Bye Bye Germany Film To Be Screened And Discussed At Workshop At Cumberland County College On February 7

Free Presentation Open to the Public; Registration Deadline February 4 

VINELAND, NJ — What challenges were faced by Holocaust survivors after World War II? Where did one go, and what did one do after the aftermath of murder and destruction?

These questions and others will be explored at a workshop screening and discussion of the film Bye Bye Germany, free and open to the public, on Thursday, February 7, from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m., at the George P. Luciano Conference & Events Center, Cumberland County College, 3322 College Dr., Vineland, NJ.

The workshop is presented by The South Jersey Holocaust Coalition, the New Jersey Commission on Holocaust Education, the Jewish Federation of Cumberland, Gloucester & Salem Counties, and Cumberland County College.

It will be led by Harry Furman, Chairman of the Coalition. A child of Holocaust survivors and former social studies teacher, Furman pioneered in 1976 the first New Jersey high school semester course on the Holocaust and Genocide, The Conscience of Man. He was also Editor-in-Chief of the first Holocaust curriculum for New Jersey schools and publication of The Holocaust and Genocide: The Search for Conscience. The co-editor of The Hitler Legacy, An Exploration of Hate, he is also a former long-time member of the New Jersey Commission on Holocaust Education and a presenter of many seminars and workshops

Bye Bye Germany is both a comedy and a drama about a rarely-explored chapter in the post-Holocaust era. Through a screening of the film and the accompanying presentation, the dilemmas and choices that confronted Holocaust survivors who remained in Germany after the war will be discussed.

In the film, David Bermann and five other fellow survivors are alive and in a displaced persons’ camp in Frankfurt, Germany. Though they dream of leaving Germany for America, they must deal with the day-to-day reality of how to live and earn money in post-war Germany. The film shows the journey of how these survivors choose to live—and the dark history and memory of their past that is the subject of scrutiny by others and themselves.

No registration fee or cost is required to attend this workshop, but donations of any size are appreciated. The workshop will be continuous, with no break or food.

Educators, students, and the public are invited to attend and, for professionals, 3.0 Professional Development (PD) hours will be granted by the New Jersey Commission on Holocaust Education. 

To attend, please register by e-mail no later than Friday, February 4 to holocaustcoalition.com. Educators desiring Professional Development credits should kindly provide their name, contact information, and school.

For more information on this and all South Jersey Holocaust Coalition events and activities, e-mail holocaustcoalition@gmail.com, visit the Coalition’s website at www.HolocaustCoalition.com, or visit their Facebook page at “South Jersey Holocaust Coalition.”