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Presentation- Cleveland Restoration Society: Douglas Phillips
Throughout churches in Northeast Ohio and around the world, the artistry of the Phillips Stained Glass Studio stands out for its unique use of color, shape, and movement, creating pieces that reach beyond religious understanding. Douglas Phillips, founder of the studio, is believed to be the only African American artist to run his own stained […] Read More
Presentation- Cleveland Restoration Society: Cleveland Civil Rights Trail
Cleveland was a hub of activity during the Modern Civil Rights Movement (1954-1964) and the Second Revolution (1964-1976), which forever changed the course of our community and the nation. Join Margaret Lann as she explores the local sites where history was made along the Cleveland Civil Rights Trail, a project of the Cleveland Restoration Society […] Read More
Besa Presentation and Documentary- Besa: The Promise (2012)
Presented by Professor Mehnaz M. Afridi, this film follows the important stories and moving photographs contained in Neil H. Gershman's critically acclaimed book, Besa: Muslims who Saved Jews During World War II. Join Dr. Afridi for an introduction and discussion of the documentary as well as her ongoing work to combat prejudice, genocidal ideologies, apathy and […] Read More
Besa Presentation and Documentary- Among the Righteous: Lost Stories from the Holocaust in Arab Lands (2010)
Did any Arabs save Jews during the Holocaust? That's the question author Robert Satloff had in mind when he set out to discover the lost, true stories of survival, courage and betrayal in Arab lands during World War II. Join Dr. Ori Soltes, Professor at the Center of Jewish Civilization at Georgetown University, and Dr. […] Read More
A Visit with Abraham Lincoln
Journey back in time to April 12, 1865. It has been two days since the surrender of Robert E. Lee's army. The Civil War is all but over, and Abraham Lincoln is speaking at Ford's theater to raise money for widows and orphans. Relieved from the burden of war, the President speaks frankly on the […] Read More
Besa Presentation and Film- Les Hommes Libres/ The Free Men (2011)
This French war drama recounts the largely untold story about the role that Algerian and other Muslims in Paris played in the French Resistance and as rescuers of Jews during the German occupation (1940-1944). The film features two historic figures: Si Kaddour Benghabrit, rector of the Grand Mosque of Paris, and Salim Halali, an Algerian […] Read More
Besa Presentation and Film- A Shelter Among the Clouds (2018)
This film follows Besnik, a lonely shepherd and devoted Muslim, haunted by unfulfilled love. He is the son of a Catholic mother and formerly Communist father whom he takes care of in an Albanian village in the mountains where Christians and Muslims have found a way to co-exist peacefuly. This film, which captures the beauty […] Read More
Besa Film- A Shelter Among the Clouds (2018)
This film follows Besnik, a lonely shepherd and devoted Muslim, haunted by unfulfilled love. He is the son of a Catholic mother and formerly Communist father whom he takes care of in an Albanian village in the mountains where Christians and Muslims have found a way to co-exist peacefuly. This film, which captures the beauty […] Read More
Besa Theater- Etty: If I Should Not Survive, a One Woman Play
This stage production tells the story of Etty Hillesum and her struggle to sustain humanity in the face of unspeakable brutality and inhumanity. With her writing and a wry sense of humor, Etty tells of the life she is living- her loves, her work, her life lived in the moment. Adapted and performed by Susan […] Read More
Besa Presentation and Documentary- Enemy of the Reich: The Noor Inayat Khan Story (2014)
This docu-drama brings to life the story of a young Muslim woman's extraordinary courage tested in the crucible of Nazi-occupied Paris. Noor Inayat Khan, a Sorbonne-educated musician and author, began her assignment as a covert agent with the Special Operations Executive working with the French Resistance. Khan resisted brutal interrogation by the Gestapo, escaping twice, […] Read More