Hollywood & the Holocaust

What is gained and what is lost when history is appropriated, and misappropriated, by filmmakers, novelists, and other creative artists?

With stunning video clips and dramatic photographs, Emmy Award-nominated producer Joshua M. Greene explores existential and pedagogical issues surrounding the transmission of Holocaust memory. The audience is challenged to reconsider beloved movies and books by hearing an informed exposition of what lies behind the messages of popular media.

The program features excerpts from Academy-Award-winning movies, scenes from Mr. Greene’s acclaimed documentary, “Witness: Voices from the Holocaust,” and a revealing exploration of our assumptions concerning heroism, bravery, resistance, and the human spirit.

Joshua M. Greene is a popular lecturer on Holocaust history and the spiritual quest. A former instructor at Hofstra and Fordham Universities, Greene is recipient of numerous awards for his historical biographies and documentary films. Learn more about his work on his website https://joshuamgreene.info/

Joshua will be joined in conversation by Michael Berenbaum, the Director of the Sigi Ziering Institute: Exploring the Ethical and Religious Implications of the Holocaust and a Distinguished Professor of Jewish Studies at the American Jewish University. 

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