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‘Gregor’s Violin’ exhibit and performances tell epic story of survival
The Holocaust Museum & Learning Center will host an inspiring performance Feb. 17, when Tova Braitberg will play the violin that helped her grandfather survive the Holocaust. The first time Gregor Braitberg’s violin saved him from harm was in 1939 when they were...
Jewish Federation of St. Louis President & CEO announces Task Force created to re-envision Holocaust Museum
The Board of Directors of the Jewish Federation of St. Louis has established a Task Force to renovate and expand the Holocaust Museum & Learning Center (HMLC). This is a significant point in the future of the 25-year-old Museum as it will re-envision its role in...
Archeologist to introduce screening of ‘The Good Nazi’ at Bais Abraham Congregation
Bais Abraham Congregation and the Holocaust Museum & Learning Center will present a screening of “The Good Nazi,” which tells the story of Major Karl Plagge, a Nazi officer who risked his life to save hundreds of Jews during the Holocaust.
2019 Sandra and Mendel Rosenberg Sunday Afternoon Film Series opens with ‘The Last Suit’
The Sandra and Mendel Rosenberg Sunday Afternoon Film Series for 2019 will begin January 27 with “The Last Suit,” the first of nine films, which will include introductions and post-screening discussions on many issues important to the Jewish community. The showings...
Holocaust Museum receives NEH grant to assess and preserve 150 collections
The Holocaust Museum & Learning Center of St. Louis has received a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities to preserve 150 collections related to Holocaust survivors who made their way to St. Louis. The collections include oral histories, films,...
Schindler’s List will be December’s offering for Rosenberg Sunday Afternoon Film Series
The final film in the 2018 Sandra and Mendel Rosenberg Sunday Afternoon Film Series will be “Schindler’s List,” the 1994 Academy Award winner for Best Picture, starring Liam Neeson, Ralph Fiennes, and Ben Kingsley. It’s the true story of Oskar Schindler, a member of...
Dan Reich on In Tune Radio Show: KWRH-LP 92.9 FM
The pogrom of November 9, 10 of 1938: at least 91 Jews were killed, 30,000 were arrested and incarcerated in Nazi concentration camps, hundreds of synagogues were burned, and over 7,000 Jewish businesses destroyed or damaged. Can this happen again? Daniel...
Webster University professor will examine ‘The Many Faces of Hate’
Linda Woolf, a Professor of Psychology and International Rights at Webster University, will discuss “The Many Faces of Hate” during a Monday, November 19, talk at the Holocaust Museum & Learning Center (12 Millstone Campus Drive). In the United States, the...
Eye-opening tour of HMLC for Missouri middle school students
Written by Lory Cooper, Manager of Programs & Logistics, Holocaust Museum & Learning Center On a Thursday afternoon, I received a phone call from a middle school principal, 60 miles south of St. Louis. He was calling to share that he had two 7th grade boys in...
Pleasantville will be November’s offering for Rosenberg Sunday Afternoon Film Series
The 2018 Sandra and Mendel Rosenberg Sunday Afternoon Film Series will present the 1998 film Pleasantville, starring Toby McGuire, Reese Witherspoon, Joan Allen, and William H. Macy, for its November showing. Individuality and conformity are some of the central themes...