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COMING EVENTS
Below you will find information about our upcoming events:
February 2012 | |
| Deerfield, IL February 12 | Congregation B'nai Tikvah Special Guest Lecturer: Professor Pan Guang, Professor of History & Political Science, Dean of the Center of Jewish Studies, Shanghai Center will discuss "The Jews of China: Legends, History, and Perspective." Open to the General Public - Event Flier - Web site |
| Mundelein, IL February 16 | Carmel Catholic High School The Spungen Exhibit will be on display for students and faculty only. |
Previous Events
Below you will find information about previous events:
January 2012 | |||
| New York, NY January 5-9 | The New York International Numismatic Convention We will be attending the show as a guest only. [Please contact the foundation for private meetings.] Waldorf Astoria Hotel 301 Park Avenue New York, NY (between 49th and 50th Streets) - Web Site | ||
November 2011 | |||
| Terre Haute, IN November 4-6 | Candles Museum "The Marquer Scroll" dedication. - Event Flier - Event Worksheet - NBC TV News coverage - Web Site | ||
October 2011 | |||
| Highland Park, IL October 30 | Lakeside Congregation The Spungen Exhibit will be on display to students members and invited guests only. | ||
September 2011 | |||
| Shanghai, China September 13-17 | Concordia International School A teacher training workshop and community lifelong Learning events. - Web Site - Concordia Flier | ||
| Mundelein, IL September 26 | Carmel Catholic High School The Spungen Exhibit will be on display for students and faculty only. | ||
July 2011 | |||
| Washington, DC July 27 | US Secret Service Unity Day Observance "A Celebration of Heritage, History and Harmony" Segment: "Operation Bernhard and the British Counterfeit Currency" A portion of the Spungen Exhibit will be on display for employees of participating government agencies only. - Introduction Letter - Event Poster | ||
| Boone, NC July 18-21 | Appalachian State University
- Web Site - Symposium Flier - Symposium Poster - Symposium Press Release - Winston-Salem Journal article | ||
April 2011 | |||
| Chicago, Illinois April 21 | Northeastern Illinois University The Spungen Exhibit will be on display to students, faculty and their guests ONLY - NEIU Flier | ||
| Deerfield, Illinois April 10 | Chicagoland Jewish High School The Spungen Exhibit will be on display to the public for first time in Illinois since 2008. - Website: www.cjhs.org - Flier: Open To Public - CJHS Press Release | ||
March 2011 | |||
| London, England March 2 and 3 | Events honoring Sir Nicholas Winton - By invitation only
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| Port Clinton, Ohio March 24-26 | MPCFest XII - Military Payment Coupon mini-convention with special guest speaker Lawrence Malkin, author of Kreuger’s Men and special appearance by Hans Walter, Holocaust survivor and member of the Operation Bernhard Nazi counterfeiting scheme. - Convention attendees and invited guests. | ||
February 2011 | |||
| Mundelein Illinois February 16 | Carmel Catholic High School - A Student-Only Event | ||
November 2010 | |||
| Patra, Greece November 6-14, 2010
To learn about important support and contributions | The Philatelic Society of Patras will host the Spungen Exhibit at their Pan-Hellenic Philatelic Exhibition: Patraphilex 2010.
Patraphilex website - Greek Click here to view translated materials.
Press Releases/media pre-exhibit:
Philatelic/numismatic trade articles | ||
September/October 2010 | |||
| Mount Hermon (Gill), MA Sept. 29 - Oct. 6 | Northfield Mount Hermon School, Massachusetts - student and invitation event schedules will be updated on this website and at www.nmhschool.org and www.nmhschool.org./holocaust-colloquium-nmh.
Press Releases and Media:
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| Mundelein IL Sept. 22 | Carmel Catholic High School, Mundelein Illinois (students only) | ||
August 2010 | |||
| Boston, MA August 9-13 | American Numismatic Association (ANA) World Fair of Money | ||
June 2010 | |||
| Memphis, TN June 18-21 | International Paper Money Show – Cook Convention Center | ||
| State College, PA June 22–25 | American Philatelic Society Summer Seminar (Elective class): The Nazi Scourge – Devastation witnessed by philatelic and numismatic precious collectibles. | ||
May 2010 | |||
| Chicago, IL May 18th | Holocaust presentation at Rotary One Club, Chicago. - Rotary Club of Chicago Newsletter: Danny Spungen & Sam Harris – Special Presentation Summary, May 18, 2010 | ||
| Elgin, IL May 4th | Elgin Rotary Club - Old Papers, Currency Put New Focus on holocaust Elgin Courier News May 5, 2010 | ||
April 2010 | |||
| Port Clinton, OH April 15th–18th
| MPC Fest XI | ||
| Northfield, IL April 11th | Holocaust presentation at Am Yisrael Congregation. | ||
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 11th | Holocaust presentation at the Chicago Collectors Club (invitation only). | ||
| Chicago, IL March 8th | Participation at the ILHMEC - 2010 Humanitarian Awards dinner at the Hyatt Chicago. | ||
February 2010 | |||
| Mundelein, IL February 18th | Holocaust presentation at Carmel Catholic High School.
- Thank-you notes | ||
| Patra, Greece, February 6th-9th | Danny Spungen will be in Patra for the planning of the big exhibition at PATRA-PHILEX 2010 in November. - Read Greek press article October 2008 - TA Newspaper article - EN Newspaper article | ||
| 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. | ||
January 2010 | |||
| 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. | ||
| 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. | ||
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 | |||
| Lincolnshire, IL May. 28 | Stevenson High School | ||
| Poland May 11-21 | Danny Spungen will be in Poland visiting key Holocaust related sites and visiting collections of related philatelic (stamp) materials.
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| APRIL 2009 | |||
| Gurnee, IL Apr. 27 | Woodland Middle School | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | |||
| Cedar Rapids, IA Feb. 15 | Temple Judah | ||
| Cedar Rapids, IA Feb. 14 | Coe College
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| Mundelein, IL Feb. 6 | Carmel Catholic High School
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| DECEMBER 2008 | |||
| South Orange, NJ Dec. 14, 2008 | Seton Hall University Sister Rose Thering Colloquium | ||
| Billings, MT Dec. 7th 2008 | Yellowstone Boys and Girls Ranch | ||
| Billings, MT Dec. 5th & 6th 2008 | Congregation Beth Aaron | ||
| July 2008 | |||
| Waukegan, IL July 20, 2008 | Sam Harris - Rotary Club Event | ||
| March 2008 | |||
| Peer March 30, 2008 | First Socurge Event at Peer | ||