MOLINE, ILLINOIS (September 21, 2022) — Judith Winnick presents an extraordinary lecture about the only all-women concentration camp in her talk “Ravensbrück Concentration Camp: A Story of Courage and Hope,” Wednesday, October 19, 6PM, at the Moline Public Library. This program is presented courtesy of the Jewish Federation of the Quad Cities as part of the community-wide Out of Darkness Project (https://www.outofdarknessqc.com/).
Ravensbrück was established by the Nazis in 1939 in northern Germany, with the unique purpose of housing only female inmates. Torn from over twenty countries, imprisoned under horrific conditions, these women defied SS Authority when they conspired at great risk to commit imaginative acts of resistance. Heroic bonds of friendship fostered hope for survival — a survival never assured.
About Judith Winnick:
Winnick portrays courageous women from World War II. She is a featured speaker on the Colorado Humanities/Chautauqua Speakers Bureau and has performed internationally. During her teaching career, she received a Colorado Distinguished Teacher Award.
About Out of Darkness:
The community-wide project, Out of Darkness: Holocaust Messages for Today, includes programming for children and adults to counter these damaging issues by promoting dignity, diversity, equity, democratic values, human rights, and the power of the human spirit that are so badly needed today. View the full schedule of programs at http://outofdarknessqc.com/.
