The new short film The Ice Cream Man tells the true story of Ernst Cahn, a popular Jewish ice cream parlor owner, who, shortly after the Nazi invasion of the Netherlands, finds himself targeted by the infamous "Butcher of Lyon," Klaus Barbie. As his world crumbles, Cahn must choose between resistance and death...a choice that will reverberate throughout the country.

Join the Museum for a screening of the film followed by a discussion with Noah Emmerich, who stars in the film as Ernst Cahn; Robert Moniot, the film's writer, director, and producer; and Greg Malone, the film's producer.

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In January 1945, less than two weeks before the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp evacuation, four forced laborer women, Estusia Wajcblum, Rosa Robota, Alla Gartner, and Regina Safirstein were hanged in public, accused of sabotaging the Nazi war machine. Sabotage tells the dramatic unknown story of the women’s underground operation in Auschwitz-Birkenau. It is a story of feminine heroism, resistance, and tragedy told through the eyes of Anna Wajcblum Heilman, Estusia’s sister and youngest member of the women’s resistance.

Under the horrific inferno of Auschwitz, Anna writes a diary describing the dramatic story of the women’s resistance, the camaraderie, and the friendship between them.

The screening of the film will be followed by a discussion with Ariela Heilman, daughter of Auschwitz survivor Anna Waczblum, and Irit Felsen, a clinical psychologist specializing in the treatment of trauma and traumatic loss. 

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Long before their country joined the war, American aid workers were active in rescue efforts across Europe. In this presentation, renowned Holocaust scholar Debórah Dwork will focus on such Americans, many of whom were women.

Some, followed by Nazi agents, learned secrecy as they spirited people across borders. Others negotiated with government representatives. The new book Saints and Liars illuminates the unpredictable circumstances and often fast-changing historical events with which these rescuers contended, while revealing the moral questions they encountered and the devastating decisions they had to make. 

Drawing on a multitude of archival documents, from letters to diaries and memos, Prof. Dwork offers a rare glimpse into the lives of individuals who - at times with their organizations' backing, but sometimes against their directives - sought to help people find safe-haven from persecution.

Come celebrate Frutikas - Tu BiShevat with the Museum of Jewish Heritage and the Sephardic Jewish Brotherhood of America! Tu BiShevat, the fifteenth day of the Jewish month of Shevat, is designated as the "new year of trees." In the Sephardic tradition, this is celebrated by having a Seder referred to as Frutikas in Ladino (lit. little fruits), which highlights the symbolic meaning of various fruits and marks the beginning of the annual growth cycle in the land of Israel. This event will feature a mini-seder in Hebrew, Ladino, and English, along with traditional food and music from the Sephardic community.

In the spring of 1939, Gilbert and Eleanor Kraus, a Jewish couple from Philadelphia, embarked on a risky and unlikely mission. Traveling into the heart of Nazi Germany, they rescued 50 Jewish children from Vienna and brought them to the United States—the largest group of unaccompanied minors brought to the USA in the lead-up to World War II. Most of the children were reunited with their parents after the war.

Decades after this incredible rescue, Gilbert and Eleanor’s grandson Peter Kraus, along with his wife Jill, discovered this incredible history through a manuscript compiled by Eleanor before she died. The couple embarked upon an investigation that led to the creation of 50 Children: The Rescue Mission of Mr. and Mrs. Kraus which premiered on HBO in 2023 for Yom HaShoah.

Peter and Jill have shared their incredible family story with thousands of individuals across the country to inspire everyone to give back and make a difference. On January 16, they will join us at the Museum of Jewish Heritage to share how they discovered the story, what it has meant to them to be a Kraus, and how the legacy has changed their own sense of personal responsibility.