Movie Mondays

3rd Mondays at 7:00 pm CT

Join us every third Monday of the month for a discussion on Holocaust and human rights films moderated by Museum historians, film professionals, and other experts. Participants will watch the film on their own before engaging

in the discussion.

9/21 - Inglourious Basterds

In this alternate history, U.S. Army Lt. Aldo Raine assembles a team of Jewish soldiers to commit acts of retribution against the Nazis. He and his men join forces with Bridget von Hammersmark, a German actress and undercover agent, to bring down the leaders of the Third Reich. Their fates converge with theater owner Shoshanna Dreyfus, who seeks to avenge the Nazis’ execution of her family. This session will be moderated by Dr. Sara Abosch-Jacobson, Chief Education Officer at the Museum, and Bart Weiss, Founder & CEO of Dallas VideoFest and Artistic Director of 3 Stars Jewish Cinema. Participants will watch the film on their own before engaging in the discussion. REGISTER HERE

10/19 - First They Killed My Father

Loung Ung was 5 years old when the Khmer Rouge seized power in Cambodia in 1975. The regime soon began a four-year reign of terror and genocide in which nearly 2 million Cambodians died. Forced from her family’s home in Phnom Penh, Ung was trained as a child soldier while her six siblings were sent to labor camps. This session will be moderated by Dr. Charlotte Decoster, Director of Education at the Museum.

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Participants will watch the film on their own before engaging in the discussion.

11/16 - Jojo Rabbit

Jojo is a lonely German boy who discovers that his single mother is hiding a Jewish girl in their attic. Aided only by his imaginary friend, Adolf Hitler, Jojo must confront his blind nationalism as World War II continues to rage. This session will be moderated by Dr. Sara Abosch-Jacobson, Chief Education Officer at the Museum, and Dr. Gavriel Rosenfeld, Professor of History at Fairfield University and author of Hi, Hitler: How the Nazi Past is Being Normalized in Contemporary Culture.

Participants will watch the film on their own

before engaging in the discussion. REGISTER HERE

12/21 - The Book Thief

In 1938, young orphan Liesel arrives at the home of her new foster parents, Hans and Rosa. When Hans, a kindly housepainter, learns that Liesel cannot read, he teaches the child the wonders of the written language. Liesel grows to love books, even rescuing one from a Nazi bonfire. Though Liesel’s new family barely scrapes by, their situation becomes even more precarious when they secretly shelter a Jewish boy whose father once saved Hans’ life. This session will be moderated by Dr. Charlotte Decoster, the Museum’s Director of Education.