Holocaust Education Resources Council Newsletter August 2016
Board of Directors Dear HERC Friends,
John Rosner I would like to take a moment to take back to their classrooms. PRESIDENT honor and remember the Holocaust An eagerly anticipated night of inspiration Rita Blank survivors whose courage and commitment will be in store at the Remembrance Dinner on VICE PRESIDENT are bedrock upon which we have all built November 9th at the Turnbull Conference Center. our work. When we began planning The evening will begin at a reception followed by Tasha Weinstein HERC programs many years ago - there dinner with an inspiring program by Guest Speaker SECRETARY were many survivors sharing their story - Ted Deutch, US Congressman and a leader in David Kirk I think of them fondly and miss them and advancing legislation that would facilitate TREASURER their voices. As the child of Holocaust compensation claims for survivors. He was named survivors, I know that they all have to the governing council of the U.S. Holocaust Monte Finkelstein experiences to learn from. Memorial Museum. The event will also present the HERC EDUCATION As summer winds down and first HERC Humanitarian Award to Susan Turner, DIRECTOR school gets ready to start, HERC is who leads this community in many ways by planning many programs. Every day I hear example, as one of our most dedicated supporters. At-Large Members stories about the impact of HERC from According to Jane Marks, "Susan is the real deal". teachers. The lessons of the Holocaust are Hurry to make your reservation! Linda Davey never forgotten. On October 26th teachers Please join us to help HERC continue to Eileen Lerner Robyn Rachin will gather to learn about educating the impact everyone. We need volunteers to assist in Shari Gewanter next generation to remember the lessons many ways. You can make a difference. Thanks Donna Callaway of history. Each year, through professional for supporting Holocaust education. Michelle Gayle learning opportunities like the one the Mary Ann Deitchman Avi Wygodski teachers will take part in, the HERC Daniela Wellner strives to create what we call "Leaders in Barbara Goldstein Holocaust Education", people who are Executive Director inspired to see their role differently and to act as "active agents". I see this happen with every teacher that attends each year as they are impacted by the messages they
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Message from John Rosner, HERC President
As we head into the hottest portion of the year, our French Bulldog Beni is fast asleep on the couch lulled by the gentle rumble of the ceiling fan. Although he
presents a most relaxed and peaceful figure, I am reminded that it is not the time to relax. Indeed, the members of your board are continuing the important work of HERC.
Recently the education committee met to discuss a wide range of issues including future teacher training and the possibility of having "lunch and learn" programs at our local schools. Other points of discussion included an educational 2017 trip to Poland as well as the upcoming 2017 performance of the Requiem of Defiance by the Tallahassee Symphony Orchestra.
Let's not forget the industrious and ongoing travail of the dinner committee. Those folks are working vigorously to create a truly memorable evening. Once again, let me encourage you all to join us on November 9 at the Turnbull Center. It will be an unforgettable event.
I am constantly amazed by the consistently good work produced by our board members as well as the great volunteers involved. Together we will continue to provide the important education to our children so that a Holocaust will never again occur. Sincerely,
John Rosner HERC President
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2016/2017 HERC Book Club
Holocaust Education Resource Council 2016/2017 Book Club Date Book & Author Time Venue 9/15/2016 Kindertransport 7:00 PM‐ Leon County Public Library by Olga Levy Drucker 8:30 PM 200 W Park Ave Program Room B (850) 606‐2665 10/20/2016 The Abandonment of the 7:00 PM‐ Leon County Public Library Jews: America and the 8:30 PM 200 W Park Ave Holocaust Program Room B by David S. Wyman (850) 606‐2665 11/17/2016 Assignment Rescue: An 7:00 PM‐ Leon County Public Library Autobiography 8:30 PM 200 W Park Ave by Varian Fry Program Room B (850) 606‐2665 No discussion group XXX XXX XXX in December 1/19/2017 Legacy of Courage: A 7:00 PM‐ Leon County Public Library Holocaust Survival Story in 8:30 PM 200 W Park Ave Greece Program Room B by Frederic Kapis (850) 606‐2665 2/16/2017 Shanghai Refuge: A Memoir 7:00 PM‐ Leon County Public Library of the WW II Jewish Ghetto 8:30 PM 200 W Park Ave by Ernest G. Heppner Program Room B (850) 606‐2665 3/16/2017 The Seventh Million: Israelis 7:00 PM‐ Leon County Public Library and the Holocaust 8:30 PM 200 W Park Ave by Tom S. Segev Program Room B (850) 606‐2665
Upcoming Events…
Please join us on April 23, 2017 for Holocaust Remembrance Commemoration at Temple Israel 2215 Mahan Drive Tallahassee, FL 32308
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2016/2017 HERC Book Club
2016-2017 HERC Book Club
HERC invites everyone to join us for any or all of the book club discussions, and we welcome back our long-time readers! Here is what is in store for the coming year.
In keeping with our push for a greater educational awareness of the Holocaust, HERC will be continuing the thematic based approach to the book selections for this year. Last year’s theme “An Overview of the Holocaust in its Different Aspects” was quite successful as noted by your responses to our selections. In the past, our discussions have tended to rely heavily on the events in Germany and Poland and only deal with other nations on the periphery. However, the Holocaust was in fact a worldwide phenomenon and it is for this reason that a broader geographical reading has been selected for the coming year. This year’s theme will be “The Holocaust Throughout the World” and each book will focus on the Holocaust as it happened for different nations.
Below is a list of this year’s selections, their nation of focus, and the calendar dates for their readings. Each one promises to be an enlightening and informative experience that will continue to add to our understanding of this tragic event. We look forward to seeing each of you for yet another year of discussion, and learning. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact HERC at www.holocaustresources.org
September 15 - England: Drachen, Olga Levy; Kindertransport
October 20- United States: Wyman, David; The Abandonment of the Jews: America and the Holocaust
November 17 - France: Fry, Varian; Assignment Rescue
January 19 – Greece: Kapis, Frederic; Legacy of Courage: A Holocaust Survival Story in Greece
February 16 - March 16 - China; Heppner, Ernest G.; Shanghai Refuge: A Memoir of the WWII Jewish Ghetto
March 16 - Israel: Segev, Tom; The Seventh Million: Israel and the Holocaust
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2016 Remembrance Dinner Sponsorship Opportunities
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I SAW IT IN THE MOVIES !
The HERC movie series, I SAW IT IN THE MOVIES, will continue in 2017. For the past two years, we have been exploring the movies produced by American movie houses in the U.S. (Warner Brothers, United Artists, Columbia, etc.) in the years just prior to and during WWII. We have seen that American audiences of the “social media” of the day – the movies – knew about the discriminatory policies of the Nazis, the denial of free speech and religion, and the existence of brutal concentration camps inside Germany. We have become aware of Nazi spy activities in America, the labeling of “degenerate” art, and the take‐over of the minds of the youth of Germany ‐ boys being trained to be soldiers for their “savior”, Hitler, and girls to be breeders of soldiers. We saw Charlie Chaplin’s 1940 parody of “The Great Dictator” and heard his impassioned plea for the brotherhood of man.
In 2017, we will continue to explore what has become quite obvious – that what Americans knew about the policy and actions of the Nazis was quite extensive. Our first film is WATCH ON THE RHINE, starring Bette Davis and Paul Lukas. Released by Warner Brothers in 1943, the movie was based on a stirring play by the famous writer Lillian Hellman and adapted for the screen by Dashiell Hammett. Its success on the NYC stage was echoed on the screen; Paul Lucas both won the Golden Globe and Academy Awards for Best Actor. He plays a German anti‐Nazi underground leader who has been fighting and hiding in Europe and has brought his American wife and their children to security in America. The complacency of Americans regarding the barbaric nature of the conflict spreading across Europe plays a role in the story as Lucas’ identity is discovered and he and his family must make a sacrificial choice. Determination, idealism, dignity and strength are portrayed passionately by Lucas and Davis. WATCH ON THE RHINE will be seen on January 26, 2017.
On February 23, THE SEVENTH CROSS will be presented. This 1944 MGM film is set in 1936 when the primary purpose of German concentration camps was to incarcerate political opponents of the Nazi state. It is based on a novel by Anna Seghers. In the film, Spencer Tracy plays an escapee who sees the six men who broke out with him recaptured and hung on crosses to die. As he keeps one step ahead of pursuing Nazis, he feels the terror of an animal being ruthlessly hunted. Dread, suspicion, and anxiety are his companions. However, his faith in mankind is restored by the perilous actions of his friends who help him. SEVENTH CROSS is one of the best known of wartime concentration camp escape movies. We are showing this movie just days before the FSU exhibit, “Cinema Judaica” will open at the FSU Fine Arts Museum. This film, as well as seven others we have seen in our series, will be featured in the exhibit.
On March 23, we will divert a bit from our theme of what America knew in the 1940’s. The Tallahassee Symphony orchestra will be presenting Verdi’s “Defiant Requiem” on March 25. Our film series will show the 2012 documentary with the same title, portraying the memorial concert which told the story of how musician inmates of the concentration camp Terezin, conducted by composer Rafael Schachter, used the power of Verdi’s music to maintain their dignity and fight back by playing and singing to the Nazis what they dared not say to them. This is a little known story of incredible defiance, using music as the vehicle. If you are able to hear the symphony on March 25, seeing this film will provide you with a profound appreciation for the meaning of the title, “Defiant Requiem.”
The final film of the 2017 series, THE MOON IS DOWN, is based on a 1942 John Steinbeck novel, which told a story of the Nazi occupation of a resource rich village in Norway. While the Nazis expected capitulation, the townspeople, led by their dignified, compassionate mayor, resist and experience brutal retaliation. It is a story of people whose will and nobility cannot be broken by violence. It also depicts a conflict of ideologies and is a philosophical indictment of the Nazi “new order”. Sir Cedric Hardwicke and Henry Travers (you might recognize him as Clarence in its A WONDERFUL LIFE) lead the cast. Twentieth Century Fox released THE MOON IS DOWN in 1943.
ALL FOUR FILMS WILL BE SHOWN ‐ AT NO CHARGE ‐ AT ALL SAINTS THEATRE 918 ½ RAILROAD AVENUE AT 7:00 ON THE DATES SHOWN
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Planned Giving 101
Planned giving, sometimes referred to as gift planning, may be defined as a method of supporting non‐profits and charities that enables philanthropic individuals or donors to make larger gifts than they could make from their income. While some planned gifts provide a life‐long income to the donor, others use estate and tax planning techniques to provide for charity and other heirs in ways that maximize the gift and/or minimize its impact on the donor's estate.
Thus, by definition, a planned gift is any major gift, made in lifetime or at death as part of a donor’s overall financial and/or estate planning.
By contrast, gifts to the annual fund or for membership dues are made from a donor’s discretionary income, and while they may be budgeted for, they are not planned.
Whether a donor uses cash, appreciated securities/stock, real estate, artwork, partnership interests, personal property, life insurance, a retirement plan, etc., the benefits of funding a planned gift can make this type of charitable giving very attractive to both donor and charity.
What are the 3 types of planned gifts?
• First, outright gifts that use appreciated assets as a substitute for cash;
• Second, gifts that return income or other financial benefits to the donor in return for the contribution;
• Third, gifts payable upon the donor’s death.
What gift plans return income to donors?
Charitable gift annuities make fixed payments, starting either when the gift is made (an immediate‐payment gift annuity) or at a later date (a deferred or flexible gift annuity). Some organizations maintain pooled income funds, which commingle donations, pay beneficiaries variable depending on the earnings of the fund, and generally operate like a charitable mutual fund. Charitable remainder unitrusts and annuity trusts are individually managed trusts that pay the beneficiaries either a fixed percentage of trust income or a fixed dollar amount.
What are the tax benefits of planned gifts?
• Donors can contribute appreciated property, like securities or real estate, receive a charitable deduction for the full market value of the asset, and pay no capital gains tax on the transfer.
• Donors who establish a life‐income gift receive a tax deduction for the full, fair market value of the assets contributed, minus the present value of the income interest retained; if they fund their gift with appreciated property they pay no upfront capital gains tax on the transfer.
• Gifts payable to charity upon the donor’s death, like a bequest or a beneficiary designation in a life insurance policy or retirement account, do not generate a lifetime income tax deduction for the donor, but they are exempt from estate tax.
For more information on how you can benefit HERC through Planned Giving, contact the Executive Director, Barbara Goldstein. Planned Giving information taken from the following website: https://www.plannedgiving.com/what‐is‐planned‐giving
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2016 HERC MEMBERSHIP
David Abrams Linda Gilleon Donald Axelrad Steve Goldberg Susan Baldino Stacey Goldring Sandy Ballas Ron and Barbara Goldstein Brian and Carol Berkowitz Shimon and Nechama Gottshalk (in memory of Rachel Capelouto) Bill Graham and Shelley Hill Bruce and Karen Bickley Susanne Griffin Libby Bigham Kara Gross Martha Billings Sue Gross Felix and Rita Blank Bill Gwynn Phil and Rita Blank Susan Haddix Byron and Pam Block Kathleen Hamption Joe and Sue Boyd Gina Harris David and Liz Brady Paul Harvill Dr. Logan and Maryanne Brooks Tom and Dot Hayward Fran and Nancy Buhler Jeff Helicher Raymond and Wendy Capelouto William Herrell Tonya Chavis Jerry and Roberta Hill Thomas and Margaret Clark Sol Hirsch Judge Robert and Karen Cohen Lori Holcomb Caroline Collins Madelon Horwich Art and Elaine Cooper Richard and Linda Hyson Bill and Stephanie Corry Robin Johnston Martha Cunningham Wendy Johnston Karen Culpepper Janet Kaplan Linda Davey Patrick Kaye Paul and MaryAnn Deitchman Sandra Kendall Doreen Dumond Dr. Howard Kessler and Anne Van Meter Mark Easterling Paula Kiger Shelia Erstling Sam and Jessica Kimelman Brian and Libby Fairhurst Lynda Kinard Lisa Finkelstein and Jim Hruska Beth Kinnon Monte Finkelstein Kraft Nissan Stephan and Marcia Fregger Davia Kramer Steve Friedlander Joel and Betty Kramer Daniel and Linda Fuchs Kim Koutnik Ann Gabor and Jay Payne David and Debra Lachter Michelle Y. Gayle Dr. Sam and Judy Lamb Elizabeth George Dian Latour Mitchell and Jacque Gilberg Eileen Lerner H E Holocaust Education Resource Council | P.O.Box 16282 Tall., FL 32317 | holocaustresources.org 10 RC Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HERCTallahassee 2016 HERC MEMBERSHIP continued…
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