Real to Reel film series, The Flat
WHEN: Tues. March 18, 7 PM
WHERE: 901 Route 10, Whippany
The Flat: After the death of his 98-year-old Jewish grandmother, filmmaker Arnon Goldfinger commences the arduous process of cleaning out the Tel Aviv flat that she lived in with her husband for 70 years after fleeing Nazi Germany. While going through her files, Goldfinger makes a shocking discovery that sends him on a revealing journey into his complex family history. Free admission, light refreshments will be served.
Real to Reel film series, Rescue in The Philippines
WHEN: Tues. April 8, 7 PM
WHERE: 901 Route 10, Whippany
Rescue in the Philippines: Refuge from the Holocaust recounts a fascinating, yet seldom-told, chapter in World War II history. The documentary chronicles a real-life Casablanca, in which a high-profile group of poker buddies—including Colonel Dwight Eisenhower—devised an intricate international plan of rescue and re-settlement, saving 1,300 Jews from Nazi concentration camps.
A discussion will follow with Jane Frieder Wilf, granddaughter of Herbert Frieder, and the daughter of Philip Richard Frieder, both of whom appear in the film. Free admission, light refreshments will be served.
Annual Yom Hashoah Holocaust Memorial, Kean University
WHEN: Mon. April 28, 6:45 PM
WHERE: Kean University Wilkins Theater, 1000 Morris Ave., Union.
Presenting “A Moral Mandate: Memories of the Unimaginable” commemorating Kristallnacht, SS St. Louis, Kindertransport and the 20th Anniversary of the NJ Mandate to Teach the Holocaust. Honoring Dr. Paul B. Winkler, Executive Director of the NJ Commission on Holocaust Education. Free and open to the public. For more information: 908.288.2416 or visit www.jfedgmw.org/yh.
Yom Hashoah Commemoration followed by Lunch & Learn with a Holocaust Survivor
WHEN: Wed. April 30, Noon-2 PM
WHERE: 901 Route 10, Whippany
Yom HaShoah commemoration will take place in the Wilf Memorial at noon, followed by Lunch & Learn with Holocaust Survivor, Julius Haas, at 12:30 PM. Free admission. Lunch will be served. Please RSVP to 973.929.3194 or holocaustcouncil@jfedgmw.org.
NJ Commission on Holocaust Education’s 20th Anniversary Recognition of the Holocaust/Genocide Mandate
WHEN: Sun. May 4, 1 PM
WHERE: 901 Route 10, Whippany
All are invited to an exciting and meaningful ritual of remembrance and redemption. Free admission, open to the open to the public. Light lunch will be served. RSVP requested by April 28. For more information, call 973.929.3194 or holocaustcouncil@jfedgmw.org.
Shoah Seder
WHEN: Sun. May 4, 2-5 PM
WHERE: 901 Route 10, Whippany
Questions or to RSVP, please feel free to call 973.929.3067 or email holocaustcouncil@jfedgmw.org.
