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Defying the Nazis film screening, Multi-Faith Conversations

The event will begin with a viewing of Ken Burns' newest documentary over dinner followed by a discussion about how the Sharps' story relates to current moral issues.

Tuesday, September 27, 2016
5:30pm – 8:00pm
Goldstein 105 Occom Commons
Intended Audience(s): Students-Graduate, Students-Undergraduate
Categories: Films
Registration required.

The event will begin with a viewing of Ken Burns' newest documentary, Defying the Nazis: The Sharps' War, over dinner. The film tells the story of a Unitarian minister, Waitstill Sharp, and his wife, Martha, who in 1939 left their two children and the safety and comfort of their New England home to go to Eastern Europe and help Jewish refugees. After the screening/dinner, students will discuss how the Sharps' story relates to current issues they face as global leaders.

http://www.defyingthenazis.org/

For more information, contact:
Else Drooff
Multi-Faith.Conversations@Dartmouth.edu
Permanent URL to this event: https://mals.dartmouth.edu/events/event?event=41307

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