The FDR Presidential Library and Museum has recently launched a new YouTube series with updates on the Morgenthau Holocaust Collections Project, a digital history and path-finding initiative to raise aw
The screening is scheduled for Wednesday, December 2 at 2:00-3:30pm (EST).
Here is the link to RSVP (and purchase tickets):
https://payments.jdc.org/give/309735/#!/donation/checkout
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Avinoam J. Patt, Ph.D.
Doris and Simon Konover Chair of Judaic Studies
Director, Center for Judaic Studies and Contemporary Jewish Life
University of Connecticut
avinoam.patt@uconn.edu
I have been asking myself the same question. Would be interested in watching the screening, but would appreciate details on date and time. Thanks.
The JDC Archives is pleased to present its Fellowship program. Up to seven fellowships will be awarded each year to deserving scholars engaged in graduate level, post-doctoral, or independent study to conduct research in the JDC Archives, either in New York or Jerusalem. Research topics in the fields of twentieth century Jewish history, general history, and humanitarian assistance will be considered, as well as other areas of academic research covered in the JDC archival collections.
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I've made the payment to JDC but haven't figured out how to register for viewing these 2 films.
Please let me know how to register and when the films are going to be screened.
Alti Rodal
altirodal@gmail.com
(613) 729-9734
Is there a specific day and time for the screening, or is streaming all the time?
A Tale of Two Worlds (1941) is a promotional film outlining JDCs response to the Nazi advance in Europe, showing aid to refugees around the world. Spanning the globe through eye-witness accounts, the film addresses the situation of Jews across Europe including Germany, Austria, Czechoslovakia, France, Belgium, Holland, Denmark, Poland, Lithuania, and Portugal, as well as in Palestine, Shanghai, and Latin America, while highlighting JDC's work in partnership with other agencies.
Researchers are invited to submit a proposal for the workshop, “The Activities of ‘the Joint’ in Poland and Neighboring Countries 1945-1989: Reality and Perceptions,” to be held at the POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews in Warsaw on August 7-9, 2019. This workshop is co-sponsored by the JDC Archives and the POLIN Museum.
Researchers are invited to submit a proposal for the workshop, “The Activities of ‘the Joint’ in Poland and Neighboring Countries 1945-1989: Reality and Perceptions,” to be held at the POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews in Warsaw on August 7-9, 2019. This workshop is co-sponsored by the JDC Archives and the POLIN Museum.
