Directed by Michael King
Followed by panel discussion on historical and contemporary responses to genocide with the film’s director, Michael King and American Jewish World Service, Jewish World Watch and the USC Shoah Foundation
About the Film
Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Michael King presents this powerful documentary exploring lessons from the Holocaust and the Rwandan genocide in a quest to understand what should be done to stop the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Darfur. The film follows a young Rwandan activist who lost 100 members of her family in the genocide and a renowned British Holocaust historian on a journey across 15 countries and three continents interviewing survivors and the descendants of righteous gentiles. Named “Best Documentary” at the Palm Beach and Beloit International Film Festivals.
Buy tickets now at www.brownpapertickets.com/event/243202 or call 800.838.3006.
Students/Seniors $9
General Admission $12
| Where: | Los Angeles Jewish Film Festival Laemmle's Town Center Encino, CA |
The 1st Annual San Diego Walk will take place on Sunday, April 22 at 1 PM at Congregation Shomrei Torah, raising awareness and funds to provide vital resources for those suffering from the horrors of genocide
Anyone and everyone can help! Join or start a walk team, walk as an individual, make a donation, volunteer or become a sponsor! There is no fitness requirement for this family-friendly walk, so everyone can participate and enjoy.
Take one step closer to a world without genocide. With your help we will raise thousands of dollars to help realize a better future for people around the world suffering human rights abuses.
Register now and start your fundraising!
For more information please contact Walk Coordinator Jenny Pinzari at walk@jww.org or 818.501.1836.
| Where: | San Diego Jewish Academy, 11860 Carmel Creek Road San Diego, CA 92130 |
The 4th Annual Santa Rosa Walk will take place on Sunday, April 22 at 9 AM at Congregation Shomrei Torah, raising awareness and funds to provide vital resources for those suffering from the horrors of genocide
Anyone and everyone can help! Join or start a walk team, walk as an individual, make a donation, volunteer or become a sponsor! There is no fitness requirement for this family-friendly 5K walk, so everyone can participate and enjoy.
Take one step closer to a world without genocide. With your help we will raise thousands of dollars to help realize a better future for people around the world suffering human rights abuses.
Register now and start your fundraising!
For more information please contact Walk Coordinator Jenny Pinzari at walk@jww.org or 818.501.1836.
| Where: | Congregation Shomrei Torah, 2600 Bennett Valley Rd, Santa Rosa, CA 95404 |
Please join us for a special screening of the award-winning film The Last Survivor, preceded by a Yom Hashoah service. The Last Survivor chronicles the inspiring journeys of four survivors from four separate genocides and the overwhelming will to survive that leads them to become influential agents of change in today’s world. This empowering film will inspire and motivate you.
The screening will take place at 8:00 PM in the Social Hall. Following the film, a panel of community leaders, including Temple Etz Chaim’s Rabbi Spiegel and JWW’s Executive Director Fred Kramer, will address the film from various perspectives and answer your questions.
For more information, please contact the Temple Office at 805 497-6891 or info@templeetzchaim.org.
For more details about the movie, please visit The Last Survivor website.
| Where: | Temple Etz Chaim, 1080 East Janss Road Thousand Oaks, CA 91360 |
The 4th Annual Orange County Walk will take place on Sunday, April 15 at 9 AM at Mile Square Park in Fountain Valley, raising awareness and funds to provide vital resources for those suffering from the horrors of genocide
Anyone and everyone can help! Join or start a walk team, walk as an individual, make a donation, volunteer or become a sponsor! There is no fitness requirement for this family-friendly 5K walk, so everyone can participate and enjoy.
Take one step closer to a world without genocide. With your help we will raise thousands of dollars to help realize a better future for people around the world suffering human rights abuses.
Register now and start your fundraising!
For more information please contact Walk Coordinator Jenny Pinzari at walk@jww.org or 818.501.1836.
| Where: | Mile Square Park (Fountain Valley Sports Park), 16400 Brookhurst St. Fountain Valley, CA 90036 |
FOUR JOURNEYS. ONE PURPOSE. A PASSOVER EXPERIENCE.
screening of THE LAST SURVIVOR
Highly regarded documentary THE LAST SURVIVOR follows the lives of four genocide survivors – The Holocaust, Rwanda, Darfur, and Congo. With many references to our Exodus, here is a unique opportunity to enhance your Passover Seder by learning from the lessons and mistakes of our past on similar issues today.
No Charge. Sponsored by Jewish World Watch. For information or to RSVP, contact Jennifer Smith at JSmith@WiseLA.org or 310-889-2265.
| Where: | Stephen S. Wise Temple, Plotkin Chapel: 15500 Stephen S. Wise Drive, Los Angeles, CA 9007 |
Join JWW in Washington to meet with legislators and movement leaders to protect women’s rights in the world’s most vulnerable populations.
For more information please visit this page.
| Where: | Washington DC |
JWW has the distinct honor of conferring this year’s I Witness Award upon Melanne Verveer, Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women’s Issues, in recognition of her incredible work in her newly created State Department position and as Co-Founder, Chair and Co-CEO of Vital Voices Global Partnership. Ambassador Verveer has sustained an exemplary career illuminating not only the injustices faced by women and girls in conflict zones but their perseverance, courage and strength.
The venue for the evening will be the Skirball’s Women Hold Up Half the Sky exhibit, a perfect complement to Ambassador Verveer’s vocation. Inspired by the bestselling book by Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn, the new exhibition addresses the worldwide oppression of women and girls as the most urgent human rights cause of our time.
| Where: | Skirball Cultural Center 2701 North Sepulveda Boulevard Los Angeles, CA 90049 |
Kehillat Israel Society of Sisters & Jewish World Watch
Presents: A Dynamic Evening of Friendship, Education and Activism Kehillah for our Sisters of the Congo
Naama Haviv, Assistant Director of Jewish World Watch, will share news of JWW’s current efforts on behalf of women in the Congo.
Special Musical Performance by the Congolese Choir
Healing Art Project
Participate in “Hineni”, (“Here I Am” in Hebrew)…a stunning traveling community artwork by Doni Silver-Simons that will eventually appear in the United Nations.
Snacks & Refreshments Provided
Suggested Minimum Donation $18
All proceeds go to Jewish World Watch Project for Women of the Congo
RSVP online at www.kehillatisrael.org
Event Location: Kehillat Israel Reconstructionist Congregation
16019 Sunset Blvd, Pacific Palisades, CA 90272
Join us for a free screening of the award winning film, The Last Survivor. The film chronicles the inspiring journeys of four survivors from four genocides (The Holocaust, Rwanda, Darfur, Congo) whose overpowering will to survive and need to make sense of tragedy lead them to become powerful agents of change in today’s world.
This empowering film will inspire and motivate you. After meeting the amazing and resilient survivors in this film, you will find yourself reinvigorated in your commitment to a world without genocide.
WHEN: Monday, November 7th, 2011 6:45 PM
WHERE: Temple Isaiah 10345 West Pico Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90064
RSVP: mina@jww.org
