Holocaust survivor and former Secretary of the Treasury Michael Blumenthal joins Ambassador Stuart W. Eizenstat in a 2026 interview recounting his family's escape from Nazi Germany and their years as refugees in Shanghai's Hongkou ghetto.

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Events

  • A Special Evening in New York City

    Sunday, December 10, 2017 @ 3:00 pm – 8:00 pm –

    Please Join Stuart E. Eizenstat, Chair, The Defiant Requiem Foundation Board of Directors; Murry Sidlin, President and Creative Director; Patti Kenner; and other Foundation Board Members for a Special Evening in New York City.

    Sunday, December 10, 2017
    Museum of Jewish Heritage
    A Living Memorial to the Holocaust […]

  • Murry Sidlin lecture: Skokie, Ill.

    Sunday, January 28, 2018 @ 2:00 pm –

    Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center
    9603 Woods Drive
    Skokie, IL 60077

    International Day of Holocaust Remembrance: New Music Studio Terezin

    For more information, click here. […]

  • Film Screening: Miami Beach

    Sunday, February 4, 2018 @ 8:30 pm –

    Miami Beach Cinemateque
    1130 Washington Ave.
    Miami Beach, FL 33139

    A screening of the film Defiant Requiem. […]

  • Film Screening: Princeton, NJ

    Wednesday, February 7, 2018 @ 4:00 pm –

    The Jewish Center Jewish Film Series
    435 Nassau St.
    Princeton, NJ 08540

    A screening of the film Defiant Requiem.
    Special guests: Murry Sidlin, distinguished conductor, educator and artistic innovator, accompanied by Patti Kenner. […]

  • Film screening: Limmud NY 2018

    Sunday, February 18, 2018 @ 10:30 am – 12:30 pm –

    Limmud NY 2018
    Hyatt Regency Princeton
    102 Carnegie Center
    Princeton, NJ 08540

    A screening of the film Defiant Requiem. […]

  • Film screening: Portland, OR

    Wednesday, April 4, 2018 @ 7:00 pm –

    Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education
    724 NW Davis St.
    Portland, OR 97209

    A screening of the film Defiant Requiem. […]

  • Film screening: Shelter Island, NY

    Thursday, April 5, 2018 @ 5:30 pm –

    Shelter Island Public Library
    37 North Ferry Rd
    Shelter Island, NY 11964
    (631) 749-0042

    No reservations required. […]

  • Film screening: Pikesville, MD

    Wednesday, April 11, 2018 @ 7:00 pm –

    Krieger Auditorium
    Chizuk Amuno Congregation
    8100 Stevenson Road
    Pikesville, MD 21208

    Maestro Murry Sidlin, the director of The Defiant Requiem Foundation, will lead a discussion following the film. […]

  • Film screening: Chevy Chase, MD

    Wednesday, April 11, 2018 @ 7:15 pm –

    Ohr Kodesh Congregation
    8300 Meadowbrook Lane
    Chevy Chase, MD 20815

    A screening of the film Defiant Requiem, followed by a discussion with Stuart Eizenstat. […]

  • Film Screening: Wilmington, NC

    Tuesday, May 1, 2018 @ 7:00 pm –

    Wilmington Film Festival
    Thalian Hall Center for the Performing Arts
    310 Chestnut St., Wilmington, NC 28401

    A screening of the film Defiant Requiem. Featuring the short film Dance of the Coin. Dessert reception follows the films. […]

  • Film screening: Syracuse, NY

    Wednesday, May 16, 2018 @ 7:00 pm –

    Jewish Community Center of Syracuse
    5655 Thompson Road
    Dewitt, NY 13214

    A screening of the film Defiant Requiem. This event is free and open to the community. […]

  • Teacher Workshop: Syracuse, NY

    Thursday, May 17, 2018 @ 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm – Teacher Workshop: Syracuse, NY Thursday, May 17, 2018 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm Citi South Campus Phoenix Extension 70 County Route 59 Phoenix, NY 13135 A free teacher workshop with Murry Sidlin and Alexandra Zapruder telling the story of resistance during the Holocaust. Defiant Requiem Foundation President and […]

  • Defiant Requiem: Verdi at Terezín

    Monday, May 28, 2018 @ 7:00 pm –

    Vígszínház
    Budapest, Hungary

    Defiant Requiem: Verdi at Terezín returns to Budapest, Hungary, on May 28, 2018, as the opening concert of Jewish Art Days. […]

  • Film screening: Salisbury, Md.

    Monday, June 25, 2018 @ 6:30 pm –

    Fulton Hall
    Salisbury University
    1101 Camden Ave
    Salisbury, MD 21801

    A screening of the film Defiant Requiem. This event is free and open to the public. […]

  • Film screening: Manchester, Vt.

    Monday, July 16, 2018 @ 7:00 pm –

    Manchester Community LIbrary
    138 Cemetery Ave
    Manchester Center, VT 05255

    A screening of the film Defiant Requiem. […]

  • HOURS OF FREEDOM: NEW YORK CITY

    Monday, November 12, 2018 @ 7:30 pm –

    Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall
    Seventh Avenue and 57th Street
    New York, New York

    Hours of Freedom: The Story of the Terezín Composer

    A benefit concert to help care for the last generation of Holocaust Survivors […]

  • Film screening: Seaside Jewish Community

    Saturday, November 17, 2018 @ 7:00 pm –

    The Seaside Jewish Community will host a screening of Defiant Requiem.

    The screening will be followed by a discussion session with Maestro Murry Sidlin, the Founder and President of The Defiant Requiem Foundation. […]

  • Film screenings: University of Richmond

    Thursday, February 7, 2019 – Friday, February 8, 2019 –

    The University of Richmond proudly presents three screenings of the documentary film Defiant Requiem. Free and open to the public. Introduction and post-film discussion for all three screenings led by conductor Murry Sidlin, President and Creative Director of The Defiant Requiem Foundation.

    28 Westhampton Way
    Richmond, VA 23173 […]

  • Defiant Requiem: Indiana University of Pennsylvania

    Saturday, February 23, 2019 @ 7:30 pm –

    Fisher Auditorium
    403 South Eleventh Street
    Indiana, PA 15705-1008

    Defiant Requiem: Verdi at Terezín
    For soloists, chorus, piano & violin
    Murry Sidlin, creator & conductor
    Arlene Shrut, piano
    Colleen Ferguson, violin […]

  • Film screening: Boca Raton, FL

    Sunday, March 3, 2019 @ 7:30 pm –

    A screening of the film Defiant Requiem.

    Pelican Room
    2401 Willow Springs Drive
    Boca Raton, FL […]