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On-Site Program: Real and Imaginary: A Conversation About Spiritual Resistance

June 4, 2023 @ 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Join Sid. Z. Leiman, PhD, internationally acclaimed scholar of Jewish history and literature, for a candid conversation about spiritual resistance during the Holocaust. Dr. Leiman’s work combines extensive research in Holocaust era documents with personal knowledge of 20th century Eastern European life and sheds light on this fascinating aspect of the Holocaust. Hosted by Rabbi Reuven Brand, Dean of the Midwest Center for Jewish Learning, Dr. Leiman will explore well-known and unexplored extraordinary episodes, separating fact from fiction and appreciating timeless lessons of faith, courage, and humanity.

11 am – 12 pm | Program in Goodman Auditorium

12 – 1 pm | Meet and greet with Dr. Leiman in Feis Family Lobby accompanied by Kosher hors d’oeuvres reception

12:30 pm | Begin docent-led tours of The Girl in the Diary (approx. 45 minutes)

Registration is required: https://ihm.ec/realimaginary

Presented in partnership with YU Torah Mitzion Kollel of Chicago and Midwest Center for Jewish Learning.

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Date:
June 4, 2023
Time:
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
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Website:
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Organizer

Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center
Phone
847.967.4800
Email
info@ilhmec.org
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Venue

Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center
9603 Woods Dr
Skokie, IL 60077 US
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