| Rise & Shine Film Screening - "Refuge: Stories of the Selfhelp Home" | |
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Event Type: Rise and Shine Date: 12/19/2012 Start Time: 10:30 AM End Time: 11:30 AM Description: "REFUGE: Stories of the Selfhelp Home" is a documentary film about the last generation of Holocaust survivors in Chicago. It weaves together historical narrative, archival footage, and personal testimony to reveal the origins and originality of a resourceful Chicago-area community that over generations has brought together more than 1,000 Central European Jewish refugees and Holocaust survivors under one roof. Director Ethan Bensinger will screen the film.
HPPL Map Location: Auditorium - Meeting Room, HP Library Contact: Adult Department Contact Number: 847-681-7031 | |