Reel People Film Series Presents: Léon Blum: For All Mankind
When: | November 27, 2018 7:00 PM |
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Where: | Palm Beach Gardens, FL |
Contact: | Robin at robinh@jcconline.com |
Event Details
Description
Director: Jean Bodon, USA, 60 min. English & French w. subtitles
This powerful documentary tells the story of Léon Blum, the first Jew to serve as prime minister of France. He was also a prisoner of the Nazis at the Buchenwald concentration camp. Blum devoted his life to improving the well-being of workers and was an early champion of women’s rights. In 1936, as the head of the Popular Front, an alliance of leftwing movements, he became prime minister. In 1940, his socialist views and Jewish heritage placed him in jeopardy, and the Vichy government deported him to Buchenwald. After the war, Blum was welcomed home by the French people and was re-elected prime minister in 1946.
Thursday, November 29 ┃ 7:00 pm
Mandel JCC, Boynton Beach
Address
Mandel JCC
5221 Hood Road
Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33418