October 2018 Message from the Executive Director Volume 7 ... · delicious rugelach, a sweet cream...
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October 2018 Volume 7 • No. 8 Newsletter Holocaust Education Resource Council • P.O.Box16282 • Tallahassee, FL 32317 HolocaustResources.org • https://www.facebook.com/HERCTallahassee You can make a difference today and donate to HERC at http://holocaustresources.org/donate/ Message from the Executive Director Remembering the Past for the Future T his year we will give recognition to Rita Blank as co-founder of HERC. She is a gem to our community and always the one to step up with stories of her family to show courage in the face of evil during the Holocaust. Rita is a shining example of the next generation taking up the mantle of responsibility to pass on the important lessons of the Holocaust to future generations. She is so proud to have been a part of HERC’s success and always rewarded by her involvement, especially in the classrooms. “Students are learning the history of the Holocaust, to stand up for what is right and that one by one we can make a difference in our world. So much has been accomplished and there is always so much more to do.” We hope you’ll attend the dinner on October 23rd and taste many Jewish traditional dishes that have become family favorites. Rita will be baking delicious rugelach, a sweet cream cheese pastry for this year’s dinner. She has very special memories of making this with her Mother and now bakes with her daughter, Robyn. Rolling out the flaky textured dough and filling individual pieces with chocolate, raisins, nuts and jam takes time but, always worth it. As we explore the impact of Holocaust education and intergenerational transmission of memory, many teachers will receive a better understanding of how to interpret memorial themes at the next workshop on October 8th. This will be passed on to students for remembering history. Taking into account the relevance of remembering the past and what influence memory can have on the way a society moves forward from trauma and loss to the role of justice and responsibility. How does your help shape collective memory of the past? This annual Benefit supports the HERC’s commitment to ensuring that all teachers have the opportunity to experience our educational offerings to receive important resource materials. In 2019, HERC begins its fifth movie series again asking the question, “What did Americans know about the racism and horrors of the NAZI threat before and during WWII?” In the past four years, we have seen that American filmgoers knew quite a bit about the discriminatory policies of the Nazis, the denial of free speech and religion, and the existence of brutal concentration camps inside Germany. This year, we are expanding our series to include a 2005 Barbara Goldstein Executive Director Dear Members and Friends, (continued on page 3) Inside this Edition . . . Message from the Exec Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Schindler’s List film . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Remember Elie Wiesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 A Survivor’s Optimism . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Remembrance Dinner . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Sponsor Flyer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 HERC Bookclub . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Film Series . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Membership Form . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Barbara Goldstein, Tom Flanigan, Susan Turner, Linda Davey, and Dan Leshem at WFSU.
Transcript of October 2018 Message from the Executive Director Volume 7 ... · delicious rugelach, a sweet cream...
October 2018 Volume 7 • No. 8
Newsletter
Holocaust Education Resource Council • P.O.Box16282 • Tallahassee, FL 32317HolocaustResources.org • https://www.facebook.com/HERCTallahassee
You can make a difference today and donate to HERC athttp://holocaustresources.org/donate/
Message from the Executive Director
Remembering the Past for the FutureThis year we will give
recognition to Rita Blank asco-founder of HERC. She is a gemto our community and always theone to step up with stories of herfamily to show courage in the faceof evil during the Holocaust. Ritais a shining example of the nextgeneration taking up the mantle ofresponsibility to pass on theimportant lessons of the Holocaustto future generations.
She is so proud to have been apart of HERC’s success andalways rewarded by herinvolvement, especially in theclassrooms. “Students are learningthe history of the Holocaust, tostand up for what is right and that one byone we can make a difference in ourworld. So much has been accomplishedand there is always so much more to do.”
We hope you’ll attend the dinner onOctober 23rd and taste many Jewishtraditional dishes that have becomefamily favorites. Rita will be bakingdelicious rugelach, a sweet cream cheesepastry for this year’s dinner. She has veryspecial memories of making this with herMother and now bakes with her daughter,Robyn. Rolling out the flaky textureddough and filling individual pieces withchocolate, raisins, nuts and jam takestime but, always worth it.
As we explore the impact of
Holocaust education andintergenerational transmission ofmemory, many teachers will receive abetter understanding of how to interpretmemorial themes at the next workshopon October 8th. This will be passed on tostudents for remembering history. Takinginto account the relevance ofremembering the past and what influencememory can have on the way a societymoves forward from trauma and loss tothe role of justice and responsibility.
How does your help shape collectivememory of the past? This annual Benefitsupports the HERC’s commitment toensuring that all teachers have theopportunity to experience oureducational offerings to receive
importantresourcematerials.
In 2019,HERC begins itsfifth movieseries againasking thequestion,“What didAmericans know about the racismand horrors of the NAZI threatbefore and during WWII?” In thepast four years, we have seen thatAmerican filmgoers knew quite abit about the discriminatorypolicies of the Nazis, the denial offree speech and religion, and the
existence of brutal concentration campsinside Germany. This year, we areexpanding our series to include a 2005
Barbara GoldsteinExecutive Director
Dear Members and Friends,
(continued on page 3)
Inside this Edition . . .Message from the Exec Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Schindler’s List film . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Remember Elie Wiesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
A Survivor’s Optimism . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Remembrance Dinner . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Sponsor Flyer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
HERC Bookclub . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Film Series . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Membership Form . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Barbara Goldstein, Tom Flanigan, Susan Turner, Linda Davey,and Dan Leshem at WFSU.
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www.HolocaustResources.org
Sunday, October 7, 2018 • TIME: 1 pmLOCATION: FSU Askew Student Life Center
942 Learning Way • Tallahassee, Florida 32306Open to the Community – FREE
Presenting 25th Anniversary
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movie and a 2006 documentary. These will add to our understanding of resistance and justice during the Nazi era.
Our library is looking for bookdonations to grow. Come by to see thebuilding at Tallahassee CommunityCollege at 136 Progress Dr. Help build alegacy with your gift today. The futuregenerations need our help to make abetter world. You can be part of a legacyto connect students across time to oneanother with ideals to hold for the future.Please let us know if we can show ourappreciation about the legacy you’d liketo leave.
Recently, WFSU featured HERCwith Susan Turner, Linda Davey and DanLeshem interviewed by Tom Flanigan. Incase you missed the show, here is thelink, it is worth listeninghttp://news.wfsu, org/post/perspectives-herc-happenings
Sincerely, Barbara
Barbara
Message from theExecutive DirectorRemember Elie Wiesel
90th Birthday
The Legacy of Elie Wiesel: An eternal beacon of humanity. We mustalways take sides. Neutrality helps the
oppressor, never the victim. Silence encouragesthe tormentor, never the tormented.
When Sigmund Strochlitz was starv-ing in Auschwitz and Bergen-Belsen, and,later, mourning his wife, parents and twosisters, who died at Birkenau, he couldnot have imagined the rich and variedyears still to come.
Mr. Strochlitz, who died Monday at 89 in hisNew London, Conn., home, typified the determina-tion of so many Holocaust survivors. He refused toallow grief to immobilize him. He remarried, emi-grated to America, raised children and began a busi-ness. In time, he became one of the dearest friendsof the Nobel Peace Prize winner Elie Wiesel, andtraveled thousands of miles with him to ensure re-membrance of the millions of Jews who were mur-dered during World War II.
Mr. Strochlitz worked to inspire each state andWashington, D.C., to dedicate one day of Holocaustremembrance during the year, and was a member ofthe council that established the national Holocaust
Memorial Museum.His life was rooted in gratitude. He
was generous, because the memory ofhaving nothing was never far from hismind. He was fluent in five languages.He met popes and presidents, yet he
spoke with wonder of the love of his children, grand-children and his wife Rose, to whom he was marriedfor 56 years.
Every day, the ranks of Holocaust survivors likeMr. Strochlitz dwindle. Their lives defied theirlosses. Their families died, and they started over.Their homes were destroyed, and they built again.Their communities were wiped out, and they emi-grated, often to America, to begin anew.
The triumphs of Mr. Strochlitz, and of the oth-ers, are measured not merely by length of years, butby the children they raised, the stubborn optimismof their lives, and a legacy of kindness. Would thatwe could all say the same. MAURA J. CASEY
A Survivor’s OptimismAPPRECIATIONS
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Tuesday, October 23, 2018 • Reception 5:30 pm • Dinner 6:30 pmFSU Turnbull Conference Center • 555 West Pensacola Street • Tallahassee
FREE Parking at the Conference Center Garage
$100 per person - Limited SpacePaypal at HERC website or mail check to PO Box 16282, Tallahassee, Florida 32317
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Sponsorships Available • For More Information Contact Barbara Goldstein • [email protected] • 850-443.9649
ANNUAL REMEMBRANCE DINNERStand Up, Speak Out – Make the World a Better Place
Opportunity to Hear This Remarkable Speaker!
2018 Honorary Founders’ Award presented to Rita Blank
2018
Dr. Bernd Wollschlaeger, the son of a decorated Nazi tank commander, became aJewish Israeli citizen and author of A GermanLife: Against All Odds, Change is Possible. Whatdoes a decorated Nazi tell his son about thewar? Nothing. Dr. Wollschlaeger was 14 whenhe discovered his father's role as a Nazi inWorld War II. That moment began Dr.Wollschlaeger’s transformative life journey.With his message of “Don’t live in the shadow ofhistory,” Dr. Wollschlaeger will explore how hechanged shadows into light.
Dr. Bernd Wollschlaeger
Emcee – Skip Foster, President Tallahassee DemocratHonorary Hosts – Jim and Sara Murdaugh
Fundrasing Event In Support of Holocaust Education
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Individual Tickets are $100.00 eachRESERVATIONS DEADLINE OCTOBER 17, 2018
Please send checks to: HERC, P.O. Box 16282, Tallahassee, FL 32317 OR PayPal on www.holocaustresources.orgFor more information contact Barbara Goldstein at 850-443-9649 or [email protected]
ANNUAL REMEMBRANCE DINNERSponsor Opportunities
Tuesday, October 23, 2018Augustus B. Turnbull Conference Center at FSU • 555 W. Pensacola St.
• Event is named for Sponsor with listing as dinner sponsoron invitation and on marketing materials
• Two tables – Twenty dinner tickets• Title Sponsor name tag recognition • Photo-op with guest speaker• Business logo with link or Sponsor’s name on
HERC website• On screen donor listing with verbal recognition at event • Business logo or Sponsor’s name listed in event program • Lobby Big Board listing • HERC Annual Membership
TITLE SPONSOR – $10,000
• One table – Ten dinner tickets • Gold Sponsor name tag recognition• Photo-op with guest speaker• Business logo with link or Sponsor’s name on
HERC website
• On screen donor listing with verbal recognition at event • Business logo or Sponsor’s name listed in event program • Lobby Big Board listing• HERC Annual Membership
GOLD SPONSOR – $5,000
• One table – Eight dinner tickets • Silver Sponsor name tag recognition• Business logo with link or Sponsor’s name on
HERC website
• On screen donor listing with verbal recognition at event • Business logo or Sponsor’s name listed in event program • Lobby Big Board listing• HERC Annual Membership
SILVER SPONSOR – $3,000
• Six dinner tickets• Hope Sponsor name tag recognition• Business logo with link or Sponsor’s name on
HERC website
• On screen donor listing with verbal recognition at event• Business logo or Sponsor’s name listed in event program• Lobby Big Board listing• HERC Annual Membership
HOPE SPONSOR – $2,000
• Two dinner tickets• Remembrance Sponsor name tag recognition• Business logo with link or Sponsor’s name on
HERC website
• On screen donor listing with verbal recognition at event• Business logo or Sponsor’s name listed in event program • Lobby Big Board listing• HERC Annual Membership
REMEMBRANCE SPONSOR – $500
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In 2019, HERC begins its fifth movieseries again asking the question, “Whatdid Americans know about the racismand horrors of the NAZI threat beforeand during WWII?” In the past fouryears, we have seen that Americanfilmgoers knew quite a bit about thediscriminatory policies of the Nazis,the denial of free speech and religion,and the existence of brutalconcentration camps inside Germany.This year, we are expanding our seriesto include a 2005 movie and a 2006documentary. These will add to ourunderstanding of resistance and justiceduring the Nazi era.
FREE 7:00 pm Movie ShowingsPresented by Holocaust Education Resource Council & Tallahassee Film Society
I Saw It In The Movies Series
ALL SAINTS CINEMA • 918 1/2 RAILROAD AVENUE • 850-386-4404 • WWW. TALLAHASSEEFILMS.COM
Tallahasse Community College
Thursday January 24, 2019 – “Women in Bondage”Thursday February 28, 2019 – “Sophie Scholl:
The Final Days ”Thursday March 28, 2019 – “None Shall Escape”Thursday April 25, 2019 – “Journey to Justice ”
WHERE: All Saints Cinema at RailRoad Square 918 1/2 Railroad Avenue
TIME: Showings at 7:00 pmCOST: FREE
Funded in part byFDOE Commissioner’s
Task Force onHolocaust Education
A Documentary Film
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