HERC Friends,
Happy New Year!
We have lots of news to share, and look forward to seeing you this coming year. Extraordinary new programs will make their debut in 2015.
The first will feature author Edwin Black who will speak about his book, IBM and the Holocaust on January 21st, at the FSU Alumni Center, at 7:00 pm. An explosive and stunning book. Backed by exhaustive research, Black’s case is simple and stunning: that IBM facilitated the identification and roundup of millions of Jews during the 12 years of the Third Reich. Black’s evidence may be the most damning to appear yet against a purported corporate accomplice, said Michael Hirsh of Newsweek.
The second new program shows four films from World War ll, and what everyone in Hollywood knew. The Holocaust Education Resource Council is presenting a series of films made in the late 1930’s and early 1940’s to show how Hollywood presented what was widely covered in the print media. Three of the selections are based on books published in the 1930’s. The other was written and acted out by the master Charlie Chaplin. Were Americans in the 1930’s aware of the horrors of the Nazi racial policies? Watch and decide.
The year ended with two gracious donations that help support HERC’s mission and goals. The first was received from the Ruby Diamond Foundation. The second is the continued support from St. John’s Episcopal Church. It is an honor for HERC to get recognized by these organizations for teaching the next generation lessons of history.
With the annual essay and art contest in progress, HERC needs more people to volunteer as a judge for the essay contest. This is a valuable experience that reaches many students across the big bend area. Each judge helps score the submissions on line to recognize the winner at the awards ceremony in April. If you are interested to help, please contact me at Barbara@holocaustresources.org.
Please join or renew your membership if you have not yet. Every person counts to make a difference with HERC in the community and schools. Thank you for continued support.
Barbara Goldstein
IMPORTANT DATES
- January 15th – Book Club at St. John’s Episcopal Church
- January 21st – Author Edwin Black presents “IBM and the Holocaust”
- January 29th – Film Series at All Saints Cinema, “The Mortal Storm”
- February 19th – Book Club at Temple Israel