April 21, 2014
7:00pm
Plaster Student Union, 312A&B
Hillel of Southwest Missouri invites you to share in their Yom Hashoah event – “Refuge: Stories of the Selfhelp Home” by Ethan Bensinger followed by a discussion led by Dr. Ken Elkins, adjunct professor of Holocaust Studies at Missouri State University.
REFUGE is a one-hour documentary that reaches back more than 75 years to give a voice to the last generation of Central European, Jewish Holocaust survivors and refugees. The film explores the lives of six Chicagoans against the context of the Nazi cataclysm, and the resourceful community that came together to create a singular place those fleeing persecution could call home. Warm, moving and deeply personal, REFUGE interweaves remarkable testimony, archival footage and expert commentary. Refuge won the Award for Excellence at the Beloit International Film Festival, Best in Fest and Best Documentary at the Sycamore Film Festival, and were Official Selections at the Crystal Palace International Film Festival and Zagreb Jewish Film Festival.
This event is open to the public and we invite you to come with friends.