AND THEN THEY CAME FOR ME: REMEMBERING THE WORLD OF ANNE FRANK
Presented by Ovation Theater Company

February 1, 2, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16 at 8:00 PM
February 3 and 10 at 2:00 PM, with a Pay-what-You-Can-Get Preview Performance on January 31 at 8:00 pm
Fifth Third Bank Theatre; the Aronoff Center for Arts
650 Walnut Street
Cincinnati, OH 45202

Oral history, dramatic action, and remembrance come together to tell the story of three Jewish teenagers: Anne Frank, Ed Silverberg and Eve Gelringer, all who are living in fear under the reign of the Nazis during World War II. This unique experience weaves videotaped interviews, multi-media and live actors to evoke the very real characters behind the story. And Then They Came for Me asks the questions: Why did this happen? Could the Holocaust happen today? For tickets call 513.621.ARTS or go to www.cincinnatiovation.com.

Join CHHE for the February 10th performance! Following the show, Holocaust survivor Stephanie Marks will share her experiences. Marks was born in Poland and just before the start of the war, her family relocated to Belgium. While on vacation in her native Poland, her family was forced out of the country and endured numerous trials in an effort to gain entrance into the United States. In 1941, through the U.S. embassy in Poland, her family was granted relocation to Cincinnati. Discounted tickets for the February 10th show are available, if you're interested, please contact Sarah Weiss.



REFUGE IN THE 21ST CENTURY
Elisheva Milikowsky
March 6-10, 2008

Elisheva Milikowsky, a young Israeli University student, will speak about her efforts to lead and organize a relief network for African refugees fleeing to Israel. Focusing particularly on her work with Darfuri refugees, Elisheva will shed light on the crisis in Darfur and share the stirring accounts of those who sought refuge in Israel.

AMONG THE RIGHTEOUS: LOST STORIES OF THE HOLOCAUST'S LONG REACH INTO ARAB LANDS
Dr. Robert Satloff
Tuesday, April 8, 7:00 p.m.
National Underground Railroad Freedom Center
50 E. Freedom Way Cincinnati, OH 45202

Robert Satloff is the director of the Washington Institute for the Near East Policy. In his recent book, Satloff seeks to answer the question, "Was there an Arab Schindler?" While Holocaust memorial institutions, such as Israel's Yad Vashem, have honored more than 20,000 people for saving Jews during World War II, not a single Arab is listed along them. Robert Satloff, one of America's leading Middle East experts, was convinced that this wasn't the full story. In response to Holocaust denial sweeping across the Arab and Muslim worlds, Satloff set off on a quest to find an Arab hero who story would change the way Arabs view Jews, themselves, and their own history.

Hornstein Program in Remembrance of the Holocaust and the Human Spirit:
THE HOLOCAUST, ISRAEL AND US
Dr. Michael Berenbaum
Sunday, May 4, 10:00 a.m.
Wise Center
8329 Ridge Road
Cincinnati, OH

Michael Berenbaum, director of the Sigi Ziering Center for the Study of the Holocaust and Ethics at American Jewish University and Professor of Jewish Studies, has also served as Project Director at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum and President and Chief Executive Officer of the Shoah Visual History Foundation. He is a writer, lecturer, and teacher, consulting in the conceptual development of museums and the development of historical of films. In honor of Israel's sixtieth birthday, Berenbaum will discuss the historical events surrounding the end of World War II, the establishment of the State of Israel, and the implications of the Holocaust for Israel today.

COMMUNITY-WIDE YOM HASHOAH COMMEMORATION
Sunday, May 4, 2:00 p.m.
Adath Israel Congregation
3201 E. Galbraith Road

The annual community-wide commemoration will feature a keynote presentation by Dr. Michael Berenbaum. Candle lighting and prayer are part of this moving and significant event to remember the victims of the Shoah. Open to people of all faiths.

"Embers from the Ashes: a Girl's Holocaust Diary"
Aronoff Center for the Arts, 5/3 Bank Theater
Corner of Main & 7th Street
Cincinnati, OH 45202

Tuesday, May 13, 2008
7:30 PM

"Embers from the Ashes: a Girl's Holocaust Diary," written by Kalman Kivkovich and directed by Tom Manning; a world premier staged-reading performance sponsored by Cincinnati Playwrights Initiative and Cincinnati Arts Association. The play is loosely based on a recently found journal. A 14-year-old Israeli girl discovers having a sister who had perished in the Holocaust. Decades later, in 2006, she learns that a Polish woman had found her sister's notebook, but kept it a secret for 61 years. A flashback takes us to 1942, Nazi-occupied Bedzin, Poland. We stay with a family who faces foreseeable destruction. We witness the struggle of an adolescent coming of age in the foreground of formidable evil. It echoes the voices of a million and a half Jewish children who didn't live to tell their stories.

Tickets are $7 and can be purchased in advance at the Aronoff Center Box Office: 513-621-2787. Tickets are limited.

Contact:
Kalman Kivkovich
Phone: 513-861-0004
E-mail: kivi1@aol.com

VOICES OF HOPE: THE EVOLUTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS
Wednesday, June 11, 7:00 p.m. and Thursday, June 12, 7:00 p.m.
The National Underground Railroad Freedom Center
50 E. Freedom Way
Cincinnati, OH

Leaders for peace, justice, and equality have materialized on the forefront of American politics and revolutionized developments in social justice and human rights. Through dramatic and artistic performance, Voices of Hope works to unveil the inner workings of the human rights movement, illustrates the 20th century struggle for tolerance and calls the audience to action.

Thank you to our generous supporters:

• The Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany
• The Jewish Federation of Cincinnati
• National City Bank
• The State of Ohio

Past Events

THE CENTER FOR HOLOCAUST AND HUMANITY EDUCATION
CALENDAR FALL 2007

SCREAMERS, A Film to End the Cycle of Genocide

Wednesday, October 10, 6:00 - 9:30PM at the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center
Presented by the Armenian National Committee of Ohio
In partnership with The Center for Holocaust and Humanity Education
For more information, www.screamerscincinnati.com

Don’t miss the Cincinnati premier of the critically acclaimed film Screamers. A documentary that examines why genocides keep occurring from the Armenian genocide to Holocaust, Bosnia, Rwanda and now Darfur -- through the eyes and music of the Grammy award-winning rock band System of a Down, based in Los Angeles, whose members are all grandchildren of genocide survivors. With the arguments of Harvard Professor Samantha Power, the personal stories of survivors from Armenia, Rwanda and Darfur, policy critics and whistleblowers – the "screamers" – the film targets the problem of genocide denial, with specific reference to the Turkish government’s current campaign to stop its citizens from discussing the genocide. System of a Down band members along with Nick Clooney will share insights from the past as well as encourage action for the future.

DREAM FOR DARFUR: OLYMPIC TORCH RELAY

Thursday, October 11 at 3:00PM at the University of Cincinnati Sigma Sigma Commons
Presented by SaveDarfur and the Greater Cincinnati Advocates for Darfur
Supported by The Center for Holocaust and Humanity Education

Keynote Address by Nick Clooney
For more information, www.savedarfur.org/page/content/torchrun

Cincinnati was selected amongst all other cities across Ohio to host this event to raise awareness about the crisis in Darfur and remind China of the role in ending the genocide. Dream for Darfur launched its own Olympic Torch Relay in August. The torch began its journey in Chad, just across the border from Darfur. The torch will travel around the world, visiting sites of previous genocides such as Rwanda, Armenia, Bosnia, Germany, and Cambodia. Between September and December, The Save Darfur Coalition, Dream for Darfur, and STAND will bring the torch to several cities around the U.S. The torch will end its tour when it arrives at China’s doorstep in December. The message is simple. China please: bring the Olympic dream to Darfur.

UNITING THE CHILDREN OF ABRAHAM featuring Eboo Patel

Wednesday, October 17 at 7:00PM at The National Underground Railroad Freedom Center

A diverse coalition of local organizations promoting tolerance, inclusion and interfaith dialogue are sponsoring an intriguing evening with Ebrahim Patel who is the Founder and Executive Director of the Interfaith Youth Core, a Chicago-based international organization that brings young people from different faith communities together to build understanding and cooperation. Additionally, he has written for The Harvard Divinity School Bulletin, Utue Magazine, The Journal of Muslim Law and Culture, and National Public Radio and has been featured on a range of media, including the New Republic, American Public Media, the BBC and CNN. He is also an active member of the Council on Foreign Relations’ Religious Advisory Committee and the East West Institute’s Task Force on American Muslims. He is co-editor of Building the Interfaith Youth Movement: Beyond Dialogue to Action (2006) and is currently writing a book on the role of religious youth in the 21st century. Patel is an Ashoka Fellow, part of elite network of social entrepreneurs with ideas that have the potential to change the world.

I AM YOU ARE Film and Discussion

Sunday, November 4, 5:30 pm at The National Underground Railroad Freedom Center

The Center for Holocaust and Humanity Education and the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center in partnership with the Jewish Federation of Cincinnati's Israeli Film Festival invites you to discover a journey to break boundaries, create friendship and work towards a more peaceful Jerusalem through viewing these powerful vignettes. This dynamic project brings together Israeli and Palestinian teens to build mutual understanding and respect through the medium of film. After the documentary, engage in a meaningful interactive discussion on the implications their journey has towards promoting a more tolerant and inclusive community.

TREASURE IN AUSCHWITZ Film and Discussion

Thursday, December 6, 7:00 PM, Mayerson Hall on the campus of Hebrew Union College

In partnership with the Jewish Federation of Cincinnati’s Israeli Film Festival, The Center for Holocaust and Humanity Education will host Treasure in Auschwitz, which follows young Israeli Yariv Nornberg as he discovers the lively Jewish community that once existed in the town of Oscweicim, located outside of Auschwitz Concentration Camp. Yariv travels to Poland in search of treasure buried in the town but ends up excavating much more about the town and his people's vibrant heritage. The film is a poetic documentation of the importance of remembrance and discovery. After the short film, teens from Netanya and Cincinnati, who traveled together on the Partnership 2000 Jewish Experience in Israel and Poland trip this past summer, will reflect on their journey of remembrance and discovery, sharing the emotions, insights and connections they made to each other, their Jewish heritage and the State of Israel.