2023
January 2023
Date: Jan. 19 (6:30 PM)
Event: Film at the Figge: It’s Only the End of the World (2016)
Location: Figge Art Museum (225 W 2nd St, Davenport, IA)
Admission: Tickets available at the door. Adults $7; Seniors (60+) and Military $6; Students Free.
Date: Jan. 26 (6:30 PM)
Event: Film at the Figge: Drive My Car (2021)
Location: Figge Art Museum (225 W 2nd St, Davenport, IA)
Admission: Tickets available at the door. Adults $7; Seniors (60+) and Military $6; Students Free.
Date: Jan. 27
Event: 2023 International Holocaust Remembrance Day
The internationally recognized date for Holocaust Remembrance Day corresponds to the 27th day of Nisan on the Hebrew calendar. It marks the anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising.
February 2023
Date: Feb. 16 (6:30 PM)
Event: Film at the Figge: SELMA (2014)
Location: Figge Art Museum (225 W 2nd St, Davenport, IA)
Admission: Tickets available at the door. Adults $7; Seniors (60+) and Military $6; Students Free.
March 2023
Date: March 1 (Deadline for entries)
Event: 2023 The Schnurman Visual Arts Contest in partnership with Quad City Arts
Guidelines: The Schnurman Visual Arts Contest theme is “Imagery and Expression: A Visual Response to the Holocaust.” The contest is open to students in grades 6-12 in the Greater Quad City area. The Shnurman Visual Arts Contest Rules 2023
Date: March 1 (Deadline for entries)
Event: 2023 The Ida S. Kramer Holocaust Essay Contest theme is: “Children and the Holocaust.” The purpose of this essay contest is to research the history of a specific child or youth who was caught in or witnessed the events of the Holocaust in Europe and to record his/her story that must be told to yesterday’s, today’s and tomorrow’s children. The contest is open to students in grades 6-12 in the Greater Quad City area. The Ida S. Kramer “Children and the Holocaust” Essay Contest Entry Form 2023
Date: March 9 (6:30 PM)
Event: Film at the Figge: Me and You and Everyone We Know (2005)
Location: Figge Art Museum (225 W 2nd St, Davenport, IA)
Admission: Tickets available at the door. Adults $7; Seniors (60+) and Military $6; Students Free.
Date: March 12 (4:00 PM)
Event: The Lloyd M. Burstein Memorial “Holocaust Film Series 2023”: Resistance
Location: Figge Art Museum (225 W 2nd St, Davenport, IA)
Admission: Tickets available at the door. Adults $7; Seniors (60+) and Military $6; Students Free.
Date: March 19 (4:00 PM)
Event: The Lloyd M. Burstein Memorial “Holocaust Film Series 2023”: Baltic Truth
Location: Figge Art Museum (225 W 2nd St, Davenport, IA)
Admission: Tickets available at the door. Adults $7; Seniors (60+) and Military $6; Students Free.
Date: March 26 (4:00 PM)
Event: The Lloyd M. Burstein Memorial “Holocaust Film Series 2023”: SHTTL
Location: Figge Art Museum (225 W 2nd St, Davenport, IA)
Admission: Tickets available at the door. Adults $7; Seniors (60+) and Military $6; Students Free.
April 2023
Date: April 1 (bi-annual deadline)
Event: Rauch Foundation Teacher Scholarship for Professional Development in Holocaust Education
Application: Rauch Foundation Scholarship(1)
Date: April 6 (6:30 PM)
Event: Film at the Figge: Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2016)
Location: Figge Art Museum (225 W 2nd St, Davenport, IA)
Admission: Tickets available at the door. Adults $7; Seniors (60+) and Military $6; Students Free.
Date: Sunday, April 23 (7:00 PM)
Event: The 42nd Annual Quad Cities Holocaust Remembrance, known as Yom HaShoah.
Keynote speaker: Dr. Ralph Troll
Location: Augustana College (639 38th St, Rock Island, IL 61201)
Admission: Free and open to the public
Date: April 30 (4:00 PM)
Event: The Lloyd M. Burstein Memorial “Holocaust Film Series 2023”: Reckonings: The First Reparations
Location: Figge Art Museum (225 W 2nd St, Davenport, IA)
Admission: Tickets available at the door. Adults $7; Seniors (60+) and Military $6; Students Free.
May 2023
Date: May 11 (6:30 PM)
Event: Film at the Figge: The Farewell (2019)
Location: Figge Art Museum (225 W 2nd St, Davenport, IA)
Admission: Tickets available at the door. Adults $7; Seniors (60+) and Military $6; Students Free.
2022
January 2022
Date: Jan. 24 (5 PM CT)
Event: Auschwitz Virtual Tour: A project of the Center for Holocaust Education of the East Valley JCC
Registration: Questions? Email virtualtours@evjcc.org
Tour Admission: $31
Summary: This tour will include a component commemorating International Holocaust Remembrance, with a focus on the experience of Auschwitz survivor Elie Wiesel, through his memoirs and speeches. Jerzy Wojcik, docent of the Auschwitz Virtual Live Tours and the Auschwitz Museum, will lead the tour live from Poland. The tours are not recorded and there will be an opportunity for Q&A. The tour is on Zoom.
Date: Jan. 27
Event: 2022 International Holocaust Remembrance Day
The internationally recognized date for Holocaust Remembrance Day corresponds to the 27th day of Nisan on the Hebrew calendar. It marks the anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising.
February 2022
Dates: Feb. 1-March 22 (virtual)
Event: Holocaust Educators Cohort
Registration: http://www.minndakjcrc.org/education_programs/cohort/
Summary: Join our Holocaust Educator Cohort (Grades 6-12) to review our newly-released primary resource packets that help students understand how and why the Holocaust happened. CEU Credits Available. Cohort participants will receive eight curated primary resource packets with Google Slide decks for teacher instruction, along with student handouts and worksheets. The eight packets include the following class topics:
- European Jewish Life Before WWII and the Holocaust
- Rise of Nazism
- The Power of Propaganda
- Collaboration & Complicity in the Holocaust
- Challenges of Escape
- Wannsee Conference and “The Final Solution”
- Rescue & Resistance
- Aftermath of WWII and the Holocaust
Each lesson aligns with Minnesota Social Studies Standards.
- These lessons are designed to engage students in historical thinking and inquiry.
- Students will use historical evidence to analyze and draw conclusions about how and why past events transpired.
- A primary source is a first-hand or contemporary account of an event or topic. Primary sources are original materials, regardless of format. Examples include letters, diaries, minutes, photographs, artifacts, interviews, sound or video recordings/film.
March 2022
Date: March 1 (Deadline for entries)
Event: 2022 The Schnurman Visual Arts Contest in partnership with Quad City Arts
Guidelines: The Schnurman Visual Arts Contest theme is “Imagery and Expression: A Visual Response to the Holocaust.” The contest is open to students in grades 6-12 in the Greater Quad City area. The Shnurman Visual Arts Contest Rules 2022
Date: March 1 (Deadline for entries)
Event: 2022 The Ida S. Kramer Holocaust Essay Contest theme is: “Children and the Holocaust.” The purpose of this essay contest is to research the history of a specific child or youth who was caught in or witnessed the events of the Holocaust in Europe and to record his/her story that must be told to yesterday’s, today’s and tomorrow’s children. The contest is open to students in grades 6-12 in the Greater Quad City area. The Ida S. Kramer “Children and the Holocaust” Essay Contest Entry Form 2022
April 2022
Date: April 1 (bi-annual deadline)
Event: Rauch Foundation Teacher Scholarship for Professional Development in Holocaust Education
Application: Rauch Foundation Scholarship(1)
May 2022
Date: Sunday, May 1 (7 PM)
Event: The 41st Annual Quad Cities Holocaust Remembrance, known as Yom HaShoah.
Keynote speaker: Rodi Glass
Location: Rogalski Center, St. Ambrose, Davenport, IA
Admission: Free and open to the public
October 2022
Date: Oct. 1 (bi-annual deadline)
Event: Rauch Foundation Teacher Scholarship for Professional Development in Holocaust Education
Application: Rauch Foundation Scholarship(1)
Date: Oct. 17 – 20
Event: Performer Judy Winnick
Location: Actress Judy Winnick returned to the Quad Cities and performed Oct. 17-20, 2022 at the following locations: Washington JHS (RI), Bettendorf Public Library, North Scott JHS (Eldridge), Pleasant Valley 6th grade, Moline Public Library, DeWitt HS, and the Putnam Museum (Davenport). She performed as Miep Gies and also presented a lecture on Ravensbruck.
Admission: Free and open to the public
Past Events 0f 2021
January 2021
Date: Jan. 27
Event: 2021 International Holocaust Remembrance Day
February – April 2021
Event: The Lloyd M. Burstein Memorial Holocaust Film Series 2021
The Lloyd M. Burstein Memorial Holocaust Film Series 2021 begins Feb. 21, 2021. All films are on Vimeo (online video streaming) for 3-7 days. See dates, times, Vimeo links and passwords below for each movie. For more information, contact 309-793-1300.
February 21 – 24: The Invisibles
March 7 – 11: When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit
March 19 – 26: I Do Not Care if We Go Down in History as Barbarians
April 4 – 7: Warsaw: A City Divided
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The Invisibles
From Sunday, February 21, 6:00am, to Wednesday, February 24, 6:00am
While Joseph Goebbels infamously declared Berlin “free of Jews” in 1943, 1,700 managed to survive in the Nazi capital through the end of WWII. The Invisibles traces the stories of four young people who learned to hide in plain sight.
110 minutes- German with English subtitles – Drama/Biography/History (2017)
This film has adult content and has won many awards.
VIMEO – https://vimeo.com/403439096
Password: Menemsha
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When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit
From Sunday, March 7, 6:00am, to Thursday, March 11, 6:00am
In 1933 in Berlin, Anna is only nine years old when her life changes from the ground up. To escape the Nazis, her father Arthur Kemper, a well-known Jewish journalist, has to flee to Zurich. His family, Anna, her twelve-year-old brother Max and her mother Dorothea, follow him shortly thereafter. Anna has to leave everything behind, including her beloved pink rabbit, and to face a new life full of challenges and privations abroad.
119 minutes — German/Swiss/French with English subtitles – Drama (2019)
Family friendly.
VIMEO: https://vimeo.com/457991393
Password: QUAD0307
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I Do Not Care if We Go Down in History as Barbarians
From Friday, March 19, 6:00 am to Friday, March 26, 6:00 am.
This film chronicles a young theatre director’s effort to stage an accurate re-enactment of the Odessa Massacre – in which Romanian soldiers slaughtered tens of thousands of Ukrainian Jews – despite the municipal government’s attempt to censor the director’s efforts. Her choice angers a city official who threatens to close the production because of its “anti-Romanian” take on history. However, the reaction to the staged play is one that neither anticipated.
100 minutes — Romanian with English Subtitles – Drama (2018)
This film has adult content and has won many awards.
VIMEO—https://vimeo.com/r/36kc/Z2hGMjBIY0
Password: BARBARS
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Warsaw: A City Divided
From Sunday, April 4, 6am to Wednesday, April 7, 6:00 am
In 1941, in German-occupied Warsaw, soon after the creation of the Warsaw Jewish Ghetto by the Nazis, a Polish amateur 8mm camera enthusiast shot a remarkable 10-minute film from both sides of the Ghetto walls. This never-before-seen footage is woven into “Warsaw: A City Divided”, acting as a silent witness to the tragedy of the wartime division of the city and the murder of its inhabitants. In this story of a city, Ghetto survivors and witnesses, who still call Warsaw their home, recount their extraordinary memories, while architects, urban historians, and the Chief Rabbi of Poland examine the chilling Nazi vision for Warsaw.
71 minutes — English/Polish with English Subtitles — Documentary (2019)
VIMEO-https://vimeo.com/469079287
Password: LOGTV FILMS
March 2021
Date: March 1 (Deadline for entries)
Event: 2021 The Schnurman Visual Arts Contest in partnership with Quad City Arts
Guidelines: The Schnurman Visual Arts Contest theme 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. The Shnurman Visual Arts Contest Rules 2021
Date: March 1 (Deadline for entries)
Event: 2021 The Ida S. Kramer Holocaust Essay Contest theme is: “Children and the Holocaust.” The purpose of this essay contest is to research the history of a specific child or youth who was caught in or witnessed the events of the Holocaust in Europe and to record his/her story that must be told to yesterday’s, today’s and tomorrow’s children. The contest is open to students in grades 7-12 in the Greater Quad City area. The Ida S. Kramer “Children and the Holocaust” Essay Contest Entry Form 2021.
April 2021
Date: April 1 (bi-annual deadline)
Event: Rauch Foundation Teacher Scholarship for Professional Development in Holocaust Education
Application: Rauch Foundation Scholarship(1)
Date: April 7 (USA 11:00am Central Time / Poland 6:00pm CET / Israel 7:00pm IDT On ZOOM)
Event: A Holocaust Memorial Day Walk on the Streets of the former Warsaw Ghetto: Remembrance, Reflection and Hope. Download brochure: Yom Hashoah
Admission: Free and open to the public
Location: On Zoom
To register: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEofuGuqz8tHNYkM09ML2lsXwNgvLlFUdCt
Date: Thursday, April 8, 2021 (6:30 PM CST) – Via Zoom
Event: Zoom Online Event: Holocaust Remembrance Day, a virtual gathering in observance of Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day)
Location: Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center
Pre-registration required: Register here at: https://jufregistrationplatform-prod.azurewebsites.net/Registration.aspx?EventID=23841&source=JCRCemail20210311
Zoom Links: Links will be sent to registrants one day prior to the program. For more information contact jcrc1@juf.org
Dates: April 8-9
Event: In commemoration of Holocaust Remembrance, WQPT-TV in the Quad Cities will be presenting in cooperation with the Jewish Federation of the Quad Cities the following movies. If to want to watch these movies but cannot get them on TV, you can also see them online at the same times at: at https://video.wqpt.org/livestream/
Dreams of Hope – Thursday, April 8 at 8:00 PM & Friday morning, April 9 at 1:00 AM
Summary: Dreams of Hope tells the story of a historic concert at the Sixteenth St. Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama, more than 50 years after a hate crime there killed four African American girls. Conducted by Dr. Henry Panion III, the concert performance features musical instruments that serve as symbols of hope – violins restored from Holocaust concentration camps. The documentary incorporates behind-the-scenes interviews reflecting on the purpose of the event: to celebrate the resilience of those who have faced hate, discrimination and racism. https://www.aptonline.org/catalog/DREAMS-OF-HOPE
Eva – Thursday, April 8 at 9:00 PM & Friday morning, April 9 at 2:00 AM
Summary: As a 10-year-old “Mengele Twin,” Eva Mozes Kor and her sister Miriam, fought daily for their survival in Auschwitz. In 1995 Eva created the CANDLES Holocaust Museum and Education Center, Indiana’s only Holocaust Museum, located in Terre Haute. The Museum’s mission is to prevent prejudice and hatred through education about the Holocaust. At 50, she launched the biggest manhunt in history. In her 80s, Eva circled the globe to promote the lesson her journey taught: Healing through forgiveness. Eva is a triumph of hope, and this film is her legacy piece. “Eva is more than just a story,” says actor Elliot Gould. “She’s a revelation of what’s possible in the human condition.” https://www.thestoryofeva.com/
Call to Remember – Thursday, April 8 at 10:30 PM & Friday morning, April 9 at 3:30 AM
Summary: In A Call to Remember, David Schaecter takes viewers on an emotional journey through his life story – from a bucolic childhood amidst vineyards in Czechoslovakia to his and his brother Jakob’s struggle for survival in Auschwitz, and finally, to David’s dramatic escape from the Nazis. David, the only member of his family to survive the Holocaust, would eventually immigrate to the United States and help found the Holocaust Memorial Miami Beach in the hopes of educating a younger generation about World War II and the Holocaust. Through David’s story, viewers witness the cruelty of intolerance, but also the power and will of the human spirit. https://www.kcet.org/shows/call-to-remember/episodes/a-call-to-remember
Date: Sunday, April 11 (7 PM) – via Zoom
Event: The 40th Annual Quad Cities Holocaust Remembrance, known as Yom HaShoah. Keynote speaker: Ida Paluch, author of Unveiled Memories: Twins Reunited After the Holocaust
Location: Tri City Jewish Center (2715 30th St, Rock Island, IL)
Admission: Free and open to the public
Zoom Links: https://bit.ly/31lBQ9a
https://augustana-edu.zoom.us/j/98388958921?pwd=VlVPaXFsVUZwbWUwTC9EeTBRa1V4Zz09
Date: Monday, April 12 (7:00 PM) – via Zoom
Event: A public lecture by Ida Paluch
Location: via Zoom from Augustana’s Wallenberg Hall
Admission: Free and open to the public May 2021
Date: May 13 (10:45 AM to 12 Noon, CT)
Event: David Nasaw’s Book (A free Zoom discussion)
To register: https://bit.ly/2Pxh9Fb
Summary: A masterwork, The Last Million, from acclaimed historian David Nasaw, tells the gripping yet until now largely hidden story of postwar displacement and statelessness. By 1952, the Last Million were scattered around the world.
There are still a few complementary copies of this book available if you plan to watch the discussion on May 13th. First come, first served. Contact: aross@jfqc.org
Date: May 23-30 (Streaming)
Event: The Auschwitz Report: A 2021 Slovak drama film
To register: Sign up for $9.50 on Eventide at: https://bit.ly/3eYl8o2
You can receive a $2 discount by entering the code: FOSxJ
“The Auschwitz Report” is Slovakia’s official entry to the 2021 Academy Awards, about two Slovak Jews who escape from Auschwitz only to find themselves up against allies that don’t believe the truth. Streaming May 23-30, $11 per household. More information here: https://jxjdc.org/events/the-auschwitz-report/
June 2021
Date: Thursday, June 24, 2021 (11:50 AM – 1:00 PM CT)
Event: Well Worth Saving: American Universities’ Life-and-Death Decisions on Refugees from Nazi Europe
To register: https://bit.ly/3vH8jo2
October 2021
Date: Oct. 1 (bi-annual deadline)
Event: Rauch Foundation Teacher Scholarship for Professional Development in Holocaust Education
Application: Rauch Foundation Scholarship(1)
November 2021
Date: 4 Tuesdays in November, starting November 2, 2021 from 7:00 to 8:30 PM
Event: “Outsmarting Antisemitism”, a 4-part course presented by Chabad of the Quad Cities, will be Location: Bettendorf Public Library (2950 Learning Campus Dr, Bettendorf, IA 52722), Course fee is Admission: $79.00
For more information and to register, go to www.myjli.com
Date: Sunday, November 14, 2:00 PM
Event: QC Environmental Film Series 2021: “Sustainable Nation” movie with Israeli guest speaker
Location: Figge Auditorium ((225 W 2nd St, Davenport, IA)
Admission: Tickets are $5. Tickets may be purchased at riveraction.org or before the movie.
Date: Zoom meeting: Tuesday, November 30, 2021 (11:45 AM CT)
Event: The Last Ghetto: An Everyday History of Theresienstadt by Anna Hajkova
Please register at: https://www.bit.ly/3GxYjmO
Summary: You are invited to a free Zoom discussion of the book, The Last Ghetto: An Everyday History of Theresienstadt by Anna Hájková, Czech historian and Associate Professor at the University of Warwick. Terezín, also known as Theresienstadt, was a ghetto north-west of Prague. Set up by the Nazis on November 24, 1941, 80 years ago, it was a transit camp for Jews of Czechoslovakia, Central and Western Europe. Most of the prisoners were sent on to ghettos and camps in Nazi-occupied East. In her brilliant study, Anna Hájková painstakingly analyzes the reality of this enforced society, one that goes beyond myths surrounding Theresienstadt. She presents a captivating portrait of the relationships between the Jewish prisoners and their captors as well as among the prisoners themselves.
Past Events 0f 2020
January 2020
Date: Jan. 27
Event: 2020 International Holocaust Remembrance Day
March 2020
Date: March 1 (Deadline for entries)
Event: 2020 The Schnurman Visual Arts Contest in partnership with Quad City Arts
Guidelines: The Schnurman Visual Arts Contest theme 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. The Shnurman Visual Arts Contest Rules 2020
Date: March 1 (Deadline for entries)
Event: 2020 The Ida S. Kramer Holocaust Essay Contest theme is: “Children and the Holocaust.” The purpose of this essay contest is to research the history of a specific child or youth who was caught in or witnessed the events of the Holocaust in Europe and to record his/her story that must be told to yesterday’s, today’s and tomorrow’s children. The contest is open to students in grades 7-12 in the Greater Quad City area. The Ida S. Kramer “Children and the Holocaust” Essay Contest Entry Form 2020
Date: Sunday, March 22 (4:00 PM) –– POSTPONED DUE TO CORONA VIRUS
Event: The Lloyd M. Burstein Memorial Holocaust Film Series 2020: Sobibor
Location: Figge Art Museum (225 W 2nd St, Davenport, IA)
Admission: Tickets available at the door. Adults $7; Seniors (60+) and Military $6; Students Free.
Date: Sunday, March 29 (4:00 PM) – POSTPONED DUE TO CORONA VIRUS
Event: The Lloyd M. Burstein Memorial Holocaust Film Series 2020: I Do Not Care if We Go Down in History as Barbarians
Location: Figge Art Museum (225 W 2nd St, Davenport, IA)
Admission: Tickets available at the door. Adults $7; Seniors (60+) and Military $6; Students Free.
April 2020
Date: April 1 (bi-annual deadline)
Event: Rauch Foundation Teacher Scholarship for Professional Development in Holocaust Education
Application: RAUCH SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION
Date: April 20-21
Event: Holocaust Remembrance Day (Yom HaShoah) 2020 in Israel
Date: April 17 – CANCELED DUE TO CORONAVIRUS
Event: ArtsPower production of “My Heart in a Suitcase” (9 AM at UTHS & 1 PM at Geneseo)
Location: UTHS (East Moline, IL) & Geneseo HS (Geneseo, IL)
Admission: Free and open to the public
Date: April 19 (6:30 PM) – CANCELED DUE TO CORONAVIRUS
Event: 2020 Yom Hashoah. Keynote speaker will be Ida Paluch Kersz.
Location: Tri City Jewish Center (2715 30th St, Rock Island, IL).
Admission: Free and open to the public
May 2020
Date: Sunday, May 3 (4:00 PM) – CANCELED DUE TO CORONAVIRUS
Event: The Lloyd M. Burstein Memorial Holocaust Film Series 2020: When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit
Location: Figge Art Museum (225 W 2nd St, Davenport, IA)
Admission: Tickets available at the door. Adults $7; Seniors (60+) and Military $6; Students Free.
Date: Sunday, May 10 (4:00 PM) – CANCELED DUE TO CORONAVIRUS
Event: The Lloyd M. Burstein Memorial Holocaust Film Series 2020: The Invisibles
Location: Figge Art Museum (225 W 2nd St, Davenport, IA)
Admission: Tickets available at the door. Adults $7; Seniors (60+) and Military $6; Students Free.
October 2020
Date: Oct. 1 (bi-annual deadline)
Event: Rauch Foundation Teacher Scholarship for Professional Development in Holocaust Education
Application: Rauch Foundation Scholarship(1)
Date: Oct. 17
Event: 17th Annual Night to Honor Israel
Location: Bettendorf Christian Church (3487 Pointe Drive, Bettendorf, IA)
Admission: Free and open to the public.
Past Events 0f 2019
January 2019
Date: Jan. 25
Event: 2019 International Holocaust Remembrance Day
February 2019
Date: Feb. 1 (Deadline for entries)
Event: 2019 Schnurman Holocaust Visual Art Contest in partnership with Quad City Arts
Guidelines: The Holocaust Visual Arts Contest theme 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. 2019 Holocaust Art Contest rules.updated
Date: Feb. 1 (Deadline for entries)
Event: 2019 Ida Kramer Holocaust Essay Contest theme is: “Children and the Holocaust.” The purpose of this essay contest is to research the history of a specific child or youth who was caught in or witnessed the events of the Holocaust in Europe and to record his/her story that must be told to yesterday’s, today’s and tomorrow’s children. The contest is open to students in grades 7-12 in the Greater Quad City area.
Guidelines: Yom Hashoah 2019 Essay Contest entry form
March 2019
Date: Sunday, March 10, 2019 (4 PM)
Event: The Lloyd M. Burstein Memorial “Holocaust Film Series 2019”: Witnesses
Location: Figge Art Museum Auditorium (225 W 2nd St, Davenport, IA)
Admission: Tickets available at the door. Adults $7; Seniors (60+) and Military $6; Students Free. For information call (309) 793-1300.
Rating: This film has adult content and has won many awards.
Summary: A trilogy from Russian/Ukranian director, Konstantin Fam, who has a Vietnamese father, a Jewish mother and who lost relatives in the Holocaust. The first film, “Shoes”, starts out with a pair of women’s shoes in a store window and follows their journey all the way to Auschwitz. The second film, “Brutus”, tells the story of a German Shepherd named Brutus who got into a concentration camp and turned from harmless pet dog in a killer. The third film, “Violin”, traces the path of a violin starting from when it is built in Nuremberg, through several owners – including Jews in Germany – and finally to Israel. 106 minutes – Russian/Yiddish with English subtitles – Drama (2018)
Date: Sunday, March 24, 2019 (4 PM)
Event: The Lloyd M. Burstein Memorial “Holocaust Film Series 2019”: The Last Suit
Location: Figge Art Museum Auditorium (225 W 2nd St, Davenport, IA)
Admission: Tickets available at the door. Adults $7; Seniors (60+) and Military $6; Students Free. For information call (309) 793-1300.
Rating: This film has adult content and has won many awards.
Summary: Abraham Bursztein, an 88-year-old Jewish tailor, runs away from Buenos Aires to Poland, where he proposes to find a friend who saved him from certain death at the end of World War II. After seven decades without any contact with him, Abraham will try to find his old friend and keep his promise to return one day. 93 minutes – Spanish with English subtitles – Drama (2018)
Date: Sunday, March 31, 2019 (4 PM)
Event: The Lloyd M. Burstein Memorial “Holocaust Film Series 2019”: Scandal in Ivansk
Location: Figge Art Museum Auditorium (225 W 2nd St, Davenport, IA)
Admission: Tickets available at the door. Adults $7; Seniors (60+) and Military $6; Students Free. For information call (309) 793-1300.
Rating: This film has adult content and has won many awards.
Summary: In the small Polish town of Ivansk, one word ignites a nationwide controversy. Most of Ivansk’s Jews were killed by the Nazis, and the headstones in the Jewish cemetery were plundered for construction purposes. A group of descendants of Ivansk Jews restore the town’s cemetery, retrieving what headstones they can. When they commission a plaque that includes the word “collaborator,” a national scandal is unleashed. This eye-opening documentary strives to understand why much of the nation won’t accept “collaborator” to describe Polish people who aided the Nazis and benefited from the genocide of Jews. 78 minutes – English/Polish/Hebrew (2017)
April 2019
Date: April 1 (bi-annual deadline)
Event: Rauch Foundation Teacher Scholarship for Professional Development in Holocaust Education
Application: Rauch Foundation Scholarship(1)
Date: Tuesday, April 30 and Wednesday, May 1
Event: ArtsPower production of “My Heart in a Suitcase”
Location: School venues to be announced.
Admission: Free
May 2019
Date: Tuesday, April 30 and Wednesday, May 1
Event: ArtsPower production of “My Heart in a Suitcase”
Location: School venues to be announced.
Admission: Free
Date: May 5 (6:30 PM)
Event: 2019 Yom HaShoah. Harold Kasimow will be the speaker.
Location: Temple Emanuel (1115 Mississippi Ave, Davenport)
Admission: Free
Date: Sunday, May 12, 2019 (4:00 PM)
Event: The Lloyd M. Burstein Memorial “Holocaust Film Series 2019”: Who Will Write Our History
Location: Figge Art Museum Auditorium (225 W 2nd St, Davenport, IA)
Admission: Tickets available at the door. Adults $7; Seniors (60+) and Military $6; Students Free. For information call (309) 793-1300.
Rating: This film has adult content and has won many awards.
Summary: In November 1940, days after the Nazis sealed 450,000 Jews in the Warsaw ghetto, a secret band of journalists, scholars and community leaders decides to fight back. Led by historian Emanuel Ringelblum and known by the code name Oyneg Shabes, this clandestine group vows to defeat Nazi lies and propaganda, not with guns or fists but with pen and paper. 95 minutes – English/Yiddish/Polish – Documentary/History (2018)
June 2019
Date: Sunday, June 30 (4:00 PM)
Event: Israeli Film Series 2019: Golda’s Balcony, The Film (86 minutes – English – Biography – 2019)
Location: Figge Art Museum Auditorium (225 W 2nd St, Davenport, IA)
Admission: Tickets available at the door. Adults $7; Seniors (60+) and Military $6; Students Free. For information call (309) 793-1300.
Rating: This film has adult content and has won many awards.
Summary: A film of the stage production of the acclaimed Broadway show, Golda’s Balcony, starring Tovah Feldshuh, this amazing story follows the life of Golda Meir, from
Russian immigrant to American schoolteacher, to a leader of international politics as the fourth Prime Minister of Israel.
July 2019
Date: Sunday, July 14 (4:00 PM)
Event: Israeli Film Series 2019: Shelter (93 minutes – English, German, Hebrew & Arabic with English subtitles – Drama – 2017)
Location: Figge Art Museum Auditorium (225 W 2nd St, Davenport, IA)
Admission: Tickets available at the door. Adults $7; Seniors (60+) and Military $6; Students Free. For information call (309) 793-1300.
Rating: This film has adult content and has won many awards.
Summary: Mossad agent Naomi is called back from sick leave and assigned to a “babysitting” job. Under a new identity, she heads to Germany to protect Mona, a beautiful Lebanese informant, whom special agents have pulled from her country and hidden in a Hamburg safe house while she recovers from plastic surgery. Naomi soon learns that Mona is very close to a top Hezbollah leader, a man she betrayed and who is dead-set on exacting revenge. During the two weeks they spend together, an unexpected bond forms between the two women, forged from shared risks and a deep understanding of loss. But in this high-stakes game of deception, questions of fate may be out of their control.
Date: Sunday, July 21 (4:00 PM)
Event: Israeli Film Series 2019: Above and Beyond (90 minutes – English – Documentary, adventure, history, war – 2014)
Location: Figge Art Museum Auditorium (225 W 2nd St, Davenport, IA)
Admission: Tickets available at the door. Adults $7; Seniors (60+) and Military $6; Students Free. For information call (309) 793-1300.
Rating: This film has adult content and has won many awards.
Summary: In 1948, a group of World War II pilots volunteered to fight for Israel in the War of Independence. As members of “Machal” — volunteers from abroad — this ragtag band of brothers not only turned the tide of the war, preventing the possible annihilation of Israel at the very moment of its birth; they also laid the groundwork for the Israeli Air Force. ABOVE AND BEYOND is their story.
September 2019
Date: Monday, Sep. 9 (6:30 PM)
Event: Fall 2019 Lecture Series by Dr. Art Pitz: Iran: At the Center of China’s Belt & Road Initiative
Location: Bettendorf Library
Admission: Free to Public
Date: Sunday, Sep. 15 (4:00 PM)
Event: The Gordon Ney Jewish Film Series 2019: “The Interpreter” – 113 minutes
Location: Figge Art Museum Auditorium, 225 West 2nd Street, Davenport
Admission: Adults – $7; Seniors (60+) & Military – $6; Students – Free. All tickets purchased at the door.
Date: Monday, Sep. 16 (6:30 PM)
Event: Fall 2019 Lecture Series by Dr. Art Pitz: The Deal of the Century
Location: Davenport Library – Eastern Branch
Admission: Free to Public
Date: Sunday, Sep. 22 (4:00 PM)
Event: The Gordon Ney Jewish Film Series 2019: “Itzhak” – 82 minutes
Location: Figge Art Museum Auditorium, 225 West 2nd Street, Davenport
Admission: Adults – $7; Seniors (60+) & Military – $6; Students – Free. All tickets purchased at the door.
Date: Monday, Sep. 23 (6:30 PM)
Event: Fall 2019 Lecture Series by Dr. Art Pitz: A Look at the Persian Gulf States
Location: Bettendorf Library
Admission: Free to Public
Date: Monday, Sep. 30 (7:00-8:00 PM)
Event: Lecture: Author Noah Lederman – Author book sale and signing of book
Location: Bettendorf Library
Admission: Free to Public
October 2019
Date: Monday, Oct. 1 (6:30-8:30 PM)
Event: Lecture: Author Noah Lederman – Author book sale and signing of book
Location: Moline Public Library
Admission: Free to Public
Date: Sunday, Oct. 6 (4:00 PM)
Event: The Gordon Ney Jewish Film Series 2019: “Fig Tree” – 93 minutes
Location: Figge Art Museum Auditorium, 225 West 2nd Street, Davenport
Admission: Adults – $7; Seniors (60+) & Military – $6; Students – Free. All tickets purchased at the door.
Date: Monday, Oct. 7 (6:30 PM)
Event: Fall 2019 Lecture Series by Dr. Art Pitz: Israel at Crossroads
Location: Davenport Library – Eastern Branch
Admission: Free to Public
Date: Sunday, Oct. 20 (4:00 PM)
Event: The Gordon Ney Jewish Film Series 2019: “Leona“ – 95 minutes
Location: Figge Art Museum Auditorium, 225 West 2nd Street, Davenport
Admission: Adults – $7; Seniors (60+) & Military – $6; Students – Free. All tickets purchased at the door.
Past Events 0f 2018
February 2018
Date: Feb. 1 (Deadline for entries)
Event: 2018 Holocaust Visual Art Contest in partnership with Quad City Arts
Guidelines: The Holocaust Visual Arts Contest theme 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. 2018-holocaust-art-contest-revised-oct-2015docx1
Date: Feb. 1 (Deadline for entries)
Event: 2018 Ida Kramer Holocaust Essay Contest theme is: “Children and the Holocaust.” The purpose of this essay contest is to research the history of a specific child or youth who was caught in or witnessed the events of the Holocaust in Europe and to record his/her story that must be told to yesterday’s, today’s and tomorrow’s children. The contest is open to students in grades 7-12 in the Greater Quad City area.
Guidelines: yom-hashoah-essay-contest-entry-form
April 2018
Date: April 1 (bi-annual deadline)
Event: Rauch Foundation Teacher Scholarship for Professional Development in Holocaust Education
Application: Rauch Foundation Scholarship(1)
Date: April 8 (4 PM)
Event: The Lloyd M. Burstein Memorial Holocaust Film Series 2018: The Testament
Location: Figge Art Museum (225 W. 2nd Street, Davenport, IA 52801)
Admission: Adults – $7; Seniors (60+) & Military – $6; Students – Free
Date: April 15 (7 PM)
Event: Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance Service) Speaker Marguerite Mishkin
Location: Tri-City Jewish Center (2715 30th St., Rock Island, Illinois)
Admission: Free and open to the public
Mission Statement: (Sept. 4, 1996) The Yom HaShoah Committee seeks to honor the memory of the victims of the Holocaust and those who helped the victims, and to tell the story of the Holocaust in such a way as to encourage resistance to any future holocaust.
Date: April 19 (12:00-1:00 PM)
Event: Lunch & Learn: Interfaith Conversations: Modern Day Challenges for the State of Israel
Location: Tri-City Jewish Center (2715 30th St., Rock Island, Illinois)
Admission: $5.oo (Call 309-788-3426 to make a lunch reservation)
Date: April 30 (6:30-8:00 PM)
Event: Dr. Art Pitz lectures on Middle East Today: What Does the Future Look Like?”: Israel Celebrates its 70th Birthday, Part I
Location: Bettendorf Public Library (2950 Learning Campus Dr, Bettendorf, IA 52722)
Admission: Free and open to the public
May 2018
Date: May 7 (6:30-8:00 PM)
Event: Dr. Art Pitz lectures on Middle East Today: What Does the Future Look Like?”: Israel Celebrates its 70th Birthday, Part 2
Location: Bettendorf Public Library (2950 Learning Campus Dr, Bettendorf, IA 52722)
Admission: Free and open to the public
Date: May 7 & May 8 (6:30 PM)
Event: James Still’s Holocaust Play….“And Then They Came For Me: Remembering the World of Anne Frank”
Location: Black Box, Brunner Theatre Center,Augustana College (3750 7th Avenue, Rock Island)
Admission: Free and open to the public
Date: May 14 (6:30-8:00 PM)
Event: Dr. Art Pitz lectures on Middle East Today: What Does the Future Look Like?”: Syria: What Does Its Future Hold?
Location: Davenport Eastern Public Library (6000 Eastern Ave, Davenport, IA 52807)
Admission: Free and open to the public
Date: May 21 (6:30-8:00 PM)
Event: Dr. Art Pitz lectures on Middle East Today: What Does the Future Look Like?”: The Post-ISIS Dilemma: What Happens Next?
Location: Davenport Eastern Public Library (6000 Eastern Ave, Davenport, IA 52807)
Admission: Free and open to the public
Date: May 24 (6:30 PM)
Event: Eva Schloss, stepsister of Anne Frank, will speak at the Danville Station Museum, followed by book signing.
Location: Danville Station Museum
Admission: $2 students; $4 adults
Date: May 25 (5 PM)
Event: Eva Schloss, stepsister of Anne Frank, will speak at the Tri- City Jewish Center, followed by book signing (before Shabbat officially begins).
Location: Tri-City Jewish Center (2715 30th Street, Rock Island)
Admission: Free and open to the public
June 2018
Date: Sunday, June 3 (4 PM)
Event: The Israeli Film Series 2018: The Wedding Plan
Location: Figge Art Museum (225 W. 2nd Street, Davenport, IA 52801)
Admission: Adults – $7; Seniors (60+) & Military – $6; Students – Free
Date: Sunday, June 10 (4 PM)
Event: The Israeli Film Series 2018: The Cakemaker
Location: Figge Art Museum (225 W. 2nd Street, Davenport, IA 52801)
Admission: Adults – $7; Seniors (60+) & Military – $6; Students – Free
Date: Sunday, June 24 (4 PM)
Event: The Israeli Film Series 2018: A Quiet Heart
Location: Figge Art Museum (225 W. 2nd Street, Davenport, IA 52801)
Admission: Adults – $7; Seniors (60+) & Military – $6; Students – Free
September 2018
Date: Sunday, Sep. 16 (4:00 PM)
Event: The Gordon Ney Jewish Film Series 2018: Foxtrot
Location: Figge Art Museum Auditorium, 225 West 2nd Street, Davenport
Admission: Adults – $7; Seniors (60+) & Military – $6; Students – Free. All tickets purchased at the door.
Date: Sunday, Sep. 23 (4:00 PM)
Event: The Gordon Ney Jewish Film Series 2018: Bombshell: The Hedy Lemarr Story
Location: Figge Art Museum Auditorium, 225 West 2nd Street, Davenport
Admission: Adults – $7; Seniors (60+) & Military – $6; Students – Free. All tickets purchased at the door.
October 2018
Date: Oct. 1 (bi-annual deadline)
Event: Rauch Foundation Teacher Scholarship for Professional Development in Holocaust Education
Application: Rauch Foundation Scholarship(1)
Date: Sunday, October 21 (5 PM)
Event: A Talk with Dr. Jonathan Petropoulos: “From Patronage to Nazi Plunder: French Modern Art and the Jews. A Complicated History”
Location:Figge Art Museum (225 West 2nd Street, Davenport)
Admission: $35 per person.
Call 563.345.6642 to register. Join Dr. Jonathan Petropoulos for cocktails and dinner, followed by his presentation .
Date: Monday, October 22 (6:30 PM)
Event: A Talk with Dr. Jonathan Petropoulos: “Real (and Reel) Monuments Men, the Gurlitt Cache, and the Continuing Challenges of Nazi-Looted Art”
Location: German American Heritage Center (712 W 2nd St, Davenport, IA)
Admission: This special talk is a ticketed event priced at $20 for GAHC members and $25 for non-members. Refreshments will be served and seating is very limited. You may purchase tickets at the GAHC, over the phone, or on Eventbrite.
November 2018
Date: November 16 at 7:30 p.m., and November 17 at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m
Event: Brundibar Opera
Location: Brunner Theatre Center, Augustana College, 3750 7th Ave., Rock Island, IL
Admission: Tickets can be purchased on Augustana’s website.
Past Events 0f 2017
February 2017
Date: Feb. 1
Event: 2017 Holocaust Visual Art Contest in partnership with Quad City Arts
Guidelines: The 2017 Holocaust Visual Arts Contest theme 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. 2016-holocaust-art-contest-revised-oct-2015docx1
Date: Feb. 1
Event: The 2017 Ida Kramer Holocaust Essay Contest theme is: “Children and the Holocaust.” The purpose of this essay contest is to research the history of a specific child or youth who was caught in or witnessed the events of the Holocaust in Europe and to record his/her story that must be told to yesterday’s, today’s and tomorrow’s children. The contest is open to students in grades 7-12 in the Greater Quad City area.
Guidelines: yom-hashoah-essay-contest-entry-form
Dates: Feb. 24 – March 4
Event: New Ground Theatre presents the play “Handle With Care” by Jason Odell Williams. This romantic comedy tells the story of a young Israeli woman, who has little command of English, meets a man who has little command of romance. Is their inevitable love an accident, or a destiny generations in the making.
Location: Theater Village (2113 E. 11th St., Village of East Davenport, IA)
Admission: General Admission, $18. Students and Seniors, $15.
March 2017
Date: Sunday, March 12 (4 PM)
Event: The Lloyd M. Burstein Memorial Film series: Cloudy Sunday. Three more films in the series will be shown March 19, April 2 and April 9.
Location: Figge Art Museum (225 W. 2nd Street, Davenport, IA 52801)
Admission: Adults – $7; Seniors (60+) & Military – $6; Students – Free
Date: Sunday, March 19 (4 PM)
Event: The Lloyd M. Burstein Memorial Film series: Professor Mamlock.
Location: Figge Art Museum (225 W. 2nd Street, Davenport, IA 52801)
Admission: Adults – $7; Seniors (60+) & Military – $6; Students – Free
April 2017
Date: Sunday, April 2 (4 PM)
Event: The Lloyd M. Burstein Memorial Film series: Defiant Requiem.
Location: Figge Art Museum (225 W. 2nd Street, Davenport, IA 52801)
Admission: Adults – $7; Seniors (60+) & Military – $6; Students – Free
Date: Sunday, April 9 (4 PM)
Event: The Lloyd M. Burstein Memorial Film series: Defying the Nazis: The Sharps’ War.
Location: Figge Art Museum (225 W. 2nd Street, Davenport, IA 52801)
Admission: Adults – $7; Seniors (60+) & Military – $6; Students – Free
Date: April 23 (7:00 PM)
Event: Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance Service)
Location: Temple Emanuel (1115 Mississippi Ave., Davenport, IA)
Admission: Free and open to the public
Mission Statement: (Sept. 4, 1996) The Yom HaShoah Committee seeks to honor the memory of the victims of the Holocaust and those who helped the victims, and to tell the story of the Holocaust in such a way as to encourage resistance to any future holocaust.
September 2017
Date: Sunday, Sep. 17 (4 PM)
Event: The Gordon Ney Film Series: The Women’s Balcony
Location: Figge Art Museum (225 W. 2nd Street, Davenport, IA 52801)
Admission: Adults – $7; Seniors & Military – $6; Students – Free
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Date: Monday, Sep. 18 (7 PM)
Event: 12th Annual Women’s Interfaith Dialogues: Helping Our Neighbors
Location: Sacred Heart Catholic Church Parish Hall (1400-16th Ave., Moline, IL)
Admission: Free and open to the public
Date: Tuesday, Sep. 19 (7 PM)
Event: Concert: Tikkun
Location: Wallenberg Hall, Augustana College (639 38th St., Rock Island, IL)
Admission: Free and open to the public
Date: Monday, Sep. 25 (7 PM)
Event: 12th Annual Women’s Interfaith Dialogues: Helping Our Neighbors
Location: Sacred Heart Catholic Church Parish Hall (1400-16th Ave., Moline, IL)
Admission: Free and open to the public
Date: Wednesday, Sep. 27 (6 PM)
Event: Fall 2017 Lecture Series: Middle East Today by Dr. Art Pitz
Lecture 1: “ISIS Today: Dead or Alive?”
Location: Davenport Public Library Eastern (6000 Eastern Ave.)
Admission: Free and open to the public
October 2017
Date: Sunday, Oct. 8 (4 PM)
Event: The Gordon Ney Film Series: Wounded Land
Location: Figge Art Museum (225 W. 2nd Street, Davenport, IA 52801)
Admission: Adults – $7; Seniors & Military – $6; Students – Free
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Date: Tuesday, Oct. 10 (6 PM)
Event: Fall 2017 Lecture Series: Middle East Today by Dr. Art Pitz
Lecture 2: “The Shia Arc: Revival of the Persian Empire?”
Location: Rock Island Downtown Library (401 19th St., RI)
Admission: Free and open to the public
Date: Sunday, Oct. 15 (4 PM)
Event: The Gordon Ney Film Series: 1945
Location: Figge Art Museum (225 W. 2nd Street, Davenport, IA 52801)
Admission: Adults – $7; Seniors & Military – $6; Students – Free
Date: Tuesday, Oct. 17 (6 PM)
Event: Fall 2017 Lecture Series: Middle East Today by Dr. Art Pitz
Lecture 3: “Israel and the Quad Cities: Academic & Business Partners”
Location: Rock Island Downtown Library (401 19th St., RI)
Admission: Free and open to the public
Date: Monday, Oct. 23 (6 PM)
Event: Fall 2017 Lecture Series: Middle East Today by Dr. Art Pitz
Lecture 4: “The Republic of Yemen: Devastated and Strategic”
Location: Davenport Public Library Eastern (6000 Eastern Ave.)
Admission: Free and open to the public
Date: October 26 (4:00-7:15 PM); Registration from 4-5 PM
Event: 14th Holocaust Institute of the Quad Cities
Performer: Judy Winnick portrays Alice Herz-Sommer
Location: St. Ambrose University’s Rogalski Center (518 Locust St., Davenport, IA 52803)
Admission: Free and open to the public
November 2017
Date: Sunday, Nov. 5 (4 PM)
Event: The Gordon Ney Film Series: Harmonia
Location: Figge Art Museum (225 W. 2nd Street, Davenport, IA 52801)
Admission: Adults – $7; Seniors & Military – $6; Students – Free
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Date: Sunday, Nov. 19 (2 PM)
Event: Concert: Tikkun
Location: Wallenberg Hall, Augustana College (639 38th St., Rock Island, IL)
Admission: Free and open to the public
Past Events of 2016
February 2016
Date: Feb. 1
Event: 2016 Holocaust Visual Art Contest in partnership with Quad City Arts
Guidelines: The 2016 Holocaust Visual Arts Contest theme 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.
Date: Feb. 1
Event: The 2016 Ida Kramer Holocaust Essay Contest theme is: “Children and the Holocaust.” The purpose of this essay contest is to research the history of a specific child or youth who was caught in or witnessed the events of the Holocaust in Europe and to record his/her story that must be told to yesterday’s, today’s and tomorrow’s children. The contest is open to students in grades 7-12 in the Greater Quad City area.
Date: Feb. 18 (6-7:30 PM)
Event: Quad Cities Jewish Heritage Exhibition will also be on display at Western Illinois University Quad Cities campus in February. There will be an evening event on Thursday, Feb. 18, 2016 from 6-7:30 PM at the Library and 2nd Floor Room for screening. Location: Western Illinois University Quad Cities campus, 3300 River Drive, Rm. 1234, Moline, IL 61265
April 2016
Date: April 1 (bi-annual deadline)
Event: Rauch Foundation Teacher Scholarship for Professional Development in Holocaust Education
Application: Rauch Foundation Scholarship(1)
Date: Sunday, April 3 (4 PM)
Event: The Lloyd M. Burstein Memorial Film series: The Last Mentsch. Three more films in the series will be shown April 17, April 20 and May 15. All films have won multiple awards and have adult content.
Location: Figge Art Museum (225 W. 2nd Street, Davenport, IA 52801)
Admission: Adults – $7; Seniors (60+) & Military – $6; Students – Free
Date: April 5
Event: ArtsPower’s My Heart in a Suitcase. Set in 1938 Germany, ArtsPower’s gripping and poignant production is about Anne Lehmann and her family’s decision whether or not to send her on the Kindertransport.
Location: John Deere Middle School, Moline, IL
Date: Sunday, April 17 (4 PM)
Event: The Lloyd M. Burstein Memorial Film series: Labyrinth of Lies. Two more films in the series will be shown April 20 and May 15. All films have won multiple awards and have adult content.
Location: Figge Art Museum (225 W. 2nd Street, Davenport, IA 52801)
Admission: Adults – $7; Seniors (60+) & Military – $6; Students – Free
Date: Wednesday, April 20 (7 PM)
Event: The Lloyd M. Burstein Memorial Film series: No Asylum. The last film in the series will be shown May 15. All films have won multiple awards and have adult content.
Location: Figge Art Museum (225 W. 2nd Street, Davenport, IA 52801)
Admission: Adults – $7; Seniors (60+) & Military – $6; Students – Free
May 2016
Date: May 1 (7:00 PM)
Event: Yom Hashoah with speaker Felix Weil, Kindertransport survivor.
About the speaker: Dayton Holocaust Resource Center
Location: Tri-City Jewish Center (2715 30th St., Rock Island, Illinois)
Admission: Free and open to the public
Mission Statement: (Sept. 4, 1996) The Yom Hashoah Committee seeks to honor the memory of the victims of the Holocaust and those who helped the victims, and to tell the story of the Holocaust in such a way as to encourage resistance to any future holocaust.
Date: May 2
Event: WWII Liberator John Gualtier will speak at Rockridge High School.
Location: Rockridge High School (Taylor Ridge, IL)
Articles about Mr. Gualtier:
http://www.vintoniowa.org/articles/News/article105792.html ;
http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/2015/03/22/john-gualtier-life-story-project/25197567/
Date: Sunday, May 15 (4 PM)
Event: The Lloyd M. Burstein Memorial Film series: Kapo in Jerusalem (USA PREMIERE). All films have won multiple awards and have adult content.
Location: Figge Art Museum (225 W. 2nd Street, Davenport, IA 52801)
Admission: Adults – $7; Seniors (60+) & Military – $6; Students – Free
June 2016
Date: June 5, 2016 (4 PM)
Event: Israeli Film Series: Farewell Party
Location: Figge Art Museum (225 W. 2nd Street, Davenport, IA 52801)
Admission: Adults – $7; Seniors (60+) & Military – $6; Students – Free
Date: June 19, 2016 (4 PM)
Event: Israeli Film Series: Kind Words
Location: Figge Art Museum (225 W. 2nd Street, Davenport, IA 52801)
Admission: Adults – $7; Seniors (60+) & Military – $6; Students – Free
Date: June 26, 2016 (4 PM)
Event: Israeli Film Series: Wedding Party
Location: Figge Art Museum (225 W. 2nd Street, Davenport, IA 52801)
Admission: Adults – $7; Seniors (60+) & Military – $6; Students – Free
July 2016
Date: July 24 (2 PM)
Event: Presentation on Laemmle Luck and the Jews of Baden-Wuttemberg by Deborah Fletcher Blum
Location: Figge Art Museum (225 W. 2nd Street, Davenport, IA 52801)
Admission: Free and open to the public.
September 2016
Date: Sep. 6 ( 6 PM)
Event: “The Middle East – Hope and Heartbreak” lecture: The Iran Nuclear Agreement: Where are we today? by Dr. Art Pitz
Location: Rock Island Main Library (401 – 19th St., Rock Island, IL)
Admission: Free and open to the public.
Date: Sep. 13 ( 6 PM)
Event: “The Middle East – Hope and Heartbreak” lecture: Russia and Syria: Allies or Opportunists? by Dr. Art Pitz
Location: Rock Island Main Library (401 – 19th St., Rock Island, IL)
Admission: Free and open to the public.
Date: Sep. 18 (4 PM)
Event: The Gordon Ney Jewish Film Series 2016 – A Borrowed Identity
Location: Figge Art Museum Auditorium (225 W. 2nd Street, Davenport, IA 52801)
Admission: Adults – $7; Seniors (60+) & Military – $6; Students – Free
Date: Sep. 20 ( 6 PM)
Event: “The Middle East – Hope and Heartbreak” lecture: ISIS: Its Roots and Its Future by Dr. Art Pitz
Location: Moline Public Library (3210 – 41st St., Moline, IL)
Admission: Free and open to the public.
Date: Sep. 25 (4 PM)
Event: The Gordon Ney Jewish Film Series 2016 – Rabin in his own Words
Location: Figge Art Museum Auditorium (225 W. 2nd Street, Davenport, IA 52801)
Admission: Adults – $7; Seniors (60+) & Military – $6; Students – Free
Date: Sep. 27 ( 6 PM)
Event: “The Middle East – Hope and Heartbreak” lecture: American Policy in the Middle East: Good, Bad, & the Ugly by Dr. Art Pitz
Location: Moline Public Library (3210 – 41st St., Moline, IL)
Admission: Free and open to the public.
October 2016
Date: Oct. 9 (4 PM)
Event: The Gordon Ney Jewish Film Series 2016 – Dough
Location: Figge Art Museum Auditorium (225 W. 2nd Street, Davenport, IA 52801)
Admission: Adults – $7; Seniors (60+) & Military – $6; Students – Free
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)
November 2016
Date: Oct. 16 – Jan. 15
Event: Rembrandt and the Jews: The Berger Print Collection
The exhibition features 21 lifetime impressions of Rembrandt’s etchings of Jewish subjects and an early self-portrait, and a drawing by Pieter Lastman, Rembrandt’s teacher.
Location: Figge Art Museum (225 W. 2nd Street, Davenport, IA 52801)
Dates & Time: Nov. 4 and 5 starting at 7 PM.
Event: Davenport West High School Theatre will be performing The Diary of Anne Frank.
Location: West High School, 3505 W. Locust St., Davenport, IA 52804
Admission: $10 adults; $8 military/seniors; $5 students
Website: WHS Falcon Theatre
Date: Nov. 10 (7 PM)
Event: Gallery Talk: Katie Kiley
Artist and printmaker Katie Kiley will share her research on Rembrandt and experience with printmaking techniques as she leads audience members on a gallery tour of the exhibition.
Location: Figge Art Museum Auditorium (225 W. 2nd Street, Davenport, IA 52801)
Past Events of 2015
January 2015
Date: January 27
Event: Panel discussion about what the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau means today. Iowa Council for Holocaust Education panelists were Dr. Elke Heckner, Visiting Assistant Professor of the University of Iowa’s Department of German; Dr. Daniel Reynolds, Professor of Grinnell College’s Department of German, Terri Toppler, USHMM Teacher Fellow, and moderator Dr. Stephen Gaies, Professor of the University of Northern Iowa’s Languages and Literatures and Director of the Center for Holocaust and Genocide Education.
Following brief statements from the panelists, the Hillel staff screened Steven Spielberg’s documentary The Last Days (1998), which follows five Holocaust survivors on a quest for closure following their experiences in the concentration camps. After the film, the panelists began an open forum with audience members.
Location: University of Iowa Hillel, Iowa City, IA
UI Hillel Foundation Reflects on Auschwitz 70th Anniversary (University of Iowa’s Daily Iowan)
February 2015
Date: Feb. 1
Event: Ida S. Kramer Student Essay Contest
Theme: Children and the Holocaust
Guidelines: The purpose of the annual “Children and the Holocaust” essay contest is to research the history of a specific child or youth who was caught in or witnessed the events of the Holocaust in Europe and to record his/her story that must be told to yesterday’s, today’s and tomorrow’s children. The contest is open to students in grades 8-12 in the Greater Quad City area.
Date: Feb. 6
Event: Author Signing: The release of Deb Bowen’s A Walk With Esther was celebrated with an author book signing event on February 6th.
Location: Jeno’s Little Hungary (4908 North Pine St., Davenport, IA). The site of the event is of special significance as restaurant owner, Jeno Berta, was last year’s keynote speaker at Yom Hashoah and is featured in the stories of A Walk With Esther.
Links to local media coverage on Deb and her book: QC Esthers and Other Holocaust Heroes Honored; Local Author Remembers Holocaust Survivors; 70th Anniversary of the Liberation of Auschwitz To learn more about this book and other works by the author visit: www.abookbyme.com
March 2015
Date: March 1, 8, 15 (4 PM)
Event: The Holocaust Film Series begins Sunday, March 1 at 4 PM. Two more films in the series will be shown on March 8 and 15.
Location: Figge Art Museum (225 W. 2nd Street, Davenport, IA 52801)
Admission: Adults – $7; Seniors (60+) & Military – $6; Students – Free
Date: March 21-22
Event: Holocaust Visual Arts Contest 2015 in partnership with the Figge Art Museum
Theme: Imagery and Expression: A Visual Response to the Holocaust
Guidelines: This Holocaust Visual Arts Contest is open to students in grades 7-12 in the Greater Quad City area. Download guidelines:
2015: Holocaust Art Contest 2015 revised 11-13-14
Bios: Bios_Meyer_and_Frances_Shnurman
Awards: Awards are given for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place artworks ($500, $200, $100, respectively) and up to two artworks may receive Honorable Mention (a $25 Figge Museum Store gift card each). The teachers of winning artworks will receive a gift card to support classroom needs ($100 for 1st place, $50 for 2nd and 3rd place).
Deadlines: Completed entries (Artwork, Artist Statement, Entry Form) should be delivered to the Figge Art Museum (225 W. 2nd Street, Davenport, IA 52801) on Saturday, March 21, 2015, or Sunday, March 22, 2015, from 12:00 noon – 5:00pm. Entries must be brought to the museum store for check in.
Contact: For further inquiry, contact Allan Ross, Jewish Federation of the Quad Cities, (309) 793-1300.
1sr Place Winner 2015: Kylie Welch, 7th grade student, Davenport Community Schools. Her Art teacher is Anna Blackburn.
Date: March 22 (4:00 PM)
Event: A film chronicling the Armenian Genocide
Location: Figge Art Museum (225 W. 2nd Street, Davenport, IA 52801)
Admission: Adults – $7; Seniors (60+) & Military – $6; Students – Free
Date: March 24 (7:00-8:15 PM)
Event: Requiem Interfaith Prayer Service led by Bishop Martin Amos of the Davenport Diocese, Armenian Father Aren Jebejian of St. Gregory Parish, Rabbi Tamar Grimm of the Tri-City Jewish Center, Lisa Killinger of the Islamic Center of the Quad Cities, Father Charles Adam of St. Ambrose University, and Bishop Christopher Epting of the Episcopal Diocese of Chicago.Also featured will be an exhibit of Armenian food and music.
Location: Christ King Chapel, St. Ambrose University (518 West Locust Street, Davenport, IA 52803)
Admission: Free
2015 Events Flyer: ArmenianGenocideFlyer
Date: March 25 (7:00-8:15 PM)
Event: Armenian Genocide Speakers, Father Aren Jebejian, St. Gregory Parish, Chicago, and Raelene Pullen from the Quad Cities
Location: Wallenberg Hall, Augustana College (639 38th St, Rock Island, IL 61201)
Admission: Free
Additional Information:
Biography: http://www.armenianchurch-ed.net/clergy/very-rev-fr-aren-jebejian/
100-Year Anniversary of Armenian Genocide, 1915-2015: https://www.facebook.com/ArmenianGenocide100years
Resources: Armenian Genocide: The Witnesses Trilogy; UM Center for Holocaust & Genocide Studies: Armenian Genocide; Shadow of a Forgotten Genocide; FAHO Armenian Genocide Lessons and Units; 20 Voices
April 2015
Date: April 1 (bi-annual deadline)
Event: Rauch Foundation Teacher Scholarship for Professional Development in Holocaust Education
Application: Rauch Foundation Scholarship(1)
Date: April 15 (1:00-2:30 PM)
Event: Book discussion on David Laskin’s The Family: A Journey into the Heart of the Twentieth Century will be led by JFQC Executive Director Allan Ross
Location: Bettendorf Public Library (2950 Learning Campus Drive, Bettendorf, IA)
Admission: Free
Date: April 19 (7 PM)
Event: Yom Hashoah
Keynote Speaker: Holocaust survivor, writer and internationally-known educator, Irving Roth, will be the keynote speaker at the Yom Hashoah. He is the director of the Holocaust Resource Center, Manhasset, New York. Roth was born in Czechoslovakia. At the age of 14, he was taken by train with his brother and grandparents and 437 other Jews to Auschwitz. Irving Roth, tells his incredible story in the hope his listeners will prevent history from repeating itself.
Honorees: Dr. Marrietta Castle and Deb Bowen were honored with the Richard Swanson Hope for Humanity Award at this year’s Yom Hashoah. The award is named in honor of Rev. Richard Swanson in 2006. This award goes to someone who has actively promoted an effective dialogue between Jews and Non-Jews; made efforts to resolve issues relating to peace, justice, and interfaith affairs; carried out these efforts within the broader Quad Cities region; and been a present or former resident of the Quad Cities region. Only six people have been honored previously in the 34 year history of Yom Hashoah.
Location: Temple Emanuel, 1115 Mississippi Ave, Davenport, IA (563) 326-4419
Mission Statement: (Sept. 4, 1996) The Yom Hashoah Committee seeks to honor the memory of the victims of the Holocaust and those who helped the victims, and to tell the story of the Holocaust in such a way as to encourage resistance to any future holocaust.
Date: April 21 (1:00-2:00 PM)
Event: “Learning from the Holocaust: Choosing to Act” Special Event with Holocaust survivor Irving Roth
Location: Building 60, Heritage Hall, Rock Island Arsenal
Admission: Free and open to the public
Date: April 27 (6:30 PM)
Event: The Middle East: Which Way Does It Turn Next? A 4-part lecture series by Dr. Art Pitz – Lecture 1: The Arab Spring: Four Years Later
Location: Bettendorf Public Library (2950 Learning Campus Dr., Bettendorf, IA)
May 2015
Date: May 4 (6:30 PM)
Event: The Middle East: Which Way Does It Turn Next? A 4-part lecture series by Dr. Art Pitz – Lecture 2: The Roots of ISIS and the Islamic Caliphate
Location: Davenport Public Library – Eastern Branch (6000 Eastern Avenue, Davenport, IA)
Date: May 11 (6:30 PM)
Event: The Middle East: Which Way Does It Turn Next? A 4-part lecture series by Dr. Art Pitz – Lecture 3: Jerusalem: The Dominant Issues
Location: Bettendorf Public Library (2950 Learning Campus Dr., Bettendorf, IA)
Date: May 18 (6:30 PM)
Event: The Middle East: Which Way Does It Turn Next? A 4-part lecture series by Dr. Art Pitz – Lecture 4: A Country Profile: The Republic of Lebanon
Location: Davenport Public Library – Eastern Branch (6000 Eastern Avenue, Davenport, IA)
Date: May 20 (7:00 PM)
Event: Book discussion on David Laskin’s The Family: A Journey into the Heart of the Twentieth Century will be led by JFQC Executive Director Allan Ross
Location: Bettendorf Public Library (2950 Learning Campus Drive, Bettendorf, IA)
Admission: Free
Date: May 31 (4:00 PM)
Event: Israel Film Festival 2015: Restoration
(105 min. Hebrew with English subtitles)
Location: Figge Art Museum Auditorium (225 W. 2nd St., Davenport, IA)
Admission: Adults $7; Seniors (60+) and Military $6; Students Free. For info call (309) 793-1300
June 2015
Date: June 28 (4:00 PM)
Event: Israel Film Festival 2015: Villa Touma
(87 min. Arabic with English subtitles)
Location: Figge Art Museum Auditorium (225 W. 2nd St., Davenport, IA)
Admission: Adults $7; Seniors (60+) and Military $6; Students Free. For info call (309) 793-1300
July 2015
Date: July 19 (4:00 PM)
Event: Israel Film Festival 2015: Ballad of the Weeping Willow
(106 min. Hebrew with English subtitles)
Location: Figge Art Museum Auditorium (225 W. 2nd St., Davenport, IA)
Admission: Adults $7; Seniors (60+) and Military $6; Students Free. For info call (309) 793-1300
August 2015
Date: August 23
Event: An Award Reception for student authors of “A Book By Me” series will be held on Sunday, August 23 from 2-3 pm at the Tri-City Jewish Center. Eleven titles are now being distributed by Amazon. For information, click on this link.
Location: Tri-City Jewish Center (2715 30th St., Rock Island, Illinois)
Admission: Free to the public
September 2015
Date: Opens September 11
Event: The Quad Cities Jewish Heritage Exhibition
Experience the regional and national impact created by the Jewish community of the Quad Cities including contributions in the arts, business and much more. Artifacts and stories from the local Jewish population describe religious and everyday life and a sense of how we can relate with our neighbors throughout their history in the Quad Cities.
Location: The Putnam Museum (1717 W. 12th St., Davenport, IA)
Admission: Adults $8; Seniors (60+), Military and Youth (3-18 yrs.) $7; Members: Free
Date: September 20 & September 27 (4 PM)
Event: The Gordon Ney Jewish Film Festival begins Sep. 20. Three more films will be shown September 27, Oct. 4 & 11.
Location: The Putnam Museum (1717 W. 12th St., Davenport, IA)
Admission: Tickets available at the door. Adults $7; Seniors (60+) and Military $6; Students Free.
October 2015
Date: October 1 (bi-annual deadline)
Event: Rauch Foundation Teacher Scholarship for Professional Development in Holocaust Education
Application: Rauch Foundation Scholarship(1)
Date: October 4 & October 11 (4 PM)
Event: The Gordon Ney Jewish Film Festival
Location: The Putnam Museum (1717 W. 12th St., Davenport, IA)
Admission: Tickets available at the door. Adults $7; Seniors (60+) and Military $6; Students Free.
Date: October 29
Schedule: Registration & Hors d’oeuvres 4:00 – 5:00 PM; Performance 5:00-6:00 PM; Short movie and panel discussion 6:15-7:30 PM
Event: Holocaust Institute of the Quad Cities with performance by Judy Winnick as Miep Geis and panel discussion by four Holocaust educators, Dr. Stephen Gaies (University of Northern Iowa), Dr. Dan Reynolds (Grinnell College), Dr. Elizabeth Heineman (University of Iowa) and Terri Toppler (USHMM Teacher Fellow 2005 & Midwest Regional Corps Member 2015). Download flyer.
Location: Rogalski Center, St. Ambrose University, Davenport, IA
December 2015
Date: Dec. 7 (6:30 PM)
Event: “History of the Jewish Community in the Quad Cities” program
Dr. Art Pitz will present a program on the “History of the Jewish Community in the Quad Cities.” Learn more about how the Jews of the Quad Cities influenced our community greatly beyond their numbers.
Location: Bettendorf Public Library (2950 Learning Campus Drive, Bettendorf, IA 52722 – 563-344-4175)
Admission: Free
A Hebrew Class at B’nai Jacob
Holocaust Education Committee of the Quad Cities 