Lakewood Public Library
Lakewood, Ohio
Using literature, film, audio and interviews with some of the key participants, the presented will explore a heady mythology that rose up in the aftermath of this event.
During this lively presentation, the presenter will also discuss Day of the Dead, Bonfire Night and similar celebrations found throughout the world.
Join Bejamin Sapp, Director of the University of Findlay’s Mazza Museum—the world’s largest collection of original artwork by children’s book illustrators—for an exploration of Roger Duvoisin and his legacy, and a discussion of the Mazza Museum and illustrated children’s books. Roger Duvoisin, a prize-winning author and illustrator of children’s books, was born in Geneva, Switzerland, […]
John Schepley explores this fascinating Cleveland history with the help of photographs, maps, printouts and exhibits.
Besa: Muslims Who Saved Jews During the Holocaust
This film follows the important stories and moving photographs contained in Neil H. Gershman’s critically acclaimed book, Besa: Muslims who Saved Jews During World War II. A selection of original Gershman photographs is on display at the Main Library Gallery and this documentary provides context to the exhibition. Join Dr. Afridi for an introduction of […]
Besa: Muslims Who Saved Jews During the Holocaust
Did any Arabs save Jews during the Holocaust? That’s the question author Robert Satloff had in mind when he set out to discover the lost, true stories of survival, courage and betrayal in Arab lands during World War II. The truth is remarkable: not only did Jews in Arab lands suffer many of same elements […]
Presenter Jamie Miles from the Cleveland Restoration Society will highlight Phillips’ career, his development as an artist and the importance of his work to Cleveland’s historic black churches.
Besa: Muslims Who Saved Jews During the Holocaust
This French war drama recounts the largely untold story about the role that Algerian and other Muslims in Paris played in the French Resistance and as rescuers of Jews during the German occupation (1940–1944). The film features two historic figures: Si Kaddour Benghabrit, rector of the Grand Mosque of Paris, and Salim Halali, an Algerian Jewish singer. Tahar Rahim stars as a young Algerian and Michael Lonsdale as the rector. […]
Mel Maurer, a member, past president, and past Historian of the Cleveland Civil War Roundtable, performs as President Lincoln.