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In Our Voices: Stories of Survival & Resilience People's Energy Welcome Pavilion at Navy Pier 600 E Grand Avenue, Chicago, IL 60611 June 8, 6:30 pm | Pre-Program Reception at 6:00 pm
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Illinois Holocaust Museum & Navy Pier invite you to an insightful evening of discussion and storytelling from descendants and survivors of genocides in Armenia, Bosnia, and Rwanda. Participants will include:
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- Ida Sefer Roache, a survivor of the genocide in Bosnia and Herzegovina and President of Bosnian American Genocide Institute
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- Mark Akgulian, a third-Generation descendant of Armenian Genocide survivors
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- Immaculee Mukantaganira, a survivor of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsis in Rwanda and Founder and President of Global Survivors for Peace, Inc.
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- Kelley Szany (Moderator), Vice President of Education & Exhibitions at Illinois Holocaust Museum and Co-Chair, Illinois Holocaust &
Genocide Commission
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The conversation will take place right beside our Stories of Survival exhibition, currently on display at Navy Pier, and illuminate life in the aftermath of these atrocities with the speakers’ personal experiences and key lessons for today and beyond. Prior to the program, Illinois
Holocaust Museum will announce the student winners of the inaugural Fritzie’s Promise award, in memory of Holocaust Survivor and Museum President Fritzie Fritzshall.
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Supported by Women’s Leadership Committee and Young Professional Committee of Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center
and the Navy Pier Associate Board.
Illinois Holocaust Museum's presentation of Stories of Survival: Object. Image. Memory. at Navy Pier and exhibition-related programming is made possible with generous support from:
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Community Partners: 2nd Story; Center on Halsted; The Chicago LGBT Hall of Fame; Evanston Public Library; Equality Illinois; The Legacy Project; Making Gay History; Or Chadash of Temple Sholom of Chicago
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Online Program Coffee With A Survivor: Agi Day May 11, 2:00 pm (CDT)Holocaust Survivor Agi Day was born in Belgrade, Yugoslavia in 1940. Her family, being Jewish, fled to Hungary when she was a baby. During the last nine months of World War II, she was hidden by a Catholic family who passed her off as a "cousin from the countryside." Join us with Holocaust Center for Humanity to hear Agi share her story.More information >>
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Online Program Book & Author: The Ratline May 19, Noon (CDT)Join us for a virtual discussion with Philippe Sands, Baillie Gifford Prize-winning author of The Ratline: Love, Lies and Justice on the Trail of a Nazi Fugitive. Based on Sands’ successful BBC Radio Podcast, The Ratline delves into the life and mysterious death of Otto
von Wächter – a devoted Nazi turned man on the run.Registration & more information >>
Community Partners: Congregation Or Torah; Consulate General of Argentina in Chicago; Evanston Public Library
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On-Site Program Film Premiere: Speer Goes to Hollywood May 22, 1:00 pmAlbert Speer was one of Hitler’s closest confidants and his chief architect. And yet, even now, he has the reputation of being the “good Nazi” – a myth he constructed himself. Gather with us at the Museum for the premiere screening of multi-award-winning film, Speer Goes to Hollywood, followed by a Q&A with the director and post-screening reception.Registration & more information >>
Community Partners: Illinois Film Office; DePaul University School of Cinematic Arts
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When he was only 9 years old, Holocaust Survivor Ernie Heimann’s school was destroyed on "Kristallnacht." A few months later, Ernie escaped on a Kindertransport to England. But with the beginning of the blitz and bombings in London, Ernie was forced to escape once more to the English countryside. See Ernie's Survivor Profile to access first-hand accounts of his resilience and survival. Discover Ernie's story >>
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CLOSING THIS SUNDAY, MAY 8
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Rise Up: Stonewall and the LGBTQ Rights Movement
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Rise Up explores the June 1969 police raid of the Stonewall Inn as the flashpoint that ignited the modern gay rights movement in the United States. In the fifty years since the Stonewall Uprising, America’s LGBTQ+ population has struggled for equal rights and representation under the law. Rise Up shares the voices and tells the stories of this movement. Now is your last chance to explore this fascinating exhibition and its lessons that resonate today. "Rise
Up isn’t about just telling us what has already happened, it’s also about inspiring others to get involved and help move society further forward." – Paul M. Banks, ChicagoNow
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Illinois Holocaust Museum's presentation of Rise Up: Stonewall and the LGBTQ Rights Movement and exhibition-related programming is made possible with generous support from:
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Smithsonian Exhibition: The Bias Inside Us Through May 8 at Evanston Public LibraryThe Bias Inside Us unpacks
and demystifies the concept of bias. Visitors explore the foundational blocks of bias, the psychology of how it forms, and how it influences behaviors - both consciously and unconsciously. Interactive elements illustrate how both implicit and explicit bias shows up in the world, and how bias influences systems and policies that have consequences for many people and communities. Among the videos in the exhibition is a series that features voices from diverse perspectives that share personal experiences with bias. More information >>
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May is Jewish American Heritage Month!
We are proud to join the Weitzman Museum of American Jewish History and more than 120 organizations across the U.S. to celebrate Jewish American Heritage Month and the many contributions Jewish Americans have made in our country.
Check out the Weitzman Museum's Jewish American Heritage Month portal for a range of curated information about extraordinary Jewish individuals throughout history, cultural and
educational resources, family history, understanding and fighting antisemitism, and more ways to engage and learn.
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Support the Museum at the Legacy Shop
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#TakeAStand and help the Museum continue its vital mission: Remember the Past, Transform the Future. Members receive a 10% discount on all purchases!
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