Holocaust Education Committee of the Quad Cities

In commemoration of the Jewish holiday of Passover and Yom Hashoah-Holocaust Remembrance, WQPT-TV in the Quad Cities will be presenting in cooperation with the Jewish Federation of the Quad Cities the following movies:

Thursday, April 18, 2019:
(8-9 PM)  “The Four Sons and All Their Sons: A Passover Tale” 
(9-10:30 PM) Jewish Film Showcase: “Raise the Roof”
(10:30-11:00 PM) “A Call to Remember”

Friday, April 19, 2009:
(8-9:30 PM) “The Story of Eva Mozes Kor”
(9:30-11:00 PM) “Touched by Auschwitz”
(11:00-12 Midnight) “My Dear Children”

Curriculum cases for teaching about the Holocaust in grades 6-8 are available for free checkout by Quad City area teachers.  These cases were developed by the Curriculum Committee for the Jeff Leibovitz Special Collection of Holocaust Education Materials.
Flyer Curriculum Cases

Three curriculum case topics:
Case 1: “You Can Make A Difference: Teaching About the Holocaust”
Case 2: “They Made a Difference: Rescuers and Resisters”
Case 3: “Voices from the Holocaust: Diaries & Memoirs”

Cases 1, 2, and 3 are located at WIU-Quad Cities Library (3300 River Drive, Moline, IL). Call to schedule curriculum case checkout at 309/762-1598. No delivery service. Self pickup required. Website

Case 1 is also available at Mississippi Bend AEA9 (729-21^st St., Bettendorf, IA). Call to schedule curriculum case checkout  at 563/359-1371. Iowa schools within the AEA9 district can request AEA9 van delivery to school building.

The Lloyd M. Burstein Memorial “Holocaust Film Series 2019,” presented by the Jewish Federation of the Quad Cities, begins Sunday, March 10, 2019 (4 PM) at the Figge Art Museum (225 W 2nd St, Davenport, IA).

Sunday, March 10, 2019 (4 PM): Witnesses

Sunday, March 24, 2019 (4 PM): The Last Suit

Sunday, March 31, 2019 (4 PM): Scandal in Ivansk

Sunday, May 12, 2019 (4 PM): Who Will Write Our History

Tickets available at the door. Adults $7; Seniors (60+) and Military $6; Students Free. For information call (309) 793-1300.  All films have adult content and have won many awards. For summaries of each film, go to our Events Page.

Sponsors for this film series: The Joyce and Tony Singh Family Foundation, Rauch Family Foundation II, Inc., Wheelan-Pressley Funeral Homes, Jewel Osco, Stanley and Bernice Harris Memorial Endowment Fund, Bernard and Irene Goldstein Memorial Endowment Fund, Louis & Ida-Fox Rich Fund, and Gary and Randi Segal Family.

Ethan Bensinger will visit the Quad Cities during Holocaust Education Week. He will speak at the Moline Public Library (3210 41st St, Moline, IL) at 6 PM on April 9, 2019. His presentation, “The Effects of Hitler’s Rise to Power on the Jews in Germany,” will focus on the three motivating factors that Jews faced in Nazi Germany in the 1930s that determined whether they should stay or leave Germany: fear, vilification and necessity. Ethan will then provide concrete examples from his family’s history in Germany, such as financial inability to leave, advanced age or caring for loved ones.

Free and open to the public. This program is sponsored by the Holocaust Education Committee of the Quad Cities, the Rauch Foundation II, the Moline Public Library and the Jewish Federation of the Quad Cities. Other school and community venues to be announced.

Dr. Art Pitz was interviewed on the radio show R.O.I. on Thursday, March 7, 2019, on the topic “History of Antisemitism and American Eugenics Movement.” His interview can be found at this link or click on the “play arrow” below.

Shows air locally on Friday night on KALA 88.5 FM and 106.1 FM at 9:30 PM. After airing, the full program and web segment will be available as a podcast at: https://soundcloud.com/kalaradio

R.O.I. is produced by KALA, an affiliate of Public Radio International, which is operated by St. Ambrose University, Davenport, Iowa. The show examines important topics and events in history and current events through books, journal article, papers, and presentations. The guest and show co-hosts then discuss the topic with experts and history buffs and ask the question “How is it relevant or irrelevant in today’s world?”

Previous Holocaust-related shows on R.O.I.:

The 2019 student winners of  the Ida S. Kramer Holocaust Essay Contest and the Shnurman Visual Arts Contest have been announced. All 25 entries for the Shnurman Visual Arts Contest will be on display at the Moline Public Library ( 3210 41st St., Moline, IL) until April 16, 2019. Entries will then be displayed at Rutabaga Art Studio in Geneseo, IL.    Flyer Essay and Art Contests

IDA S. KRAMER ESSAY CONTEST WINNERS & PARTICIPANTS

1^st Place: Kayla Santiago “Prospecting through Anguish” (The Story of Eva Schloss) – Home School: Florida Virtual School, 10th Grade    Teacher: Shavon Ramos

2^nd Place: Taylor Puglisi “Finding Strength in Literature: The Harrowing Story of Dita Kraus” – Moline High School, 11^th Grade

3^rd Place:  Mary K. Rolfstad “Hidden Children” (The Story of Edith Schwalb) – John F. Kennedy Catholic School, Davenport, 8^th Grade

Other Essays Submitted:

Maya Baker “Meeting Marguerite” (The Story of Marguerite Mishkin) – Bettendorf High School, 12th Grade     Teacher: Connie King, English, Bettendorf High School

Laman Hanifayeva “Doris Warschawski: Germany to Shanghai, Then to the Land of Freedom” – Mercer County High School, Aledo, IL, 12th Grade

     THE SHNURMAN VISUAL ARTS CONTEST WINNERS & PARTICIPANTS

1^st Place: Veronica Macias– “Hands of Holocaust”
8th Grade, Creative Arts Academy, Davenport        Nominating teacher: Heidi Hernandez

2nd Place: Lamam Hanifayeva–  “DON’T”

12th Grade,  Mercer County High School, Aledo, Illinois       Nominating teacher: Tara Guidinger

3rd Place: Marley Nees -“Humans Not Numbers”
8th Grade, Sudlow Intermediate School, Davenport      Nominating teacher:  Heidi Hernandez

 

Next year’s deadline for submissions will be March 1, 2020. The Quad Cites Yom Hashoah Committee is the sponsor of both contests, with Quad City Arts co-sponsoring the Visual Arts Contest.
Links to the annual Quad City (gr. 7-12 ) student contest guidelines:
2019 Essay Contest entry form
2019 Art Contest rules