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Holocaust Education Week
Sunday, April 7, 7 p.m., Humanities Lecture Hall "Europa, Europa": film screening and discussion "Europa, Europa" tells the true story of Simon Perel, a German Jewish teen who survived the war by passing as a non-Jew. He was adopted by a German officer and sent to a Nazi prep school. The film conveys the hate, confusion and mania of life in Nazi Germany. Following the film, a discussion will be led Dr. Ed Katz. This evening’s event is sponsored by the Office of Housing and Residential Life. For more information, please contact Vollie Barnwell, 251-6700. Monday, April 8/Tuesday, April 9, 6 p.m. to 6 p.m., Steps of Ramsey Library Public reading of names of Holocaust victims This year the reading of names of Holocaust victims will be done for a 24-hour period. We need 100 readers, taking shifts from between 10 and 20 minutes, to fill the day. To sign up to read, go to the CJS website, www.unca.edu/cjs and click on Holocaust Education Week. This event is sponsored by Western North Carolina Hillel. For more information, please contact Avi Mechanic at mshuga10@aol.com. Tuesday, April 9, 6 p.m. Walking Vigil from the Steps of Ramsey Library to Congregation Beth Ha Tephila At the conclusion of the 24-hour reading of names, we will walk in silence from Ramsey Library to Temple Beth Ha Tephila, 43 North Liberty Street, for Asheville’s Yom HaShoa (Holocaust) Commemoration service. Tuesday, April 9, 7 p.m., Congregation Beth Ha Tephila Asheville’s Yom HaShoa (Holocaust) Commemoration Service The featured speaker for this year’s service is Mark Klempner whose presentation is made possible through a grant from the North Carolina Humanities' Council's Humanities Forum. Other speakers include Rabbi Myrna Matsa of Beth Israel Congregation, and Debi Miles of the Center for Diversity Education. The entire community is welcome. For more information, call Congregation Beth Ha Tephila at 253-4911. Wednesday, April 10, 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.,
Asheville The videotaped testimonies of two local Holocaust survivors, Walter Ziffer and Julius Blum, will be shown: Ziffer, 6:00 – 7:30 p.m., Blum, 7:30 – 9:00 p.m.. This program is sponsored by the Western North Carolina Jewish Federation and the Center for Diversity Education. For more information, contact the Center for Diversity Education at 254-9044. Why the Holocaust?
A brown bag lunch program by Thursday, April 11, 7 p.m. – 8:30 p.m., Lipinsky Hall 018 Holocaust Commemoration Concert UNCA faculty, students and local residents will perform works written by contemporary composers in response to the Holocaust. For more information, please contact Dr. Samuel Kaplan, 232-5192. Friday, April 12, 12:15 p.m. – 1:30 p.m., Laurel Forum Hollywood and the Holocaust: a brown bag lunch program, Dr. Robert Toplin Dr. Robert Toplin is a professor of History at UNC-Wilmington and a frequent commentator for the History Channel. Dr. Toplin has written ten books on film and history, including "History By Hollywood: The Use and Abuse of the American Past" (1996), "Oliver Stone's USA: Film, History, and Controversy" (2000) and "Reel History: In Defense of Hollywood" (2002). Dr. Toplin is a visiting professor at UNCA this year. Saturday, April 13, 6 p.m., Humanities Lecture Hall "The Grey Zone," film screening and discussion Starring Harvey Keitel as Miklos Nyiszli, who worked for Dr. Mengele at Auschwitz, "The Grey Zone" tells the true story of Jews who lived a moral "grey zone" processing corpses at the death camp crematorium. It includes a description of the only armed rebellion at Auschwitz. Following the film, a discussion will be led by Dr. Robert Toplin. This event is sponsored by the Office of Student Life. For further information, please contact Kevan Frazier, 251-6585
For more information on this program, contact the Center for Jewish Studies at UNCA, 251-6576. Visit us on the web: www.unca.edu/cjs The Center for Jewish Studies thanks the following participating sponsors: Western North Carolina Hillel, The Office of Student Life, The Office of Housing and Residential Life, and UNCA’s Humanities Program.
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