2022 2022: History Department and Center for Religious and Spiritual Life present Holocaust Remembrance Day

Event will feature special screening of two noted Holocaust films and a discussion with directors Roger Lyons and Allan Holzman

The UMass Dartmouth History Department and Center for Religious and Spiritual Life invite all members of the UMass Dartmouth and wider SouthCoast community to a screening of two noted Holocaust films in a Holocaust Remembrance event Wednesday, April 27. The free event begins at 5:30 p.m. and concludes at 7 p.m. in the Charlton College of Business room 149. Light refreshments will be served.

The event will begin with a tribute to Ukraine, led by visiting scholar, Manya Bark, and conclude with a discussion with film directors, Roger Lyons and Allan Holzman. More information on the two movies below:

Survivors of the Holocaust, directed by Allan Holzman, is a documentary that chronicles the events of the Holocaust as witnessed by those who survived. This marks the 26th anniversary of the film and the world’s first digital archive for Holocaust Testimony, the Shoah Foundation. The film was presented by Steven Spielberg and honored with two Emmy Awards.

Etched in Glass: The Legacy of Steve Ross, directed by Roger Lyons, is the compelling true account of a boy who endured 10 Nazi concentration camps over 5 horrific years. As an adult, Steve Ross helped thousands of at-risk youth in the US and was the founder of the iconic New England Holocaust Memorial which rises above Boston's historic Freedom Trail.

For any questions, contact Professor Ilana Offenberger at ioffenberger@umassd.edu.