June 28 - The world renowned cellist Wendy Sutter peforms with pianists Paul Posnak and Anita Castiglione
This film traces the rise and fall of the German American Bund, exposing the fascist threat in 1930s America. Nominated for an Emmy and a Columbia-Dupont Award.
We are thrilled to have Director/Producer Peter Yost here to lead a discussion afterward.
More about the film:
In February 1939, [...]
In his talk and slide presentation, historian and part-time Sandisfield resident Dr. Robert A. Maryks will tell a story of the impact of the racial laws on the Jews (and those who were considered Jews) under the Mussolini regime. This story is based on 139 letters that were exchanged between the [...]
Join us for this Academy Award - winning classic (Best Foreign Language Film, 1971), setting the context for historian Robert Maryks’ talk the next day, which will include correspondence from the Finzi-Continis.
Amid the ravages of WWII, the Finzi-Continis, a cultured Jewish family, live in [...]