In May, the National Archives will celebrate the first annual Jewish American Heritage Month with special programs, speakers, and films. All events are free and open to the public. They will be held at the National Archives Building in Washington, DC,
located on the National Mall at Constitution Ave. and 7th Street, NW. Here's the schedule:
- Friday, May 4, at 11 a.m. & Saturday, May 5, at noon. Family Film-An American Tail, an animated story of the Mousekewitz family's journey to America and the adventures of their young son, Fievel, who
gets lost along the way. Rated G.
- Wednesday, May 9, at 6 p.m. Film and Discussion-The Rape of Europa,
a feature documentary that tells of the systematic theft, deliberate destruction, and miraculous survival of
Europe's art treasures during the Second World War.
- Thursday, May 17, at 7 p.m. Julius Rosenwald: The Man Who Built Sears, Roebuck and Advanced the
Cause of Black Education in the South. Peter M. Ascoli, grandson of Julius Rosenwald, tells the remarkable
story of Rosenwald's lifelong devotion to hard work and success and of his giving back to the nation in which he prospered.
- Tuesday, May 22, at 7 p.m. Einstein: His Life and Universe by Walter Isaacson. Albert Einstein was the most influential scientist of the 20th century, and Isaacson's book is the first full biography of this great icon of our age since all of his papers have become available. Isaacson looks at Einstein's science, personal life, and politics, and explains how his mind worked, what he was really like, and the mysteries of the universe that he discovered.
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