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[Carol Koepp (carolkoepp]

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From: Ellen Kennedy 
To: CHGS-LIST [at] LISTS.UMN.EDU 
Sent: Sunday, January 10, 2010 8:41 PM
Subject: [CHGS-LIST] Holocaust play and film


1.  The Mushroom Picker, a one-man show by Patrick Dewane, grandson who learned 
of the World War II heroics of his long-dead grandfather, a man who liberated 
the Czech towns of his ancestors.  Patricia Hampl, award-winning Twin Cities 
author, called this show "a tour de force of storytelling and historic 
documentation." Told with never-before-seen film footage and period music, the 
show has captivated audiences in New York City and throughout the Midwest. 
Performed at Open Eye Theatre, 506 E.24th St, Minneapolis, Friday, Jan. 15, and 
Saturday, Jan. 16, 7:30 pm.  
Tickets:   http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/93322


2.  "Rape of Europa,"  the documentary film of how Europe's art treasures 
survived the theft and deliberate damage perpetrated by the Third Reich during 
World War II.  Twin Cities Public Television, Monday, Jan. 11, 8:00 p.m. 
Channel 2, repeated Sunday, Jan. 17, 4 p.m., LIFE.


-- 
Ellen J. Kennedy, Ph.D.

Interim Director, Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies
756 Social Sciences
267 19th Avenue S
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis MN 55455
ekennedy [at] umn.edu              www.chgs.umn.edu

952-693-5206

Executive Director, World Without Genocide 
ejkennedy [at] worldwithoutgenocide.org          www.worldwithoutgenocide.org

"Outstanding Citizen" Award, 2009, Anne Frank Center