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Burger, Vienna, Austria, 1929. Harry survived the
Holocaust in hiding with his mother. Toward the
end of the war, he fought against the Nazis in the
Italian Resistance. His sister, Edith, survived
as a refugee in Cuba. His father, Elias, was deported
and murdered in Auschwitz. |
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Through its collections, exhibits, and programs the Holocaust Museum and Learning Center strives to educate all people about the history and consequences of the Holocaust in hope of preventing such events from happening again. |
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Please check Museum Hours link for other holidays the HMLC is closed. The Museum will close on Fridays at 3p.m. for Shabbos.
NEWS
Art and Writing Awards Ceremony on May 29th. Read The List of Winners
Division 1 Art - First Place - Meagan Broadfield -A Child's Last Hope
Ft. Zumwalt South Middle School
Second Place - Jordan Viers -Marked by Hatred
Ft. Zumwalt South Middle
Third Place - Ethan Masters - Death Train
St. Mary's School- Bonnots Mill, MO
Honorable Mention - Alissa Lackey-So You Think The Holocaust
Never Existed
Ft. Zumwalt South Middle
Honorable Mention - Kathryn Nelson - At A Loss For Words
St. Ann School - St. Louis
FILM OF THE MONTH
No Films for April & May due to Holidays.
Next Film will be Sunday, June 29
Escape From Sobibor
Directed by Jack Gold
Yugoslavia/UK, 1991;
English 120 minutes
Alan Arkin and Rutger Hauer star in this fictionalized but powerful recreation of the historical incident of the daring escape in October, 1943, from Sobibor, the notorious Nazi death camp in Poland. The horrific conditions of the camp, as well as the intense and complex development of a plan of action, are vividly protrayed
Introductory remarks by Dr. Ethan Schuman, Creve Coeur dentist and Cantor at Nusach Hari B'nai Zion Congregation. Dr. Schuman's broad interests include a love of Torah study, Jewish history and Yiddish culture and language.
The 2008 Film Series is generously sponsored by Sandra and
Mendel Rosenberg. For additional information, call
314-442-3714.
A Special Letter
Dear Sir or Madame,
I am an eighth grader in West Junior High School. My class visted the St. Louis Holocaust Museum on December 17, 2007.
My experience at the museum was wonderful... The Holocaust survivor's speech was very informative, and let us learn about life during the Holocaust from a more personal perspective. The tour was also great, and I learned more about the Holocaust than I probably would have if I hadn't gone to the museum. Our class learned about equality and the mistreatment of other human beings and why we, as one species, have to learn that we are all the same, and our differences are what makes this world a better place.
Once again, a thousand thanks for enlightening and educating us on the horrors of the Holocaust and showing us why we need to accept each other.
Sincerely,
Isabel Gozales
Belleville, IL
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