Museum Events
Unless otherwise noted, programs are FREE with Museum Admission.
Women’s Leadership Committee presents
Kindly RSVP by May 29.
FILM PREMIERE: “Refuge: Stories of the Selfhelp Home”
Sunday, June 3, 2012 | 1:00 pm
This new documentary reveals the origins and originality of a community that for sixty years has brought over 1,000 Western European Jewish refugees and Holocaust survivors under one roof. Interweaving archival footage with searingly honest testimony by Selfhelp’s residents and founders, “Refuge” addresses the experiences of this last generation before, during and after World War II.
Reservations required; 847.967.4889.
Women’s Leadership Committee presents
Eat, Drink and Be Merry
Wednesday, June 6, 2012
5:30 p.m. until 9:00 p.m.
Silent Auction Bidding: 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Live Auction Bidding: 8:00 p.m.
Rivers Casino
3000 South River Road, Des Plaines, IL
Support the Museum at a not to be missed private reception in the swank Cube lounge of the new Rivers Casino. Meet and mingle with friends as you enjoy live entertainment, hors d’oeuvres and food stations, as well as an enticing array of silent and live auction items.
Presented by the Women’s Leadership Committee of the Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center, we invite you to eat, drink, and be merry—and maybe even a little lucky!
The evening will feature a wide array of auction items including: packages for four guest to the 2013 Superbowl XLVII, Kentucky Derby, Masters Golf Tournament, Men’s NCAA Final Four, fine jewelry, weekend getaways, luxurious spa services and much more!
Click here to learn more and to purchase tickets, or call 847-967-4505.
Live Auction Bidding: 8:00 p.m.
Rivers Casino
3000 South River Road, Des Plaines, IL
Support the Museum at a not to be missed private reception in the swank Cube lounge of the new Rivers Casino. Meet and mingle with friends as you enjoy live entertainment, hors d’oeuvres and food stations, as well as an enticing array of silent and live auction items.
Presented by the Women’s Leadership Committee of the Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center, we invite you to eat, drink, and be merry—and maybe even a little lucky!
The evening will feature a wide array of auction items including: packages for four guest to the 2013 Superbowl XLVII, Kentucky Derby, Masters Golf Tournament, Men’s NCAA Final Four, fine jewelry, weekend getaways, luxurious spa services and much more!
Click here to learn more and to purchase tickets, or call 847-967-4505.
Kindly RSVP by May 29.
BOOK & AUTHOR: Leila Levinson
Sunday, June 10, 2012 – 1:30 pm
Leila Levinson came upon photos of a Nazi concentration camp at the time of liberation among her late father’s World War II belongings. Over a period of five years, Ms. Levinson interviewed other veterans who had also opened the gates of hell. Her book, Gated Grief: The Daughter of a GI Concentration Camp Liberator Discovers a Legacy of Trauma, explores not only the pain these memories produce among the eyewitnesses, but also the lasting impact on their children.
Skokie, IL