The Gordon Ney Jewish Film Series 2016 begins Sunday, Sep. 18 at 4:00 PM at the Figge Art Museum Auditorium.
Additional film dates:
Sunday, Sep. 18, 4:00 PM – A Borrowed Identity
Sunday, Sep. 25, 4:00 PM – Rabin in his own Words
Sunday, Oct. 9, 4:00 PM – Dough
The Gordon Ney Jewish Film Series is part of the Jewish Cultural Series 2016, and is sponsored by: Rauch Family Foundation II, Inc. and Wheelan-Pressley Funeral Homes
Join us for the 13th Annual Night to Honor Israel for a night of singing, dancing, prayer and celebration, where Christians and Jew joing together in the support of the Sate of Israel. Speakers will include Pastor Steven Khoury and Pastor Dumisani Washington. Visit www. qcnthi.com for the full info on the speakers.
Date: Oct. 20 (Pre-show at 6:30 PM; Program begins at 7:00 PM)
Event: 13th Annual Night to Honor Israel
Location: Calvary Church of the Quad Cities (4700 53rd Street, Moline, IL)
“The Middle East – Hope and Heartbreak” lectures by Dr. Art Pitz at Rock Island & Moline Public Libraries. Tuesdays in September at 6 PM. Free & open to the public.
Rock Island Main Library (401 – 19th St., Rock Island, IL):
Sept. 6 – The Iran Nuclear Agreement: Where are we today?
Sept. 13 – Russia and Syria: Allies or Opportunists?
Moline Public Library (3210 – 41st St., Moline, IL):
Sept. 20 – ISIS: Its Roots and Its Future
Sept. 27 – American Policy in the Middle East: Good, Bad, & the Ugly
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How Carl Laemmle (pronouced Lem-Lee), the founder of Universal Studios, saved the Jews from his native Baden-Wuttemberg, Germany, and helped his own family survive the Holocaust. Presentation by Deborah Fletcher Blum, a cousin of Carl Laemmle, at the Figge Art Museum Auditorium (225 W. 2nd St., Davenport, IA). Sunday, July 24 @2:00 pm. Free and open to the public.
This presentation is being held in conjunction with the new exhibit entitled “100 Years of Hollywood: The Laemmle Effect” which will run from July 24 to October 30 at the German Heritage Center (712 W. 2nd Street, Davenport, IA).
The Quad Cities Yom Hashoah Committee and Quad City Arts are proud to announce that the 28 entries to the Meyer and Frances Shnurman Holocaust Visual Arts Contest ” (that was open to all Quad City Area students in grades 7-12) are now on display at the Moline Public Library, 3210 41st Street | Moline, IL 61265 | phone 309-524-2440.
1st Place – Madison McKenzie – Moline High School – 12th grade
Lost Faces, Sculpture
2nd Place – Amy Van Fossen – Homeschooled, Bettendorf – 12th grade
Shadows of the Past, Drawing
3rd Place – Wyeth Platt & Makayla Smith – Creative Art Academy
The theme of the 2016 Holocaust Visual Arts Contest in partnership with Quad City Arts is “Imagery and Expression: A Visual Response to the Holocaust.” The contest is open to students in grades 7-12 in the Greater Quad City area.
Guidelines: 2016 Holocaust Art Contest.revised Oct 2015docx
2016 Winners of the Ida S. Kramer Holocaust Essay Contest:
