Tues. Dec. 2nd - Charleston WV Civic Center – Little Theater – 200 Civic Center Drive - Marion Blumenthal Lazan – “Four Perfect Pebbles-
A Holocaust Story” recounts Marion’s imprisonment at age 7. Surviving several refugee, transit and concentration camps, that included the notorious Bergen-Belsen in Germany. Her story is one of horror and hardship, but it is also a story of courage, hope and the will to survive. She stresses tolerance and respect of others and the importance of positive thinking as well as creativity and inner strength to overcome adversity. Her presentation will be preceded by a short performance by students of the River City Youth Ballet Ensemble. Ms. Lazan will speak to approximately 1200 students, grades 5 to 12, the following day.
Other activities planned include:
Park Place Stadium Cinema - 600 Washington Street, East – “THE BOOK THIEF” –- Oct. 17 – 23 (Fri. – Thurs) – Show times: 1:00, 4:00, 7:00 and 9:40 p.m. Compliments of Park Place Cinemas. The Book Thief is an American German World War II drama about a young girl whose mother had to flee because she was a Communist who is raised by foster parents who teach her to read. As the war progresses and the situation of Jews becomes ever more precarious her foster parents shelter a Jewish boy whose dangerous and lonely existence is migrated by the books that are read to him. Events of the Nazi in power from the Bookburnings to Kristallnacht and the unfolding of the Holocaust and the deportation of Jews to death camps serve as a background that adds power and poignancy to a story that is deeply personal. Directed by Brian Percival, the film stars Geoffrey Rush, Emily Watson and Sophie Nelisse and was nominated for an Academy Awards and a Golden Globe.
Starting October 20th – October 28th - “How Could It Happen – through the eyes of a West Virginian” – the photographs of the late James H. Hall of Mink Shoals, will be on display at the WV Culture Center. Mr. Hall was one of the first Allied soldiers to enter the Dachau concentration camp at the liberation of its prisoners. His job was to photograph to document the misery of Dachau and to track down those who created it. He carried a U. S. Army Investigator’s pass, signed by General Patton in seven languages. The photographs track the liberation through the war crimes tribunal, with riveting written comments by Mr. Hall.
A workshop for teachers will be held at The Culture Center on Sat. Oct. 18th.
A Holocaust Remembrance Essay Contest Awards will be held at 6:30 p.m. on Tues. Oct. 21st, followed by a film “The Book Thief”. The essay contest is for grades 6-12. Student essays and artwork will, also, be on display.
For information, call Helen Lodge: 304-925-8828.
HOLOCAUST REMEMBERED:
witness and legacy
This is the third series of lectures and activities to focus on
a topic so pertinent to today’s society
ALL LECTURES/ACTIVITIES ARE FREE TO THE PUBLIC
SPONSORED BY
West Virginia Department of Education and the Arts
West Virginia Division of Culture and History
CAMC Health System, Inc.
The Bernard H. and Blanche E. Jacobson Foundation
Federated Jewish Charities of Charleston
Kanawha County Schools
ADDITIONAL SUPPORT BY
Dr. Steven J. Jubelirer
Millie Snyder
Dr. and Mrs. William and Ann Harris
Betty Schoenbaum
Dwight Foley
Helen Lodge
IN-KIND CONTRIBUTIONS
Baptist Temple
Charleston Civic Center
Clay Center of the Arts and Sciences of West Virginia
University of Charleston
B’nai Jacob Ladies Auxiliary
Temple Israel Sisterhood
Other generous individuals and businesses
SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS
West Virginia Youth Symphony
Appalachian Children’s Chorus
St. Albans School of Dance
New River City Youth Ballet Ensemble
The purpose of the series is to educate the public as to the actual happenings during
that horrendous period in our history and to impart the importance of tolerance, hope, acceptance and respect - not to stereotype individuals based on religious belief, color
of skin or national origin. The series stresses the importance of positive thinking, as
well as creativity and inner strength to overcome adversity. The lectures give
creditably to the cord that binds us as human beings.
The series is
co-chaired by Dr. Steven Jubelirer and Helen Lodge
with
Natalie Hoblitzell, Brian O’Connell and Andrea Williams
George Washington High School
Travis Baldwin
Sissonville High School and University of Charleston
Jack Lyons
St. Albans High School
Carma Peters
WV University Institute of Technology and WV State University
Robert “Joey” Wiseman
WV Dept. of Education – Office of Secondary Learning
Consultants
Rabbi Victor Urecki - B’nai Jacob Synagogue
Rabbi James Cohn - Temple Israel
ALL LECTURES BEGIN AT 7:00 P.M.
Mon. Oct. 13th – Clay Center for the Arts and Sciences of WV – One Leon Sullivan Way - Returning for the third series is renown writer and lecturer, Dr. Michael Berenbaum. He will open the series with “Remembering the Holocaust in the Age of GenocideolHo”. Survivors took two vows in the aftermath of the Holocaust:
Remember Do Not Let the World Forget and Never Again, never again for the Jewish people
and never again for all of humanity. Yet the specter of Genocide has raised its head again and again In our world and in our time; so how do we remember the past in the shadows of
recurring genocide? And how to remember in such a way as to fulfill their vow: Never Again!
ADMISSION FREE – Pick up tickets at the Clay Center box office prior to the event or that
evening. The Lovely Ladies String Quartet from the West Virginia Youth Symphony will open
the Holocaust Remembered series and activities.
Thurs. Oct. 23rd – University of Charleston – Riggleman Hall Auditorium,
2900 MacCorkle Avenue – U.S. Holocaust Museum’s Senior Advisor on Archives, Henry
Mayer, will present compelling evidence of the planning of the Holocaust - “It only took
17 years – the search for the Alfred Rosenberg Diary”. UC’s President Dr.
Edwin Welch will engage Mayer in a conversational interview about the search for and
contents of the diary. Rosenberg, the chief theoretician for the Nazi party and state oversaw
the slaughter of millions of people through firing squads, starvation and forced and slave labor.
He also oversaw the organization that plundered literally millions of pieces of art, furnishings
and of other cultural treasures from individuals and from national cultural and historical
institutions from almost the entire European Continent. West Virginia Youth Symphony harpist,
Chance Messer, will perform prior to the lecture.
Sat. Oct. 25th - B’nai Jacob Synagogue-1599 Virginia Avenue - “Understanding
Jewish Worship” 10:45 a.m. – Rabbi Victor Urecki will follow the (8:45 a.m. –
10:45.a.m.) Jewish Sabbath Morning service with an interactive explanation of the structure,
customs and traditions of the sacred liturgy of Judaism. This provides the community with the
opportunity to discover and understand Jewish worship. A luncheon will follow the service.
Mon. Oct. 27th – The WV Culture Center, State Capitol Complex - Fred Mayer –
“The Real and Inglorious Bastards” – Fred fled Germany for New York City in 1938.
He joined the U.S. Army, becoming a secret agent with the OSS (precursor to the CIA). Leading
one of the most daring spy missions of World War II, Fred parachuted into Austria where he
collected valuable information for the Allies. He was later caught, beaten for days and finally
released with the aid of a sympathetic doctor. He went on to single-handedly negotiate the
surrender of Innsbruck, saving thousands of lives. Fred, 93, lives in Charlestown, WV. Following
a showing of “The Real and Glorious Bastards”, Fred will be interviewed by Wes Holden, with
questions from the audience. Preceding the program, St. Albans Studio of Dance Studio will
perform to the “Theme from Schindler’s List”. A reception will follow Mr. Mayer’s presentation
and during the viewings of the photographs of James H. Hall.
Mon. Nov. 17th – Baptist Temple, 209 Morris Street - Philip Bialowitz –
“Bearing Witness - A Promise to Sobibor” – Philip was 14 when he arrived at the
Sobibor death camp. It was to become the scene of a famous prisoners’ revolt, one of the rare
successful concentration camp uprising. In 1943, 600 prisoners overran Nazi staff and guards.
300 escaped the camp, 50 made it to the end of the war and 7 survive today. Bialowitz will
recount some of this period and suggest other resource material. His talk will be preceded
by a presentation of Hebrew songs by the Appalachian Children’s Chorus. His talk will
be preceded by a presentation of Hebrew songs by the Appalachian Children’s Chorus.