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The Last Days
This stunning film by Stephen Spielberg about the last days of the Hungarian Jews will be shown and discussed by Mr. Holden. Why did Hungary give up its Jews so late in the war, and how were the approximately last 400K Hungarian Jews murdered by the Nazis in Auschwitz? Personal stories, and reflections abound in this very moving film. There will be frequent pauses for discussion.
Mr. Robert Holden, is a retired Ocean City Gifted/talented teacher (ret.-2006) and retired Senior Adjunct Professor of History, teaching WC 1, WC 2, and his own created Holocaust and Genocide Studies Course at ACCC’s Cape May County campus. (ret. -2016)
He is on the board of the SJHC, the HPSUT and the Seaville Friends Meeting.
He has published several secondary history curriculum guides, one book (presentation at UT Library in December, (and is currently awaiting finalizing/publishing his second book about the Chinese diplomat, Feng-Shan Ho who saved thousands of Viennese Jews during the Holocaust by writing them visas to Shanghai. This will be a young adult non-fiction book.)
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