CALENDAR OF KRISTALLNACHT COMMEMORATION EVENTS THROUGHOUT CONNECTICUT

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 3

Orange – Annual Kristallnacht Commemoration honoring Ruth Gruber, an American journalist, photographer, humanitarian and former U.S. government official who helped save hundreds of Holocaust victims; screening of the film “Ahead of Time: The Extraordinary Journey of Ruth Gruber” at 9 a.m., followed by program; co-sponsored by Congregation Or Shalom and CT Valley West Rock Chapter of Hadassah; at Or Shalom, 205 Old Grassy Hill Rd. FREE

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 6

Fairfield – Kristallnacht Commemoration; screening of the documentary “Defiant Requiem: Voices of Resistance,” presented by distinguished conductor, educator and artistic innovator Murry Sidlin; 2 p.m.; sponsored by the Office of Mission and Catholic Identity of Sacred Heart University at University Commons, 5151 Park Ave.

FRIDAY, NOV. 8 – SAT., NOV. 9

Bridgeport – “Kristallnacht – 75 Years Later”; Andree Lotey will discuss the story of Aristides de Sousa Mendez, Portugal’s consul in Bordeaux who provided 30,000 people with Portuguese visas, enabling them to escape Nazi persecution on Friday evening, services at 6 p.m., followed by dinner and program at 7:15 p.m.; and a screening of the award-winning film “Disobedience: The Sousa Mendez Story,” on Saturday, 4 p.m.; Congregation B’nai Israel, 2710 Park Ave.,  (203) 336-1858.

Sherman – Kristallnacht commemoration featuring a screening of the documentary “Nicholas Winton – The Power of Good,” winner of the 2002 International Emmy Award, about Nicholas Winton, who saved 669 children from the Nazis; coffee and dessert; 7 p.m.; JCC in Sherman, 9 Rte 39 South, (860) 355-8050, jccinsherman@gmail.com. FREE

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 9

West Hartford – Archaeology and the Holocaust Symposium, “70 Years after the Sobibor Revolt: Special Kristallnacht Program,” with Yoram Haimi, chief archaeologist of the Sobibor Excavations Project, 7 p.m., Wilde Auditorium, Harry Jack Gray Center, University of Hartford, (860) 768-4228. Seating is limited.

West Hartford – “Never Let It Happen,” a new musical play in memory of Kristallnacht presented by Cantor Pamela Siskin’s Spiritual Theater Group; written by Cantor Siskin, musical direction by Natasha Ulyanovsky, the play is based on the children’s book Star of Fear, Star of Hope (although the production is not geared for children); refreshments and discussion to follow; 7:30 p.m.; Congregation Beth Israel, 701 Farmington Ave., (860) 233-8215 x2320, www.cbict.org.

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 10

Chester – “Remembering Kristallnacht,” marking the 75th anniversary of the “Night of Broken Glass,” hosted by the Jewish War Veterans’ Major General Maurice Rose Post 51 of Middletown; performance and readings written by Norman Hanenbaum of Haddam, read by members of the Jewish War Veterans; full kosher deli buffet; 5 p.m., at Cong. Beth Shalom Rodfe Zedek, 55 W. Kings Highway, (860) 345-2191, enbaum@comcast.net. $18, reservations a must by Nov. 4. No walk-ins.

Stamford – Sarah Lew Miller, former Stamford resident and author of Hiding in Plain Sight: Eluding the Nazis in Occupied France, will speak at the Kristallnacht 75th anniversary commemoration co-sponsored by the Jewish Historical Society of Fairfield County and the Stamford JCC; 1:30 p.m. (refreshments at 1 p.m.); at the JCC, 1035 Newfield Ave., (203) 359-9148, elissa@de-kaplan.com. FREE

West Hartford – Veteran Day and 75th Anniversary of Kristallnacht program; honoring Jewish veterans from throughout Greater Hartford, and featuring a talk by Abby Weiner, a child survivor of the Holocaust; honor guard, roll call and musical tributes from the Beth El Choir; dessert reception; sponsored by Beth El Temple, and B’nai Tikvoh-Sholom; 2 p.m.; at Beth El, 2626 Albany Ave.  FREE (RSVPs for veterans who would like to be honored are required by Nov. 7, noon; call (860) 236-2630).

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 11

West Hartford – Kristallnacht 75th Anniversary Lecture, “Holocaust Denial: A New Form of Anti-Semitism?” with Deborah Lipstadt, Emory University, Center for Judaic Studies and Contemporary Jewish Life; sponsored by UConn Storrs and West Hartford, and other organizations; 7:30 p.m., at Library Building Auditorium, UConn-West Hartford Campus, (860) 486-6332. FREE, but seating is limited. Tickets available at UConn Center for Judaic Studies, Greenberg Center at University of Hartford, Mandell JCC, Congregation Beth Israel, Beth David Synagogue, Bruyette Athenaeum at the University of Saint Joseph.