| The Lloyd M. Burstein Memorial“Holocaust Film Series 2023” begins Sunday, March 12, 4:00 PM at the Figge Art Museum Auditorium, Sunday, March 12, 4:00 PM: “RESISTANCE” Sunday, March 19, 4:00 PM: “BALTIC TRUTH” Sunday, March 26, 4:00 PM: “SHTTL” Sunday, April 30, 4:00 PM: “RECKONINGS: THE FIRST REPARATIONS”. All of the films in this series have won multiple awards, and all have adult content. This series is also part of the Out of Darkness: Holocaust Messages for Today project. For more information contact aross@jfqc.org or (309) 793-1300. |
 “RESISTANCE”Sunday, March 12, 4:00 PM, Figge Art Museum Auditorium, 225 W. 2nd Street, Davenport, Iowa. He saved their lives in silence. Before he was the world-famous mime Marcel Marceau, he was Marcel Mangel, an aspiring Jewish actor who joined the French Resistance to save the lives of thousands of children orphaned at the hands of the Nazis. Jesse Eisenberg, Clémence Poésy, Ed Harris (Top Gun: Maverick), and Édgar Ramírez star in this compelling drama about a group of unsung heroes who put themselves in harm’s way to rise above hatred and oppression during World War II. As a young man growing up in Nazi-occupied Europe, Marcel has no intention of getting involved in the war—his pursuits include impersonating Charlie Chaplin in burlesque clubs, painting backdrops for his plays, and antagonizing his obstinate father. His life is thrown into upheaval when he is recruited into the French Resistance, putting his acting skills to the ultimate test in teaching orphaned Jewish children how to survive in the horrifying reality of the Holocaust. Based on the inspiring true story, Resistance follows the revolutionary tale of a selfless act that would forever change countless lives. See trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B48hwisZvEI 120 minutes – English – Biography/Drama (2020). Tickets available at the door. Adults $7; Seniors (60+) and Military $6; Students Free. For info call (309) 793-1300. |
 “BALTIC TRUTH”Sunday, March 19, 4:00 PM, Figge Art Museum Auditorium, 225 W. 2nd Street, Davenport, Iowa. Hosted by award-winning Israeli performer Dudu Fisher (Les Misérables), “Baltic Truth” exposes the tragic events of the first months of WW2 in the Baltic States and how almost the entire Jewish community of the occupied Baltic Nations was eliminated by face to face executions, one bullet at a time with assistance of local population, before the Final Solution, before Auschwitz, and before gas chambers. The film reflects the need for accuracy of Holocaust history, and does not allow the shifting of blame simply onto Nazis, and the exculpation of Latvian and Lithuanian perpetrators. Lithuania is the most egregious historical revisionist today. That government’s well-organized and systematic campaign to rewrite the history of Holocaust criminals seriously jeopardizes the international community’s efforts to preserve the truth of this dark period in history and thereby undermines efforts to prevent future genocide around the world. This film reveals the truth about the collaboration with the Nazi regime in the Baltic States; how neighbor turned on neighbor without hesitation, prompting a massacre of great proportions. Baltic Truth exposes how some national heroes involved in Holocaust crimes are being celebrated by their fellow countrymen to this very day. See trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jeZEyWzyzjM 90 minutes – English – Documentary (2022) Tickets available at the door. Adults $7; Seniors (60+) and Military $6; Students Free. For info call (309) 793-1300. This film has adult content and has won many awards. |
 “SHTTL”Sunday, March 26, 4:00 PM, Figge Art Museum Auditorium, 225 W. 2nd Street, Davenport, Iowa. This ambitious and technically astonishing film tells the expansive, multi-character story of a Jewish village in Ukraine on the border with Poland 24 hours before Nazi Germany invades the Soviet Union. Shot in a single take in Ukraine, the film unspools with our knowledge of imminent terror and destruction looming, while at the same time focusing on the vitality of lives about to be destroyed. Featuring a remarkable cast that includes Moshe Lobel (who appeared in Broadway’s Yiddish Fiddler on the Roof revival) and Yiddish-fluent actor Saul Rubinek, this is a ruminative, philosophical work of naturalism that insightfully depicts a place brimming with vibrancy and the romance, politics, and intrigue of everyday life.See trailer: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi349750553/?ref_=ttvi_vi_imdb_1 114 minutes – Yiddish & Ukrainian with English Subtitles – Drama (2022). Tickets available at the door. Adults $7; Seniors (60+) and Military $6; Students Free. For info call (309) 793-1300. This film has adult content and has won many awards. |
 “RECKONINGS: THE FIRST REPARATIONS”Sunday, April 30, 4:00 PM, Figge Art Museum Auditorium, 225 W. 2nd Street, Davenport, Iowa. They met in secret to negotiate the unthinkable — compensation for the survivors of the largest mass genocide in history. Survivors were in urgent need of help, but how could reparations be determined for the unprecedented destruction and suffering of a people? Reckonings explores this untold true story set in the aftermath of the Holocaust. Directed by award-winning filmmaker Roberta Grossman, Reckonings recounts the tense negotiations between Jewish and German leaders. Under the constant threat of violence, they forged ahead, knowing it would never be enough but hoping it could at least be an acknowledgement and a step towards healing.See trailer: https://vimeo.com/672967408?embedded=true&source=video_title&owner=3039626 84 minutes — English/ German with English subtitles — Documentary (2022) Tickets available at the door. Adults $7; Seniors (60+) and Military $6; Students Free. For info call (309) 793-1300. This film has adult content and has won many awards. |
Holocaust Education Committee of the Quad Cities 