentary by Dr. Douglass Simon, Professor of Political
Science, Drew University. Shown as part of a series, and as part of the
2000 fall conference. |
| Feb 12, 2001 |
Korczak
A remarkable and true story about
Janusz Korczak, a physician and educator who created an orphanage for
Jewish children in the Warsaw Ghetto in Nazi-occupied Poland. (Polish
with English subtitles) Directed by Andrzej Wajda, recipient of the
Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences 2000 Honorary
Oscar™. Commentary by Nessa Ben-Asher, survivor of the Warsaw
Ghetto and witness to Korczak's tragic procession--himself as leader,
the children following--out of the ghetto, headed toward death in
Treblinka. |
| Feb 17, 2003 |
Children from the Abyss
A film about children and young
people who survived the Holocaust in the area of the former Soviet
Union produced by Steven Spielberg's SHOAH Foundation--with commentary
by Marina Temkina, trainer for Spielberg's SHOAH Visual History Project.
This film is part of a month long program built around a photographic
exhibity by Sharon Faulkner on Pre- and Post-Holocaust Jewry in the
former Soviet Union. More information on this program. |
| April 30, 2003 |
Children of the Third Reich
Speakers: Dr. Daniel bar-on and Ingrid Schirrholz |
| October 10, 2005 |
The Last Seven Months of Anne Frank
Written and directed by Willy Lindwer (1988); shown as part of a film/lecture/play series. |
| February 6, 2007 |
Revisiting the Killing Fields- 30 Years Later
A screening of The Killing Fields and a discussion with Dith Pran.
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| March 5, 2007 |
Rwanda: A Lesson Yet to be Learned
Part I – Screening of “Hotel Rwanda”
Part II – Guest speaker: Paul Rusesabagina
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| April 24, 2007 |
Schindler’s List
Screening of “Schindler’s List” and discussion by
“Schindler Survivor”
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