PRESS RELEASE -- October 14, 2008
Reconciliation, forgiveness themes of film at MVNU
MOUNT VERNON, Ohio -- Mount Vernon Nazarene University will offer a free showing of “Forgiving Dr. Mengele” on Tuesday, Oct. 14, at 6:30 p.m. in Thorne Performance Hall. A short discussion session will follow the film.
The latest installment in MVNU’s 2008-09 Lecture/Artist Series, the film and session are open to the public.
The film portrays a shocking act of forgiveness by Auschwitz survivor Eva Mozes Kor, who, along with her twin sister, Miriam, were victims of Nazi doctor Josef Mengele’s cruel genetic experiments—an experience that would haunt them their entire lives.
Eva’s metamorphosis from embittered survivor to tireless advocate for reconciliation is sparked when she, in an attempt to get information about the experiments, meets with another former Auschwitz doctor. Her ideas about justice, revenge and the possibility of healing through forgiveness—as well as the passionate opposition from other survivors—become a window to a larger discussion of the many ways people define forgiveness.
For more information about this event or the Lecture/Artist Series, call (740) 397-9000, ext. 4341, or visit www.mvnu.edu/lectureartist.
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