JewishFilm.2012 screening: Joanna
The Hadassah-Brandeis Institute (HBI) Project on Families, Children and the Holocaust co-sponsored the film, which takes place in German-occupied Krakow and tells the story ofJoanna (Urszula Grabowska), a young Polish woman whose husband is presumed dead at the front, makes a life changing, split second decision after stumbling upon an 8-year-old Jewish girl hiding in a church. Joanna harbors the girl in her apartment, but pressures mount and Joanna is faced with tough decisions when neighbors and family become suspicious and it is unclear who can be trusted. Joanna is the winner of top awards at the Moscow Int' l Film Festival and Polish Film Awards.
The HBI Project on Families, Children, and the Holocaust planned an evening of discussion with world renowned architect Daniel Libeskind. Due to illness, Daniel could not attend, however his wife Nina Libeskind spoken in his honor. Nina Libeskind explained how Daniel's early life experiences have influenced his commitments, vision and work (Daniel is a second generation Holocaust survivor). With over forty projects worldwide, Daniel Libeskind has designed such acclaimed enterprises as the Jewish Museum Berlin and the master plan for the World Trade Center in New York. About the design of the Jewish Museum in Berlin, 12 years in the making, Libeskind says: “This was a building that, using the language of architecture, could take us all, Jews and non-Jews alike, to the crossroads of history, and show us that when the Jews were exiled from Berlin, at that moment, Berlin was exiled from its past, its present, and- until this tragic relationship is resolved –its future.” A reading from his memoir, Breaking Ground, followed. Shulamit Reinharz then led a conversation focusing on Libeskind’s life and architectural projects that commemorate the Holocaust. This program was co-sponsored by the Boston Society of Architects, Center for German and European Studies at Brandeis University, and the Mandel Center for the Humanities at Brandeis University. Event held in Rapaporte Treasure Hall, Brandeis University on Tuesday, April 5, 2011
Film Screening at the Mueseum of Jewish Heritage and the Holocaust Joanna Michlic commentated on the film Birthplace at the Museum of Jewish Heritage and the Holocaust, New York, Wednesday, May 12, 2010
International Conference: Warsaw—the History of a Jewish Metropolis Joanna Beata Michlic presented a lecture entitled: Telling Polish-Jewish Relations 1945-1948: Perceptions and Self-perceptions of Polish Christian Rescuers and Rescued Jews at Institute of Jewish Studies, University College London, Thursday, June 24, 2010
"The Plight of Jewish Children in post-1945 Europe," Seminar for Educators and Teachers, Educational Department at the Museum of Jewish Heritage and the Holocaust, New York, April 25, 2010.
"Rebuilding Shattered Lives: Some Vignettes of Jewish Children's Lives in Early Postwar Poland," Lectured delivered at West Chester University, April 20, 2010.
