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Please find below details of forthcoming events linked to the exhibition "I never saw another butterfly" -Children's Art from Theresienstadt 23 March - 20 June 2004, taking place at THE JEWISH MUSEUM, CAMDEN TOWN, lONDON. If you have any further questions, please contact: Miri Hintz on 020 7284 1997, [log in to unmask] Events at Camden Town: Sunday 18 April at 3pm "There are no children here" Thomas Geve, Auschwitz and Buchenwald survivor, presents a short film exploring his life in the camps and the art resulting from his experiences. He describes his lifelong work in educating German children about the Holocaust. This event is in association with the Goethe Institute. Admission £ 5 (£4 for Museum friends) Tuesday 11 May at 7pm The Theresienstadt Ghetto Eminent author and historian Sir Martin Gilbert of Merton College, Oxford, describes the unique nature of the Theresienstadt ghetto and the sinister purpose behind its establishment. Admission £ 5 (£4 for Museum friends) Sunday 20 June at 3pm Healing through Art- helping children by art therapy Liesl Silverstone left Czechoslovakia on the last kindertransport organised by Sir Nicholas Winton. Author of 'Art Therapy the Person-Centred Way', she describes how her background as a refugee and later as a school counsellor led her to develop new forms of art therapy for children and adults. This talk is part of Refugee week. Admission £ 5 (£4 for Museum friends) THE JEWISH MUSEUM Raymond Burton House 129-131 Albert Street, London NW1 7NB Tel: 020 7284 1997 e-mail [log in to unmask] Events at Finchley: Wednesday 2 June at 2.30pm Nicholas Winton : The Power of Good A documentary film telling the extraordinary story of Sir Nicholas Winton and the Czech Kindertransports, when in 1939, largely through Winton's efforts, hundreds of children were able to escape the Nazis and brought by train to Britain. Introduced by Vera Gissing who escaped from Prague on one of the eight Winton trains. A half-term family event organised as part of Museum and Galleries Month 2004 Admission £ 4 (£3 for Museum friends) Sunday 13 June at 7.30pm Songs from Theresienstadt Young Israeli musicians Marc Verter (piano) and Maya Kasir (soprano) present their acclaimed programme of songs composed in Theresienstadt by Gideon Klein, Viktor Ullmann and others. The evening will also include readings of poems written during the Holocaust. In association with the Jewish Music Institute and the New North London Synagogue Tickets £7.50 These events will take place at The Jewish Museum, The Sternberg Centre, 80 East End Road, London N3 2SY. Advance booking is recommended. If you have any enquiries, please email [log in to unmask] or call 0208 349 1143. Miri Hintz Marketing & PR The Jewish Museum 129-131 Albert Street London NW1 7NB Tel: 020 7284 1997 Fax:020 7267 9008 E-mail: [log in to unmask] www.jewishmuseum.org.uk