Annual Kristallnacht Commemoration
WHEN: WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 13, NOON; Followed at 12:30 PM by Lunch & Learn with a Holocaust Survivor
WHERE: Wilf Gallery, Alex Aidekman Family Jewish Community Campus, 901 Rt. 10, Whippany NJ
ADMISSION: Free
Lunch will be served. Please RSVP to holocaustcouncil@jfedgmw.org or call 973.929.3194.
This year marks the 75th Anniversary of Kristallnacht. Join us for a commemorative service followed by Lunch & Learn with Holocaust Survivor, George Vago.
Mr. Vago was born in Czechoslovakia where he spent the war years and then endured the rise of Communism.
Real to Reel Film Presentation: My Knees Were Jumping
WHEN: WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 7:00 PM
WHERE: Alex Aidekman Family Jewish Community Campus, 901 Rt. 10, Whippany NJ
ADMISSION: Free
Light refreshments will be served.
My Knees Were Jumping reveals the heart-wrenching story behind the Kindertransport.
A powerful account of this astonishing slice of Holocaust history, it is told with poignant intimacy by the daughter of a survivor. Narrated by screen legend Joanne Woodward, the film weaves first-hand accounts with extraordinary archival footage. From grappling with the guilt of survival to the fear of abandonment that still haunts them to this day, these survivors’ unforgettable stories will leave few viewers unchanged. (1996, 76 minutes, in English)
Questions, please contact 973.929.3194 or holocaustcouncil@jfedgmw.org.