It's Coming Together!

BEYOND KRISTALLNACHT
November 7-9, Quad Cities

Today, we finalized some important details.
Victoria Barnett (read about her here:) whose field is bystanders will speak at the 7:30 Temple Emanuel Service on Friday, November 7. Her topic will be something like: Bystanders to Genocide, then and now.

She will repeat that sermon at Tri City Jewish Center's 10:30 (ish) service Saturday morning.

Victoria will stay around for Martin Doblmeier's presentation of Bonhoeffer (one hour version) at the Figge Art Museum Saturday evening. An opening reception will be held to present the prints by Erwin Eisch related to the Shoah (see them here). Music is still being worked out for that event.

Dr. Alan Goldfarb, president of Western Illinois University, has been invited to speak with Martin and Victoria after the film.

Workshops will be held on Sunday, November 9 from 2-4 p.m. at TriCity Jewish Center.
We have five topics:
Poetry of Witness, Professor Rebecca Wee, Augustana College (invited).
The Church and Shoah (speaker/facilitator to be determined).
The Impact of the Holocaust on Literature: A Book Talk with Paul Ingraham of Prairie Lights Books
From Kristallnacht to Darfur, Rabbi Henry Karp, Temple Emanuel
God after the Holocaust, Rabbi Michael Samuel and Professor Joe DeFrancisco, St. Ambrose University (invited).

So far, we have received $1500 from the Doris and Victor Day Foundation.
We have received $2500. from the Illinois Humanities Council.
We have an application for 2500 pending before the Riverboat Development Authority
The Diocese, the Jewish Federation, the temples, the Unitarian Church and others will be approached as well.

Learn more at http://beyondkristallnacht.blogspot.com/
Peace, Roger