Josh Cutler

Part memoir, part detective story, part family history, this is the account of one family's quest for answers; a timely investigation of Poland's attempts to obscure its entanglement in the Holocaust, and a poignant portrait of those who nevertheless remember. This BJE Speaker Series is free and open to the community.

In Fam­i­ly Declas­si­fied social sci­en­tist Kather­ine Fen­nel­ly delves into the ratio­nale and con­se­quences of fam­i­ly secrets by study­ing her grand­fa­ther, Fran­cis Kalnay, a Jew­ish Hun­gar­i­an immi­grant who over­came a child­hood marked by tragedy and rose to become the head of an elite espi­onage unit for the Allied Forces dur­ing World War II. In 1954 Fran­cis aban­doned his fam­i­ly and fled […]

Learn about the events of September 5, 1962 and how the events from that tragic day in Munich are remembered 63 years later.  We will screen the film, September 5, and enjoy a bagel brunch.  More details coming in June.  Contact Josh Cutler for more information, [email protected]