Join us as we screen the "Names, Not Numbers,'' a documentary by students of the N.N. Miles Jewish Day School.
It has now been 78 years since the end of World War II and the conclusion of the Holocaust, the deliberate and systematic elimination of some 6 million European Jews. Has the world learned a lesson from that terrible stain on human history and others like it?
Sadly, and remarkably, today’s global community, perhaps more than at any time since those tragic events, is witnessing an alarming worldwide uptick not only in anti-Semitism, but in religious intolerance, racism, discrimination, and prejudice of all kinds, promulgated especially on hate-filled websites and other social media outlets. It must be acknowledged that hatred is most effectively spread with words. Wars do not begin with guns - wars begin with words.
When we plan for a brighter future, we place our hope in the youth – tomorrow’s leaders. It is the youth who can be inspired by and follow in the footsteps of the many individuals who have stood up to and acted against oppression. It is the youth who can prevent future attempts at genocide. It is they who can make the world safe for all people, regardless of race, religion, or creed.
The students of N.E. Miles Jewish Day School, together with Holocaust survivors, participated in “Names, Not Numbers®,” a Holocaust Oral History Film Documentary program which was created 20 years ago. They were able to transform the traditional study of the events of the Holocaust in Europe into an experiential project involving the actual eyewitnesses to those events – the survivors and World War II veterans. This experience moved beyond the traditional classroom walls and creates an interactive and empowering educational lesson. Through this unique program, students learned first-hand about the Holocaust by making their own professional documentary. They themselves conduct oral history interviews. They themselves film and edit testimonies. They themselves form intergenerational connections and become the "witnesses to the witnesses.
Free program, registration required for headcount. Register at www.homewoodpubliclibrary.org
AGE GROUP: | Adults |
EVENT TYPE: | Historical | Educational / Informational | Adult Events |
TAGS: | Historical | Adults |
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