In November 2011, the annual Miryam Brand Holocaust Film Project was held at George Washington High School in Denver. This year featured recently completed stories from the Community Narratives Project’s Survivor Stories: Generations, a digital collection of stories of Denver-area Holocaust survivors and their children/grandchildren. Four short videos were screened, with the storytellers on stage to answer questions from students. We were honored to have history scholar and teacher Fran Sterling of Facing History and Ourselves facilitate the program. And, we were privileged to include in the program Loan Maas, the principal of George Washington High School, and her own story of resilience.
For information and to reserve seats email Deanne Kapnik or call (303) 749-5019.
Honoring the Memory of Holocaust Survivor Miryam Brand
Miryam Brand was a Holocaust survivor who devoted much of her passion and energy to education. Her family has provided the Mizel Museum with funding in her memory for the The Miryam Brand Holocaust Film Project, an annual program that educates students about the Holocaust through film. Each year, we partner with an area high school to produce a program based on a new Holocaust film. We utilize the school’s auditorium and invite teachers from across the area to bring their own classes to experience the program, view the film, and meet and ask questions of program participants – film producers, Holocaust survivors, actors, authors. The Miryam Brand Holocaust film event has touched more than 7,500 middle and high school students, adults and college students.
Past featured films include:
“I’m Still Here…” based on the experiences of author and speaker Alexandra Zapruder who came to Denver to introduce the film.
“Children of Chabannes” was introduced by director and producer Lisa Gossels.
“We Must Remember,” a film by 16 students from Carlsbad High in southern California. The students documented their study in a 32-minute film.
“Forgotten Transports,” an extraordinary documentary series by Lucáš Přibyl that explores the history of Czech Jews through their deportation and ultimate experience of Holocaust survival. The series was screened at the Starz Denver Film Festival 2010.
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