Calendar of Events

2/21/2010 - Presentation: Dramatic Reading and Panel Discussion of the Diary of Anne Frank

Sun, 21 Feb 2010 14:00:00 GMT

Location: El Rey Theater, 620 Central Ave. SW, Albuquerque

Reception to follow: 4:00- 5:00 pm
Location: New Mexico Holocaust & Intolerance Museum, 
616 Central Ave. SW, Albuquerque

More information: (505) 247-0606

A dramatic reading of passages from the Diary of Anne Frank in conjunction with a moderated panel discussion led by Jane Blume. Free and open to the public.

3/5/2010 - Exhibition Tours

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 09:00:00 GMT

For school or group tour reservations please call 505-340-0011 or go to www.nmhrp.org

2/5/2010 - Exhibition Tours

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 09:00:00 GMT

For school or group tour reservations please call 505-340-0011 or go to www.nmhrp.org

2/20/2010 - Film at Rio Rancho Library: Schindler’s List

Sat, 20 Feb 2010 10:00:00 GMT

Location: Esther Bone Memorial Library
950 Pinetree Road, NE, Rio Rancho, NM 

Schindler's List is a 1993 American drama film about Oskar Schindler, a German businessman who saved the lives of more than a thousand Polish Jewish refugees during the Holocaust by employing them in his factories.

2/12/2010 - Exhibition Tours

Fri, 12 Feb 2010 09:00:00 GMT

For school or group tour reservations please call 505-340-0011 or go to www.nmhrp.org

3/15/2010 - Exhibition Tours

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 09:00:00 GMT

For school or group tour reservations please call 505-340-0011 or go to www.nmhrp.org

2/18/2010 - Exhibition Tours

Thu, 18 Feb 2010 09:00:00 GMT

For school or group tour reservations please call 505-340-0011 or go to www.nmhrp.org

4/6/2010 - Other Happenings: Ani Ma'amin, Keshet Dance Company

Tue, 06 Apr 2010 10:00:00 GMT

Location KiMo Theatre, Albuquerque

Ani Ma’amin (Hebrew for “I believe”) is a powerful and thought-provoking modern dance piece exploring the impact of the Holocaust on American Jews. Ani Ma’amin opens a dialogue about diversity, tolerance, and anti-Semitism in our history and our present lives, through which young audiences can examine and discuss their own thoughts and actions.

For more information on attending a performance or scheduling a workshop please contact Keshet Dance Company, Outreach Coordinator Erin Crawley-Woods at 505.224.9808 or erin@keshetdance.org

3/25/2010 - Exhibition Tours

Thu, 25 Mar 2010 09:00:00 GMT

For school or group tour reservations please call 505-340-0011 or go to www.nmhrp.org

3/12/2010 - Exhibition Tours

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:00:00 GMT

For school or group tour reservations please call 505-340-0011 or go to www.nmhrp.org

3/17/2010 - Exhibition Tours

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 09:00:00 GMT

For school or group tour reservations please call 505-340-0011 or go to www.nmhrp.org

3/6/2010 - Film at exhibit venue: Not in our Town

Sat, 06 Mar 2010 14:00:00 GMT

Location: Exhibit site (near Barnes&Noble)

A true story about how a diverse community in Billings, Montana stands together against the shameful actions that have been happening in their town.

3/19/2010 - Exhibition Tours

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 09:00:00 GMT

For school or group tour reservations please call 505-340-0011 or go to www.nmhrp.org

2/25/2010 - Exhibition Tours

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 09:00:00 GMT

For school or group tour reservations please call 505-340-0011 or go to www.nmhrp.org

2/2/2010 - Exhibition Tours

Tue, 02 Feb 2010 09:00:00 GMT

For school or group tour reservations please call 505-340-0011 or go to www.nmhrp.org

2/8/2010 - Exhibition Tours

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 09:00:00 GMT

For school or group tour reservations please call 505-340-0011 or go to www.nmhrp.org

3/23/2010 - Exhibition Tours

Tue, 23 Mar 2010 09:00:00 GMT

For school or group tour reservations please call 505-340-0011 or go to www.nmhrp.org

3/14/2010 - Play: The Diary of Anne Frank – ABQ Stages, directed by Hal Simons

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 16:00:00 GMT

Location: The Filing Station performance space
1024 4th St. SW, Albuquerque, NM 87102

Tickets: $15/adult; $10/child; $2 discount for seniors and students - Call 505.515.9149 for additional information.
 
In this transcendently powerful new adaptation by Wendy Kesselman, Anne Frank emerges from history a living, lyrical, intensely gifted young girl, who confronts her rapidly changing life and the increasing horror of her time with astonishing honesty, wit and determination. The Diary of Anne Frank was originally adapted for stage by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett. The original Broadway production received the 1956 Tony Award for Best Play and the script received the 1956 Pulitzer Prize for drama. Goodrich and Hackett also adapted the play for screen in 1959. This is a new adaptation for a new generation.

2/11/2010 - Exhibition Tours

Thu, 11 Feb 2010 09:00:00 GMT

For school or group tour reservations please call 505-340-0011 or go to www.nmhrp.org

1/31/2010 - Opening Reception

Sun, 31 Jan 2010 18:30:00 GMT

Please join New Mexico Human Rights Projects for an evening of hors d’oeuvres, fine wine and music to celebrate the opening of the Anne Frank: A History for Today Exhibition. Master of Ceremonies, Tom Joles, co-anchor KOB-TV; Keynote Speaker,  Renee Firestone; Musical Performance by Professional Chamber Ensemble Chatter

3/5/2010 - Play: The Diary of Anne Frank – ABQ Stages, directed by Hal Simons

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 19:30:00 GMT

Location: The Filing Station performance space
1024 4th St. SW, Albuquerque, NM 87102

Tickets: $15/adult; $10/child; $2 discount for seniors and students - Call 505.515.9149 for additional information.
 
In this transcendently powerful new adaptation by Wendy Kesselman, Anne Frank emerges from history a living, lyrical, intensely gifted young girl, who confronts her rapidly changing life and the increasing horror of her time with astonishing honesty, wit and determination. The Diary of Anne Frank was originally adapted for stage by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett. The original Broadway production received the 1956 Tony Award for Best Play and the script received the 1956 Pulitzer Prize for drama. Goodrich and Hackett also adapted the play for screen in 1959. This is a new adaptation for a new generation.

2/14/2010 - Film at exhibit venue: Not in our Town

Sun, 14 Feb 2010 14:00:00 GMT

Location: Exhibit site (near Barnes&Noble)

A true story about how a diverse community in Billings, Montana stands together against the shameful actions that have been happening in their town.

2/1/2010 - Exhibition Tours

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 09:00:00 GMT

For school or group tour reservations please call 505-340-0011 or go to www.nmhrp.org

2/19/2010 - Other Happenings: Professional Development Opportunity sponsored by KNME and Albuquerque Public Schools

Fri, 19 Feb 2010 16:30:00 GMT

Location: New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science, 1801 Mountain Rd.NW, ABQ,NM 87104;

The workshop will focus on the new Henry Lewis Gates series Faces of America which explores the dynamic and shifting relationship America had with new immigrants in the 20th century.
To reserve your seat please call 505-277-8296

3/6/2010 - Play: The Diary of Anne Frank – ABQ Stages, directed by Hal Simons

Sat, 06 Mar 2010 19:30:00 GMT

Location: The Filing Station performance space
1024 4th St. SW, Albuquerque, NM 87102

Tickets: $15/adult; $10/child; $2 discount for seniors and students - Call 505.515.9149 for additional information.
 
In this transcendently powerful new adaptation by Wendy Kesselman, Anne Frank emerges from history a living, lyrical, intensely gifted young girl, who confronts her rapidly changing life and the increasing horror of her time with astonishing honesty, wit and determination. The Diary of Anne Frank was originally adapted for stage by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett. The original Broadway production received the 1956 Tony Award for Best Play and the script received the 1956 Pulitzer Prize for drama. Goodrich and Hackett also adapted the play for screen in 1959. This is a new adaptation for a new generation.

2/22/2010 - Exhibition Tours

Mon, 22 Feb 2010 09:00:00 GMT

For school or group tour reservations please call 505-340-0011 or go to www.nmhrp.org

3/20/2010 - Film at exhibit venue: Plum Blossom in Snow followed by a discussion with Christopher Smith, Falun Dafa practitioner and coordinator of Falun Dafa activities in New Mexico

Sat, 20 Mar 2010 14:00:00 GMT

Location: Exhibit site (Near Barnes&Noble)

This documentary is the story of Australian Yhizhen Dai. Her beloved husband Chen Chengyong, was persecuted to death in China for his belief in and support for Falun Gong, an ancient form of qigong an internal Chinese meditative practice.

Falun Dafa (also known as Falun Gong) is a traditional Chinese spiritual discipline based on the principles of 'Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance' that is Buddhist in nature. It brings together meditation, energy exercises, and moral teachings as a means of cultivating the mind and body. This peaceful practice and its practitioners and supporters are currently being brutally persecuted in China.

Christopher will discuss Plum Blossom in Snow and the decade-long brutal persecution of Falun Dafa continuing in China today.

2/24/2010 - Exhibition Tours

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 09:00:00 GMT

For school or group tour reservations please call 505-340-0011 or go to www.nmhrp.org

2/27/2010 - Film at exhibit venue: We were marked with a big A

Sat, 27 Feb 2010 14:00:00 GMT

Location: Exhibit site (near Barnes&Noble)

Little is known about the Nazi persecution of homosexuals. Gay survivors tell their stories of their arrests and incarceration in camps.

2/20/2010 - Lecture: Helene Silverblatt

Sat, 20 Feb 2010 15:00:00 GMT

Location: Exhibit Site at Coronado Center (south of Barnes & Noble)
Free and open to the public 
 
Dr. Silverblatt will speak about her cousin Selma Meerbaum-Eisinger, a young Jewish poet who died in a Ukrainian forced-labor camp in 1942. Selma started writing poems at the tender age of 15 and compiled it in a book she called Bluetenlese or Harvest of Blossoms.The poetry miraculously survived the Holocaust and reveals an artist of remarkable talent and enduring hope. It has been said that her collection of poetry will join Anne Frank's diary as a touching reminder of what the world lost by a life cut short.  In addition to reading some of Selma's poems, Dr. Silverblatt will also talk about the effect that Selma's poetry has had on present day Germans, Austrians and Ukrainians as they search for the meanings of her words today in relationship to their pasts. Dr. Silverblatt will sign copies of the book available for purchase.

3/13/2010 - Lecture: Sonja’s Legacy, presented by Tom Lerner

Sat, 13 Mar 2010 15:00:00 GMT

Sonja’s Legacy, presented by Tom Lerner
Location: Exhibit site at Coronado Mall (south of Barnes & Noble) 

Sonja Fischerova was 13 years old in 1944 when she was killed in the gas chambers in Auschwitz. She was Albuquerque Holocaust survivor Julianna Lerner’s cousin. Tom Lerner, Julianna’s son, will speak about Sonja’s short life before the Nazis, the deportation of Sonja and her family to Terezin, and the efforts of the Terezin community to restore some sense of humanity in that environment. In Terezin, Sonja was a student of Bauhaus artist Friedl Dicker-Brandeis who used art as a way for concentration camp children to understand their emotions and their difficult environment. Sonja’s art work was discovered unexpectedly in 2000 by family members while touring a Prague synagogue displaying the artwork from the children of Terezin

3/18/2010 - Exhibition Tours

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 09:00:00 GMT

For school or group tour reservations please call 505-340-0011 or go to www.nmhrp.org

3/20/2010 - Play: The Diary of Anne Frank – ABQ Stages, directed by Hal Simons

Sat, 20 Mar 2010 19:30:00 GMT

Location: The Filing Station performance space
1024 4th St. SW, Albuquerque, NM 87102

Tickets: $15/adult; $10/child; $2 discount for seniors and students - Call 505.515.9149 for additional information.
 
In this transcendently powerful new adaptation by Wendy Kesselman, Anne Frank emerges from history a living, lyrical, intensely gifted young girl, who confronts her rapidly changing life and the increasing horror of her time with astonishing honesty, wit and determination. The Diary of Anne Frank was originally adapted for stage by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett. The original Broadway production received the 1956 Tony Award for Best Play and the script received the 1956 Pulitzer Prize for drama. Goodrich and Hackett also adapted the play for screen in 1959. This is a new adaptation for a new generation.

2/13/2010 - Film at Rio Rancho Library: Defiance

Sat, 13 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Location: Esther Bone Memorial Library
950 Pinetree Road, NE, Rio Rancho, NM
 
Defiance stars Daniel Craig, Liev Schreiber, Jamie Bell, and George MacKay as four Jewish brothers from Belarus who escaped Nazi persecution and fought back to rescue fellow Jews.

2/9/2010 - Exhibition Tours

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:00:00 GMT

For school or group tour reservations please call 505-340-0011 or go to www.nmhrp.org

3/13/2010 - Play: The Diary of Anne Frank – ABQ Stages, directed by Hal Simons

Sat, 13 Mar 2010 19:30:00 GMT

Location: The Filing Station performance space
1024 4th St. SW, Albuquerque, NM 87102

Tickets: $15/adult; $10/child; $2 discount for seniors and students - Call 505.515.9149 for additional information.
 
In this transcendently powerful new adaptation by Wendy Kesselman, Anne Frank emerges from history a living, lyrical, intensely gifted young girl, who confronts her rapidly changing life and the increasing horror of her time with astonishing honesty, wit and determination. The Diary of Anne Frank was originally adapted for stage by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett. The original Broadway production received the 1956 Tony Award for Best Play and the script received the 1956 Pulitzer Prize for drama. Goodrich and Hackett also adapted the play for screen in 1959. This is a new adaptation for a new generation.

3/24/2010 - Exhibition Tours

Wed, 24 Mar 2010 09:00:00 GMT

For school or group tour reservations please call 505-340-0011 or go to www.nmhrp.org

3/7/2010 - Play: The Diary of Anne Frank – ABQ Stages, directed by Hal Simons

Sun, 07 Mar 2010 14:00:00 GMT

Location: The Filing Station performance space
1024 4th St. SW, Albuquerque, NM 87102

Tickets: $15/adult; $10/child; $2 discount for seniors and students - Call 505.515.9149 for additional information.
 
In this transcendently powerful new adaptation by Wendy Kesselman, Anne Frank emerges from history a living, lyrical, intensely gifted young girl, who confronts her rapidly changing life and the increasing horror of her time with astonishing honesty, wit and determination. The Diary of Anne Frank was originally adapted for stage by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett. The original Broadway production received the 1956 Tony Award for Best Play and the script received the 1956 Pulitzer Prize for drama. Goodrich and Hackett also adapted the play for screen in 1959. This is a new adaptation for a new generation.

3/4/2010 - Exhibition Tours

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 09:00:00 GMT

For school or group tour reservations please call 505-340-0011 or go to www.nmhrp.org

2/6/2010 - Lectures: Sexual Violence, Oppression and The Community: Why Sexual Violence is everyone’s issue, Rape Crisis Center of Central New Mexico

Sat, 06 Feb 2010 15:00:00 GMT

Location: Exhibit site at Coronado Center (south of Barnes & Noble)
Free and open to the public

The session will cover the basic dynamics of sexual violence as a form of oppression as well as the need for the community to be a part of the solution toward ending sexual violence.  The Rape Crisis Center of Central New Mexico (RCCCNM) believes the basic reason for sexual violence is the need for power and control. This is oppression in its simplest form.  Ending violence means ending all forms of oppression.

3/10/2010 - Exhibition Tours

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:00:00 GMT

For school or group tour reservations please call 505-340-0011 or go to www.nmhrp.org

2/17/2010 - Exhibition Tours

Wed, 17 Feb 2010 09:00:00 GMT

For school or group tour reservations please call 505-340-0011 or go to www.nmhrp.org

3/21/2010 - The Diary of Anne Frank – ABQ Stages, directed by Hal Simons

Sun, 21 Mar 2010 14:30:00 GMT

Location: The Filing Station performance space
1024 4th St. SW, Albuquerque, NM 87102

Tickets: $15/adult; $10/child; $2 discount for seniors and students - Call 505.515.9149 for additional information.
 
In this transcendently powerful new adaptation by Wendy Kesselman, Anne Frank emerges from history a living, lyrical, intensely gifted young girl, who confronts her rapidly changing life and the increasing horror of her time with astonishing honesty, wit and determination. The Diary of Anne Frank was originally adapted for stage by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett. The original Broadway production received the 1956 Tony Award for Best Play and the script received the 1956 Pulitzer Prize for drama. Goodrich and Hackett also adapted the play for screen in 1959. This is a new adaptation for a new generation.

2/6/2010 - Film at Rio Rancho Library: Diary of Anne Frank

Sat, 06 Feb 2010 10:00:00 GMT

Esther Bone Memorial Library
950 Pinetree Road, NE, Rio Rancho, NM

This is the autobiographical drama of a young Dutch Jewish girl hiding from the Nazis during World War II. Anne Frank and her family share a claustrophobic attic with another family. Tension is often unbearable, as the people hiding know that their discovery by the enemy could lead to almost certain death at the hands of their captors. The story is told from the narrative perspective of Anne, a young girl hoping to live to womanhood.

2/10/2010 - Exhibition Tours

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 09:00:00 GMT

For school or group tour reservations please call 505-340-0011 or go to www.nmhrp.org

2/4/2010 - Exhibition Tours

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 09:00:00 GMT

For school or group tour reservations please call 505-340-0011 or go to www.nmhrp.org

2/23/2010 - Exhibition Tours

Tue, 23 Feb 2010 09:00:00 GMT

For school or group tour reservations please call 505-340-0011 or go to www.nmhrp.org

3/9/2010 - Exhibition Tours

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:00:00 GMT

For school or group tour reservations please call 505-340-0011 or go to www.nmhrp.org

3/22/2010 - Exhibition Tours

Mon, 22 Mar 2010 09:00:00 GMT

For school or group tour reservations please call 505-340-0011 or go to www.nmhrp.org

3/19/2010 - The Diary of Anne Frank – ABQ Stages, directed by Hal Simons

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 19:30:00 GMT

Location: The Filing Station performance space
1024 4th St. SW, Albuquerque, NM 87102

Tickets: $15/adult; $10/child; $2 discount for seniors and students - Call 505.515.9149 for additional information.
 
In this transcendently powerful new adaptation by Wendy Kesselman, Anne Frank emerges from history a living, lyrical, intensely gifted young girl, who confronts her rapidly changing life and the increasing horror of her time with astonishing honesty, wit and determination. The Diary of Anne Frank was originally adapted for stage by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett. The original Broadway production received the 1956 Tony Award for Best Play and the script received the 1956 Pulitzer Prize for drama. Goodrich and Hackett also adapted the play for screen in 1959. This is a new adaptation for a new generation.

3/14/2010 - Film at exhibit venue: The Freedom Writers

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 18:00:00 GMT

Location: Exhibit site (near Barnes&Noble)

The true story of a dedicated California teacher who finds a unique way to unify her disadvantaged and racially divided students. To improve their grasp of academics, she has them keep journals about their violent, troubled lives.

3/8/2010 - Exhibition Tours

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 09:00:00 GMT

For school or group tour reservations please call 505-340-0011 or go to www.nmhrp.org

3/27/2010 - Presentation: Here and Now: The Courage to Stand in 2010

Sat, 27 Mar 2010 15:00:00 GMT

Location: Exhibit site at Coronado Center, Albuquerque;

African American Museum and Cultural Center of New Mexico presents a panel discussion with individuals from Office of African American Affairs, NAACP, and Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on how intolerance is fueled by the deadly combination of race, religion and politics and the courage to confront. What dou you have to withstand, in order to stand.

2/6/2010 - Film at exhibit venue: The Wave

Sat, 06 Feb 2010 14:00:00 GMT

Location: Exhibit site (near Barnes&Noble)

To explain to his students the atmosphere in the 1930's Nazi-Germany, history teacher Burt Ross initiates a daring experiment.

3/16/2010 - Exhibition Tours

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 09:00:00 GMT

For school or group tour reservations please call 505-340-0011 or go to www.nmhrp.org

3/13/2010 - Film at exhibit venue: The Wave

Sat, 13 Mar 2010 14:00:00 GMT

Location: Exhibit site (near Barnes&Noble)

To explain to his students the atmosphere in the 1930's Nazi-Germany, history teacher Burt Ross initiates a daring experiment.

2/9/2010 - Lecture: Lisa Lenard-Cook

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:30:00 GMT

Location: Esther Bone Memorial Library
950 Pinetree Rd. SE, Rio Rancho, NM
Free and open to the public
 
Ms. Lenard-Cook will focus on her 2003 published book Dissonance, about Anna, a piano teacher who inherits the journals and scores of a composer she does not know. The composer was a survivor of Theresienstadt concentration camp and her music and journals have a profound effect on Anna. Ms Lenard-Cook will be available to answer questions and sign her book.

3/30/2010 - Exhibition Tours

Tue, 30 Mar 2010 09:00:00 GMT

For school or group tour reservations please call 505-340-0011 or go to www.nmhrp.org

2/26/2010 - Exhibition Tours

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 09:00:00 GMT

For school or group tour reservations please call 505-340-0011 or go to www.nmhrp.org

2/7/2010 - Presentation: Time with Corrie ten Boom

Sun, 07 Feb 2010 15:00:00 GMT

Location: Exhibit site at Coronado Center, Albuquerque;
 
Albuquerque performer, Susie Sandager gives a powerful one-woman dramatization of the life of Corrie ten Boom – a Christian woman who hid Jews in her home during the Holocaust. Corrie ten Boom was a Dutch Christian Holocaust survivor who with her sister secretly took their stand against the Nazi invasion of Holland by hiding Jews. After being betrayed to the Gestapo they endured the horrors of a concentration camp. When the war ended, she traveled the globe telling her story in sixty-four countries. Her best selling book, The Hiding Place (1971) was made into a movie in 1975. In December, 1967, ten Boom was honored as one of the Righteous Among the Nations by the State of Israel.

3/3/2010 - Exhibition Tours

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 09:00:00 GMT

For school or group tour reservations please call 505-340-0011 or go to www.nmhrp.org

3/2/2010 - Exhibition Tours

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 09:00:00 GMT

For school or group tour reservations please call 505-340-0011 or go to www.nmhrp.org

2/16/2010 - Exhibition Tours

Tue, 16 Feb 2010 09:00:00 GMT

For school or group tour reservations please call 505-340-0011 or go to www.nmhrp.org

2/15/2010 - Exhibition Tours

Mon, 15 Feb 2010 09:00:00 GMT

For school or group tour reservations please call 505-340-0011 or go to www.nmhrp.org

2/20/2010 - Film at exhibit venue: One out of Ten

Sat, 20 Feb 2010 14:00:00 GMT

Location: Exhibit site (near Barnes&Noble)

From 1939 to 1945 over six million of the nine million Jews in Europe were targeted and mass-murdered by the Nazis in the greatest tragedy to unfold in the 20th century. For every one child who lived, nine others did not. “One out of Ten” is a documentary that tells the stories of those few children who survived.

4/1/2010 - Other Happenings: Discussion and Book Signing with author Rabbi Malka Drucker

Thu, 01 Apr 2010 18:30:00 GMT

Location: Esther Bone Memorial Library
950 Pinetree Rd. SE Rio Rancho, NM 87124

Rabbi Drucker has authored several books including Rescuers: Portraits of Moral Courage (non-fiction) and the children’s title Jacob's Rescue, A Holocaust Story (fiction).  She will discuss these books and conduct a book signing following the event.

2/13/2010 - Film at exhibit venue: Purple Triangles

Sat, 13 Feb 2010 14:00:00 GMT

Location: Exhibit site (near Barnes&Noble)

A discussion with the Kusserow family about being Jehovah Witnesses during Nazi Germany and their persecution for their belief including being sent to concentration camps.

3/27/2010 - Film at exhibit venue: Auschwitz: If you cried you died

Sat, 27 Mar 2010 14:00:00 GMT

Location Exhibit site (near Barnes&Noble)

A chronicle of the journey of two Holocaust survivors as they revisit the hell they knew as Auschwitz. The documentary illustrates how the prejudice, intolerance and violence that characterized the Holocaust provide timely lessons for all of us today.

2/7/2010 - Film at exhibit venue: Weapons of the Spirit

Sun, 07 Feb 2010 14:00:00 GMT

Location: Exhibit site (near Barnes&Noble)

The story of Le Chambon-sur-Lignon, a small village in south central France, and how its 5,000 Christian citizens responded to the Nazi policy of discrimination.

3/11/2010 - Exhibition Tours

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:00:00 GMT

For school or group tour reservations please call 505-340-0011 or go to www.nmhrp.org

2/21/2010 - Film at exhibit venue: Plum Blossom in Snow followed by a discussion with Christopher Smith, Falun Dafa practitioner and coordinator of Falun Dafa activities in New Mexico

Sun, 21 Feb 2010 14:00:00 GMT

Location: Exhibit site (near Barnes&Noble)

This documentary is the story of Australian Yhizhen Dai. Her beloved husband Chen Chengyong, was persecuted to death in China for his belief in and support for Falun Gong, an ancient form of qigong an internal Chinese meditative practice.

Falun Dafa (also known as Falun Gong) is a traditional Chinese spiritual discipline based on the principles of 'Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance' that is Buddhist in nature. It brings together meditation, energy exercises, and moral teachings as a means of cultivating the mind and body. This peaceful practice and its practitioners and supporters are currently being brutally persecuted in China.

Christopher will discuss Plum Blossom in Snow and the decade-long brutal persecution of Falun Dafa continuing in China today.

2/19/2010 - Exhibition Tours

Fri, 19 Feb 2010 09:00:00 GMT

For school or group tour reservations please call 505-340-0011 or go to www.nmhrp.org

3/26/2010 - Exhibition Tours

Fri, 26 Mar 2010 09:00:00 GMT

For school or group tour reservations please call 505-340-0011 or go to www.nmhrp.org

3/21/2010 - Film at exhibit venue: The double crossing: The voyage of St. Louis

Sun, 21 Mar 2010 14:00:00 GMT

Location: Exhibit site (near Barnes&Noble)

More than 900 Jewish refugees fleeing Nazi Germany in 1939 on the SS St. Louis were denied entry to Cuba and the United States and forced to return to Europe. The documentary addresses racism, quota systems for refugees and immigration policies.

3/29/2010 - Exhibition Tours

Mon, 29 Mar 2010 09:00:00 GMT

For school or group tour reservations please call 505-340-0011 or go to www.nmhrp.org

3/7/2010 - Film at exhibit venue: More than broken glass: Memories of Kristallnacht

Sun, 07 Mar 2010 14:00:00 GMT

Location: Exhibit site (near Barnes&Noble)

A portrait of the times and events leading to the November 1938 “Night of Broken Glass” when German synagogues were looted and burned along with Jewish homes and businesses.

2/20/2010 - Other Happenings: Professional Development Opportunity sponsored by KNME and Albuquerque Public Schools

Sat, 20 Feb 2010 08:00:00 GMT

Location: New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science
1801 Mountain Rd. NW, ABQ, NM 87104

The workshop will focus on the new Henry Lewis Gates series Faces of America which explores the dynamic and shifting relationship America had with new immigrants in the 20th century.
To reserve your seat please call 505-277-8296

3/6/2010 - Lecture: Davis Begay, Honorary Consul of Japan at Albuquerque

Sat, 06 Mar 2010 15:00:00 GMT

Location: Exhibit Site at Coronado Center (south of Barnes & Noble)
Free and open to the public

Honorary Consul General Begay’s presentation will try to answer why the American-born Japanese American men and women endured cruel inequities and racism, particularly during WWII and how they came through with honor.

2/3/2010 - Exhibition Tours

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 09:00:00 GMT

For school or group tour reservations please call 505-340-0011 or go to www.nmhrp.org

3/31/2010 - Exhibition Tours

Wed, 31 Mar 2010 09:00:00 GMT

For school or group tour reservations please call 505-340-0011 or go to www.nmhrp.org

1/30/2010 - Other Happenings: The Children's Hour on KUNM-fm

Sat, 30 Jan 2010 09:00:00 GMT

Location: KUNM 89.9 FM radio
Producer Katie Stone will discuss the Anne Frank Exhibit with representatives from New Mexico Human Rights Projects

3/28/2010 - Film at exhibit venue: One out of ten

Sun, 28 Mar 2010 14:00:00 GMT

Location: Exhibit site (near Barnes&Noble)

From 1939 to 1945 over six million of the nine million Jews in Europe were targeted and mass-murdered by the Nazis in the greatest tragedy to unfold in the 20th century. For every one child who lived, nine others did not. “One out of Ten” is a documentary that tells the stories of those few children who survived.

4/7/2010 - Other Happenings: Ani Ma'amin, Keshet Dance Company

Wed, 07 Apr 2010 10:00:00 GMT

Location KiMo Theatre, Albuquerque

Ani Ma’amin (Hebrew for “I believe”) is a powerful and thought-provoking modern dance piece exploring the impact of the Holocaust on American Jews. Ani Ma’amin opens a dialogue about diversity, tolerance, and anti-Semitism in our history and our present lives, through which young audiences can examine and discuss their own thoughts and actions.

For more information on attending a performance or scheduling a workshop please contact Keshet Dance Company, Outreach Coordinator Erin Crawley-Woods at 505.224.9808 or erin@keshetdance.org

3/1/2010 - Exhibition Tours

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 09:00:00 GMT

For school or group tour reservations please call 505-340-0011 or go to www.nmhrp.org

2/28/2010 - Film at exhibit venue: The Last Days

Sun, 28 Feb 2010 14:00:00 GMT

Location: Exhibit site (near Barnes&Noble)

The story of five Hungarian Jews during the Holocaust. It focuses on the horrors of life in the concentration camps and also stresses the optimism and the desire to survive.

2/14/2010 - Lecture:The Roots of Violence in Indian Country: A Historical Journey

Sun, 14 Feb 2010 15:00:00 GMT

Location: Exhibit site at Coronado Center (south of Barnes & Noble) 
Free and open to the public
 
Ms. Wilkins (Creek/Cherokee) and Dr. DeBruyn (French Canadian) will describe the roots of violence in Indian Country from a historical perspective leading to the present. They will outline the genocide and disease that took place in the Americas following European contact and provide specific examples from different parts of the country. The impact of the Boarding School Era on family and community, which tore thousands of children away from their cultures and languages, will be highlighted as a historical ‘foundation’ setting the stage for violence in American Indian communities. Present day issues, such as social determinants of health, environmental conditions, suicide, domestic violence, child abuse and diabetes, will be addressed as symptoms of this history across generations. Ms. Wilkins and Dr. DeBruyn will also describe the indigenous grass roots movements formed to heal this devastating legacy focusing on survival and resilience through traditional ways, traditional foods, respect, humor, and hope.

3/12/2010 - The Diary of Anne Frank – ABQ Stages, directed by Hal Simons

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 19:30:00 GMT

Location: The Filing Station performance space
1024 4th St. SW, Albuquerque, NM 87102

Tickets: $15/adult; $10/child; $2 discount for seniors and students - Call 505.515.9149 for additional information.
 
In this transcendently powerful new adaptation by Wendy Kesselman, Anne Frank emerges from history a living, lyrical, intensely gifted young girl, who confronts her rapidly changing life and the increasing horror of her time with astonishing honesty, wit and determination. The Diary of Anne Frank was originally adapted for stage by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett. The original Broadway production received the 1956 Tony Award for Best Play and the script received the 1956 Pulitzer Prize for drama. Goodrich and Hackett also adapted the play for screen in 1959. This is a new adaptation for a new generation.