Exhibit, Events, Concert
This event is free and open to the public
| Wednesday Mar 22, 2023 11am - 12:25 pm Proven IT Room / Conference Center Lalinda De La Fuente Lecture: Ethical Leadership |
| Monday Mar 27, 2023 12:30pm - 1:30pm Proven IT Room / Conference Center Bruce Mainzer Lecture: Fleeing the Nazis: A Journey of Two Sisters |
| Tuesday Mar 28, 2023 10 am - 10:45 am Proven IT Room / Conference Center Dr. Dianne DeSousa Lecture: Social Psychology of the Holocaust |
| Thursday Mar 30, 2023 9:30 am - 10:30 am Proven IT Room / Conference Center Dr.Cynthia Cornejo and Dr. Angela Hung Lecture: Evolutionary Psychology of Discrimination |
| Tuesday Apr 4, 2023 3 pm Barnes & Noble College Auditorium COMM Day Speaking Contest |
| Tuesday Apr 11, 2023 2 pm Library Classroom Video call link: https://meet.google.com/sey-mrmr-bvw & Board Room 6:30 pm Video call link: https://meet.google.com/dsx-zvcr-hjr One Book, One Community College, book discussion, Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History |
| Thursday Apr 13, 2023 6 pm - 9 pm Barnes & Noble College Auditorium Steven Pressman Screening: Screening of the documentary: 50 Children and discussion with the author and producer. |
| Monday Apr 17, 2023 7 pm - 9 pm Barnes & Noble Auditorium Concert: Violins of Hope, A Concert of Hope |
| April 24- May 17 Christopher Art Gallery Never Forget: an art exhibition featuring works by Jane Fulton Alt, Gabriella Boros, Berit Engen, Pearl Hirshfield, Ellen Holtzblatt, Dr. Robert Magrisso, and Susan May Tell. |
| April 26th, 11am - 1pm Christopher Art Gallery Never Forget Art Exhibition Reception |
Exhibit Overview
The Americans and the Holocaust Initiative, a groundbreaking ten-year project of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, is anchored in a special exhibition that opened to the public in April 2018 in conjunction with the Museum’s 25th anniversary. This initiative stems from a mandate in the Museum’s founding documents to reflect on “the American aspects of the Holocaust.” By examining this topic, the Museum poses challenging questions that encourage people to think critically about the past, as well as our role in responding to threats of genocide today.
This exhibition raises challenging and important questions about this critical moment in American history. The introduction to the traveling exhibition reads: What did Americans know? What more could have been done?
Holocaust history raises important questions about what the international community, including the United States, could have done to stop the rise of Nazism in Germany and its assault on Europe’s Jews.
By the time Nazi Germany forced the world into war, democratic civilization itself was at stake. The US military fought for almost four years to defend democracy, and more than 400,000 Americans died. American soldiers and civilians alike made enormous sacrifices to free Europe from Nazi oppression. Yet saving Jews and others targeted for murder by the Nazi regime and its collaborators never became a priority.
The United States alone could not have prevented the Holocaust, but more could have been done to save some of the six million Jews who were killed. This exhibition examines the motives, pressures, and fears that shaped Americans’ responses to Nazism, war, and genocide.
Dates and Hours
The exhibit will be open for public viewing beginning March 22nd and ending on April 27th. The exhibit will be open to the public during the library’s regular hours.
| Monday through Wednesday | 8 a.m. – 8 p.m. |
| Thursday and Friday | 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m |
| Saturday and Sunday | Closed |
Please note the library will be closed on Friday, April 7th.
If you would like a guided tour, please fill out this form.
Contact Us
To request additional information, email Dawn Sterning at dsterning@prairiestate.edu or call (708) 709-7882.
Sponsors
Americans and the Holocaust was made possible by the generous support of lead sponsor Jeannie & Jonathan Lavine. Additional major funding was provided by the Bildners — Joan & Allen z”l, Elisa Spungen & Rob, Nancy & Jim; and Jane and Daniel Och. The Museum's exhibitions are also supported by the Lester Robbins and Sheila Johnson Robbins Traveling and Special Exhibitions Fund, established in 1990
Sponsored by the Iris Dreyfuss Fund under the auspices of the National Council of Jewish Women South Cook Section.
Exhibit Location
The exhibit will be located in the Prairie State College Library, located at the college's main campus.
Information about grouped hotel reservations is available from Chicago Southland Convention & Visitor's Bureau.
Sponsorship
Partner - $400
- Banner or logo with link to sponsor site on PSC conference landing page, prairiestate.edu/mhc
- Banner or logo with link to sponsor site on digital event marketing.
- Larger banner, logo, ad, or short video on day-of webinar/opening slide.
- Two General Admission tickets to use or distribute at your discretion.
Patron - $200
- Banner or logo on PSC conference landing page, prairiestate.edu/mhc
- Banner or logo on digital event marketing.
- Smaller banner, logo or ad on day-of webinar/opening slide.
- One General Admission ticket to use or distribute at your discretion.
To secure your sponsorship, please register at:
https://prairiestatecollege-mhc.eventbrite.comYou will receive an email confirming sponsorship within 24 hours.
Sponsor deadline – September 20, 2021.
You will receive an email confirming sponsorship within 24 hours.
Renee’ Bickett
E: rbickett@prairiestate.edu
Google Voice: 708-277-9532
Sessions
| *Ethical Leadership, lecture, Lalinda De La Fuente, Associate Professor, Sociology and Coordinator, Social Sciences | *Ethical Leadership, lecture, Lalinda De La Fuente, Associate Professor, Sociology and Coordinator, Social Sciences | 3/22/2023 | Proven IT Room, PSC Conference Center | A lecture presentation based on USHMM exhibits, centered on the concepts of conformity and rationalization. This conversation will let us better understand how ethics can shift and pose bigger questions about how similar challenges confront us today. |
| Fleeing the Nazis: A Journey of Two Sisters, Bruce Mainzer, lecture | 3/27/2023 | 12:30 p.m. | Proven IT Room, PSC Conference Center | Bruce Mainzer will share the story about his mother's escape from Nazi occupied Prague in 1939. More Information Here. |
| Social Psychology of the Holocaust, lecture, Dr. Dianne DeSousa, Professor/Coordinator, Psychology | 3/28/2023 | 10 - 10:45 a.m. | Proven IT Room, PSC Conference Center | This lecture looks at how our unconscious thought processes and cognitive biases can lead to individual and group behaviors that can have huge implications for society. |
| Evolutionary Psychology of Discrimination, lecture, Dr.Cynthia Cornejo, Professor, Psycholog; and Dr. Angela Hung, Associate Professor, Biology | 3/30/2023 | 9:30 a. m. | Proven IT Room, PSC Conference Center | How do people participate in discrimination regarding race and religion? This lecture would present a science-based analysis of why and how these types of behaviors occur in "average" people. |
| COMM Day Speaking Contest | 4/4/2023 | 3:00 PM | Barnes & Noble College Auditorium, PSC Conference Center | |
| 50 Children: One Ordinary American Couple's Extraordinary Rescue Mission into the Heart of Nazi Germany, movie and lecture, Steven Pressman, director, and writer | 4/13/2023 | 6 - 9 p.m. | Barnes & Noble College Auditorium, PSC Conference Center | The Rescue Mission of Mr. and Mrs. Kraus. This story is featured in the exhibit and Mr. Pressman will be on campus to discuss this story and answer questions. |
| Violins of Hope, a project of concerts based on a private collection of Violins, violas and cellos all collected since the end of World War 2. Many of the instruments belonged to Jews before and during the war. Many were donated by or bought from survivors; some arrived through family members and many simply carry Stars of David as a decoration. | 4/17/2023 | 7 p.m. | Barnes & Noble College Auditorium, PSC Conference Center | |
| Never Forget: an art exhibition featuring works by Jane Fulton Alt, Gabriella Boros, Berit Engen, Pearl Hirshfield, Ellen Holtzblatt, Dr. Robert Magrisso, and Susan May Tell. | 4/24/2023 - 5/17/2023 | 7 p.m. | Christopher Art Gallery | |
| Never Forget Art Exhibition Reception | 4/26/2023 | 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. | Christopher Art Gallery | |
| Marion Blumenthal Lazon - Closing event | 4/27/2023 | 6 p.m. | Prairie State College Library |