“The ‘Voices of Hope’ initiative is designed to underscore the dangers of intolerance, anti-Semitism, racism and discrimination, and to help the next generation build a world based on human rights and mutual respect.” - Museum of Science & History. “Voices of Hope to be Highlighted by MOSH’s Anne Frank Exhibit in 2017.” Jacksonville Jewish News, Dec. 2016, p. 4.
These are events taking place on FSCJ campuses or at the MOSH in January and February 2017.
More events are listed on the Anne Frank Jax calendar.
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Dates |
Time |
Event |
Location |
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Jan 13 – Feb 12th |
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‘Anne Frank: A History for Today’ |
MOSH |
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Jan 13- Feb 12 |
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‘Witnesses to the Shoah’ – a video of interviews with Jacksonville Holocaust survivors. |
MOSH |
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Jan 13- Feb 12 |
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‘Remembering the Holocaust in Art: From the Collection of Dan and Cindy Edelman |
MOSH |
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Jan 14, 21, 28 Feb 4, 11 |
11am, 1pm, 3pm |
I am from – poetry workshop – A poetry workshop for participants 13 years and older to help process and connect with what they learned from the Anne Frank exhibit while exploring their own experiences with injustice or discrimination. |
MOSH |
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Jan 17 – 27
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Traveling Exhibit, “Parallel Journeys: World War II and the Holocaust through the Eyes of Teens” |
Wilson Center Lobby, South Campus |
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Jan 17 |
5:30pm |
Medical ethics today: lessons learned from Anne Frank and the holocaust – panel discussion - the program addresses events leading up to the Holocaust, the role of health professionals during the Holocaust, the medical profession’s ethical framework developed since WWII, and today’s medical ethical challenges. |
MOSH |
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Jan 18 |
7pm |
‘Anne Frank: Beyond the Diary – An Exploration of Her Influence on the Visual Arts’ - discussion by art teacher and Historian, Cindy Edelman, with music of that time by Ritz Chamber Players |
MOSH |
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Jan 24 |
11a-12:30p |
Documentary Film Screening “From Swastika to Jim Crow” (60 minutes) |
Zeke Bryant Auditorium, North Campus |
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Jan 24 |
7pm |
‘Violins of Hope: Understanding the Vision’ – author James Grymes interviews Israeli violin restorer Amnon Weinstein |
MOSH |
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Jan 25 |
11a-12:30p |
Documentary Film Screening “From Swastika to Jim Crow” (60 minutes) |
KNT-D120, Kent Campus |
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Jan 26 |
6-7:30p |
Documentary Film Screening “From Swastika to Jim Crow” (60 minutes) |
Wilson Center, Lakeside Room, South Campus |
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Jan 28 – 8pm
Jan 29 – 1-4pm |
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Seven Sixty-one: The Works of Anne Frank - A performance by Jacksonville University Theatre students that focuses on the 761 days Anne Frank, her family and friends spent hiding from the Nazis. Anne’s own journal entries from The Diary of a Young Girl and short stories and fables she wrote during this time will be presented to give life to her words and her personal story.
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MOSH |
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Jan 30 – Feb 3
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Traveling Exhibit, “Parallel Journeys: World War II and the Holocaust through the Eyes of Teens” |
Library, Downtown Campus |
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Jan 30 |
11a-12:30p |
World Café – Student led discussion about immigration and discrimination |
NTH-A236, North Campus |
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Jan 31 |
6-7:30p |
Documentary Film Screening “From Swastika to Jim Crow” (60 minutes) |
DWD-G1709, Theater, Deerwood Center |
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Feb 2 |
10-11:30a |
Documentary Film Screening “From Swastika to Jim Crow” (60 minutes) |
DTN-A1068, Downtown Campus |
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Feb 6 – 10 |
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Traveling Exhibit, “Parallel Journeys: World War II and the Holocaust through the Eyes of Teens” |
Library, North Campus |
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Feb 6 |
6-7pm |
Workplace Discrimination: Have We Progressed? - A panel discussion with a diverse group of community leaders to examine workplace discrimination, modern-day challenges and possible solutions. |
MOSH – Wells Fargo Room |
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Feb 7 |
6:30p |
WATCHERS OF THE SKY A powerful documentary that interweaves mass atrocities around the world and examines the life of Raphael Lemkin, who coined the term “genocide” in an effort to have it recognized as an international crime and prevented from ever reoccurring in history. Tickets: $5 General Public; $4 MOSH members. |
MOSH |
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Feb 13 – 17 |
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Traveling Exhibit, “Parallel Journeys: World War II and the Holocaust through the Eyes of Teens” |
Library, Kent Campus |
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Feb 21 – 27 |
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Traveling Exhibit, “Parallel Journeys: World War II and the Holocaust through the Eyes of Teens” |
Lobby Outside LLC, Deerwood Center |
Events - January/February 2017
