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COMING EVENTS
Below you will find information about our upcoming events:
March 2010 | |
| Long Grove, IL March 21st | Temple Chai “Breakfast with the Rabbi series.” Presentation/topic: The Nazi Scourge – Devastation witnessed by philatelic and numismatic precious collectibles. (For congregation members and invited guests). |
| Chicago, IL March 8th | Participation at the ILHMEC - 2010 Humanitarian Awards dinner at the Hyatt Chicago. |
| Chicago, IL March 11th | Holocaust presentation at the Chicago Collectors Club (invitation only). |
April | |
| Northfield, IL April 11th | Holocaust presentation at Am Yisrael Congregation. |
| Port Clinton, OH April 15th–18th | MPC Fest XI |
May | |
| Chicago, IL May 18th | Holocaust presentation at Rotary One Club, Chicago. |
July | |
| Lake Toplitz, Austria July (Date TBA) | Group trip being planned to Lake Toplitz (Austria), site of the recoveries of the counterfeit British money made by Jewish prisoners at Sachsenhausen concentration camp under the Nazi secret Operation Bernard project. |
November | |
| Patra, Greece November 6-14, 2010 | The Philatelic Society of Patras will host the Spungen Exhibit at their Pan-Hellenic Philatelic Exhibition: Patraphilex 2010.
Patraphilex website - Greek
Press Releases/media pre-exhibit:
Philatelic/numismatic trade articles |
Previous Events
Below you will find information about previous events:
January 2010 | |
| New York, NY January 6th & 7th | Danny Spungen will be in New York hosting two limited-capacity events for members of Holocaust-related organizations to promote a new Foundation project involving the translation of books by two survivors from English to Polish, sending the books to their former home towns, followed by the survivors flying to Poland to speak to the students that read the books. |
| Berlin, Germany January 30th | Danny Spungen arrives in Berlin to meet a notable survivor of Operation Bernhard and several people associated with preserving the history of the Holocaust. |
February 2010 | |
| Prague, Czech Republic February 4th | Danny Spungen arrives in Prague to meet an important survivor of Operation Bernard who has authored several books on the now famous project that inspired the 2007 foreign movie of the year: The Counterfeiters. |
| Patra, Greece, February 6th-9th | Danny Spungen will be in Patra for the planning of the big exhibition at PATRA-PHILEX 2010 in November. - ReadGreek press article October 2008 - TA Newspaper article - TA Newspaper article in English |
| Mundelein, IL February 18th | Holocaust presentation at Carmel Catholic High School. |
September 2009 | |
| Mundelein, IL September 17 | Carmel Catholic High School
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August 2009 | |
| Bad Ischl, Austria August 16–25 | Danny Spungen and a small group of students of the Holocaust era travelled to Bad Ischl Austria for an event honoring the last emperor of Austria (Franz Josef). The trip also included a tour of Lake Toplitz where many of the counterfeit Bank of England notes from Operation Bernhard were recovered in 1959. In addition to being guided by the diving team leader of the expedition, the group was also fortunate to meet with one of the 4 remaining Jewish survivors of Operation Bernhard. Operation Bernhard was the basis of the 2007 Oscar foreign movie of the year, The Counterfeiters. |
JULY 2009 | |
| Wilmette, IL July 29 | Presentation to the Rotary Club of Wilmette |
| Midwest Tour June-July | Tour of Ohio, Pennsylvania and Tennessee |
MAY 2009 | |
| Poland May 11-21 | Danny Spungen will be in Poland visiting key Holocaust related sites and visiting collections of related philatelic (stamp) materials. |
| Lincolnshire, IL May. 28 | Stevenson High School |
| APRIL 2009 | |
| Skokie, IL Apr. 19 | Opening of the new Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center |
| Port Clinton, OH Apr. 17-19 | Hans Walter Event at MPC Fest X |
| Gurnee, IL Apr. 27 | Woodland Middle School |
| MARCH 2009 | |
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Memphis, Tennessee Five days in Memphis were hosted by the Belz Museum of Asian and Judaic Art, Memphis Jewish Community Center, the University of Memphis Department of Judaic Studies, and Facing History – Memphis Chapter. | |
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| March 31, 2009 | Memphis Rotary Club - Club 96, District 6800 11:30am-1:30pm |
| March 30, 2009 |
St. Benedict Catholic High School-8:00am-11:00am (school students only)
University of Memphis |
| March 29, 2009 | Belz Museum (Lecture Center for Southern Folklore) 12:00pm-3:30pm |
| March 28, 2009 | National Civil Rights Museum |
| March 27, 2009 | Media day (Live at 9 in the morning/afternoon) |
| Belgium Mar. 12-17 | Danny Spungen visited Belgium for a private tour of the Jewish Museum of Deportation and Resistance in Mechelen. In Antwerp Danny met with Ridder (Knight) Natan Ramet, President of the museum and the only remaining survivor that speaks both Flemish and French to audiences of all ages. |
| Long Grove, IL Mar. 3 | Rotary Club of Long Grove, IL By invitation only. |
| FEBRUARY 2009 | |
| Mundelein, IL Feb. 6 | Carmel Catholic High School |
| Cedar Rapids, IA Feb. 14 | Coe College
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| Cedar Rapids, IA Feb. 15 | Temple Judah |
| DECEMBER 2008 | |
| Billings, MT Dec. 5th & 6th 2008 | Congregation Beth Aaron |
| Billings, MT Dec. 7th 2008 | Yellowstone Boys and Girls Ranch |
| South Orange, NJ Dec. 14, 2008 | Seton Hall University Sister Rose Thering Colloquium |
| July 2008 | |
| Waukeegan, IL July 20, 2008 | Sam Harris - Rotary Club Event |
| March 2008 | |
| Peer March 30, 2008 | First Socurge Event at Peer |