ABILENE — The Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum will show “The Boy in the Striped Pajamas” at 7 p.m. Tuesday at in the Visitors Center Auditorium. The film showing is free and open to the public.
This fourth film in the “Righteous Cause” film series explores the horror of a World War II extermination camp through the eyes of two 8-year-old boys, one the son of the camp’s Nazi commandant, the other a Jewish prisoner. The boys’ forbidden friendship has startling and unexpected consequences. The film is rated PG-13 for some mature thematic material involving the Holocaust.
The film series is in conjunction with the Holocaust-related exhibit “Eisenhower and the Righteous Cause: The Liberation of Europe.” This exhibit will remain on display in the temporary gallery of the Museum until Dec. 31.
Reservations are appreciated and can be made on Facebook or by calling (785) 263-6700. For more information on the exhibit or film series, visit the Web site at www.eisenhower.archives.gov or become a fan on Facebook.
The Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum, a nonpartisan federal institution, is part of the Presidential Libraries network operated by the National Archives and Records Administration. Presidential Libraries promote understanding of the presidency and the American experience.
We preserve and provide access to historical materials, support research, and create interactive programs and exhibits that educate and inspire.
