Beth Ami Co-sponsors Fred Marcus Memorial Holocaust Lecture

Beth Ami has joined 70 other organizations, businesses, individuals and foundations to co-sponsor the third annual Fred Marcus Memorial Holocaust Lecture at Temple Sinai, 3509 South Glencoe St., on Sunday, April 17, at 4 p.m.

The speaker will be Anna Rosmus, who as a 20-year old non-Jewish woman in Passau, Germany, entered an essay contest and wrote about her town’s history during the Nazi era. Despite official disapproval and constant obstruction, she exposed a long history of ardent Nazism and anti-Semitism. The storm of opposition from friends, family and city officials grew even greater when the Academy Award nominated film, The Nasty Girl, was made about her quest.

Rosmus left Germany and moved to the Washington, D.C. area with her two daughters, devoting her life to fighting bigotry, anti-Semitism and neo-Nazis. In the face of death threats and hate mail, she continues to lecture all over the world and has written four books.

The Academy Award nominated film The Nasty Girl will be shown on two big screens at 4 p.m., followed by a light kosher supper. Then Anna Rosmus will speak about her fascinating experiences.

This annual lecture is named after Fred Marcus (z”l), a Denver Jewish educator who grew up in Nazi Germany and escaped to Shanghai, China, in 1939. The event is sponsored by the Fred Marcus Adult Education Fund of Temple Sinai. The program is open to the public and is appropriate for adults and older children. The cost of the dinner is $10 a person ($8 for ages 12-18).

An essay contest will be held for students ages 12-18 who attend the lecture (entry forms will be available there). For dinner reservations, send a check made out to Temple Sinai to Walli Richardson, 3509 S. Glencoe St., Denver, CO 80237 before April 8.

For information, call Audrey Friedman Marcus, (303) 770-2020 or Walli Richardson, (303) 759-1827.

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