Watch EXODUS:1947 Free-A Message from the Holocaust Documentation Center

We are thrilled to announce that Elizabeth Rodgers, the Director and Producer of Exodus 1947: The Ship That Launched a Nation, has graciously and generously made it possible for the HDEC to offer this wonderful educational online screening opportunity at no charge for two days April 28 and April 29.

As fate would have it, we realized after we chose these screening dates, they were meant to be; especially since the eve of Yom Ha'atzmaut, Israel's 72nd Birthday (Israeli Independence Day), is on April 28, 2020 this year and will be celebrated through to the next day, April 29.

We especially wish to thank and acknowledge Elizabeth Rodgers, for her tremendous commitment and devotion and for making this online screening possible!

  

For more information, visit: https://bit.ly/2XJJSbj

To View the free film screening, please click on link below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHw-A9EQRw8&feature=youtu.be

If you miss the free screening, you can view the documentary on Amazon - free for Prime members. 

Please don’t forget, once you have finished viewing the film, please take a moment to give us your important feedback by filling out  the  attached "Film Series Evaluation" and emailing us back at Education@hdec.org.

  

Looking forward to hearing your feedback!

Stay safe and be well!

Rositta

Rositta E. Kenigsberg, President

Holocaust Documentation & Education Center, Inc.

303 N. Federal Highway

Dania Beach, FL 33004
Office (954) 929-5690
Fax (954) 929-5635
Website: www.hdec.org
Email: rositta@hdec.org

CeCe Moore - The Genetic Detective series on ABC will begin June 2 at 10 PM

NEW PREMIERE DATE.

The Genetic Detective with Cece Moore will debut June 2, 2020

10:00 - 11:00 EDT

https://thednadetectives.com/

ABC News Series - THE GENETIC DETECTIVE 

ABC News released the following announcement:

From ABC News comes “THE GENETIC DETECTIVE” debuting TUESDAY, MAY 19 (10:00 – 11:00 p.m. EDT). The all-new series follows investigative genetic genealogist CeCe Moore as she uses her unique research skills to transform the face of crime solving. By working with police departments and crime scene DNA, Moore is able to trace the path of a violent criminal’s family tree to reveal their identity and help bring them to justice. “The Genetic Detective” is a co-production with ABC News and XCON Productions. Carrie Cook and Marc Dorian serve as co-executive producers for ABC News. Christine Connor is executive producer and Christopher K. Dillon is co-executive producer for XCon Productions. CeCe Moore is producer.

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Virtual Commemoration

https://engage.ushmm.org/dor-livestream-thank-you.html

The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum is having a virtual Holocaust commemoration

on April 21, 2020 at 11 AM.

You can join the commemoration by clicking on the above link before the program starts.

University of Miami Documentary MY SURVIVOR on PBS Monday, April 20th 9 PM

Dear Miller Center Friends,

We invite you to join us, from the comfort of your home, to watch My Survivor.

My Survivor will be available to watch on two dates (please take note of the channels);

• Monday, April 20 at 9:00pm on WPBT Channel 2
• Thursday, April 23 at 8:00pm on the South Florida PBS station/WXEL in Palm Beach County

Please stay safe!

https://www.my-survivor.com/treatment

JGSGM Member - Author Rosalind Merritt

Congratulations to our JGSGM member

Rosalind Merritt

on the publication of her book

MIAMI BEACH HIGH! JOURNEY AMONG DECADES OF FAME

The book is currently available on Amazon Kindle.

Please contact Rosalind for additional information at:

<rosalindmerrittinc@me.com

Sousa Mendes Foundation Upcoming Event

JGSGM Member and Vice President of Membership.

Robert would like to share this Sousa de Mendes event announcement with our members.

🎥✨🍿You’re invited to join us for an online FILM AND DISCUSSION EVENT featuring the new documentary “Nobody Wants Us” 🎥✨🍿

About the film
In 1940, a ship called the S.S. QUANZA left the port of Lisbon carrying several hundred Jewish refugees to freedom. Most of them held life-saving visas issued by the Holocaust rescuer Aristides de Sousa Mendes. But events went terribly wrong, and the passengers became trapped on the ship when no country would accept them. Nobody Wants Us Film tells the gripping true story of how Eleanor Roosevelt stepped in to save the passengers on board, believing them to be “future patriotic Americans” rather than “undesirables” as labeled by the US State Department. This is an episode in American history that everyone should know!

Following the film, join Holocaust survivor and educator Miriam Klein Kassenoff and award-winning PBS producer and independent filmmaker Laura Seltzer-Duny for a discussion of this little-known episode in Holocaust history and its relevance for today. The discussion will be moderated by Olivia Mattis, President of the Sousa Mendes Foundation.

More info at https://www.nobodywantsus.com/

https://www.nobodywantsus.com/product-page/Aug16NWUTicketPurchase?fbclid=IwAR3t1NZQgo2cJlOr4fZZHbgQoc2927KJFosPazNb5qf2sfrvHsDU1kBlP1I

Our Virtual Screening Plan:
3:00 p.m. EST: We meet virtually to say hello via a Zoom link that we’ll send to all of the attendees.

3:15 p.m. EST: We watch the film.

4:00 p.m. EST: After the screening, we will discuss the film, its context and its relevance to today.

EVENT REGISTRATION

The ZOOM link for the discussion will be sent to all who register for the event.  To register please CLICK HERE https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfsO6y3Zqo2lOe0i6pBXris7dHMpWbRcsVb0fhcE9ztU-U4dQ/viewform

PLEASE NOTE-There is a small fee to view the film.

Fold3 Holocaust Collection FREE

https://blog.fold3.com/april-29-1945-the-liberation-of-dachau/

   1. The Liberation of Dachau--75v Years on April 29th FREE Access
      to Dachau Records on Fold3 (janmallen@att.net)



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Subject: [IAJGS Leadership] The Liberation of Dachau--75v Years on April 29th FREE Access to Dachau Records on Fold3

The U.S. Seventh Army’s 45^th Infantry Division, the 42^nd Infantry Rainbow Division and the 20^th Armored Division entered Dachau rescuing 32,000 prisoners.  Dachau was the first Nazi concentration camp established in 1933.  Forty railway cars filled with decomposing bodies were found near the camp, as the Nazis did not have time to send them to the crematorium before they fled due to the American’s nearing the camp.

Fold3.com, part of the Ancestry family of companies, produced a blog post about Dachau’s liberation which may be read at:

https://blog.fold3.com/april-29-1945-the-liberation-of-dachau/

The blog post says between 1933-945 approximately 188,000 prisoners were incarcerated there and 28,000 prisoners died in the camp.  To see the records from the camp, the Dachau Entry Registers, historical records from the U.S. Seventh Army and a secret diary kept by an inmate at Dachau which was recovered by American soldiers you can search them for free at:

https://www.fold3.com/title/629/dachau-entry-registers
https://www.fold3.com/image/313749543

When you find a record you would like to download or save to your computer you can right click with your mouse and save it to your computer or on the upper right there is a “tool” app if you click you can download and print.  There are other opportunities to add an annotation or comment with the app with the “plus sign” on a flag.

To read, download or print the record  You will have to register with your name, email and address and password. No credit card information is required.

Fold3 makes their ENTIRE Holocaust collection free access.  Go to: https://www.fold3.com/browse/115/

I have no affiliation with Fold3.com nor ancestry and am posting this solely for the information of the reader.

Jan Meisels Allen

Chairperson, IAJGS Public Records Access Monitoring Committee

Free Legacy Family Tree Webinars in April

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"Legacy Family Tree Webinars, a member of the MyHeritage family of companies,  announced for the month of April,  they will provide one free webinar from their membership library each day. "

The schedule of webinars can be found at the following link:

https://news.legacyfamilytree.com/legacy_news/2020/04/free-webinars-each-day-the-entire-month-of-april.html

Thank you Jan Meisels Allen for suggesting this topic.

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CBS 60 Minutes Holocaust Survivor Artificial Intelligence Report

CBS 60 Minutes Report

A report about using "artificial intelligence to preserve our ability to converse with Holocaust survivors even after they die" recently broadcast on 60 minutes is available on the CBS website at the following link:

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/holocaust-stories-artificial-intelligence-60-minutes-2020-04-05/

An article about the project in The Guardian can be found at the following link:

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/jun/18/holocaust-survivor-hologram-pinchas-gutter-new-dimensions-history

Thank you Jan Meisels Allen for suggesting this topic.

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The Windermere Children Film and Documentary on PBS

The Windermere Children Film and Documentary

will be featured on PBS reportedly till May 8, 2020.  Reviews about the movie and information about the Holocaust child survivors who were rehabilitated in the Lake District of England after WWII can be found at the following links:

https://www.timesofisrael.com/bbc-airs-windermere-children-how-holocaust-survivors-went-from-hell-to-heaven/

https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2020/jan/27/the-windermere-children-review-how-the-lakes-saved-the-lives-of-nazi-survivors

https://www.worldjewishrelief.org/about-us/the-boys

Thank you Jan Meisels Allen for suggesting this topic.

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Subject: [IAJGS Leadership] The Windemere Children--Child Survivors of the Holocaust