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RSSSurvivors Speak: Commemorating the 75th Anniversary of Kristallnacht
("The Night of the Broken Glass")
Chicago Cultural Center > Monthly Schedule > Survivors Speak
On November 9 to 10, 1938, 7,500 Jewish stores in Germany and Austria were smashed and looted, 267 synagogues were burned to the ground, 100 Jews were killed, and countless others beaten. In the weeks that followed, 30,000 Jews were rounded up and sent to concentration camps.
Seventy-five years later, the consequences of hatred, bigotry and intolerance will be explored in a commemoration of Kristallnacht, (“The Night of the Broken Glass”), the Nazi-led attacks 75 years ago that marked the beginning of the Holocaust.
The program, co-sponsored by the Simon Wiesenthal Center and the Leo Baeck Institute of New York, will feature a discussion by Chicago-area survivors of Kristallnacht, a local historian and a screening of REFUGE: Stories of the Selfhelp Home, the award-winning documentary that explores the origins of the Holocaust and how survivors of Kristallnacht began a new life in Chicago. Director Ethan Bensinger will present the film.
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Dates:
Tuesday, November 12, 2013
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Hours:
6-9 pm
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Location:
Chicago Cultural Center, Claudia Cassidy Theater
78 E. Washington St.
Chicago, IL 60602
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Admission:
FREE
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Website:
For more information, visit refugestories.com
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