Informative Lectures, Films and Presentations Teach Lessons of the Holocaust During Holocaust Education Week
The legacy of the Holocaust will be considered from cultural, academic and personal perspectives through a series of enlightening film presentations, lectures and community discussions during Holocaust Education Week, January 28 - February 2, 2018, at various locations throughout Miami-Dade County.
Holocaust Education Week is a community-wide program of the Holocaust Memorial Miami Beach, a Committee of the Greater Miami Jewish Federation. All events are free of charge and open to the public. Due to limited seating, those wishing to attend Holocaust Education Week events are encouraged to make advance reservations by clicking the links below or callling 305.538.1663.
“In memory of our father, Auschwitz survivor Siggi B. Wilzig, and our mother, Naomi Wilzig”
Donated by their children, Ivan, Sherry and Alan
Exhibition Opening Day: Sunday, January 28, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
The Wartime Escape of Curious George: Margret and H.A. Rey’s Journey From France
(Open to all ages)
Miami Beach Regional Library
227 22nd Street, Miami Beach
The exhibition will remain on display through March 17, 2018, during regular library hours:
Monday - Thursday: 10 a.m. - 8 p.m.
Friday - Sunday: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Originally titled The Adventures of Fifi, the series of books that chronicle the mischievous adventures of Curious George have been a favorite of children all over the world for decades. However, few people know about the incredible journey of his creators, Margret and H.A. Rey, German Jewish refugees who were forced to flee Paris along with thousands of other refugees in June 1940. The original Curious George manuscript was among the few possessions the Reys managed to take with them as they rode their bicycles south toward freedom on a five-month journey that would take them to Spain, Portugal, Brazil and eventually New York.
Told via a series of beautiful watercolors, the exhibition explores the Reys’ early creative collaborations and their escape from France, while tracing the story of how Curious George himself spanned the wartime period.
Group visits: Free tours of the exhibition are available for classroom field trips, as well as synagogue, church and community groups. Please email: dreed@gmjf.org or call 305.538.1663 to make a reservation.
Developed by the Institute for Holocaust Education of the Jewish Federation of Omaha. The Holocaust Memorial is pleased to host the South Florida premiere of this intriguing exhibition.
Sunday, January 28, 3:30 p.m.
PJ Library Family Time With
Curious George and His Creators
All-ages event, including exhibition
tour and children’s activity.
Miami Beach Regional Library
227 22nd Street, Miami Beach
Bring the whole family for a tour of the Curious George exhibition, led by docents and followed by age-appropriate activities for everyone in the group. Come and explore the amazing escape of Curious George’s creators and find out how our favorite monkey was realized.
Hosted by PJ Library and Holocaust Memorial Miami Beach docents.
Monday, January 29, 7:30 p.m.
Why? Explaining the Holocaust
With Holocaust Scholar and
Historian Peter Hayes
Miami Beach Jewish Community Center
4221 Pine Tree Drive, Miami Beach
Tuesday, January 30, 6 p.m.
Film Screening: Monkey Business:
The Adventures of Curious George's
Creators
With post-film discussion
Miami Beach Regional Library
227 22nd Street, Miami Beach
Join us for a documentary film exploring the extraordinary lives of German Jewish refugees, Margret and Hans Rey, the authors of the beloved Curious George children's books. Using animation, photographs and interviews with the people who knew them, this documentary tells the full story of the Reys, including their escape from France with the original Curious George manuscript.
Directed by Ema Ryan Yamazaki and narrated by Sam Waterston.
Wednesday, January 31, 9:30 a.m.
Black Box Theatre:
Encounter With Holocaust
Survivors
Miami Beach Senior High School
2231 Prairie Avenue, Miami Beach
(Miami Beach H.S. students in grades 10-12 only.)
Students will spend the morning with Henry Flescher and Fred Mulbauer, two Holocaust survivors and volunteers at the Holocaust Memorial Miami Beach. They will share stories their harrowing experiences at the hands of the Nazis. Through meaningful conversation, students will gain insight into the World War II years and how these survivors forged new lives in a new country.
Moderated by David Reese, a Language Arts teacher in his 18th year with Miami-Dade County Public Schools.
Wednesday, January 31, 7 p.m.
Operation Finale: The Capture & Trial of Adolf Eichmann
A preview of the U.S. premiere of the dramatic story behind
one of the world’s most notorious escaped Nazi war criminals.
Aventura Turnberry Jewish Center
20400 NE 30th Avenue
Aventura
Fifty-six years ago, Adolf Eichmann, who had been in charge of transporting millions of European Jews to death camps, sat in a courtroom, in a bulletproof box, for a trial that would bring to light the horrific details of the Holocaust.
Operation Finale — the code name of Israel’s effort to locate him — reveals exactly how Mossad agents found Eichmann in his hiding place in South America, and how they abducted and smuggled him safely to Israel to stand trial. Using recently declassified artifacts from the Mossad, Israel’s Secret Intelligence Service, the exhibition is the first in the United States to fully document the pursuit, capture, extradition and trial of a Nazi war criminal. Original 1960s-era ephemera, Telly Award-winning films and audio, and contemporary design elements tell the story of espionage, intrigue, and ultimately, justice served. Before 1961, the world showed little interest in Holocaust survivors. After Eichmann’s trial, survivors were emboldened to tell their stories and the world could no longer deny the atrocities of what happened.
Operation Finale is presented by The Florida Holocaust Museum, and co-produced by The Mossad; Beit Hatfutsot – The Museum of the Jewish People, in Tel Aviv, Israel; and the Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage, in Cleveland, OH.
Wednesday, January 31, 6 p.m.
The French Connection:
The Lob Family’s Sorrow
and Triumph
With Gerard Lob, 2nd Generation
CLICK HERE TO RSVP
Miami Beach Regional Library
227 22nd Street, Miami Beach
Marcel and Mana Lob, both Holocaust survivors from France, met and married after liberation at the end of World War II. Their experiences during the war, along with family members who did not survive, are explored. Growing up with parents who were Auschwitz survivors in France during the 1950s and 1960s is also revealed.
Gerard Lob is a child of Holocaust survivors. He was born and raised in France, immigrated to the United States in 1974 and works as a French/English interpreter.
Thursday, February 1, 6 p.m.
Running From the Nazis:
The Klein Family’s
Miraculous Escape
With Holocaust Educator
Dr. Miriam Klein Kassenoff
Miami Beach Regional Library
227 22nd Street, Miami Beach
In December 1941, Rabbi Maurice Klein, along with his wife and two young children, fled Nazi-occupied Slovakia. Their story of escape, survival and beginning a new life in a new land is one of resistance, resilience and rescue. Come hear how they survived and thrived in the Miami community.
Dr. Miriam Klein Kassenoff is Chairperson of the Holocaust Education Committee of the Holocaust Memorial Miami Beach and Miami-Dade County Public Schools Coordinator of Holocaust Education.
Friday, February 2, 1 p.m.
Film Screening:
Monkey Business: The Adventures
of Curious George's Creators
With post-film discussion
Holocaust Memorial Miami Beach
1933 Meridian Avenue, Miami Beach
Join us for a documentary film exploring the extraordinary lives of German Jewish refugees, Margret and Hans Rey, the authors of the beloved Curious George children's books. Using animation, photographs and interviews with the people who knew them, this documentary tells the full story of the Reys, including their escape from France with the original Curious George manuscript.
Directed by Ema Ryan Yamazaki and narrated by Sam Waterston.
All events are free and open to the public.
Holocaust Education Week is a community-wide program of the Holocaust Memorial Miami Beach, a Committee of the Greater Miami Jewish Federation.
For more information and to RSVP, click on the above links or call 305.538.1663.
Holocaust Memorial Miami Beach
Sydney Pertnoy
Chair
Sharon S. Horowitz
Executive Director
Daniel Reed
Education Coordinator
Dr. Miriam Klein Kassenoff
Chairperson, Holocaust Education Committee
Brenda Nullman
Co-Chair, Holocaust Education Committee
In cooperation with: Aventura Turnberry Jewish Center * City of Miami Beach, Cultural Affairs Program, Cultural Arts Council * Miami Beach JCC * Miami Dade Public Library System * Miami-Dade County Public Schools Department of Social Sciences * The Florida Holocaust Museum * University of Miami Miller Center for Contemporary Judaic Studies * With special thanks to the Florida Department of Education * Sponsored in part by the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs and the Florida Council on Arts and Culture
Holocaust Memorial Miami Beach
1933-1945 Meridian Avenue
Miami Beach, FL 33139 | 305.538.1663
Holocaustmemorialmiamibeach.org
info@holocaustmemorialmiamibeach
Holocaust Memorial Miami Beach, a Committee of the Greater Miami Jewish Federation