B’nai Abraham Chabad presents a Spring Film series:
“The Rescuers and The Survivors Who Were Rescued”
Wednesday, April 17th at 7:00 PM
“Sugihara: Conspiracy of Kindness”
A 90 minute historical documentary that tells the story of Japanese Consul Chiune Sugihara and the thousands of Jewish Refugees that he helped save.
Discussion will follow with Mark Halpern from the Jewish Genealogical Society of Greater Philadelphia.
Wednesday, May 1st at 7:00 PM
“Secret Lives – Hidden Children and Their Rescuers During WWII”
Through interviews we meet some of the people who risked their lives to hide Jewish children during World War II and how this experience has continued to affect the survivors.
Discussion will follow with Ruth Hartz, herself a hidden child!
Wednesday, May 15th at 7:00 PM
“Hiding and Seeking: Faith and Tolerance After the Holocaust”
Menachem Daum, the son of holocaust survivors, and a New York Orthodox Jew worries that both of his sons, full time yeshiva students who live with their families in Israel, are becoming seduced to intolerance by their religious studies.
Discussion will follow with Philip A. Cunningham, Ph.D., Professor of Theology and Director of the Institute for Jewish-Catholic Relations of Saint Joseph’s University.
If you have questions or comments, or would like to sign up, please get in touch!
Office@phillyshul.com
(215) 238-2100
www.phillyshul.com/events
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