Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust

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Info: Jun 19 • Thu • 6:30pm • Yukiyoshi Room, Krauss Hall 012 • Free •
Event ID: EV009632L

Light Nosh (pupu`s)/Film Screening/Panel Discussion:
Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust
June 19 at 6:30 pm, film begins 7 pm, discussion follows at 8:30pm
Directed by Academy Award nominee and Emmy winner Daniel Anker, with narration by Gene Hackman, Imaginary Witness tells the story of the American film industry`s complex and fascinating response to the the horrors of Nazi Germany. Utilizing extraordinary and rarely-seen film and told through first-hand accounts of directors, actors, writers, and producers and historians (including Steven Spielberg; Sidney Lumet; Rod Steiger; George Stevens, Jr.; Annette Insdorf; Michael Berenbaum and others), the film takes us from the American ambivalence and denial during the heyday of Nazism, through the silence of the post-war years, and into the present day. Panelists include Mimi Henriksen and Herbert Ziegler,, with Dr. Peter Hoffenberg as moderator.

Funding provided by the UH Fund for the Promotion of Jewish Life and Studies.

Cosponsored by the UH Fund for the Promotion of Jewish Life and Studies.