The Leo Baeck Education Center in Haifa was founded in 1938 as a kindergarten for German children fleeing Nazi Germany. Today, the Leo Baeck Education Center is a flourishing campus with over 2,000 students from varied backgrounds.
Three years ago, ATZUM helped a group of students at the Center initiate a research study into the remarkable and heroic acts of the Van Hall and Boissevain families from Amsterdam during World War II – several family members were recognized by the State of Israel as being the Righteous Among the Nation.
The end result of their research is a remarkable exhibition entitled “The Light in the Darkness,” which includes documents and items from the Yad Vashem and Lohamei Hagetaot Museums (as well as other exhibits), testimonies and findings, that tell the story of bravery, compassion and humanity in Holland during the dark period of World War II.
The opening ceremony for the exhibition will be held on May 21 at 18:00 at the Leo Baeck Education Center in Haifa.
