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Weddings During the Holocaust

Wednesday, January 29, 2025 29 Tevet 5785

11:00 AM - 12:15 PMZoom or in the Hammond Room of the Glencoe Public Library

Rabbi Lisa Greene will be leading a discussion after the following program. Israel's Yad Vashem – The World Holocaust Remembrance Center's online exhibit "Weddings During the Holocaust" presents the stories of Jews who married during the Holocaust and those who married after the war in an effort to build new lives. Michael Tal, curator at Yad Vashem, discusses the exhibit and materials from Yad Vashem's collections documenting relationships between couples, as well as items describing how women imprisoned in concentration camps coped with the difficult situation forced upon them. Register to watch the program on Zoom or drop in for a “watch party” in the library’s Hammond Room. If you attend the watch party, you’re welcome to stay after the program's conclusion for a discussion led by Rabbi Lisa Greene. Visit https://calendar.glencoelibrary.org/event/12978361 to register. Co-sponsored with Vernon Area Public Library, Highland Park Public Library, and the Glencoe Council for Inclusion and Community.

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