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On the occasion of International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust Cine Cine Cine Cine-ONU ONU ONU ONU invites you to the screening of The Last Flight of Petr Ginz The Last Flight of Petr Ginz The Last Flight of Petr Ginz The Last Flight of Petr Ginz Wednesday, 25 January - 6:30pm at the Goethe Institute Brussels This is the story of Petr Ginz, a Czech Jewish child prodigy who at age 14 was sent to Tereizenstadt and later to Auschwitz. By age14, he had written five novels and a diary about the Nazi occupation of Prague. By age 16, he had produced 120 drawings and paintings, edited an underground magazine in the Theresienstadt Ghetto, and written numerous short stories. Much of Petr’s story was unknown until the 2003 Columbia space shuttle tragedy. Israeli astronaut Ilan Ramon, a member of the mission, had carried with him Petr’s drawing, “Moon Landscape”. The publicity surrounding the flight and its explosion led to the discovery of Petr’s diary and additional artwork and short stories in a Prague attic. The film will be followed by a Q&A with: Regina Sluszny Regina Sluszny Regina Sluszny Regina Sluszny (Vice President of The Hidden Child) Marie Marie Marie Marie-Paule Roudil Paule Roudil Paule Roudil Paule Roudil (Head of the UNESCO Office in Brussels) Pavel Černoch Pavel Černoch Pavel Černoch Pavel Černoch (Former director of the Czech Cultural Institute in Brussels) The film is in English and has a runtime of 65 mins. To watch the trailer, please visit: www.petrginz.com

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On the occasion of International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust

CineCineCineCine----ONUONUONUONU invites you to the screening of

The Last Flight of Petr GinzThe Last Flight of Petr GinzThe Last Flight of Petr GinzThe Last Flight of Petr Ginz

Wednesday, 25 January - 6:30pm at the Goethe Institute Brussels

This is the story of Petr Ginz, a Czech Jewish child prodigy who at age 14 was sent to

Tereizenstadt and later to Auschwitz. By age14, he had written five novels and a diary about the Nazi occupation of Prague. By age 16, he had produced 120 drawings and paintings, edited an

underground magazine in the Theresienstadt Ghetto, and written numerous short stories. Much of Petr’s story was unknown until the 2003 Columbia space shuttle tragedy. Israeli astronaut Ilan Ramon, a member of the mission, had carried with him Petr’s drawing, “Moon Landscape”. The

publicity surrounding the flight and its explosion led to the discovery of Petr’s diary and additional artwork and short stories in a Prague attic.

The film will be followed by a Q&A with:

Regina Sluszny Regina Sluszny Regina Sluszny Regina Sluszny (Vice President of The Hidden Child) MarieMarieMarieMarie----Paule Roudil Paule Roudil Paule Roudil Paule Roudil (Head of the UNESCO Office in Brussels)

Pavel ČernochPavel ČernochPavel ČernochPavel Černoch (Former director of the Czech Cultural Institute in Brussels)

The film is in English and has a runtime of 65 mins. To watch the trailer, please visit: www.petrginz.com

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* REGISTRATION:* REGISTRATION:* REGISTRATION:* REGISTRATION:

Please note that we have a limited number of places therefore it is important to register by sending an email to: [email protected], with the subject field ‘The last Flight of Petr Ginz’ and

your full name and full name of guest (if applicable) - Maximum tickets per person: 2

* WHERE:* WHERE:* WHERE:* WHERE: Goethe Institute Brussels, Rue Belliardstraat 58, 1040 Brussels http://www.goethe.de/ins/be/bru/knt/anf/frindex.htm

*WHEN:*WHEN:*WHEN:*WHEN: 25 January 2012- 6:30 PM