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"Every dance is a protest against our oppressors" Chaim Kaplan (1880-1942)  "Defiance", in theatres now! This true-life, remarkable story of the Bielski brothers takes place in Belorussia 1941, where after the murder of their parents by Nazis, the four Bielski brothers escape into the nearby forest "We may be hunted like animals, but we will not become animals. We have all chosen this - to live free, like human beings, for as long as we can. Each day of freedom is a victory, and if we die trying to live, at least we die like human beings." The film sheds light on this little-known but inspirational story of resistance. The Tragedy of Darfur and Sudan: A Dialogue with Omer Ismail and Simon Deng Wednesday, Feb. 18, 7:00 p.m. at The James and Caroline Duff Banquet Room at the Cintas Center, Xavier University Darfur and the Southern Sudan are among the most devastated areas on the planet. Join us for a conversation with Simon Deng, a former Sudanese slave, and Omer Ismail, a native of Darfur, to discuss what we can and should be doing to address this inhuman situation. Omer Ismail is the spokesperson for the Darfur Union and cofounder of Darfur Peace and Development. He has lived as a refugee in the United States since 1989. Simon Aban Deng is a Sudanese refugee and a survivor of child slavery. Now an American citizen, he leads the fight against genocide in Sudan, speaking internationally and meeting with world leaders. Women and Courage: A Historical and Religious Perspective March 12, 7:30 pm at Mayerson Hall on the HUC Campus, 3101 Clifton Ave, 45220 This program honors women who endangered their lives to resist Nazi terror and explore little or unknown stories of women in resistance. Participants will experience a lively panel discussion by local historians, Holocaust scholars, and eyewitnesses about the important roles women can play in inspiring and encouraging others to stand-up against injustice. In the spirit of Esther, who as Queen of Persia convinced the King to resist Haman's demands to kill the Jews, the program strives to motivate today's women to resist and oppose injustice when they witness it. Educator Workshop March 12, 4:30 pm - 6:30 pm @ Mayerson Hall on the HUC Campus, 3101 Clifton Ave, 45220 WOMEN WHO FOUGHT BACK DURING THE HOLOCAUST Presented by the Jewish Partisans Educational Foundation Learn about the nearly forgotten history of thousands of young Jewish women who, as partisans, fought back against the Germans and their Collaborators. Participants will receive the DVD, "Every Day the Impossible: Jewish Women in the Partisans," narrated by Tovah Feldshuh. Participants will also receive posters and accompanying study guide. (RESERVATION REQUIRED - FEE: $10.00) Yom HaShoah (Day of Remembrance) April 19, 2:00 pm @ the Mayerson Jewish Community Center Annual community-wide commemoration, 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. Reflecting Together: Recent Catholic-Jewish Controversies Tuesday, April 21 @ 7:00 pm Gallagher Student Center Theater, Xavier University Cincinnati, OH A number of disturbing controversies have recently arisen between the Vatican and the Jewish people. These include the reversion of the Good Friday Prayer to statements concerning the situation in Gaza. Join Eugene Fisher, former associate director of the Secretariat for Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, and Rabbi Gary Greenebaum, U.S. director of interreligious affairs for the American Jewish Committee in charge of Catholic-Jewish relations, to discuss these issues and to help us work through them together, as a community. Presented by The Edward B. Brueggeman Center for Dialogue in partnership with, The Office of the President Xavier University, Office of Interfaith Community Engagement Xavier University, The Department of Theology Xavier University, Jewish Community Relations Council of the Jewish Federation of Cincinnati, Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, The Center for Holocaust and Humanity Education, Office for Ecumenical and Interfaith and Interfaith Relations Archdiocese of Cincinnati, American Jewish Committee Annual Hornstein Memorial Lecture - Out of the Ashes: A Holocaust Diary Revealed April 26, 10 am @ Wise Temple Emily Jacobson, a conservator at the Smithsonian and formerly at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum put back together a secret diary hidden by Lusia Hornstein for over 50 years. The twenty small, fragments wrapped in a piece of a Polish newspaper and placed in an envelope, on which Lusia wrote a notation outlining the diary's history were give to USHMM. This notation contains the only available information about the diary's author: her name is Debora; she lived in a house in Warsaw, Poland, outside the ghetto; she hid the diary in this house; she was killed by a bomb in Warsaw during the Polish uprising of 1944. Emily Jacobson will share the incredible story. Northern Kentucky "Yom HaShoah" Holocaust Remembrance Prayer Sunday, April 26, at 2:30pm Florence Christian Church (Disiciples of Christ) 300 Main Street This marks the 15th year of this service sponsored by the Northern Kentucky Interfaith Commission. The commission is thankful to co-pastors Jerry & Diane Zehr who graciously host this annual educational event for people of ALL faiths. This year features an address from a Holocaust survivor and response from Sarah Weiss, director of the Center for Holocaust & Humanity Education Who Will Write Our History? - Dr. Samuel Kassow Tuesday, June 23, 7:30 pm Dr. Samuel Kassow shares the heroic efforts of historian, Emanuel Ringelblum. In 1940 Ringelblum established a clandestine organization in Nazi-occupied Warsaw to study and document all facets of Jewish life in wartime Poland and to compile an archive that would preserve this history for posterity. He was determined to use historical scholarship and the collection of documents to resist Nazi oppression. He successfully hid thousands of documents in milk cans and tin boxes in the Warsaw Ghetto. Kassow used these buried caches for his latest book "Who Will Write Our History"? Please join us for these special programs! Previous Holocaust and Humanity Programs
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SCREAMERS, A Film to End the Cycle of Genocide Wednesday,
October 10, 6:00 - 9:30PM at the National Underground Railroad Freedom
Center 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 Keynote
Address by Nick Clooney 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
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. |