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In celebration of Hitler's birthday,
1000 young Jews were transported to the Auschwitz-Birkenau
concentration camp on April 20, 1943. 21-year old Eva Brewster,
her husband, baby daughter and mother were among that transport.
Her husband and baby daughter, along with 991 others, did
not survive... they were among the estimated 1.5 million people
who died at Auschwitz-Birkenau between 1940 and 1945.
Settling in southern Alberta after the war,
Eva's life became dedicated to exposing the horrors of the
Shoah [the Holocaust] that it might not ever happen
again. Her award-winning book, Vanished in Darkness,
and this exhibit continue that promise.
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OPENING
RECEPTION
THU
JAN 25.07 | 7:00 pm | sponsored by
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Alberta
Mavericks: Eva Brewster 
(8:37)
April 9, 2008: Michale Lang, Curator for the
Whyte Museum in Banff, brings us the story of a true
hero - the remarkable life of the late Eva Brewster.
Every Wednesday Michale digs up
Alberta's rich historic past with the story of a true
Alberta Maverick for the CBC Radio One program Wild
Rose Country.
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EXHIBIT TRAVELS:
Inquiries on booking this
exhibit should be directed to Galt Museum Curator Wendy
Aitkens at 403.320-3907 or by email.
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Related
Programs
Program
Schedule>>
Museum Free Day
Sat JAN 27 |
10:00-4:30
UN
International Holocaust Remembrance Day
Free admission all day | talks and book signings
Sygmund Sobolewski
on Auschwitz - The Other Victims
11:00 - 12:00
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Sygmund Sobolewski was a 17 year old Polish Roman Catholic
who was sent to Auschwitz, as a political prisoner, on June
14, 1940, the day the camp opened.
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He survived 4 ½ years of horror in the German death
camp. Sygmund watched as other political prisoners, Roma gypsies,
homosexuals, common criminals, Russian prisoners of war and
over a million Jewish people were forced into hard labour
or systemically exterminated.
Mr. Sobolewski will talk about these other victims, as well
as young Germans who were sentenced to 57 days labour at Auschwitz
in an effort to "re-educate" them.
Unfortunately, Prisoner 88: The Man in Stripes, a
biography of his life as an Auschwitz survivor written by
R. D. Tanenbaum, is now out of print.
Chava Rosenfarb Book Signing
1:00 - 3:00
The Tree of Life: A Trilogy of Life in the
Lodz Ghetto*
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Author Chava Rosenfarb is a
survivor of the Shoah [Holocaust] who has published poetry,
prose, and drama in both English and Yiddish. |
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The Tree of Life won the 1979 Itsik Manger Prize,
the world's highest Yiddish literature honour. She now
resides in Lethbridge.
*Available for purchase
in the Museum Store
Also see Wed MAR 14
| 7:00 pm
 Surviving
the Holocaust: A discussion of Chava Rosenfarb’s
Short Stories
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In the
news
Lethbridge
Herald archives on Eva Brewster
Holocaust
denier sent to jail in Germany
USHMM
2006 International Holocaust Remembrance Day
USHMM
to Project Wall-Sized Images of Genocide in Darfur
Horrors
of Auschwitz recalled (Red Deer Advocate, Jan 14.08)
Museum
Provides Detail From Nazi Archive The Associated Press -
WASHINGTON (AP)
Holocaust
survivor tells students about concentration camp horrors (Lethbridge
Herald, Mar 5.08)
Museum
of memories a must-see
Contemporary
Jewish Museum opens June 8.08 in San Francisco
Berlin's
Jewish Museum retraces artwork looted by Nazis
Holocaust
refugee museum opens in Italy Jan 15.09
A
New Memorial at Bergen-Belsen Jan 22.09
Holocaust
museum chronicles WWII Nazi propaganda Feb 6.09
A
Lifetime’s Collection of Texts in Hebrew, at Sotheby’s
Feb 12.09
Illinois
Holocaust Museum opens Apr 2.09
Museum
opens high-tech gallery on recent genocides, May 23.09
Anniversary
of Auschwitz Uprising passes with little notice Oct 11.09
Auschwitz
Sign Stolen, CBS Evening News Dec 18.09
Police
recover stolen Auschwitz sign AFP, Dec 21.09
Poland:
Sign Stolen From Auschwitz Is Returned, AP, Jan 21.10
Documents
of Auschwitz death camp doctors found, AP, Mar 22.10
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Related Exhibition
Education
Auschwitz: The Eva Brewster
Story
JAN 29 to APR 27: Grades 4 and up | 90 minutes | $40/class
Free bussing for Lethbridge schools | Teacher's manual available
The program will use Eva's story and other biographies to examine
the realities of the Shoah and will relate these events to current
world affairs. Topics discussed during the program may include:
- the role and responsibility of countries, individuals and organizations
when confronted with human rights violations,
- racism, stereotypes, prejudice and anti-Semitism
- the value of diversity and society's role in protecting and
supporting minority groups and
- the dangers of remaining silent and indifferent in the face
of oppression and the ways one person's voice can be heard
Guided
Tours of
Auschwitz: The Eva Brewster Story or of the permanent
exhibit are available for groups.
Thu
FEB 15 | 7:00 - 9:00
Legacy of
Auschwitz:
Dr. Paul Viminitz
admission fees apply [incl. access to the exhibit]
| free to pass holders
details
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