More About McHenry Recreation Center's Max & Benny’s & Illinois Holocaust Museum Field Trip (Ages 21+)

We start our day at Max & Benny’s in Northbrook, the ultimate deli-restaurant experience in the Chicago area! Build your own sandwich starting with fresh-baked rolls or bread topped with deli meats and assorted cheeses. Sides include chopped liver, potato salad, coleslaw and green salads. End with sweet treats of fruit or assorted cookies and brownies. While we’re there, visit the deli counter and bakery. After lunch, we head to Skokie to the Illinois Holocaust Museum for docent-guided tours of two exhibits. The Karkomi Holocaust Exhibition explores pre-war European life, the rise of Nazism, the Holocaust, and the post-war experiences of Survivors. The second exhibit, the Negro Motorist Green Book, explains the annual guide created in 1936 by Harlem postman Victor Green. It provided African American travelers information on businesses that welcomed Black travelers during the Jim Crow era. We’ll end our stay with the Abe & Ida Cooper Survivor Stories Experience, an interactive 3D hologram, listening to Auschwitz survivor Fritzie Fritzshall as she recounts her harrowing story of the Holocaust. Moderate standing/walking. Transportation via recreation van. Registration deadline Fri, Feb 3.

Date & Time

February 15, 2023
10:00am - 5:30pm

Location

McHenry Recreation Center (Depart)
3636 Municipal Dr.
McHenry, IL 60050

Learn More

Share This Event!

Add to My Calendar

Did you know you can follow any of our 175 Special Interest calendars and stay informed better than ever before? See them here. You can also create your own public or private calendar here. Post events to your calendar and ours at the same time! Terms and conditions may vary based on the policies of your local Town Planner publisher.

To learn more, watch our intro video!

Your Neighborhood houseplant store.
Meeting diverse informational and recreational needs in the community. Click here to go to our site and explore what we offer our residents.
For all your tailoring needs.
To Advertise CONTACT Us: Phone/Text at:
847-529-2775
or click on this web tile for more information.