April 11-16, 2010

7:30pm
Holocaust Memorial Observance Service
Beth Israel Synagogue
1625 Reservoir Road
Rabbi Sara Gilbert, officiating
Featuring artwork by Holocaust survivor Paula Burger

Monday, April 12

12pm – 12:45pm
Lunch & Learn: Heroines of the Holocaust
Unitarian Universalist Church of Greeley
929 15th Street
Holocaust survivor Eli Weisel said, Take Sides! And that is what these heroines did.They took sides and they took action. These mothers, sisters and resisters risked their own lives and the lives of their families to help save the lives of others. Bring your brown bag lunch and learn about these courageous and remarkable women. Presented by Hollis Berendt, Co-President of the Greeley Interfaith Association and Vice President of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Greeley.

7:30pm
The Holocaust and the Press: Then and Now
Aims: Corporate Education Center
5590 W. 11th Street
The Greeley Tribune’s fabled reporter, Mike Peters, and long-time reporter and editor, Randy Bangert, explore the role and actions of news media, especially newspapers, in the era of the Holocaust. They will also examine news reported by The Greeley Tribune. Given the pervasiveness of global news networks and instant communication, they offer reflections on genocides in our time.

Tuesday, April 13

11am - 2pm
Reading of the Litany of the Martyrs
UNC: University Center, 1st Floor
Corner of 20th Street & 11th Avenue
Help us remember the victims of the Holocaust, adults and children, whom the Nazis murdered in the concentration camps and the killing fields. Volunteers are welcome to join us and read names as we honor their memory.

7:30pm
Holocaust Survivor: Rosalyn Kirkel
They Fought Back!
UCCC: Hensel-Phelps Theater
10th Avenue & 7th Street

Rosalyn Kirkel paints an eye-opening portrait of bold Jewish resistance fighters - men and women - in Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania. In the darkest of times the partisans taught themselves warfare; fought the Nazis on their own terms - with unending cunning and courage. A riveting inspirational story!

Holocaust historical poster showcase April 12 – 16 @ UNC University Center first floor

Event Locations:

Aims Community College
Corporate Education Center
5590 W. 11th Street

Aims Community College
Ed Beaty Hall (EDBH)
5401 W. 20th Street

Beth Israel Synagogue
1625 Reservoir Road

Farr Library
1939 61st Avenue

Franklin Middle School
818 35th Avenue

Kress Cinema
815 8th Avenue

University of Northern Colorado
University Center (UC)
Corner of 20th Street
& 11th Avenue

Union Colony Civic Center
Hensel-Phelps Theater
10th Avenue & 7th Street

Click here for a one page printable pdf schedule of the week's events.

Wednesday, April 14

10am
Holocaust Survivor: Rosalyn Kirkel
Children of the Holocaust
Franklin Middle School
818 35th Avenue

Beginning with her own childhood survivor story, Rosalyn Kirkel sets the scene for poignant vignettes of the Jewish children of Europe - those who lived and those who perished. Her compelling storytelling brings history to life - with each amazing story.

12pm
Film Series: Anne Frank – the Whole Story (not rated)
Farr Library: 1939 61st Avenue
When the war began, she was only a little girl. When it ended, she was the voice of a generation. A compassionate and sensitive televisual portrait of the Holocaust's greatest diarist. Produced in 2001 and starring Ben Kingsley and Brenda Blethyn, the film is a remarkable adaptation of Anne’s life. It is a film to be shared, discussed, and remembered.

2pm
Film Series: Blessed is the Match:
The Life & Death of Hannah Senesh (not rated)
Farr Library: 1939 61st Avenue
In 1944, 22-year-old Hannah Senesh parachuted into Nazi-occupied Europe with a small group of Jewish volunteers from Palestine. Theirs was the only military rescue mission for Jews that occurred in WWII. Both devastating and inspiring, the film offers a portrait of a singularly talented, courageous and complex girl who believed that one person could be a flame that burns brightly in even the darkest hours.

4pm
Film Series: Tak for Alt (not rated)
Farr Library: 1939 61st Avenue
A remarkable documentary that tells the story of Judy Meisel, a Holocaust survivor whose experiences during and after the war inspired a life-long campaign against bigotry, intolerance and racism. “Tak for Alt” (Thanks for Everything in Danish) will put a voice and face to Holocaust history.

7:30pm
Feature Film: Sophie’s Choice (rated R)
Kress Cinema
817 8th Avenue
Tickets required. Free tickets available beginning
April 1st at (970) 339-6225.
This is the harrowing story of a Polish Catholic who survived the Holocaust but after settling in America is tormented by flashback memories of the horrors of Auschwitz. Released in1982, the film stars a young Meryl Streep who won an Oscar for her performance alongside Kevin Kline. Between the innocent, the romantic, the sensual, and the unthinkable, there are still some things we have yet to imagine.

Thursday, April 15

2pm
Film Series: Tak for Alt:
Survival of a Human Spirit (not rated)
Farr Library: 1939 61st Avenue

4pm
Film Series: Anne Frank – the Whole Story (not rated)
Farr Library: 1939 61st Avenue

7:30pm
Holocaust Survivor: Paula Burger
I Survived
UNC: University Center Pikes Peak Ballroom
Corner of 20th Street & 11th Avenue

Paula Burger is a child Holocaust survivor and nationally acclaimed artist. Join Paula as she describes her experience growing up in a war-torn country, the first-hand horror of the Holocaust, and the triumph of surviving one of the most difficult times in history. The evening will include a showcase of many of Paula’s paintings which are represented in Colorado galleries and included in numerous public, private and corporate collections throughout the world. Since 1989, she has participated in a lengthy list of juried, invitational and one-person exhibitions.

Friday, April 16