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SUMMARY:Weddings During the Holocaust
DESCRIPTION:Israel's Yad Vashem - The World Holocaust Remembrance Center's 
 online exhibit "Weddings During the Holocaust" presents the stories of Jews 
 who married during the Holocaust and those who married after the war in an 
 effort to build new lives. Michael Tal\, curator at Yad Vashem\, discusses 
 the exhibit and materials from Yad Vashem's collections documenting 
 relationships between couples\, as well as items describing how women 
 imprisoned in concentration camps coped with the difficult situation forced 
 upon them. Register to watch it on Zoom or drop in for a “watch party” 
 in the library’s Hammond Room. If you attend the watch party\, you’re 
 welcome to stay after the program's conclusion for a discussion led by 
 Rabbi Lisa Greene of North Shore Congregation Israel. Cosponsored with 
 Vernon Area Public Library\, Highland Park Public Library\, and the Glencoe 
 Council for Inclusion and Community.\n\nREGISTER HERE to attend virtually 
 via Zoom. No registration required to attend the watch party in the 
 library. The program (but not the discussion) will be recorded and 
 available on the library's YouTube channel. Register to have the recording 
 link emailed to you.\n\nMore about the online exhibition: Jewish couples 
 got married throughout the Holocaust period\, in the shadow of anti-Jewish 
 policies\, dispossession\, hardships\, uncertainty\, pervasive hunger and 
 deprivation\, and the omnipresent threat of death. During the war years\, 
 weddings took place in occupied countries\, in the ghettos\, in 
 concentration and labor camps\, and in hiding. Even when no one knew what 
 the next day would bring\, people felt the need to get married. Some 
 married for love\, while many others married in order to overcome 
 loneliness\, to share a common destiny\, and sometimes in order to save 
 their lives. The bond between two individuals in difficult circumstances 
 became a source of stability\, and at times the key to survival. After 
 liberation\, many couples among the She'erit Hapleita (the surviving 
 remnant) chose to get married. As well as the need for love\, weddings were 
 an expression of the survivors' determination to rehabilitate themselves\, 
 to build new lives and to resurrect the severed family lineage. This 
 exhibition presents the stories of Jews who decided to throw in their lot 
 with each other and get married during the war\, and Jewish couples who got 
 married after the war in an effort to build new lives.\n\nJoin Meeting: 
 https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_VN-DZweXThC-JAysSN6-9A
LOCATION:Hammond Room
ORGANIZER;CN="Grace Hayek":MAILTO:ghayek@glencoelibrary.org
CATEGORIES:Featured, Lecture
CONTACT;CN="Grace Hayek":MAILTO:ghayek@glencoelibrary.org
STATUS:CONFIRMED
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URL:https://calendar.glencoelibrary.org/event/12978361
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