Visions of the Holocaust

Linn-Benton Community College’s Diversity Achievement Center brings the horrors of the Holocaust out of the textbooks and on to the movie screen for Holocaust awareness month.

The films, which are part of DAC’s Movie Mondays, will be shown in F-221 on Mondays from noon to 1 p.m. They are free to students, staff, and the community, and will focus on a different theme each month.

DAC Coordinator, Toni Klohk explains that the movies, which are selected from LBCC’s student library, are shown to provide an opportunity for students to socialize with their peers during their afternoon breaks and to learn something new. Free popcorn provided.

“(The movies) are for educational purposes and, although the holocaust is a very heavy subject, one that is emotional, we would like students to come in, relax, and bring a lunch,” said Klohk.

According to a press release, next Monday’s movie, “One Survivor Remembers” is a story about Gerda Weissmann’s survival and liberation after six years of Nazi rule.

Jeff Silverman, in a review for Variety, referred to the movie as “A beautiful story, filled with hope and triumph and (with) an ending that soars beyond imagination.”

Also,on Monday April 20 and 27 the DAC will show “ The long Way Home,” a film that chronicles the personal reflections of the challenges that holocaust survivors faced while trying to rebuild their lives.

“Most people don’t realize that after the people in these camps were liberated they had no where to go,” said Klohk

In addition to the Monday movies, the DAC will also recognize Holocaust awareness month by sponsoring a speech, Alter Wiener, as well as speeches from LBCC faculty Callie Palmer and Robert Harrison.

For more information, contact the DAC at 541-917-4461.

(Photo Credit: Max Brown)