Once in a Lifetime

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Once in a Lifetime

Q&A with René-Pierre Azria, Chair of AJC France and Dr. Mehnaz Afridi

Once in a Lifetime tells the true story of an extraordinary history teacher, Anne Gueguen (played beautifully by Ariane Ascaride), who is determined to overcome the apathy of her inner-city high school pupils and give them the best education she can. She comes up with a novel assignment: They must enter a national writing competition on the theme of child victims of the Nazi concentration camps. This idea is not met with enthusiasm, but when they meet a Holocaust survivor, the students, who come from a wide variety of racial and ethnic backgrounds, suddenly begin to see one another—and themselves—in a whole new light. This powerful film demonstrates the enduring impact of the Holocaust in its ability to enlighten future generations.

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Q&A René-Pierre Azria, Chair of AJC France and Dr. Mehnaz Afridi, Assistant Professor at Manhattan College, Riverdale and Director of the Religious Studies, Holocaust, Genocide & Interfaith Education Center
Sunday, Mar. 19 2017, 12:00
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This film is part of the Westchester Jewish Film Festival 2017 series.



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