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January 2020
Elliott Katz 2020 Lecture Series
The Holocaust Museum & Cohen Education Center and Hodges University have partnered to present the 2020 Elliott Katz Lectures. This popular series is 6 lectures that explore topics related to the Holocaust. The lectures will be at Hodges University’s Naples Campus in the John White Community Room, 2647 Professional Circle, Naples Tickets to each lecture are $35 and available by clicking on the “Subscribe Now” button to the right (or below). Dates for the lectures are: January 9; January 23; February 6;…
Find out more »“Boys of Terezin” Screening
“The Boys of Terezin” shows how five Holocaust Survivors, a boys choir and a chamber music group unite to tell the story of the creation of Vedem - the secret weekly concentration camp journal created by teenage boys imprisoned in Terezin. After the screening, a selection of music featured in the film will be performed by FGCU Professors pianist Michael Baron and soprano Jeanie Darnell, accompanied by violinist Ming Gao of the Naples Philharmonic. A very special guest is also scheduled to…
Find out more »“Defiant Requiem” Screening
International Holocaust Remembrance Day, Screening of Defiant Requiem. “Defiant Requiem” chronicles a trip by modern American conductor Murry Sidlin and a chorus to the site of the June, 1944 performance of Verdi’s Requiem. Performed by the prisoners of the Theresienstadt (Terezin) concentration camp for their captors and inspectors from the International Red Cross it was part of the propaganda effort meant to show how well the Germans treated their prisoners. Czech conductor Rafael Schächter taught his fellow prisoners in the…
Find out more »February 2020
New Two-Part Lecture Series – “Eugenics, Experiments, Ethics: Nazi Germany, Japan and the United States
Dr. Stuart Mest will present a lecture series on the medical atrocities performed on innocent victims during World War II. Experiments conducted in both the European and Pacific theaters of the war will be discussed. Dr. Mest is currently a Docent and Educator with the Holocaust Museum & Cohen Education Center in Naples. This series will be presented in two parts, and all lectures will be held at the Museum. A choice of morning and evening presentations is available. The…
Find out more »March 2020
Triumph with Dr. Ruth Westheimer
5:00 pm – Sponsor and Patron Reception 6:00 pm – Dinner and Program with Dr. Ruth Westheimer Invitations will be mailed out in mid-January. Call Tim Morrison today for Tables and Sponsorships – 239-263-9200.
Find out more »“Footsteps of My Father” Screening
Screening of Footsteps of My Father. Program will be in Perry Switzen's honor. Footsteps of My Father explores the heroism of Master Sgt. Roddie Edmonds in saving the lives of 200 Jewish American soldiers during the Second World War. The documentary was just recognized with a prestigious Award of Excellence Special Mention by The Best Shorts Film Competition.
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