Nov

11 2022

to
Nov

13 2022

85TH Anniversary When Southbury Said NO to the Nazi's

5:00PM - 3:00PM  

Contact Conti Cathy
cconti@jfed.net

Friday, November 11; Time: Evening; Location: Temple B’nai Israel (444 Main St North, Southbury)

Honoring Scott Sniffen, Director of “Home of the Brave: When Southbury Said No to the Nazis”. Followed by reception with musical performances by Lisa Segal and Linda Goodman. Registration requested by November 9 - click to register.

Saturday, November 12; Time: 10:00am-11:00am; Location: Pomperaug High School (234 Judd Rd, Southbury)

Showing of "Home of the Brave" and Q&A with Scott Sniffen, director of the documentary. Moderated by Chris Gardner.

Saturday, November 12; Time: 11:15am-12:30pm; Location: Pomperaug High School (234 Judd Rd, Southbury)

Panel Discussion: Using the Southbury Story in K-12 education. Moderated by Barbara Mechler (former Assistant Superintendent and Teacher); Steven Armstrong, Connecticut Department of Education; Carrie Chiappetta, Assistant Superintendent Region 15; Erin Birden, Teacher in Residence for Diversity and Cultural Competence.

Saturday, November 12; Time: 12:30pm-1:30pm; Location: Pomperaug High School (234 Judd Rd, Southbury)

Lunch. Registration requested by November 9 - click to register.

Saturday, November 12; Time: 1:45-3:15pm; Location: Pomperaug High School (234 Judd Rd, Southbury)

Panel Discussion: What we have Learned since the Premiere of "Home of the Brave". Moderated by Melinda Elliot, President of Southbury Historical Society and Author of “No Swastikas in Southbury”, Arnie Bernstein, author of “Swastika Nation: Fritz Kuhn and the Rise and Fall of the German-American Bund”, and James Calaski, a researcher on the German American Bund.

Saturday, November 12; Time: 4:00-5:30pm; Location: Pomperaug High School (234 Judd Rd, Southbury)

Reverend Lindsay’s Sermon and the Town Resolution – Reflections by Southbury Clergy on Their Meaning and Significance Today.  Moderated by Rabbi Eric Polokoff. Participants to be determined.

Saturday, November 12; Time: 6:00pm; Location: Wyndham Hotel (1284 Strongtown Rd, Southbury)

Commemorative Dinner with Arnie Bernstein, author of “American Swastika” and musical performances; Student Awards; Other recognitions, Keynote Speaker:  Michael Benson, author of “Gangsters vs. Nazis: How Jewish Mobsters Battled Nazis in Wartime America”. Musical performances by Cynthia Servetus, Jim Tornatore, Karen Lampiasi, Meg Capen, Alyce Cognetta Bertz, Gary Bertz and Katherine Mombo. Cost: $50 per person. Deadline to register is November 9. Click to purchase the tickets.

Sunday, November 13; Time: 11:15am; Location: South Britain Congregational Church (693 S Britain Rd, Southbury)

Dedication of Historical Road Marker to be placed at Church. Dedication of new display of Southbury's Zoning Laws from 1937.
Historic Tours lead by Pomperaug High Students of Historic South Britain. Registration requested by November 9 - click to register.

Sunday, November 13; Time: 1:00pm; Location: Fox Hollow Preserve (200 Sleepy Hill Road, Southbury)

Southbury Land Trust's Walk through their property that the Bund owned in 1937 and possible dedication of a new trail.