FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 9
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 8 continued
Kristallnacht Day of Remembrance
CenterStage presents...
An Evening of Music
DAY UNDERWRITTEN IN MEMORY OF BEA & BORIS KATZ
Co-sponsored by C.H.A.I.M.- Children of Holocaust Survivors Association of Michigan,
Hidden Children & Child Survivors of Michigan, Holocaust Memorial Center- Zekelman
Family Campus, Mardigian Library at the University of Michigan - Dearborn, Program
for Holocaust Survivors & Families, a service of Jewish Senior Life, The Voice/Vision
Holocaust Survivors Oral History Archive at the University of Michigan - Dearborn
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Leonard Slatkin
Conducting Business:
Unveiling the Mystery Behind
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10 a.m.
Hanna Perlstein Marcus
Conducting an orchestra is a high-profile position,
but it is also a unique profession that is often
misunderstood. Sharing his experiences on and
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off stage, and discussing his work with Leonard
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Bernstein and Frank Sinatra, to name a few,
Maestro Slatkin invites readers to stages around
the world. Don't miss this unique opportunity to learn more about
the Detroit Symphony Orchestra's own Leonard Slatkin!
Sidonia's Thread
Sidonia's Thread
Hanna Perlstein and her mother, Sidonia,
knew no one and had no family in the United States
when they settled here after World War II.
Their lives were soon defined by talents and secrets.
Sidonia was a masterful seamstress, but she was
equally adept at the art of silence. With the same care
she used to make breathtakingly beautiful clothing,
Sidonia created a carefully chosen life for herself,
where she cared to reveal only certain truths.
Leonard Slatkin has held positions that include directorships with
orchestras in Detroit, Washington, D.C., St. Louis, Cleveland, Pittsburgh,
Los Angeles and at the BBC. He has been nominated for 60 Grammys
and won seven. His awards include the National Medal for the Arts
and honorary degrees from 12 universities.
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When Sidonia settled in a home for senior citizens, her daughter Hanna
began reading through her mother's old letters — which resulted in an
unexpected discovery and a completely new understanding of who
Sidonia really was.
Co-sponsored by the Detroit Symphony Orchestra (DSO), The Berman Center
for the Performing Arts, JCC Stephen Gottlieb Music Festival
An unforgettable true story of two women and two astonishing lives.
8 p.m.
10:30 a.m.
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Caroline Stoessinger
A Century of Wisdom:
Lessons from the Life of Alice
Herz-Sommer, the World's Oldest
Living Holocaust Survivor
Alice Herz-Sommer is 108 years old, the oldest
living Holocaust survivor. She also was friendly
with some of the world's most influential
figures from Sigmund Freud to Franz Kafka
to Leonard Bernstein.
Beyond Courage
In this remarkable book, Doreen Rappaport
brings to light the courage of the many Jews who
organized to sabotage the Nazis and help other Jews
during the Holocaust.
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Among these largely unknown figures are Georges Loinger, cousin of
Marcel Marceau, who managed to smuggle thousands of Jewish children
out of France; three brave resisters who ambushed a train, allowing Jews
on board to escape; and a 12-year-old boy who played his violin for
German officers — then set off a bomb.
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A pianist who still practices every day, Herz-
Sommer grew up in Prague, where family guests
regularly included "Uncle Franz;' Kafka, Rainer Maria Rilke and Sigmund
Freud. During the Holocaust, she was imprisoned in Theresienstadt.
After the war, Herz-Sommer moved to Israel where she attended the
trial of Adolf Eichmann and became friendly with some of the most
fascinating historical figures of our time, playing private concerts for
Golda Meir, Arthur Rubinstein and Leonard Bernstein.
These are 21 stories — many told for the first time — of astonishing courage
and the will to survive.
11:30 a.m.
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Join us for an unforgettable story of life, courage, perseverance and
music as author Caroline Stoessinger, also a classically trained
concert pianist, shares Alice Herz-Sommer's life through a lecture
and performance.
Greg Dawson
Judgment Before Nuremberg,
The Holocaust in the Ukraine and
the First Nazi War Crime Trial
In December 1943, three Nazis and one Russian
collaborator sat in a courtroom in Ukraine for the
first war crimes trial of World War II. It was two years
before the Nuremberg Trials, yet this remarkable
event in history has often been overlooked.
"A sweetly affecting collection." - Kirkus Reviews
Co-sponsored by Jewish Senior Life of Metropolitan Detroit,
Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit Women's Department,
JCC Stephen Gottlieb Music Festival
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Judgment Before Nuremberg is the story of the Kharkov Trials.
Author Greg Dawson tells of the men on trial not only from a historical but
a personal perspective. His own ancestors were murdered in Kharkov, and
the author travels to the scene of the crime to provide an unforgettable
first-hand look at Ukraine's painful past, long before the gas chambers at
Auschwitz even began operation.
Both CenterStage programs for only $10 JCC members/$12 non-members
Use your ticket for this program as a valuable coupon at our book store!
$5 off of any $25 or more purchase, excluding speaker books.
Greg Dawson has been a journalist for 45 years. His last book, Hiding in the
Spotlight, is the story of his mother's miraculous escape from the Holocaust.
Co-sponsored by David Horodoker Organization
www.bookfair.jccdet.org
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