News from the 19th Floor – At the JFR – April 2019
News from the 19th Floor
JFR DOCUMENTARY PREMIERES IN NEW JERSEY AND CONTINUES TO WIN AWARDS
The New Jersey Premiere of “Footsteps of My Father” will be Monday, April 1, 2019, at the New Jersey Jewish Film Festival. The screening will be at the College of St. Elizabeth in Morristown, NJ. Pastor Chris Edmonds, who is featured in the documentary, and Stanlee Stahl will speak after the film is shown. The screening starts at 7:30 p.m. and there is no cost to attend the program. Click here to make a reservation.
“Footsteps of My Father” received the third place award, “Honorable Mention”, at the Pittsburgh Jewish Film Festival. The documentary was screened in Pittsburgh on March 10, 2019.
The Cleveland International Film Festival is screening the documentary on Thursday, April 4 and Friday, April 5, 2019 at Tower City Cinemas.
2019 HAGGADAH SUPPLEMENT
The JFR’s 2019 Haggadah Supplement features Polish rescuer, Wladyslaw Misiuna. The Haggadah Supplement is a way to commemorate the heroic deeds of those non-Jews who risked their lives to save Jews during the Holocaust. The supplement is available on our website by clicking here.
WELCOME TO JFR’S NEW ALFRED LERNER FELLOWS
This June, we will welcome our 2019 Alfred Lerner Fellows! The program is in its 20th year! More than 625 educators from across the United States, Poland, Croatia, Hungary, Lithuania, and Latvia have participated in the Summer Institute for Teachers. This June educators and Holocaust center staff will gather at Columbia University at the end of June for five days of lectures by renowned Holocaust scholars.
We are grateful to the Conference on Material Claims Against Germany (Claims Conference) for its support of the JFR’s education programs.
JFR EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT TO SPEAK AT THE NORTH SUBURBAN SYNAGOGUE BETH EL IN HIGHLAND PARK, IL AND AT THE SCRANTON JCC FOR YOM HASHOAH
Stanlee Stahl, JFR Executive Vice President, will be the Yom HaShoah speaker at North Suburban Synagogue Beth El, Highland Park, IL, on Wednesday evening, May 1.
Stanlee will also be the Yom HaShoah speaker for the Jewish Federation of Northeastern Pennsylvania and the Scranton JCC on Thursday evening May 2, 2019. The program will be held at the Scranton JCC and begins at 7:00 p.m.
If you are in the area, please do consider attending.
Sending Awards to Rescuers
We are currently sending awards to the rescuers for the first four months of the year. The JFR Board of Trustees approved increases in the monthly award levels of rescuers supported by the JFR effective January 1, 2019. The rescuers will now be better able to afford their medications, home heating fuel, and food. We thank you for making this happen!
HELP US MEET OUR GOAL
The JFR has been given a gift – our credit card processing company is waiving all fees for gifts made online, by credit cards, on Sunday, April 14, 2019. Our goal is to raise $2,500 on Sunday, April 14, 2019. Funds donated will go to support the JFR’s Summer Institute for Teachers, which is held the last week in June at Columbia University. Mark your calendars! Please support Holocaust education by making an online donation on Sunday, April 14, 2019! Click here to help support the JFR’s 2019 Summer Institute for Teachers! – JUST WAIT UNTIL APRIL 14th!
