Film examines German who challenged church

Bonhoeffer, a documentary about Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a Lutheran minister who challenged his church to stand with the Jewish people in Nazi Germany, will be shown at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 17, at the First Presbyterian Church of Beacon as part of the Movies That Matter series.

Dietrich Bonhoeffer

A panel discussion moderated by Pastor Ben Larson-Wolbrink of First Presbyterian will follow with Imam Abdullah Masjid Ar-Rashid of the Islamic Teaching Center, the Rev. Leita Singleton of St. James AME Zion Church and Rabbi Brent Spodek of Beacon Hebrew Alliance. The screening is free. See moviesthatmatterbeacon.org.

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