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SUMMARY:On-Site Film Screening: “The Pianist from Ramallah”
DESCRIPTION:Join us on-site at the Museum a film screening presented in partnership with JCC Chicago Jewish Film Festival: \nThe Pianist from Ramallah shares four years in the life of Muhammad “Misha” Alsheikh\, a talented teenage pianist from Ramallah. The son of a Palestinian father and a Russian mother\, it takes Muhammad 3 hours to get from his house to his piano lessons\, but his dreams are bigger than borders. Between checkpoints\, auditions\, and his father’s will that he will become a doctor\, Muhammad chases his aspirations of becoming a professional pianist – and of staying happy. \nPlease call 847.763.3507 for assistance. \nClicking the link below will redirect you to the JCC Jewish Film Festival website for registration.
URL:https://www.chicagoculturalalliance.org/event/on-site-film-screening-the-pianist-from-ramallah/
LOCATION:Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center\, 9603 Woods Drive\, Skokie\, IL\, 60077\, United States
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230518
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SUMMARY:The Girl in The Diary: Searching for Rywka from the Łódz Ghetto
DESCRIPTION:In 1945\, a 14-year-old’s diary was discovered in Auschwitz. The exhibition explores Rywka’s life in the Łódz Ghetto and what might have happened after her deportation to Auschwitz and beyond.
URL:https://www.chicagoculturalalliance.org/event/on-site-exhibition-opening-the-girl-in-the-diary-searching-for-rywka-from-the-lodz-ghetto/
LOCATION:Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center\, 9603 Woods Drive\, Skokie\, IL\, 60077\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230509T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230509T180000
DTSTAMP:20260414T190705
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SUMMARY:On-Site Film & Discussion: “Stranger At The Gate”
DESCRIPTION:After 25 years of service in Iraq and Afghanistan\, U.S. Marine Richard “Mac” McKinney returned home to Muncie\, Indiana\, with an all-consuming hatred toward the people he had been fighting overseas. McKinney decided to bomb the local mosque\, but when he came face-to-face with a welcoming community\, his plans – and his life – took an unexpected turn. \nGather at the Museum for a screening of the 2023 Academy Award-nominated documentary Stranger at the Gate\, which follows the story of Mac McKinney and the community he encountered. The film will be followed by a discussion between the film’s leading subjects\, Richard “Mac” McKinney\, and Bibi Bahrami\, as well as the film’s director\, Josh Seftel. The panel will be moderated by Michael Gray\, Partner at Jones Day\, and Member of Illinois Holocaust Museum’s Board of Directors. \nThis powerful true story of humanity\, forgiveness\, and redemption is not to be missed. \nPart of the Jones Day Foundation Community Series\, a special series of events focused on confronting antisemitism and hatred in all its forms. 
URL:https://www.chicagoculturalalliance.org/event/on-site-film-discussion-stranger-at-the-gate-2/
LOCATION:Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center\, 9603 Woods Drive\, Skokie\, IL\, 60077\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230507T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230507T140000
DTSTAMP:20260414T190705
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LAST-MODIFIED:20230410T193018Z
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SUMMARY:On-Site Program: Violins of Hope Civic Orchestra Performance
DESCRIPTION:Join us on-site at Illinois Holocaust Museum for a special performance with Civic Orchestra of Chicago in partnership with JCC Chicago and Violins of Hope. A string quartet made up of musicians from the Civic Orchestra of Chicago\, this prestigious training orchestra of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra will perform on select instruments from the Violins of Hope collection. Each instrument has a unique story and\, like the pieces featured\, is connected to the Holocaust. The quartet will play these instruments and share their inspirational stories. \nReservations required. For questions\, please call: 844.452.2244
URL:https://www.chicagoculturalalliance.org/event/on-site-program-violins-of-hope-civic-orchestra-performance/
LOCATION:Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center\, 9603 Woods Drive\, Skokie\, IL\, 60077\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230504T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230504T183000
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SUMMARY:On-Site Commemoration: Light Among Darkness: 80th Anniversary of the Rescue of Bulgarian Jews
DESCRIPTION:During World War II\, none of Bulgaria’s approximately 50\,000 Jews were deported to Nazi death camps. This incredible feat was possible thanks to Bulgarian politicians\, administrators\, officers\, clergymen\, intellectuals\, and ordinary citizens who refused to yield to Nazi pressure. The Bulgarian state also facilitated transportation for Jewish refugees from Central and Eastern Europe\, and Bulgaria’s embassies and consulates issued around 15\,000 transit visas to Jews fleeing other countries. \nLearn more about the extraordinary acts by Bulgarians to save their Jewish community during World War II with Professor Michael Bar-Zohar\, winner of the Skolov Award for his achievements as a journalist and author of several books\, including biographies recounting the rescue of Bulgarian Jews from Nazis in World War II; and Svetoslav Stankov\, Consul General of the Republic of Bulgaria in Chicago. Their conversation will reflect upon the significance of the 80th anniversary of the rescue of Bulgarian Jews and how we must continue to resist antisemitism and hatred today. \nReservations required. Free to the public.
URL:https://www.chicagoculturalalliance.org/event/on-site-commemoration-light-among-darkness-80th-anniversary-of-the-rescue-of-bulgarian-jews-2/
LOCATION:Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center\, 9603 Woods Drive\, Skokie\, IL\, 60077\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230423T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230423T110000
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SUMMARY:Open House Day at the Museum
DESCRIPTION:Back by popular demand\, the Museum’s Teen Leadership Board and Young Professional Board have partnered again for the 2nd annual Open House Day at the Museum. Admission will be free for all to experience the Museum’s exhibitions\, hear Survivor stories and see some of their rarely displayed artifacts\, participate in an art activity\, and much more! \nRegistration is required.
URL:https://www.chicagoculturalalliance.org/event/open-house-day-at-the-museum-2/
LOCATION:Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center\, 9603 Woods Drive\, Skokie\, IL\, 60077\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230423T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230423T110000
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SUMMARY:Open House Day at the Museum
DESCRIPTION:Back by popular demand\, the Museum’s Teen Leadership Board and Young Professional Board have partnered again for the 2nd annual Open House Day at the Museum. Admission will be free for all to experience the Museum’s exhibitions\, hear Survivor stories and see some of their rarely displayed artifacts\, participate in an art activity\, and much more!
URL:https://www.chicagoculturalalliance.org/event/open-house-day-at-the-museum/
LOCATION:Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center\, 9603 Woods Drive\, Skokie\, IL\, 60077\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230420T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230420T160000
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SUMMARY:Green Book Bus Tour
DESCRIPTION:Join Chicago Historian and TikTok star Shermann Dilla Thomas for an interactive tour of The Green Book and the neighborhood of Bronzeville. Starting off at the Museum\, you’ll explore the national story of the Green Book through our exhibition before taking a bus into the city to see the real-life buildings and companies listed in the book. Dilla will join the tour in Bronzeville\, sharing his unique take on the history and impact of the neighborhood. By the end you’ll understand why he always says “Everything dope comes from Chicago.” \nThis program begins at Illinois Holocaust Museum at 11 am\, rain or shine. The bus will return to the Museum at 4 pm. \nSeating is limited. Reservations are required.
URL:https://www.chicagoculturalalliance.org/event/green-book-bus-tour/
LOCATION:Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center\, 9603 Woods Drive\, Skokie\, IL\, 60077\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230416T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230416T143000
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SUMMARY:On-Site Ellen. V & Philip L. Glass Holocaust Commemorative Series: Yom HaShoah 2023 – “Voices of Children”
DESCRIPTION:llinois Holocaust Museum\, Sheerit Hapleitah of Metropolitan Chicago\, Jewish United Fund/Jewish Federation of Chicago\, and CJE SeniorLife Holocaust Community Services present “Voices of Children\,” a collection of songs performed by Campanella Children’s Choir. \nThe program will feature excerpts from memoirs of local Holocaust Survivors that highlight what their lives were like as children. The commemoration will also include a candle-lighting ceremony and memorial prayers led by North Suburban Synagogue Beth El’s Hazzan Jacob Sandler. \nDoors open at 2:00 pm. The program will begin at 2:30 pm. \nAmerican Sign Language interpretation will be provided. \nThis commemoration is FREE to the public.
URL:https://www.chicagoculturalalliance.org/event/on-site-ellen-v-philip-l-glass-holocaust-commemorative-series-yom-hashoah-2023-voices-of-children/
LOCATION:Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center\, 9603 Woods Drive\, Skokie\, IL\, 60077\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230223T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230223T183000
DTSTAMP:20260414T190705
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LAST-MODIFIED:20230130T205852Z
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SUMMARY:Musical Performance: A Night at the Savoy: An Enduring Legacy
DESCRIPTION:Believed to be inspired by the earlier Jewish Vacation Guide\, which catalogued hotels that welcomed Jewish travelers\, The Green Book was cherished by Black travelers and touring Black musicians: it was a guide to vibrant neighborhoods like New York City’s Harlem\, Chicago’s Bronzeville\, and Washington\, D.C.’s U Street. \nAs the Black middle class emerged across America in the early 1920s\, widespread automobile ownership opened new opportunities to travel – but Jim Crow laws still posed a threat. Life in this era shifted significantly\, forging a system of laws and customs that segregated public spaces and enforced racial inequality. Navigating the injustices of racial segregation was difficult and\, at times\, dangerous – even for renowned Black artists. Touring was regarded as the hardest part of the job. \nCelebrate the works of Black musicians with a Green Book era-inspired performance by Chicago’s Emmy-Award winning trumpeter\, composer\, and educator Orbert Davis and his Jazz Quartet. Sip on a free signature cocktail and dance the night away to classics of the era at this party celebrating the impact and history of The Green Book on American music. \nReservations required. Free to the public.
URL:https://www.chicagoculturalalliance.org/event/musical-performance-a-night-at-the-savoy-an-enduring-legacy/
LOCATION:Illinois Holocaust Museum\, 9603 Woods Drive\, Skokie\, IL\, 60077\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230216T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230216T200000
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SUMMARY:Film Screening: “Baltic Truth”
DESCRIPTION:Narrated by award-winning Israeli performer and son of Holocaust Survivors Dudu Fisher\, Baltic Truth exposes key facts of the first months of World War II in the Baltic States and how almost the entire Jewish community of the occupied Baltic Nations was eliminated via “Holocaust by Bullets” with assistance from the local population. \nUltimately\, Baltic Truth reveals how some national heroes involved in Holocaust crimes are still being celebrated by their fellow countrymen to this very day and reflects upon the need for accuracy in Holocaust history. \nThe film screening will be followed by remarks from Eugene J. Levin\, Director\, and a discussion with Dudu Fisher\, renowned artist of film\, television\, stage\, and song; and Kelley Szany\, Senior Vice President of Education & Exhibitions at Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center. The conversation will be moderated by Richard Salomon\, Vice President of Illinois Holocaust Museum Board of Directors.
URL:https://www.chicagoculturalalliance.org/event/film-screening-baltic-truth/
LOCATION:Illinois Holocaust Museum\, 9603 Woods Drive\, Skokie\, IL\, 60077\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230131T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230131T183000
DTSTAMP:20260414T190705
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LAST-MODIFIED:20230126T164412Z
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SUMMARY:Online Program: From Generation to Generation: Exploring a Holocaust Survivor’s Special Relationship with his Granddaughter
DESCRIPTION:Join 3G Chicago\, a newly formed group made up of grandchildren of Holocaust Survivors\, for its inaugural virtual event. As antisemitism is on the rise\, sharing stories about the Holocaust and its Survivors is more important than ever. Join us for an intimate conversation with one of the Holocaust’s youngest concentration camp Survivors\, Sam Harris\, and his granddaughter\, Jessica Kreamer\, as they share a story of survival and family heritage. Moderated by Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center’s SVP of Education & Exhibitions\, Kelley Szany\, this event will emphasize the importance of sharing our stories and the legacy of hope\, resilience\, and strength. \nReservations required
URL:https://www.chicagoculturalalliance.org/event/online-program-from-generation-to-generation-exploring-a-holocaust-survivors-special-relationship-with-his-granddaughter/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230129
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230424
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SUMMARY:The Negro Motorist Green Book
DESCRIPTION:“The Negro Motorist Green Book” guided Black Americans to thousands of businesses for over thirty years. When the first “Green Book” was published\, the American road was a metaphor for freedom: freedom to change your present situation\, determine your destiny\, and travel. Yet\, in 20th-century America\, this same road was a dangerous place for Black travelers. The land was divided by segregation — through policy and through custom. For Black people\, the prejudice was severe: a systematic effort to deny their basic human rights. In an era of Jim Crow laws and “sundown towns\,” communities that explicitly prohibited Black travelers from staying overnight\, the “Green Book” offered critical\, life-saving information and sanctuary. \nNow\, through The Negro Motorist Green Book\, visitors will explore film\, photographs\, interactives\, and oral histories from travelers and “Green Book” business owners; compare “Green Book” sites then and now; and appreciate historical objects from the Smithsonian and from a variety of “Green Book” sites. The exhibition includes artifacts from business signs and postcards to historic footage\, images\, and firsthand accounts that illustrate not just the apprehension felt by Black travelers\, but also the resilience\, innovation\, and elegance of people choosing to live a full American existence. \nDeveloped by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service (SITES) in collaboration with award-winning author\, photographer\, and cultural documentarian\, Candacy Taylor\, Green Book offers an immersive look at the historic reality of travel for Black Americans and how the guide served as an indispensable resource for the rise of the Black leisure class in the United States. The exhibition highlights destinations created by Black Americans and strategies that affirmed their humanity\, their worth\, their light\, and their lives – and how it was done with ingenuity\, community\, and with help from Victor Green and his travel guide: “The Negro Motorist Green Book.”
URL:https://www.chicagoculturalalliance.org/event/the-negro-motorist-green-book/
LOCATION:Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center\, 9603 Woods Drive\, Skokie\, IL\, 60077\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions and Gallery Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230126T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230126T183000
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SUMMARY:International Holocaust Remembrance Day: “Two Remain: Out of Darkness” (Act One)
DESCRIPTION:In honor of International Holocaust Remembrance Day\, gather with us on-site at the Museum for a live opera performance of the first act of Two Remain: Out of Darkness\, in partnership with Chicago College of Performing Arts\, Roosevelt University. \nHer Jewish identity hidden\, Krystyna Zywulska was a political prisoner at Auschwitz-Birkenau. In secret\, she composed lyrics to inspire fellow prisoners\, even as she carried out her harrowing job in the Effektenkammer (storage room) cataloging the personal effects of thousands of prisoners before they were murdered in the gas chambers next door. Many years after the war\, a journalist asks Krystyana to share her stories\, hoping to record them on a tape player. Haunted and helped by the ghosts of her past— Zosia\, Edka\, Mariola and her younger self\, Krysia — she struggles to find the words. \nJoin us for this unique and compelling commemorative performance that will exhibit the power of art to uplift the heart and cradle of the soul\, and the strength found in the fight for survival. \nCast: Aaron Hunt\, Stage Director; Andreá Jones\, Soprano; Alexis Neal\, Mezzo-Soprano; Dana Brown\, Conductor; Pianist; Raphael Chou\, Danlei Zhao\, Mezzo-Soprano; Kaleigh Watkins\, Soprano; and Tanya Landau\, Soprano. \nThere will be a post-performance Q&A with Roosevelt University featuring Dana Brown\, conductor and Associate Professor of Opera\, Roosevelt University; Aaron Hunt\, Stage Director and Actor; Tanya Landau\, M.M. Voice Performance Candidate; David Kjar\, Moderator and Associate Professor of Music History\, Roosevelt University. \nAmerican Sign Language interpretation will be provided. \nThis opera is a commission from Music of Remembrance.
URL:https://www.chicagoculturalalliance.org/event/international-holocaust-remembrance-day-two-remain-out-of-darkness-act-one/
LOCATION:Illinois Holocaust Museum\, 9603 Woods Drive\, Skokie\, IL\, 60077\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230119T170000
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SUMMARY:NORTH AMERICAN FILM PREMIERE: “THE DEVIL’S CONFESSION: THE LOST EICHMANN TAPES”
DESCRIPTION:Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center\, in association with MGM Television\, SIPUR\, Toluca Pictures\, Alice Communications\, and Menemsha Films\, will host the North American premiere of The Devil’s Confession: The Lost Eichmann Tapes on January 19\, 2023. \nThe Devil’s Confession: The Lost Eichmann Tapes unearths secret recordings of Adolf Eichmann\, one of the chief architects of the Holocaust’s Final Solution\, which definitively shows his active involvement in the planning and implementation of one of the greatest atrocities in world history. Recorded in Buenos Aires in 1957 by Dutch journalist and former SS-Officer Willem Sassen with the intention to prove the Holocaust did not happen as portrayed and without Hitler’s knowledge\, these tapes show the opposite and expose Eichmann\, in his own voice\, stunningly contradicting claims he made during his eventual trial for crimes against humanity\, war crimes\, and crimes against the Jewish people. The Devil’s Confession: The Lost Eichmann Tapes sheds light on the hidden forces that concealed the recordings\, altering the arc of history as we have understood it for more than 70 years\, and provides irrefutable proof against Holocaust denial and the pernicious antisemitic hatred from which it springs. \nOriginally premiered as the opening film of the renowned documentary festival DOCAVIV and released as a documentary series on Israel’s tv-network KAN 11\, MGM Television\, SIPUR\, Toluca Pictures\, Alice Communications\, Menemsha Films\, and Illinois Holocaust Museum will bring a feature-length version of The Devil’s Confession: The Lost Eichmann Tapes to North America\, beginning with its January 19 premiere in Skokie. The Devil’s Confession: The Lost Eichmann Tapes has already received worldwide attention\, with prominent coverage in The New York Times\, CNN\, NPR\, L’Express\, and The Times of Israel. \nThe film premiere will be followed by a distinguished panel discussion with Director Yariv Mozer\, Executive Producer Emilio Schenker\, and world-renowned Holocaust experts Dr. Michael Berenbaum\, American Jewish University\, and Dr. Peter Hayes\, Professor\, Northwestern University. The discussion will be moderated by Richard Salomon\, Vice President\, Museum Board of Directors. Opening remarks will be given by Steve Stark\, Chairman of Toluca Pictures\, former President of MGM Television\, and Executive Producer of the film. \nThe film is produced by MGM Television\, SIPUR\, Toluca Pictures\, and Alice Communications in association with KAN11\, with the support of The Gesher Multicultural Film Fund\, The New Fund for Cinema & TV\, KADAR Foundation for Culture\, Arts and Science\, Mifal Haipas Council for Arts&Science\, Maimonides Fund\, Avi Chai Foundation\, Jewish Federation of Canada UIA\, Azrieli Foundation\, Ministry of Culture & Sports\, The Israeli Film Council\, and is distributed by Menemsha Films. The series is distributed by MGM. \nTickets: Members: Free; Non-Members: Museum Admission
URL:https://www.chicagoculturalalliance.org/event/north-american-film-premiere-the-devils-confession-the-lost-eichmann-tapes/
LOCATION:Illinois Holocaust Museum\, 9603 Woods Drive\, Skokie\, IL\, 60077\, United States
CATEGORIES:Music, Film, and Theater,Talks and Gatherings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230112T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230112T120000
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SUMMARY:ONLINE LUNCH & LEARN: “THE ESCAPE ARTIST”
DESCRIPTION:In April 1944\, Rudolf Vrba became the first Jew ever known to engineer his own escape from Auschwitz and make his way to freedom. He did it to reveal the truth of the death camp to the world\, and to warn the last Jews of Europe what fate awaited them at the end of the railway line. \nAgainst all odds\, he and his fellow escapee Fred Wetzler climbed mountains\, crossed rivers\, and narrowly missed German bullets until they had smuggled out the first full account of Auschwitz the world had ever seen: a forensically detailed report that would eventually reach Franklin Roosevelt\, Winston Churchill\, and the Pope. In the end\, Vrba helped save 200\,000 lives\, but he never stopped believing it could have been so many more. \nDon’t miss our program with award-winning journalist and author Jonathan Freedland as he presents his new book about Rudolf Vrba’s incredible story\, The Escape Artist: The Man Who Broke Out of Auschwitz to Warn the World. \nMembers: Free; Non-Members: $5.00
URL:https://www.chicagoculturalalliance.org/event/online-lunch-learn-the-escape-artist/
LOCATION:Illinois Holocaust Museum\, 9603 Woods Drive\, Skokie\, IL\, 60077\, United States
CATEGORIES:Talks and Gatherings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20221219T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20221219T170000
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SUMMARY:ELLEN V. & PHILIP L. GLASS HOLOCAUST COMMEMORATIVE SERIES | INTERNATIONAL HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE DAY: “TWO REMAIN: OUT OF DARKNESS” (ACT ONE)
DESCRIPTION:In honor of International Holocaust Remembrance Day\, gather with us on-site at the Museum for a live opera performance of the first act of Two Remain: Out of Darkness\, in partnership with Chicago College of Performance Arts\, Roosevelt University. \nHer Jewish identity hidden\, Krystyna Zywulska was a political prisoner at Auschwitz-Birkenau. In secret\, she composed lyrics to inspire fellow prisoners\, even as she carried out her harrowing job in the Effektenkammer (storage room) cataloguing the personal effects of thousands of prisoners before they were murdered in the gas chambers next door. Many years after the war\, a journalist asks Krystyana to share her stories\, hoping to record them on a tape player. Haunted and helped by the ghosts of her past— Zosia\, Edka\, Mariola and her younger self\, Krysia — she struggles to find the words. \nJoin us for this unique and compelling commemorative performance that will exhibit the power of art to uplift the heart and cradle of the soul\, and the strength found in the fight for survival. \nThere will be a post-performance Q&A with Roosevelt University featuring Aaron Hunt\, Stage Director; Andrea Jones\, Soprano; Alexis Neal\, Mezzo-Soprano; Dana Brown\, Pianist/Conductor; Daniel Zhao\, Mezzo-Soprano; Kaleigh Watkins\, Soprano; and Tanya Landau\, Soprano. \nFree to the public.
URL:https://www.chicagoculturalalliance.org/event/ellen-v-philip-l-glass-holocaust-commemorative-series-international-holocaust-remembrance-day-two-remain-out-of-darkness-act-one/
LOCATION:Illinois Holocaust Museum\, 9603 Woods Drive\, Skokie\, IL\, 60077\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20221208T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20221208T183000
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SUMMARY:ON-SITE BOOK & AUTHOR: “D-DAY GIRLS: THE SPIES WHO ARMED THE RESISTANCE\, SABOTAGED THE NAZIS\, AND HELPED WIN WORLD WAR II”
DESCRIPTION:A national bestseller\, D-Day Girls draws from recently declassified files\, diaries\, and oral histories to share a thrilling story about the remarkable women recruited by Winston Churchill’s elite spy agency. These female spies destroyed train lines\, ambushed Nazis\, plotted prison breaks\, and gathered crucial intelligence to pave the way for Allied victory. Don’t miss our program with author Sarah Rose as she discusses details from these remarkable women’s lives. \nReservations required.
URL:https://www.chicagoculturalalliance.org/event/on-site-book-author-d-day-girls-the-spies-who-armed-the-resistance-sabotaged-the-nazis-and-helped-win-world-war-ii/
LOCATION:Illinois Holocaust Museum\, 9603 Woods Drive\, Skokie\, IL\, 60077\, United States
CATEGORIES:Talks and Gatherings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20221204T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20221204T160000
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SUMMARY:ON-SITE FILM & DISCUSSION: “ADAM & IDA – ALMOST A FAIRY TALE”
DESCRIPTION:Orphaned and torn apart at the age of 3\, twins Adam and Ida Paluch survived the Holocaust without knowing what had happened to each other. Adam endured life in a concentration camp and was later adopted. Ida evaded capture as a hidden child in Nazi-occupied-Poland. Both children were baptized\, issued fake birth certificates with new names\, and raised Catholic\, but never forgot each other. Join us for the Midwest premiere of Adam & Ida\, a remarkable film detailing two Survivors’ lifelong quest for belonging – a story told through interviews and stunning animations illustrating the lives and memories. \nFilm screening and Q&A with star and Museum Board Member Ida Kersz. \nCommunity Partner: JCC Chicago Jewish Film Festival \nReservations required. Free to the public.
URL:https://www.chicagoculturalalliance.org/event/on-site-film-discussion-adam-ida-almost-a-fairy-tale/
LOCATION:Illinois Holocaust Museum\, 9603 Woods Drive\, Skokie\, IL\, 60077\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20221120T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20221120T150000
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SUMMARY:ON-SITE BOOK & AUTHOR: “THE TATTOOED TORAH”
DESCRIPTION:Nearly four decades since its initial release\, Marvell Ginsburg’s The Tattooed Torah is widely regarded as a quintessential resource for early Holocaust education. A profound story of love\, hope\, and resilience\, The Tattooed Torah recounts the true story of a small Torah from Brno\, Czechoslovakia. This beloved illustrated book teaches the Holocaust not just as a period of destruction\, but also as an opportunity for redemption. \nGinsburg’s daughter\, Beth Kopin executive produced an animated short film adaptation of The Tattooed Torah. The adaptation is a three-generational endeavor that has also been passed down to Kopin’s son\, Brett Kopin\, who served as the film’s co-screenwriter with Marc Bennett. \nJoin us for a live reading\, Q&A\, and a short viewing of the film presented by Beth and Brett Kopin. Lois Roman\, a Trustee of the Memorial Scrolls Trust (MTS)\, will interview the Kopins and discuss the journey of the scroll that inspired The Tattooed Torah from pre-World War II through today. \nReservations required. \nMembers: Free; Non-Members: Museum Admission
URL:https://www.chicagoculturalalliance.org/event/on-site-book-author-the-tattooed-torah/
LOCATION:Illinois Holocaust Museum\, 9603 Woods Drive\, Skokie\, IL\, 60077\, United States
CATEGORIES:Talks and Gatherings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20221117T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20221117T183000
DTSTAMP:20260414T190705
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SUMMARY:ONLINE BOOK & AUTHOR: “LIGHTNING DOWN: A WORLD WAR II STORY OF SURVIVAL”
DESCRIPTION:Join us in discussion with #1 New York Times bestselling author Tom Clavin as he makes his literary return to the aerial battlefields of WWII to tell a harrowing and unforgettable story of heroism and human endurance in his latest book\, Lightning Down: A World War II Story of Survival. \nBased on a true and largely untold story\, Lightning Down is an inspiring saga of American WWII fighter pilot Joe Moser who endured unspeakable horrors when his plane was shot down over Nazi-occupied France. Captured immediately\, Moser’s journey into hell began with imprisonment in Buchenwald concentration camp. Only a desperate plan would save him and his courageous comrades. \nReservations required.
URL:https://www.chicagoculturalalliance.org/event/online-book-author-lightning-down-a-world-war-ii-story-of-survival/
LOCATION:Online\, IL\, United States
CATEGORIES:Online Events,Talks and Gatherings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20221020T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20221020T183000
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SUMMARY:Author Talk: “We Share The Same Sky”
DESCRIPTION:Winner of the Maine Literary Award\, “We Share The Same Sky: A Memoir of Memory & Migration\,” is a riveting and awe-inspiring debut novel by author and inaugural Storyteller in Residence for USC Shoah Foundation\, Rachael Cerrotti. Cerrotti had always known her grandmother Hana was a Holocaust survivor\, but what she discovered – an entire archive of her life – after Hana’s passing led to an incredible journey of discovery and self-discovery.\nJoin us for a live book discussion with Cerrotti as we follow her through a decade-long journey to weave together the thin threads of her family history in this intergenerational storytelling tour-de-force. The discussion will be moderated by Richard Salomon\, Vice President of Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center’s Board of Directors.\nMembers: Free; Non-Members: $ 5\nRegister: https://ihm.ec/wesharethesamesky
URL:https://www.chicagoculturalalliance.org/event/on-site-book-author-we-share-the-same-sky/
LOCATION:Virtual\, Chicago\, IL\, United States
CATEGORIES:Talks and Gatherings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220929T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220929T173000
DTSTAMP:20260414T190705
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SUMMARY:BABIY YAR COMMEMORATION: 81ST ANNIVERSARY
DESCRIPTION:Join CJE SeniorLife Holocaust Community Services and Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center (IHMEC)  for an evening with Dr. Martin Dean\, renowned Holocaust historian\, author\, former war crimes investigator\, and researcher with the Babiy Yar Holocaust Memorial Center. Dr. Dean will examine the complex history of the Babiy Yar ravine\, where more than 33\,000 Jewish men\, women\, and children were murdered in just two days. Incorporating new research\, witness testimony\, and images from a 3-D model curated by the Babiy Yar Holocaust Memorial Center\, Dean will reconstruct the landscape as it existed on September 29-30\, 1941\, and describe the route taken by the Jews into the ravine. \nThis gathering will include music by internationally renowned cellist\, composer and vocalist Ian Maksin\, remarks by Holocaust Community Services and IHMEC; the launch of Volume II of Never Heard Never Forget– a new collection of narratives in memoriam and honor of Chicago Russian-speaking Survivors; and a candle-lighting ceremony with local Survivors. The program will be conducted in English with simultaneous Russian translation. A virtual viewing option will be available. \nComplimentary docent-led tours of IHMEC’s gallery focused on the Holocaust in the Soviet Union will run from 4:00 – 5:15 pm. The program will start at 5:30 pm. A link will be sent to all registrants for the virtual program 24 hours before the commemoration. \nReserve Tickets here \n\nCo-sponsored by CJE SeniorLife Holocaust Community Services\, Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center\, and the Peter Polsky Freedom Fund. Program funders include the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany\, private foundations\, and individual donors.
URL:https://www.chicagoculturalalliance.org/event/babiy-yar-commemoration-81st-anniversary/
LOCATION:Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center\, 9603 Woods Drive\, Skokie\, IL\, 60077\, United States
CATEGORIES:Member Events,Music, Film, and Theater,Talks and Gatherings,Tour
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220922T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220922T193000
DTSTAMP:20260414T190705
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SUMMARY:Exhibition Opening: “CHIM: BETWEEN DEVASTATION AND RESURRECTION”
DESCRIPTION:September 22\, 2022 | 6:30pm CDT\nOn-Site & Online \n  \nDavid Seymour – better known as “Chim” — is widely remembered as the first human rights photographer. One of the cofounders of photojournalism’s famous cooperative Magnum Photos\, Chim’s work was poignant and emphatic – transcending generations\, making him one of the 20th century’s quintessential photographers. \nJoin us for a special presentation by Carole Naggar and Ben Shneiderman to celebrate the opening of our latest exhibition\, Chim: Between Devastation and Resurrection\, which focuses on Seymour’s photographs of post-World War II reconstruction in Europe\, European elections\, the effect of the war on children\, and the birth of the new State of Israel. \nNaggar is an author and photography historian who has studied Chim’s life and work for decades. Her long-awaited biography\, David ‘Chim’ Seymour: Searching for the Light\, 1911-1956\, will be released this fall. Shneiderman\, a distinguished university professor\, and Chim’s nephew\, will open the program with a monologue about his uncle’s life and work. \nOn-site guests are invited to come to the Museum prior to our start time to explore the new exhibition. \n 
URL:https://www.chicagoculturalalliance.org/event/exhibition-opening-chim-between-devastation-and-resurrection/
LOCATION:Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center\, 9603 Woods Drive\, Skokie\, IL\, 60077\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions and Gallery Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220821T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220821T150000
DTSTAMP:20260414T190705
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SUMMARY:Live Performance | Lux Radio Theatre: “My Man Godfrey”
DESCRIPTION:Experience a live theatrical rendition of the 1936 Academy Award-nominated comedy\, “My Man Godfrey\,” one of Hollywood’s most treasured commentaries on class and social unrest during the Great Depression.\nManhattan socialite Irene Bullock needs a “forgotten man” to win a scavenger hunt\, and no one fits that description more than Godfrey Park\, who lives in a Hooverville dump. Irene hires Godfrey as a family servant\, to the chagrin of her spoiled sister\, Cornelia\, who tries her best to get Godfrey fired. As Irene falls for her new butler\, Godfrey turns the tables and teaches the frivolous Bullocks a lesson or two.\n\n_______________\n\nON-SITE | Non-Members: General admission; Members: Free\nONLINE | Non-Members: $5.00; Members: Free\nRegister: https://ihm.ec/mymangodfrey\nIllinois Holocaust Museum’s presentation of “Ghost Army: The Combat Con Artists of World War II” and exhibition-related programming is made possible with generous support from our Supporters\, Enjoy Illinois\, Pritzker Military Museum & Library\, Larry and Carol Levy\, Laurie and Phillip Gerber & Family; from Contributors\, David Hiller\, Judith and William Rader & Family; from Additional Funders\, First Division Museum at Cantigny Park\, Amy Bazelon and Gary Mitzvah\, Golder Family Foundation\, Michael and Debbie Strauss\, Barbara and Victor Weisskopf; and from Media Partners\, Clear Channel Outdoor\, Chicago Reader\, CBS Channel 2\, WBEZ 91.5.Community Partners: 84th Great Lakes Training Division at Fort Sheridan; Honor Flight Chicago; Illinois Department of Jewish War Veterans of the USA“Ghost Army: The Combat Con Artists of World War II” was produced by The National World War II Museum.
URL:https://www.chicagoculturalalliance.org/event/live-performance-lux-radio-theatre-my-man-godfrey/
LOCATION:Illinois Holocaust Museum\, 9603 Woods Drive\, Skokie\, IL\, 60077\, United States
CATEGORIES:Member Events,Music, Film, and Theater
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220816T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220816T120000
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SUMMARY:Online Lunch & Learn: “The Watchmakers”
DESCRIPTION:Harry Lenga was born to a family of Chassidic Jews in Kozhnitz\, Poland\, in 1919. The proud sons of a watchmaker\, Harry and his two brothers\, Mailekh and Moishe\, studied their father’s trade at an early age. Upon the German invasion of Poland\, when the Lenga family was upended\, Harry and his brothers never imagined that the tools and skills they learned from their father would be key to their survival.\nJoin us in conversation with Scott Lenga as he recounts the moving and harrowing story of the Holocaust through the eyes of his father and two uncles – the Lenga brothers\, three young men whose watchmaking skills\, rudimentary tools\, and an entrepreneurial spark – helped them survive Nazi concentration camps and stay together despite the odds\nFree to the public. Register: https://ihm.ec/watchmakers
URL:https://www.chicagoculturalalliance.org/event/online-lunch-learn-the-watchmakers/
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Member Events,Online Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220718T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220718T193000
DTSTAMP:20260414T190705
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SUMMARY:Online Program - Breaking the Silence: Native American Boarding Schools
DESCRIPTION:Between 1869 and the 1960s\, hundreds of thousands of Native American children were forcibly abducted from their homes and families and placed in more than 350 government-funded\, and often church-run\, Indian Boarding schools. These children were subjected to horrendous conditions\, suffering physical\, sexual\, cultural\, and spiritual abuse and torture. \nThey were banned from speaking their Native languages\, from traditional and cultural practices\, and stripped of traditional clothing\, hair\, and personal belongings. The express intent was to implement cultural genocide through removal and “reprogramming” Native children to carry out systematic destruction of Native cultures and communities. Many of these children never returned home\, and their fates have yet to be accounted for by the U.S. government. \nJoin us for a poignant conversation with Dr. Samuel Torres\, Deputy Chief Executive Officer for the National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition (NABS)\, as he highlights and addresses the history and ongoing trauma created by the U.S. Indian Boarding School Policy. \nTorres is expected to be accompanied by a boarding school survivor. There will be opportunities for questions after the discussion. \nReservations required.
URL:https://www.chicagoculturalalliance.org/event/online-program-breaking-the-silence-native-american-boarding-schools/
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Online Events,Talks and Gatherings
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SUMMARY:Online Program | Muslims\, the Holocaust\, and Antisemitism
DESCRIPTION:At a challenging time for religious dialogue and healing\, join us online with Dr. Mehnaz Afridi\, Director of the Holocaust\, Genocide\, and Interfaith Education Center at Manhattan College and author of “Shoah Through Muslim Eyes\,” as she explores the rejection of myths about the Holocaust and Jews\, and offers new ways of creating an understanding between two communities through the acceptance and enormity of the Shoah. Dr. Afridi will also discuss Islam and principles of justice\, as well as the role of Muslims in North Africa during the Holocaust\, rescue stories\, and how we can acknowledge narratives of suffering at different times in history.\n\nMembers: Free; Non-Members: $5.00\n\nMembers must sign in to take advantage of their member discount \nRegister: https://ihm.ec/muslimsandtheholocaust
URL:https://www.chicagoculturalalliance.org/event/online-program-muslims-the-holocaust-and-antisemitism/
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Online Events,Talks and Gatherings
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SUMMARY:Online Lunch & Learn: Jewish and Indigenous People of Australia
DESCRIPTION:Travel with author and Jewish historian Irene Shaland to Australia\, from Sydney and Melbourne to the Great Barrier Reef and the Daintree Rainforest\, to understand the land\, its people\, and their history. Discover how Aboriginal people played an important role in opening Australia to Jewish refugees escaping from the Nazi occupied Europe and how\, years later\, the descendants of these refugees were at the forefront of the struggle for the human rights of Aboriginal people. \nIn early December 1938\, a delegation of Aboriginal people marched to Melbourne in the Australian state of Victoria. This was not a protest a State or Federal government in defense of their own human rights: it was a brave action demanding Germany to stop the prosecution of the Jews of Europe. \nThe leader of this march\, William Cooper\, was the founder of the Australian Aboriginal League and an unsung hero of the Aboriginal human rights struggle. In his own country\, Cooper and his people had no legal rights and were officially classified as an equivalent of “flora and fauna.” At the time\, Australia maintained the “White Australia Polices” and considered Jews\, though not classified as “colored\,” to be the “others” who should not be issued entrance visas.
URL:https://www.chicagoculturalalliance.org/event/online-lunch-learn-jewish-and-indigenous-people-of-australia/
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Online Events,Talks and Gatherings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220505T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220505T193000
DTSTAMP:20260414T190705
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SUMMARY:Live Performance: Storytelling With OUTspoken
DESCRIPTION:For our final “Rise Up: Stonewall and the LGBTQ Rights Movement” exhibition-related program\, join us for an evening of captivating stories focused on LBGTQ+ and civil rights. The program will feature a variety of storytellers taking us on their personal journeys\, speaking to the power and value of people sharing their life experiences.\nParticipants will include:\nArchy Jamjun\, Co-Curator for OUTspoken LGBTQ+ stories at Sidetrack and two-time winner of The Moth Grand Slam in Chicago\nJackie Kaplan-Perkins\, Chicago and Midwest Director of Human Rights Watch\nMitch Hagan\, Creative Director at OneSpan and adjunct professor of graphic design at Roosevelt University\nTodd Michael Kiech\, Chicago actor and performer\, hand-cut collage artist (Really Gay Collage)\, and Sidetrack bartender\nWilla Taylor\, Director of Education and Community Engagement at Goodman Theater\nHosted by Art Johnston\, Co-Founder of Equality Illinois and activist & leader in Chicago’s growing LGBTQ+ community.\nON-SITE | Non-Members: Museum Admission; Members: Free\nONLINE | Non-Members: $5.00; Members: Free
URL:https://www.chicagoculturalalliance.org/event/live-performance-storytelling-with-outspoken/
LOCATION:Illinois Holocaust Museum\, 9603 Woods Drive\, Skokie\, IL\, 60077\, United States
CATEGORIES:Online Events,Talks and Gatherings
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