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mos Carlen’s Shadows of 
Freedom will be the opening 
special event for the SOAR 
Lifelong Learning Institute (LLI) new 
fall 2024 term. The film recounts the 
untold story of the Jewish and French 
resistance of 1942 in Algiers, which 
helped change the 
course of WWII, 
yet remains largely 
forgotten. 
These 388 
resisters — mostly 
young and inexpe-
rienced — almost 
haplessly ended 
up supporting 
the Allies in North Africa. In the 
process, they paved the way for a 
successful invasion of Algiers by the 
United States, but also helped to save 
the lives of more than 500,000 Jews 
in North Africa targeted by Hitler’s 
Final Solution. This action was all 
part of “Operation Torch,
” the joint 
American/UK mission that was to 
be the Allies first successful strike 
against the Nazis. This largely forgot-
ten military operation remains to this 
day as the longest invasion in the his-
tory of conflict. It is a piece of WWII 
history that deserves our attention.
Shadows of Freedom will be shown 

Friday, Oct. 25, at 1 p.m. in the 
SOAR LLI classroom at the HAWK 
Farmington Hills Community Center 
(29995 W
. 12 Mile Road), third floor. 
The film will be presented and 
facilitated by Amos Carlen, via 
Zoom, the producer/director of the 
film. Attendees will 
have the chance to 
ask questions of 
Carlen following 
the film. This event 
will be shown via 
Zoom, to be seen 
either in the class-
room or at home. 
The cost is $10 for 
members and $15 for non-members. 
To sign up, go to soarexplore.com 
and proceed to the special events 
category, or contact the office at (248) 
626-0296.
The SOAR LLI fall semester begins 
Monday, Oct. 14, and runs through 
Friday, Nov. 22. In addition to 55 
stimulating classes, there are three 
field trips and two additional special 
events. 

 

SOAR Lifelong Learning Institute (LLI) provides 

intellectually stimulating, interactive and enter-

taining academic-style classes, events and 

social experiences for lifelong learners age 50+. 

Visit soarexplore.com to learn more. 

Screening of WWII film marks the opening event 
for SOAR Lifelong Learning’s fall term.

‘Shadows 
of Freedom’

JN STAFF

Scenes from 
Shadows of 
Freedom

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