JCA and FSCJ invite to a film screening and discussion on 12/08/09

The Jacksonville Jewish Community Alliance
and the German Program at Florida State College

present the film screening of

Agnieszka Holland’s compelling fact-based drama “Europa, Europa” (1990)

Agnieszka Holland’s film is based on the 1989 autiobiography of Simon Perel who survived the Shoah by masquerading as an Aryan and forced to join the Hitler Youth.

The film has been rated "R" by the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA)

The screeing of the film will be followed by a discussion with Ms. Irene Jaffa, whose parents were survivors of and witness to the Shoah.

December 8, 2009
7:00-10:00 PM
Jacksonville Jewish Community Alliance
8505 San Jose Blvd
Jacksonville, FL

RSVP is kindly requested to Ms. Thelma Nied at thelma.nied@jcajax.org/ (904)-730-2100 x227 or for students to Dr. Dirk Wendtorf at dwendtor@fscj.edu.

The event is free of admission and open to the public.

Snacks and refreshments will be provided.

German-Israeli Film Festival: Start on 12/08/09

The German Program at Florida State College at Jacksonville in conjunction with the Jewish Community Alliance will start or German-Israeli Film Festival by screening Europa Europa, a film directed by Agnieszka Holland. Its original German title is Hitlerjunge Salomon, which means Hitler Youth Salomon. The film is based on the 1989 autobiography by Solomon Perel, a Jew who escaped the National Socialist prosecution by masquerading as an Aryan and joining the Hitler Youth.. The film stars Marco Hofschneider and Julie Delpy along with the real-life Perel as himself. This film is an international co-production between film companies in Germany, France, and Sweden.

The screening of the film is followed by a discussion with a time witness and Shoah survivor. Please keep posted for further information!

The Countdown starts for 11/11/2009

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Collaboration with Jewish Community Alliance (JCA) Jacksonville

First film screening and discussion of Agnieszka Holland's "Europa, Europa" scheduled for December 2009.  Keep posted for further information!

Support the Florida State College German Student Association

Please support the Florida State College German Student Association. All information is available at their facebook site:

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=138942419823&ref=ts

All FSCJ and UNF students are welcome as active members.

Program for "Attending a Revolution" on 11/11/2009

"ATTENDING A REVOLUTION: THE FALL OF THE WALL!"

Florida State College at Jacksonville is commemorating the 20th Anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall. Residents of the First Coast are invited to celebrate the revolution. On November 9, 1989 the world watched in awe as the Berlin Wall was dismantled. The historic event joined East and West Germany and essentially ended the decades-old Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union. On November 11, 2009 scholars from Florida State College at Jacksonville and the University of North Florida will discuss what happened before and after the fall of the Iron Curtain.
 
A welcome and introduction by Dr. Charles Closmann, Assistant Professor of History at the University of North Florida and Dr. Dirk Wendtorf, Professor of Humanities and German at Florida State College will be followed by a screening of the film Das Leben der Anderen (The Lives of Others), an Oscar-winning political and social drama set in Eastern Germany in 1984.
 
The movie revolves around a writer and his lover, who find themselves increasingly under surveillance by the East German secret police. A general discussion will ensue the feature presentation. “Attending a Revolution: The Fall of the Wall” will be held on 11/11/09 from 5-9 p.m. at Five Points Theater 1028 Park Street.
 
Admission is free of charge and open to the public. Food and beverages can be purchased inside the theater!
 
Reservations are requested and can be made by contacting Dr. Dirk Wendtorf at 904-646-2024 or dwendtor@fscj.edu
“Attending a Revolution: The Fall of the Wall” is sponsored by Florida State College at Jacksonville and Siemens Industry, Inc. The film The Lives of Others has been rated R for some sexuality/nudity by the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA)

Please follow the Events of the German MeetUp Group

This is an interesting place to mingle with Germans and people from the community interested in Germany, Austria, or Switzerland

http://german.meetup.com/478/

"Attending a Revolution" on Wednesday, 11/11/09

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