The Herman Lodinger Memorial Lecture is on October 28th at 6:30 pm at the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force. Lee Pollock is an award-winning historian, writer, and public speaker on the life of Sir Winston Churchill.
Winston Churchill is an icon of the 20th century. From his first election to Parliament in 1900 to his retirement as Prime Minister in 1955, he towered over the world stage, influencing almost every significant issue of his time.
The arc of Churchill’s career intersects with the most significant events in the history of the Jewish people: Zionism and the Balfour Declaration, the rise of Hitler and the catastrophe of the Holocaust, followed by the creation of the State of Israel and the lasting divisions that affect the Middle East today.
Join Lee Pollock as he explores how Churchill’s relationship with the Jewish people helped to define his remarkable life and career and how his decisions impacted their fate.
About the Presenter
Lee Pollock is a Director and Senior Advisor to the Board of The International Churchill Society (www.winstonchurchill.org) and previously served as its Executive Director. The Society is the leading international organization dedicated to preserving the historic legacy of Sir Winston Churchill and publishes the award-winning Journal of Winston Churchill, Finest Hour. Mr. Pollock holds a B.A. from McGill University and a master’s degree from the University of Chicago. He is a fellow of the National Churchill Museum and his writing about Churchill has been published in the Wall Street Journal, the New Criterion, and a wide variety of other media.
About the Heman Lodinger Endowment Fund
This lecture is made possible through the Herman Lodinger Endowment Fund, established for the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force by a gift from Mr. Lodinger’s daughter and son-in-law, Holly and Paul Mandelkern. Second Lieutenant Herman Lodinger was a lead bombardier on a B-24 heavy bomber assigned to the 389th Bomb Group. His plane was shot down in July 1944, and he was captured by the Germans and held prisoner until his 1945 liberation.