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REFUGE: Stories of the Selfhelp Home
Wilmette Public Library, 1242 Wilmette Ave, Wilmette, IL | Get Directions »
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Rolf and Leni Weil, both long-time Wilmette residents and among the founders of Chicago's Selfhelp Home, tell their story in a documentary to be screened in the Auditorium.
REFUGE: Stories of the Selfhelp Home is a film about the last generation of Holocaust survivors in Chicago and a small group of German-Jewish refugees who came together right before the war to begin Selfhelp. REFUGE, which is interwoven with archival footage, reaches back 70 years to tell the story of this last generation. Little more than a dozen survivors and refugees remain at Selfhelp.
Dr. and Mrs. Weil, as well as the film's director Ethan Bensinger, will be part of the discussion afterwards. Dr. Weil is remembered as the former president of Chicago's Roosevelt University.
Event Details
| Where | Wilmette Public Library 1242 Wilmette Ave, Wilmette, IL 60091 |
| Next on | This event is over. |
| Time | 2:00 pm–4:30 pm |
| Price | $0 |
More About Wilmette Public Library
Wilmette Public Library is a vital part of the community backbone. WPL offers an extensive collection of books, journals, microfilms, CDs, videos and more for all ages. Several classes and literary groups, including Senior Book Talks, Current Events Roundtable and Computer courses are available to residents.
The first collection of books for the public began in 1880 as a gift from a Wilmette literary society. Wilmette Public Library has stood at its present location since 1905 when a generous grant from Andrew Carnegie helped make free libraries available to all.
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