Here is a calendar of upcoming events, up and down the country. Some are organized by us, others by like-minded organizations and groups.
We are pleased to welcome author, Lynley Smith to address the Society on December 1.
After finding a tenuous family connection to the mysterious and captivating Jane Haining, Lynley Smith crafted Jane’s fictionalized diary, a biography of a faithful servant and Scottish missionary who died at the hands of Nazi butchers in Auschwitz Concentration Camp during World War II, in the inspirational and bittersweet From Matron to Martyr.
One of Jane Haining’s best friends was Frances Warburton Lee, who ended up in the same prison cell as Jane in Budapest. Frances moved to Christchurch after the war and settled in Christchurch.
Jane’s story has had moved the hearts of many. In December she will be speaking at the Holocaust Centre for New Zealand in Wellington. The second largest publisher in Hungary has agreed to translate and publish the story, and sell it in their numerous bookshops throughout Hungary. The Budapest Holocaust Centre also plans to launch the book in June next year.
AS HANUKKAH ALSO STARTS AT THE SAME TIME, PLEASE BRING ALONG A PLATE OF APPROPRIATE FINGER FOOD TO MARK THE OCCASION
Daniel Gold and his father shortly after the war
DANIEL GOLD: HOLOCAUST SURVIVOR MEETING
Hidden by his parents as the Nazis rounded up the elderly and the children in their Ghetto, they were unable to prevent their own incarceration in Dachau Concentration camp.
When the war ended Daniel Gold, was reunited with his father but his mother perished in the camp. He and his father made their way as refugees to Israel. Eventually he joined the IDF as part of his compulsory military service and became a fighter pilot, fightingin both the 1967 and 1973 wars. Following his military service he enrolled at a University and eventually rose to becoming a Professor of Medical Microbiology. He is touring New Zealand, telling his story to high school students and re-acquainting them to the evils of intolerance and the Holocaust. He will be addressing the society at a public meeting in Christchurch.
He has a remarkable and fascinating story to tell.
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Daniel Gold and his father shortly after the war
DANIEL GOLD: HOLOCAUST SURVIVOR MEETING
Hidden by his parents as the Nazis rounded up the elderly and the children in their Ghetto, they were unable to prevent their own incarceration in Dachau Concentration camp.
When the war ended Daniel Gold, was reunited with his father but his mother perished in the camp. He and his father made their way as refugees to Israel. Eventually he joined the IDF as part of his compulsory military service and became a fighter pilot, fightingin both the 1967 and 1973 wars. Following his military service he enrolled at a University and eventually rose to becoming a Professor of Medical Microbiology. He is touring New Zealand, telling his story to high school students and re-acquainting them to the evils of intolerance and the Holocaust. He will be addressing the society at a public meeting in Christchurch.
He has a remarkable and fascinating story to tell.
Daniel Gold and his father shortly after the war
DANIEL GOLD: HOLOCAUST SURVIVOR MEETING
Hidden by his parents as the Nazis rounded up the elderly and the children in their Ghetto, they were unable to prevent their own incarceration in Dachau Concentration camp.
When the war ended Daniel Gold, was reunited with his father but his mother perished in the camp. He and his father made their way as refugees to Israel. Eventually he joined the IDF as part of his compulsory military service and became a fighter pilot, fightingin both the 1967 and 1973 wars. Following his military service he enrolled at a University and eventually rose to becoming a Professor of Medical Microbiology. He is touring New Zealand, telling his story to high school students and re-acquainting them to the evils of intolerance and the Holocaust. He will be addressing the society at a public meeting in Christchurch.
He has a remarkable and fascinating story to tell.
JIFF is the home of the most comprehensive range of Israeli and Jewish-themed films in Australia and New Zealand. The films premiere in our annual three-week film festival in November or our newly established Holocaust Film Series in March. JIFF is building on the long and proud 24-year history of Jewish film festivals in Australia.
Son of Saul (2015)
In the horror of 1944 Auschwitz, a prisoner forced to burn the corpses of his own people finds moral survival upon trying to salvage from the flames the body of a boy he takes for his son. 107 minutes.
Cannes Film Festival 2015
| Won FIPRESCI Prize |
Competition László Nemes |
| Won François Chalais Award |
László Nemes |
| Won Grand Prize of the Jury |
László Nemes |
| Won Vulcain Prize for the Technical Artist |
Tamás Zányi (sound designer)
for the outstanding contribution of sound to the narration.
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| Nominated Golden Camera |
László Nemes |
| Nominated Palme d’Or |
László Nemes |
Ghent International Film Festival 2015
| Nominated Grand Prix |
Best Film László Nemes |
Hamburg Film Festival 2015
| Nominated Critics Award |
László Nemes |
Hawaii International Film Festival 2015
| Nominated EuroCinema Hawai’i Award |
Best Film László Nemes |
London Film Festival 2015
| Nominated Best Film |
Official Competition László Nemes |
Sarajevo Film Festival 2015
| Won Special Jury Prize |
Feature Film László Nemes |
| Nominated Heart of Sarajevo |
Best Film László Nemes |
Join us for a highly informative and interactive presentation by acclaimed Professor Yoram Barak on a survey of the available evidence, observations and hypotheses on how Alzheimer’s Disease might be prevented. This is the second in a 2-part series of lectures.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Dr. Yoram Barak is an assistant professor of Psychiatry at the Sackler School of Medicine of Tel-Aviv University, and director of the Psychogeriatric Department at the Abarbanel Mental Health Center. Trained in medicine and psychiatry at the Sackler School of Medicine, he became an Israel Medical Scientific Council Specialist in Psychiatry in 1993, and was awarded a Masters in Health Administration from Ben-Gurion University of Beer-Sheva, Israel in 2004.
Dr. Barak is also a consultant for the National Multiple Sclerosis Center in Israel and a special consultant on Positive Psychology for the Israel Defense Forces. He was president of the Israeli Association of Old-Age Psychiatry, and is currently on the editorial board of the Israel Journal of Psychiatry and the Open Psychiatry Journal. Research interests include multiple sclerosis, cancer, depression, schizophrenia, obsessive–compulsive disorder, suicide and geriatric psychiatry. He has published extensively in these areas, and is author and co-author of over 150 peer-reviewed journal articles.
He is currently on Sabbatical and teaching at the Otago University School of Medicine in Christchurch.
VENUE: Northwood Villa Clubrooms, Northwood Villas Cres, off O’Neill Ave, Northwood, Christchurch
WHEN: 2pm, Sunday, July 3, 2016
ADMISSION: Please bring a plate of finger food, we’d be grateful if you could avoid pork or seafood products.
FEEL FREE TO INVITE YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY
Steve Lightle of Ebenezer Emergency Fund is the bestselling author of Exodus II and Operation Exodus II.
Steve, a former businessman from Seattle, has lived in Israel and, as a keynote speaker, now travels the world extensively. Being an onsite intercessor, he has witnessed the breakup of Communism in the former Soviet Union, the rebuilding of Israel, and current turmoil in many nations. For 25 years since its start, Steve has been actively involved with Operation Exodus assisting Jewish migrants return to Israel.
Steve has a message for both Christians and the Jewish people today. He will be sharing insights into the deep current issues in the Middle East, the re-gathering of the exiles of Israel, the spiritual battle entailed, and the importance of intercessory prayer. Also, amazing testimonies of the Lord’s valiant intervention on behalf of His Jewish people.