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Aristides de Sousa Mendes — The Angel of Bordeaux
11 AM LOS ANGELES • 2 PM NEW YORK
The film The Consul of Bordeaux is a semi-fictionalized feature film based on the story of Aristides de Sousa Mendes and the families he saved. Please join us for this free program on our inspiring hero!
The Jewish History of Comic Books
1 PM LOS ANGELES • 4 PM NEW YORK
Do you know the secret Jewish history of comic books? Have you heard the Jewish stories behind iconic characters such as Superman and Spider-Man? And how have comic books portrayed the Holocaust? Tune into this free program to find out.
The Last Nazi Hunter
11 AM LOS ANGELES • 2 PM NEW YORK
The film The Last Nazi Hunter tells the dramatic true story of Dr. Efraim Zuroff and his decades long efforts to bring Nazi war criminals to justice. See the film and then meet him in person. A rare opportunity! Zuroff will be in dialogue with Dr. Mordecai Paldiel, who will also speak about a few individuals who were both Nazi collaborators and rescuers of Jews, and how Yad Vashem handled such cases.
The Women Heroes of the Auschwitz Revolt
11 AM LOS ANGELES • 2 PM NEW YORK
Sabotage tells the dramatic and unknown story of the women’s underground operation in Auschwitz-Birkenau. It is a story of feminine heroism, resistance, hope and tragedy, told through the eyes of Anna Wajcblum Heilman, sister of Estusia Wajcblum, the youngest member of the women’s resistance group. They smuggled explosives to the men’s camp in order to successfully blow up one of the crematoria on October 7, 1944.
Elie Wiesel — Soul on Fire
1 PM LOS ANGELES • 4 PM NEW YORK
Told largely through his own words and eloquent voice, Elie Wiesel: Soul on Fire seeks to penetrate to the heart of the known and unknown Elie Wiesel (1928-2016) — his passions, his conflicts and his legacy as one of the most public survivors of the trauma of the Holocaust. With unique access to personal archives, original interviews and employing hand-painted animation, the film illuminates Wiesel’s biography as a survivor, writer, teacher and public figure.