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20th Annual Kristallnacht Virtual Film Forum

Welcomes The Courageous Family Featured On Screen

During the 20th Annual Kristallnacht Virtual Film Forum, story of survival, his tale is a testament to human kindness,
some parts of the featured film will literally come off the even in the darkest of hours, and to the achievements made
screen. possible through relentless perseverance.
Members of the family who helped save the life of a Mientje Beijers, along with her parents, Peter and
Jewish boy, by hiding him during the Holocaust, will be Gertrude, helped to hide Avraham in their house in the
present for a special question-and-answer session on the Netherlands for more than a year during the Holocaust.
film, which features this true-to-life drama. Peter and Gertrude were later granted “Righteous Among
The March of the Living and the Jewish Federation the Nations” status by Yad Vashem.
of South Palm Beach County, in commemoration of the The Forum will also honor the contemporary work
83rd anniversary of Kristallnacht, will present the film, of local resident Eric Lipetz. Born in Antwerp, Belgium,
“Determined: The Story of Holocaust Survivor Avraham Lipetz survived the Holocaust in Manila. He is a Holocaust
Perlmutter.” This inspirational documentary follows education activist, who has shared his testimony with
Avraham, as he outwits the Nazis and overcomes every thousands of teens in the local community.
obstacle standing in his way. But more than just a remarkable “Eric works tirelessly to educate and inform the next

On Nov. 7, the 20th Annual Kristallnacht Virtual Film
Forum will honor the contemporary work of local resident
Boca Pointe Community Association, Inc. Eric Lipetz. Born in Antwerp, Belgium, Lipetz survived the
Holocaust in Manila. He is a Holocaust education activist,
6909 SW 18th St., Suite A120 A special Thank You to our monthly volunteer contributing writers who has shared his testimony with thousands of teens in the
Boca Raton, FL 33433 local community.
Office (561) 395-7551 Fax (561) 395-5936 Steve Handwerker Anne Gannon Steven L. Abrams
Email: info@bocapointe.com Judith Levy Elyse Weintraub Brown Arthur Dermer
Website: www.bocapointe.com Dr. Ronald J. Meyers Hillary Reynolds Alan Arnold generations on the atrocities and triumphs of the human
Access Control Lisa Sileo Oris Martin William A. Gralnick spirit during the Holocaust,” said Roneet Edrich, director
of March of the Living. “He is a gift to our youth, and they
Operator: (561) 395-3392 Rayna Becker Robert Weinroth Mark Nelles
Justin Mocha
Dra. Milagros Gutierrez de Herrera
Halli Moore
Voice mail system: (561) 395-3369 Harold Katz Barry J. Haberman respect his sacrifices so much.”
Website: www.gateaccess.net Chaired by Marcy Schultz, the 20th Annual Kristallnacht
Harriet Rubin Peter Sachs
Staff Virtual Film Forum will be held virtually, Sunday, November
Kathleen O’Donovan, General Manager 7, 2021. The Honoree Ceremony will be held at 2 p.m.; the
Lisa Cammaleri, Assistant Manager film will be screened at 2:30 p.m.; and a Q&A with director
Yvonne Rivera, Administrative Assistant Keren Perlmutter and members of the Beijers family will be
Justin Mocha, Director of Security The views of the writers of the various articles in this newspaper do not at 4 p.m.
necessarily reflect the views of the Boca Pointe Community Association. Tickets are $10 per Zoom link. For more information
Viewpointe of Boca Pointe is the newspaper The Association nor the individual writers are not responsible for claims or
of Boca Pointe Community Association, Inc. promises contained in any advertising material appearing in the Viewpointe. and to purchase tickets, call 561-852-6041 or email KFF@
Please direct all questions, comments or Such claims and promises are the sole responsibility of the individual bocafed.org.
articles for Viewpointe to lisa.cammaleri@ advertiser. Deepest thanks to Boca Pointe Federation Campaign
fsresidential.com. Chairs: Jane and Dan Fishkoff, and to Committee
Members: Rhoda Berkow, Allen Brayer, Si Farber, Daniel
Fischer, Richard Glazer & Elaine Kaplan, Bea Gold, Harold
Katz, Joel Meisner, Arlene Penner, Murray Pitkowsky, Mel
AVAILABLE NOW IN Schoen, Doris & Stuart Zeuner, for their continued dedication
and leadership.

If you or a neighbor are in need of help, please
PROMENADE AT BOCA POINTE! contact Ruth & Norman Rales Jewish Family Services at
561-852-3333. In addition, our main Federation telephone
number, 561-852-3100, is monitored regularly for voicemail
messages.
Learn more about our Federation and how you can help at
www.jewishboca.org - or contact Shirley Gross at shirleyg@
bocafed.org or 561.852.3182 (leave a voicemail). 

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