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Join the League for an enlightening tour of the Illinois Holocaust Museum that includes the following exhibitions: * Voices of Genocide explores how and why genocide continues to occur across geography and time. Learn from survivors and descendants of genocide in America, Guatemala, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Rwanda and Burma about the common conditions and warning signs that can lead to genocide and how recognizing these factors help determine efforts toward intervention and preservation. * Kindertransport - Rescuing Children on the Brink of War showcases the astonishing rescue effort that, in only nine months, brought thousands of unaccompanied children from Nazi Europe to [...]

In this presentation, award-winning journalist and media executive Eric Schurenberg explores the current news and election landscape. You’ll come away with an understanding of how social media and digital economics shape today's information environment, how partisan actors exploit our all-too-human vulnerability to misinformation, and how those economic and psychological forces have shaped the coverage of this Presidential campaign. The goal: To help you think critically, despite the heightened passion and noise, about the decision you'll make on November 5. This program is part of a League event series where noted authorities speak on relevant topics leading up to the U.S. [...]