This Week in Hillel - November 6th
Queen's Hillel
THIS WEEK IN HILLEL!
Hey everyone! Queen's Hillel here, hoping everyone's had a great week and is doing well during this wonderful world of midterms. We have a great couple of weeks lined up ahead, so read up!
In this email:
1. HOLOCAUST EDUCATION WEEK - Mon. Nov. 7th - Fri. Nov. 11th
2. KAY ANDREWS - "HOLOCAUST: THE PARADIGMATIC GENOCIDE" - Mon. Nov.7th, 7:30pm, Stirling Hall (Room A)
3. "DEFIANCE" - HOLOCAUST EDUCATION MOVIE NIGHT - Tues. Nov. 8th, 7:30pm, Kinesiology 100
4. CANDLE LIGHTING AND READING OF THE NAMES - Weds. Nov. 9th, 10:30am, JDUC Lower Ceilidh
5. ELLY GOTZ, HOLOCAUST SURVIVOR - "RETURNING TO DACHAU AFTER 65 YEARS - Weds. Nov. 9th, 7:30pm, Stirling Hall (Room D)
6. SHABBAT DINNER - Fri. Nov. 11th
7. BEWIC SPORTS DAY HILLEL MACCABEES
8. BREWS WITH JEWS - Nov. 17th
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1. HOLOCAUST EDUCATION WEEK - Mon. Nov. 7th - Fri. Nov. 11th
In addition to the events listed below, Queen's Hillel will be having a walk-through exhibit in the JDUC throughout the week, featuring exhibits of different aspects of the Holocaust.
2. KAY ANDREWS - "HOLOCAUST: THE PARADIGMATIC GENOCIDE" - Nov. 7th, 7:30, Stirling Hall (Room A)
Relating the Holocaust to other genocides has become increasingly common in the twenty-first century. For many individuals, learning about the Holocaust and understanding more about other mass atrocities, genocides and crimes against humanity is an important yet complex task. A central concern raised by some individuals is why teach and learn about the Holocaust when there have been so many other instances of mass suffering of target groups throughout history? Further, why teach and learn about the Holocaust when other crimes against humanity are perpetrated today?
Kay Andrews addresses these concerns and believes that a clear and well-informed understanding of the Holocaust, the paradigmatic genocide, may help people to understand other genocides, mass atrocities, and human rights violations. For many, learning and teaching, about mass suffering only began after the Second World War, or, to be specific, after the Holocaust. In part due to our investigation of the Holocaust, a whole field of genocide studies has developed and, in consequence, the crimes against the Armenians have been restored to history and scholars are studying numerous other instances of inhumanity, from the Herero massacres to the Stalinist murders and expulsion, to more recent horrors in Central Africa, the Sudan and Cambodia. Ms. Andrews offers guidelines and suggestions on how to approach this complex field of study, and how to understand the Holocaust and other genocides in a comparative manner.
Facebook Event: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=131175710320162&ref=nf
3. "DEFIANCE" - HOLOCAUST EDUCATION MOVIE NIGHT - Tues. Nov. 8th, 7:30, Kinesiology 100
Inspired by a true story, director Edward Zwick's epic World War II drama Defiance tells the tale of three Jewish Eastern European brothers (Daniel Craig, Liev Schreiber, and Jamie Bell) who narrowly escape certain death at the hands of the Nazis, subsequently vowing to avenge the deaths of their loves ones by launching a desperate battle against the forces that seek to exterminate their entire race. The year is 1941, and the setting is Nazi-occupied Belarus. The Final Solution is in full effect, and the Jews of Eastern Europe are being slaughtered wholesale. Tuvia (Craig), Zus (Schreiber), and Asael (Bell) have miraculously managed to escape into the dense surrounding forest. Having played in these woods since childhood, the brothers have a distinct advantage over their adversaries, and soon decide that simply surviving is not enough. In order to make a difference, they must take action, but in order to take action they will need support. As whispers of their bravery take wind, others like them appear determined to lay their lives on the line for the cause of freedom. Tuvia has become the de facto leader of the group, but he's still somewhat reluctant to take on such a heavy responsibility and his brother Zus expresses concern that his idealistic plan will ultimately bring about the group's downfall. With winter setting in, everyone works to create a functioning community that will help them endure the frigid months that lie ahead, and Asael reluctantly finds himself caught in the crossfire of his older siblings' rivalry. Is it possible to keep faith alive in a time when the world seems devoid of humanity and survival becomes a way of life?
Facebook Event: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=290511024293498&ref=nf
4. CANDLE LIGHTING AND READING OF THE NAMES - Weds. Nov. 9th, 10:30am, JDUC Lower Ceilidh
To honour the memories of the victims of the Holocaust, a Reading of the Names will be conducted by students of Queen's Hillel.
This ceremony will also commemorate the victims of Kristallnacht, also referred to as the Night of Broken Glass - a pogrom or series of attacks against Jews throughout Nazi Germany and parts of Austria on November 9-10, 1938.
Facebook Event: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=290511024293498&ref=nf
5. ELLY GOTZ, HOLOCAUST SURVIVOR - "RETURNING TO DACHAU AFTER 65 YEARS - Weds. Nov. 9th, 7:30pm, Stirling Hall (Room D)
Elly Gotz was born in 1928 in Kovno, Lithuania. He spent his teenage years in a Ghetto/Concentration Camp in Kovno and later in Dachau, Germany, where he was liberated in 1945 by the American army. Elly will be speaking about his experiences in the Holocaust, and sharing his personal reflections.
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Elly Gotz is a graduate electronics engineer and a businessman. After the war he lived in Germany, Norway, Rhodesia and South Africa. He graduated from the University Of Johannesburg in 1952. Elly came to Canada in 1964 with his wife Esme and 3 children. Elly was a director of a successful Canadian company and later managed other corporations. He lives in Toronto.
Facebook Event: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=245361838846732&ref=nf
6. SHABBAT DINNER - Fri. Nov. 11
The moment you've all been waiting for - ANOTHER SHABBAT DINNER!
Back at the Hillel House this week, some delicious home-cooked chicken, rice, and veggies, as well as MEATBALLS AND BROWNIES! Who could ask for anything more?
OPTIONAL: Feel free to stick around afterwards for a TISH! Celebrate the Shabbas with your favourite songs and Hillel friends (or make some new ones)!
7. BEWIC MACCABEES
Interested in playing on Hillel's BEWIC team this year? (I know you all are!)
What is BEWIC, you may ask? BEWIC is a two-day long event where Queen's teams compete in 4 co-ed sports (volleyball, rugby-basketball, floor hockey and innertube water polo) taking place on place on January 20th to 21st 2012 and Hillel is once again making a team! The participation fee is $20, which gets you a wristband to participate in each event, a BEWIC T-shirt, AND FREE ALL YOU CAN EAT SUBWAY SANDWICHES at the final banquet.
That being said, WE STILL HAVE SPOTS OPEN! If you are interested, please contact Jonathan Kwinta at jkw...@gmail.com with your name and student number.
8. BREWS WITH JEWS - Nov. 17th
Love trivia? Love refreshments? Come out to Brews with Jews on November 17th!
Team up for the ultimate trivia night, the winning team gets a prize!
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Stay tuned for surprise events along the way!!
Wanna Shmooze? Contact us at queens...@queenshillel.com
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