Premiere of Light & Noir: Exiles and Émigrés in Hollywood 1933–1950

October 21, 2015—Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center held the exhibition opening event for the Midwest premiere of Light & Noir: Exiles and Émigrés in Hollywood, 1933–1950, open through January 10, 2016. The exhibition illuminates the stories of film icons that fled Nazism and became the actors, directors, writers, and composers of Hollywood’s “Golden Age.” … Read more

The 10 Best Stories to Read This Week

1. FBI Looked into Byrd-Bennett Before She Worked in Chicago A former school officer in Detroit was interviewed several times by the agency about a “giant” contract for textbooks that Byrd-Bennett was involved in. The Sun-Times breaks the story. 2. A Global Chill in Commodity Demand Hits America’s Heartland Stagnant overseas markets are hitting home … Read more