The Palm Beach County Library System will be offering a month-long series of programs in commemoration of the Holocaust Days of Remembrance. The United States Congress established the Days of Remembrance as our nation’s annual commemoration of the Holocaust. The internationally recognized date comes from the Hebrew calendar and corresponds to the 27th day of Nisan on that calendar. It marks the anniversary of the Warsaw ghetto uprising. In Hebrew, Holocaust Remembrance Day is called Yom Hashoah. This year, the official international observance falls on Mon, April 8. For more about the Holocaust Days of Remembrance, please visit http://www.ushmm.org/remembrance/dor/
Adolf Hitler – What Made Him Tick
This lecture and PowerPoint presentation explores how Adolf Hitler’s character traits, including a diagnosis of a borderline personality disorder, as well as his family tree, contributed to his virulent anti-Semitism and anti-Communism. The presenter, Dr. Donald Borsand has made a lifelong study of Adolf Hitler, and presents many interesting and perhaps little known facts. (90 min.) Preregister.
Thursday, April 11, 2 pm: Gardens Branch, 11303 Campus Dr., Palm Beach Gardens, Phone: 626-6133
“The Book Thief”— A Book Discussion
Join staff for a lively book discussion on Markus Zusak’s “Book Thief.” (60 min.)
Monday, April 8, 6 pm: Acreage Branch, 15801 Orange Blvd., Loxahatchee, Phone: 681-4100
“Holocaust Witness”
This docudrama follows the story of Halina Laster, a young Polish Jewish girl who was arrested by the Germans for helping smuggle food into a Ghetto and who spent five years in several concentration camps before being released. Videographer Fred Singer leads a discussion following the film screening. (2 hrs.) Preregister.
Monday, April 8, 2 pm: Glades Road Branch, 20701 95th Ave. South, Boca Raton, Phone: 482-4554
Tuesday, April 23, 2 pm: West Boynton Branch, 9451 Jog Rd., Boynton Beach, Phone: 734-5556. Free tickets available, two per person, beginning April 9.
Thursday, April 25, 2 pm: Okeechobee Blvd. Branch, 5689 Okeechobee Blvd., West Palm Beach, Phone: 233-1880
“Refuge: Stories of the Self-help Home”
This documentary weaves together historical narrative, archival footage and deeply personal testimony to give voice the last generation of Holocaust victims and tell the story of a singular community in Chicago that has provided a safe haven to more than 1,000 Central European Jewish refugees and survivors. Documentarian Ethan Bensinger will introduce the film and answer questions.
(2 hrs.) Preregister.
Sunday, April 14, 2 pm: Hagen Ranch Road Branch, 14350 Hagen Ranch Rd., Delray Beach, Phone: 894-7500. Free tickets available, two per person.
Thursday, April 25, 2 pm: Gardens Branch, 11303 Campus Dr., Palm Beach Gardens, Phone: 626-6133