VERY SPECIAL EVENT:

Holocaust Commemoration and Candle-Lighting  - Wednesday, April 13: 12:00 - 12:50, N186 Boardroom

SURVIVORS' TESTIMONY:

Ann Kazimirski
"A Few Angels among the Murderers" (Poland)
View a web page describing her book "Witness to Horror"
- Wednesday, April 13th: 1:30-3:00 in C305

Sydney Itzkowitz
"My Pursuit of Walter Obodzinsky, War Criminal"
Read a feature story on Mr. Itzkowitz from the Globe & Mail of September 2004.
- Thursday April 14th: 11:30-1:00 in N515.

Yehudi Lindeman
"Hiding and Rescuing Children" (Netherlands)
Read a brief bio of Mr. Lindeman.
- Friday, April 15th: 11:30-1:00 in F216

William Donat: Then & Now

William Donat, Collective Responsibility in Denmark and Poland: Testimony of a Polish Jew Saved by Righteous Gentiles Read a brief bio of Mr. Donat. - Thursday, April 14th: 4:00-5:30 in B223 (Amphitheatre) - Friday, April 15th: 8:30-10:00 in D507 - Friday, April 15th: 10:00-11:30 in A103 (Auditorium)

PANEL DISCUSSION: Racial Prejudice in Canada Today

Myrna Lashley

Shirley Sarna

Rev. Darryl Gray

with special guest panelists: Myrna Lashley, Shirley Sarna and Reverend Darryl Gray Moderator: Mark Prentice, Anthropology - Monday, April 11th: 1 - 2:30 in B223   (the Amphitheatre)

FILM PRESENTATIONS:

Malcolm Clarke will show and discuss his award-winning film, “Prisoner of Paradise”, the startling true story of Kurt Gerron, a well known and beloved German-Jewish actor, director and cabaret star in Berlin in the 1920's and '30's. Among his greatest accomplishments, Gerron co-starred with the legendary Marlene Dietrich in the film classic The Blue Angel. He also sang Mack The Knife in the original production of Threepenny Opera. Ultimately, he was captured and sent to a concentration camp, where he was ordered to write and direct a pro-Nazi propaganda film. PRISONER OF PARADISE follows Kurt Gerron's career and remarkable odyssey, offering a unique prospective on this extraordinary period.

Shot on location in Berlin, Paris, Amsterdam and Prague, PRISONER OF PARADISE is directed by Malcolm Clarke and Stuart Sender who have won Emmy and Academy awards for their work. Jake Eberts, whose credits include Driving Miss Daisy, Dances With Wolves and A River Runs Through It, is the film's Executive Producer. Co-Producer is David Eberts.

Malcolm Clarke, Director/Producer of "Prisoner of Paradise" will be on hand to present and discuss his film. - Thursday, April 14th: 8:30-11:30 in the Amphitheatre, B223 Read a brief biography of this Academy Award-winning filmmaker.

"Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust" (sponsored by the VCSA)

USA, 2004, 92 minutes, color Director: Daniel Anker Starring: Gene Hackman, Sidney Lumet, Steven Spielberg, Branko Lustig, Greg Reynolds.

The American film industry played a crucial role in supporting United States and Allied military interests during World War II, but Hollywood abdicated its responsibility to directly condemn Nazi anti-Semitism. It took decades after the war ended before American filmmakers began offering a realistic, dramatic look at the horrible toll of Hitler's "final solution."

Using wonderful archival footage, this important new film examines how only a few Hollywood directors reacted to the persecution and murder of Jews before and during the war and how the Holocaust was finally brought to the screen by brave independent filmmakers.

- Tuesday, April 12th:
   Four showings at 10 AM, 11:45 AM, 2:30 PM and 4 PM in the Vanier Auditorium, A103
NOTE: April 12th SHOWINGS CANCELLED.
Rescheduled to: Tuesday April 19th: 12:00-2:00 in N568 and 4:00-6:00 in N516.

Please address all inquiries to Neil Caplan at ext.7152 or caplan@fclass.vaniercollege.qc.ca.

FURTHER RECOMMENDED READING

SOME HIGHLIGHTS FROM PREVIOUS SYMPOSIUM WEBSITES:

From 2004: theme "Aspects of Youth" View our pictorial website "Images of Children and the Holocaust" Warning: Disturbing subject matter.

From 2004 Discover the role that Georges P. Vanier, namesake of this college, played in the Holocaust. Read the whole story.

From 2003 and 2004 Visit Peter Kleinmann's page : The Canadian Jewish Virtual Museum and Archives website. It is both a memoir and a resource for the Kleinmann Family Foundation's Holocaust Symposium.

From 2003 "ABOUT AUSCHWITZ" An exhibit of photographs and information by Judith Lermer Crawley View the exhibition online.

For a look at event programmes from past Symposiums, visit our past websites: