HMLC to Honor Leo and Sara Wolf to "Sustain Their Dream" of a Holocaust Museum in St. Louis on Sunday, August 5th.
HMLC is planning to honor Leo and Sara Wolf for the years of work they put into establishing a Holocaust Museum in St. Louis at a special dinner on Sunday, August 5th. According to Director Jean Cavender "Leo was knocking on doors in the 1980s talking about the need for a Museum fifteen years before this institution was built." Leo was building his business and devoting a large portion of his free time to raising money so the Museum could become a reality. Sara was a grounding force for him during this time by believing and encouraging his dream while maintaining a loving home for their three boys.
They both have been extremely generous to the Museum, now in its seventeenth year of operation, and have been wonderful ambassadors to the community on its behalf. Funds raised at the dinner will be contributed to the Leo an Sara Wolf Museum Fund to ensure its existence for future generations.
The event will be held at the Marriott Maryville West and tickets are $125. If you'd like an invitation please contact Director Jean Cavender at 314-442-3715 or jcavender@jfedstl.or
HMLC Art and Writing Awards Ceremony Scheduled for Tuesday, May 15th.
We hope you'll join us to honor the winners of the the HMLC annual Art and Writing Contest. Twenty-six students will be honored and given cash prizes for their submissions or art, prose and poetry selected by our team of art and writing professionals.
The ceremony is scheduled for 7p.m. this Tuesday in the Museum Theater. Light refreshment will be served.
The submissions will be on view throughout the summer in the Museum Theater.
Create a Jewish Legacy and Help Ensure the Lessons of the Holocaust are Learned
Whether you're adjusting to retirement or starting a family of your own, you can provide a promising future for generations to come. Your legacy gift can help safeguard your values and ensure that the Holocaust Museum and Learning Center and its programs are sustained for many years ahead.
Planning a bequest to the Holocaust Museum and Learning Center is easy and may provide tax benefits for your estate. There is no wrong stage in your life to make provisions that will impact the future of our community. Begin planning your legacy to the Holocaust Museum and Learning Center today. Call Director Jean Cavender at 314-442-3715 or visit jewishinstlouis.org/JCF.
HMLC is working with the Jewish Community Foundation of St. Louis to create legacy funds for the Museum. Remember anyone can bephilanthropist and a gift of any size can create a Jewish Legacy.
Click here to view our HMLC/JCF advertisment.
The Rosenberg Film Series for May - There Will Be No Film Due To Memorial Day Holiday.
Please Join Us On Sunday, June 24th For Strange Fruit
Strange Fruit
Sunday, June 24th at 1P.M. (Note new time)
Directed by Joel Katz
USA, 2003
60 Minutes
This documentary tells a dramatic story of America's past, using an influential protest song as its epicenter. This song, inspired by the terror of lynching, though always associated with Billie Holiday, was actually written in 1936, by Abel Meeropol, a Jewish schoolteacher and union activist from the Bronx.
Introductory remarks by Karen Aroesty, Regional Director the the Anti-Defamation League, Missouri-Southern Illinois. The ADL is the leading civil rights and human relations agency that fights bias and bigotry.
A Letter from Mariah K. Boyer of Potosi High School to Holocaust Survivor George Spooner
Dear Mr. Spooner,
I'm a senior from Potosi High School, my class came to visit the Museum on May 11th, and I would just like to take the time to thank you for telling us your truly amazing story. I didn't get to meet you personally and shake your hand. It truly is amazing how you stand up in front of a crowd of teenagers and grasp everyone's attention and have the courage to tell everyone your story.
The stories in test books and videos about the Holocaust didn't become a horrifying reality until I heard you speak. Hearing stories from my history teacher didn't have nearly the impact. It is always better to hear it from someone who was actually there. I am truly grateful.
You are a very brave person.
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