School Film Screening

2019 Holocaust Education Screening for Students

Witness Theater: The Film
Director: Oren Rudavsky

Click image to view film trailer.

Thursday, November 14, 2019
Guest Speaker: Sally Shatzkes, Drama Therapist, and several students in film

This documentary follows a unique encounter between Holocaust survivors and high school students in Brooklyn over the course of a year. Their intergenerational journey culminates in a dramatic staging of the survivors’ stories of resolve and survival.

A free matinee screening for middle and high school students in collaboration with the Littman Holocaust Resource Center.

Read about last year's school screening - Click to read

Interviews with Teachers

Karen Titus

Freehold Township High School

Beth Passner

North Brunswick Township High School

Photos

2018 Student Film Screening

New Jersey high school and middle school students arrive at AMC Loews New Brunswick to see a film about the Holocaust.
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New Jersey high school and middle school students arrive at AMC Loews New Brunswick to see a film about the Holocaust.
New Jersey high school and middle school students arrive at AMC Loews New Brunswick.
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New Jersey high school and middle school students arrive at AMC Loews New Brunswick.
New Jersey high school and middle school students arrive at AMC Loews New Brunswick.
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New Jersey high school and middle school students arrive at AMC Loews New Brunswick.
New Jersey high school and middle school students wait to enter the theater for the viewing of the film, A Bag of Marbles.
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New Jersey high school and middle school students wait to enter the theater for the viewing of the film, A Bag of Marbles.
New Jersey high school and middle school students directed to the theater to see the film, A Bag of Marbles.
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New Jersey high school and middle school students directed to the theater to see the film, A Bag of Marbles.
High school students wait for the screening of A Bag of Marbles to begin.
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High school students wait for the screening of A Bag of Marbles to begin.
Henry and Bernard Schanzer, twin brothers now living in New Jersey who were hidden together as young boys on a farm in France, spoke with the students after the screening. Moderated by Karen Small, Managing Director of the Bildner Center, pictured on the left.
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Henry and Bernard Schanzer, twin brothers now living in New Jersey who were hidden together as young boys on a farm in France, spoke with the students after the screening. Moderated by Karen Small, Managing Director of the Bildner Center, pictured on the left.
Students pictured with Henry and Bernard Schanzer.
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Students pictured with Henry and Bernard Schanzer.
Students pictured with Henry and Bernard Schanzer.
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Students pictured with Henry and Bernard Schanzer.
Students pictured with Henry and Bernard Schanzer.
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Students pictured with Henry and Bernard Schanzer.
Students pictured with Henry and Bernard Schanzer.
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Students pictured with Henry and Bernard Schanzer.
Students pictured with Henry and Bernard Schanzer.
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Students pictured with Henry and Bernard Schanzer.
Students pictured with Henry and Bernard Schanzer.
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Students pictured with Henry and Bernard Schanzer.
Students pictured with Henry and Bernard Schanzer.
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Students pictured with Henry and Bernard Schanzer.
Students and teachers from Neptune High School with Henry and Bernard Schanzer (seated, center).
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Students and teachers from Neptune High School with Henry and Bernard Schanzer (seated, center).

Bildner Center for the Study of Jewish Life

Bildner Center for the Study of Jewish Life

The Allen and Joan

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