ASI Invites You to Register Now for Kindertransport University Day, Sept. 19

[View as webpage]( [StarTribune Offers]  [American Swedish Institute](   [American Swedish Institute](   [Kindertransport Exhibit](  On View at ASI: Kindertransport – Rescuing Children on the Brink of War American Swedish Institute's current exhibition illuminates the story of the [Kindertransport]( – the organized rescue effort of Jewish children in Nazi occupied territories. Between 1938-1939, nearly 10,000 children were brought to Great Britain and other countries, including Sweden. The Minnesota debut of Kindertransport is accompanied by [The Story is Here](, an exhibition developed by ASI and JCRC and featuring the experiences of local Midwest families personally impacted by the Kindertransport. Kindertransport was created and organized by Yeshiva University Museum and the Leo Baeck Institute – New York|Berlin. The exhibition is being co-presented in Minnesota by the Greenberg Family Fund for Holocaust Awareness at Beth El Synagogue, the Jewish Community Relations Council of Minnesota and the Dakotas (JCRC), and the American Swedish Institute Related Programming  [Kindertransport University Day]( Kindertransport University Day Sunday, September 19, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. ASI’s University Day brings together some of the brightest minds to explore topics in connection with the Kindertransport exhibition. Join in-person or virtually for educational presentations and public conversations with speakers including Uri Berliner, Senior Business Editor at NPR. In-person tickets include a boxed lunch and time to tour the exhibit. All participants will also receive advance access to Melissa Hacker’s film, My Knees Were Jumping, a documentary featuring Kindertransport survivors. Student/educator discounts available. [More Info & Registration]( Virtual Kindertransport Exhibition Tours Live, interactive tours featuring guest interpreters who provide a unique perspective on the exhibition’s content. Select Tuesdays at 5 p.m. CST through October. [Tour Dates & Subjects]( Swedish Museum Virtual Talk Series: Jewish Museum in Stockholm October 5, 10 a.m. CST Online tour with a museum educator about “the closed-borders Sweden,” highlighting both Kindertransport and those who were not admitted into Sweden. [Register]( [Tour Dates & Subjects]( [Register]( Afternoons at ASI: Objects and Stories from the Jewish Museum in Stockholm September 9, 10 a.m. CST Virtually tour the Jewish Museum in Stockholm, located in the oldest preserved synagogue in Sweden. Free. [Register]( Afternoons at ASI: HIAS and the Value of Rescuing the Refugee October 14, 1 p.m. CST Learn about HIAS, the nation’s oldest refugee rights organization and the agency of the American Jewish community that provides refugees of all faiths and backgrounds with protection, safety and dignity. Free. [Register]( [Register]( [Register]( [Facebook]( [Instagram]( [Twitter]( [YouTube]( 2600 Park Avenue | Minneapolis MN 55407 [612-871-4907](tel:6128714907) |  [asimn.org]( StarTribune.com e-mail Offers contain messages from our advertisers about new products, sales, and special offers or in-store events. To stop receiving this category of e-mail Offers, [click here to unsubscribe](. [Manage email preferencesÂ]( View our [Privacy Policy.]( This email was sent by: Star Tribune, 650 3rd Ave S Suite 1300 | Minneapolis, MN 55488 US © 2021 StarTribune. All rights reserved.