The Jewish Heritage Centre of Western Canada, the Italian Canadian League of Manitoba and the Istituto Italiano di Cultura Toronto invite you to a program on Jews in Fascist Italy.

This event will consist of two workshop presentations followed by the screening of the film Figli del Destino (Children of Destiny) which chronicles the impact of the 1938 Racial Laws on four Italian Jewish children.

Presenters will be Prof. Bruce Strang (Department of History, Brandon University) and Jeremy Maron (Curator, Canadian Museum for Human Rights). The film will be introduced by its director, Marco Spagnoli.

Due to COVID-19, the program will be presented virtually.

1:30 PM
Join a moderated discussion with Dr. Bruce Strang on antisemitism in fascist Italy.

To see the pre-reading list and Dr. Strang’s bio CLICK HERE
TO REGISTER FOR DR. STRANG’S WORKSHOP CLICK HERE

3:00PM
Join Dr. Jeremy Maron | Life is Beautiful: A moderated discussion on unconventional Holocaust representation.

For Dr. Maron’s bio, information on the workshop, and and the pre-reading list CLICK HERE
TO REGISTER FOR DR. MARON’S WORKSHOP CLICK HERE

4:30PM
Screening of Figli del Destino (Children of Destiny), with the participation of the film’s director, Marco Spagnoli from Rome.
Q&A to follow.

TO REGISTER FOR THE FILM CLICK HERE

CLICK HERE FOR FURTHER RESOURCES: A CURATED LIST FOR READING AND LISTENING