As we must remember, the Holocaust stands as one of the darkest chapters in human history, a genocide that saw millions of European Jews systematically murdered by Nazi Germany. Cinema has grappled with depicting this incomprehensible event in both documentary and narrative forms over the decades.  These works show the progression from prejudice and denial, to industrialized genocide, to the pursuit of justice and lifelong psychological damage and healing. The series explores how such an atrocity occurred, the resilience of the human spirit, and the imperative to ensuring "Never Again."

Each film will be introduced and will have a discussion session following the screening.

Judgment at Nuremberg (1961) Tuesday, December 17, 2024 Introduced and discussed by Dan Kinel This film by Stanley Kramer stars Spencer Tracy as American judge Dan Haywood, who's chosen to guide a 1948 tribunal that's trying Germans suspected of engaging in atrocities during World War II. Maximilian Schell co-stars in performance as defense counsel for the Nazi prisoners which won him the Best Actor Academy Award. The film was nominated for 11 Academy Awards and won 3.