Aero Theatre Presents: 10th Anniversary! Swimming in Auschwitz

Santa Monica College Public Policy Institute’s sixth annual Spring Symposium, “Liberty and Justice for All,” takes place May 8-11 in venues across Santa Monica; for info, visit www.smc.edu/ppi.
Presented by the American Cinematheque and Santa Monica College’s Public Policy Institute:
10th Anniversary! SWIMMING IN AUSCHWITZ, 2007, Bala Cynwyd Productions, 63 min. Writer-director Jon Kean’s inspiring documentary focuses on six Jewish women, from different countries and different backgrounds, who found themselves deported to the notorious Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp during WWII. While women were subject to the same physical hardships as men, their testimonies differ from that of most male Holocaust survivors, revealing a strong focus on family, friendship and faith that helped sustain them. Panel discussion follows with director Jon Kean, Rabbi Neil Comess-Daniels, SMC professor Ali Mohsen, and Ahilan Arulanantham from the American Civil Liberties Union.