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The 2019 guidelines for the Shnurman Visual Arts Contest and the Ida S. Kramer Holocaust Essay Contest are now available online. Feb. 1, 2019 is the deadline for submissions of both contests. See links below to the Quad City student … Continue reading →

Harold Kasimow will be the speaker for the May 5, 2019 Yom HaShoah at Temple Emanuel. Photo of Harold Kasimow’s extended family in Turmantas circa 1944-1945.

“My Story: Surviving the Holocaust”presentation by Steen Metz, Holocaust survivor from Denmark, on Tuesday, November 13, 6:30-7:30 pm, at the Moline Public Library (3210 41st., Moline, IL).  Free and open to the public.  

   The exhibition “Architecture of Murder: Auschwitz-Birkenau Blueprints” will be held at Grinnell College (1115 8th Ave, Grinnell, IA) during the first week in April, 2019. More information to be announced. Official exhibition website

ArtsPower will return to the Quad Cities with a production of “My Heart in a Suitcase” on Tuesday, April 30 and Wednesday, May 1, 2019. School venues to be announced. Summary: Anne Lehmann and her family no longer feel safe … Continue reading →

The Brundibár opera is coming to Augustana College in November. Performances will be November 16 at 7:30 p.m., and November 17 at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Tickets can be purchased on Augustana’s website. The Augustana Chamber Orchestra joins Opera@Augustana and the … Continue reading →