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Below you can view
photo galleries from a variety of
the events and activities of Beyond the Holocaust:
Lessons for Today community wide event that was held
in the spring of 2005. |
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The following was sent to Executive Director, Allan
Ross, from Mike Murphy, Exhibits Manager at the Putnam
Museum on June 2, 2005:
Dear
Allan,
THANK YOU !
This morning Joe Lawhorn and I loaded the Anne Frank
exhibit onto the Atlas Van Lines trailer for shipment
back to New York. It's gone. Practically speaking,
this is the last step to another of a seemingly endless
parade of exhibits moving across my desk, in and then
out of "my" exhibit halls.
This exhibit, however, was different. I find myself
regretting it's departure. Daily I walked through the
hall, checking on the video presentation and verifying
that the computer program was operating correctly. The
only time the hall was empty was when we opened in the
morning or closed at night. Children of all ages seemed
to be everywhere. There was always an aura of respect
and sobriety in the room, and often the feeling of great
tragedy, sadness, and loss.
I am proud to have been a part of this presentation, and
I want to thank you for all of your (and so many others)
time and effort to bring it from concept to reality.
This was not 'just another' exhibit. I believe it
impacted thousands of people. Thank You!
Sincerely,
Mike
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PHOTO GALLERY
The
Beyond the Holocaust: Lessons for Today was a
community wide
project
incorporated a national exhibit with performing arts events
and educational opportunities.
The story of Anne Frank and her family is the cornerstone of
this project that explored social intolerance from a
historical perspective and applies lessons learned from the
Holocaust to the present day.
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The Jewish Federation of the Quad
Cities, in partnership with the Putnam Museum in
Davenport, Iowa, brought the exhibit,
Anne Frank: A History for Today,
to the Quad Cities region from April 29-May 30, 2005.
This North American traveling exhibit consists of 57
panels of narrative text and photo reproductions that tell
the story of Anne Frank. Passages from her famous diary,
family photos and testimony from Holocaust survivors bring
the horror of the tragic events to life.
Read a letter
from Mike Murphy, Exhibits Manager of Putnam Museum |
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The Sparks Fly Upward
is
a musical drama work in progress written by Cathy Lesser
Mansfield and performed by City Opera Company of the Quad
Cities. The musical drama follows a German Jewish family
in Berlin beginning with the autumn of 1938, which
culminated in Kristallnacht, a night of orchestrated
attacks against Jews, and continuing through the end of
the Holocaust. At times during the Holocaust, the family
play-acts the Biblical story of Job, a tale that parallels
the family’s plight. |
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Laureen discussed her friendship with the Frank family and
her experiences during the Holocaust.
The Diary of Anne Frank
was the
focal point of the
discussion. |
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Visit of Fern Schumer Chapman, author of
Motherland, and her mother, Edith Schumer |
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Fern’s mother, Edith, long held the secret that she
was sent to America from Germany as a young child to
avoid Nazi capture. After the secret is revealed, the
mother and daughter revisit Germany and Edith’s
painful past and attempt to rebuild their
relationship. Fern and her mother were both at these
events to discuss the book Motherland. |
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Corrie Ten Boom
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Corrie
Remembers
is a
one-woman show about Corrie ten Boom, a Christian
woman who saw the atrocities being visited upon her
Jewish neighbors. The message of love and forgiveness
is timeless and compelling. This remarkable true story
features actress Susan Sandager as she depicts Corrie
in the eighth decade of her life. |
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Quad City-area students in grades 6-12 express their
feelings on the theme of tolerance through 2-D artwork.
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