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Holocaust Survivor to Speak on Being a Hidden Child in France

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 What’s in a name? For Ruth Kapp Hartz, it was a matter of life and death during World War II. The subject of the book “Your Name is Renée: Ruth Kapp Hartz’s Story as a Hidden Child in Nazi-Occupied France” by Stacy Cretzmeyer, will speak at Bucks County Community College at 1:30 p.m. Thursday, November 13. The free event takes place in person in the Gallagher Room on the Newtown campus and will also be streamed live online. It’s presented by the School of Social and Behavioral Science and the Holocaust and Genocide Studies certificate program, in collaboration with the Holocaust Awareness Museum and Education Center. As it was dangerous to use her real name, Hartz’s family changed her name to Renée, and she learned at a young age how to conceal her identity so she would be safe from the Nazis. Her family fled from one place to another and were forced to separate, sending young Ruth to an orphanage. She did not know during the war what had happened to her family until France was liberated. Hartz will be joined in-person by co-writers David and Jenny Heitler-Klevans, who will perform some excerpts from their musical “Hidden” based on Hartz’s story. “We’re so grateful to welcome Ruth Hartz and the creators of ‘Hidden’ to share this moving story with our college community,” said Paula Raimondo, professor of Holocaust and Genocide Studies. “Hearing directly from a survivor helps us deepen our understanding of humanity and justice today.” Raimondo added that the College’ s Holocaust and Genocide Studies program — the only certificate of its kind offered at a community college in the state — “reflects our commitment to making this critical learning accessible to all and to empowering our community to stand against prejudice, indifference, and hate.” The program is presented thanks to a generous donation in memory of Charles and Janet Stern. The Gallagher Room is located inside the Rollins Center building on the Newtown Campus at 275 Swamp Rd., Newtown, Pa., 18940, where there is ample free parking. For directions and a campus map, visit the Newtown Campus web page. Register to watch the event live online via Zoom. For those interested in a deeper dive into the subject, the course Rescue and Resistance (course code HGNS 140) will be offered online this Spring semester starting February 9, Raimondo noted. “Students will explore why some people help while others ‘stand by’ as well as the varied forms that resistance can take, and how these powerful responses to genocide and human suffering can help us better understand both our past and present,” said Raimondo. For more information about the Holocaust and Genocide Studies Certificate program at Bucks County Community College, including current course offerings, contact the School of Social and Behavioral Science at sb@bucks.edu or 215-968-8270.
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Natural Beauty Abounds at ‘Art That Blooms’ Festival in Newtown

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Fourth annual collaboration between floral design program and art students takes place November 15 – 16 at Bucks County Community College Take in the beauty of nature combined with artistic creativity at the fourth annual “Art That Blooms” festival Saturday and Sunday, November 15 and 16 at Bucks County Community College in Newtown. The theme of the two-day event, which is free and open to the public, is “Fusion: Where art and flowers collide.” One of the highlights will be floral designs created by the College’s floral design students inspired by 12 works of art created by students in the College’s School of Arts and Communication on display in the Hicks Art Center Gallery. In addition, dozens of floral showpiece entries will line the halls of the Hicks Art Center. The stunning showpiece floral displays will be interspersed with incredible paintings, beautiful glass sculptures, and rich wood working. The festival includes demonstrations by both the School of Arts and Communication as well as the Continuing Education Department floral design team, students and alumni. Demonstrations take place every half hour, and free “make-and-take sessions” will be available. “A crowd favorite treat throughout the weekend are the make-and-take sessions that we have for both kids and adults,” said Renee Tucci, one of the floral design instructors at the College and national president of the American Institute of Floral Designers (AIFD). “We have doubled the number of spots that we will offer for these sessions, but there is still limited seating. A sign-up sheet to participate will be posted one-hour prior to the start.” New this year is a “makers market” fair selling handmade arts and crafts, featuring 10 vendors. A snack stand will also be available. “Art That Blooms” takes place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, November 15, and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, November 16. An awards ceremony takes place at 3 p.m. Sunday, announcing the winners in the categories of “Showpiece,” “Designer of the Year,” and “People’s Choice.” To learn more, visit our Art That Blooms web page. The free festival takes place in the Hicks Art Center, located on the campus at 275 Swamp Rd., Newtown, Pa., 18940, where there is ample free parking. For a campus map and directions, visit our Newtown Campus web page. For more information, email coned@bucks.edu.
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Madeline Marriott of Holland Named Bucks County Poet Laureate

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 Madeline Marriott, a freelance journalist and independent bookseller, has unique body art: the closing line from a meaningful poem inked on her arm. “I take my poetry very seriously,” the Holland resident said with a light laugh. “I’ve got it tattooed on me.” That devotion to the written word has led Marriott to being named the 2025 Bucks County Poet Laureate by officials at Bucks County Community College. Marriott, at age 23 the second-youngest laureate in the 49-year history of the contest, rose to the top of 65 entries, according to Professor Ethel Rackin, Ph.D., the program director. Marriott will be celebrated with a reading and reception at 1 p.m. Saturday, November 15, in Tyler Hall on the College’s Newtown Campus, joined by 2024 Bucks County Poet Laureate Lake Angela, and preliminary contest judge Nicole Greaves. The judges also selected three unranked runners-up who have also been invited to read November 15. They are Tricia Coscia of Morrisville, Annika Crawford of Washington Crossing, and Lynn Fanok of Perkasie. Marriott, who placed as a runner-up last year when she first entered the contest, says the monthly poetry groups that meet at the Newtown Bookshop where she works have been an incredible inspiration. In fact, the poet who runs the workshops – Lynn Fanok – is a runner-up this year. “I feel so honored, since I’m around poets from the area all the time at the bookshop, and they’ve been so helpful to me,” said Marriott. “I’m relatively new to this area’s poetry group, and to writing poetry and putting my work out there, so having their wisdom is just awesome.” But Marriott, who holds a bachelor's degree in English from Lafayette College in Easton and is pursuing a master’s degree in writing at Saint Joseph’s University in Philadelphia, is not new to writing. She recalls writing stories on her desktop computer as a kid, and her dad, who was also an English major, instilling an early appreciation of the written word by reading Robert Frost’s poems to her. The poems Marriott submitted to the contest contain themes of love, heartbreak, change, and relationships. “I write a lot about my own experience, such as the young-adult transition into being an adult,” said Marriott. “I also write about being a witness to the difficult things my friends are going through as well.” Her poetry’s reflection of both herself and others stood out to the final judge, poet Jennifer Tseng, who noted that Marriott’s poems bring to mind the ambigram – a word that can be oriented two ways for a different meaning – of “me/we.” “Here the ‘me’ is always connected to another; the ‘me’ is always part of a ‘we,’” said Tseng. ”Sonically subtle and satisfying, these are the poems of someone who has the power to see the ‘we’ everywhere, in everything.” Marriott, who co-founded the English Club and the yearly Poetry Slam at Lafayette College, has had her poems appear in the Turning Leaf Journal, Engine Idling, and more. Her first children’s book will be published in May. When she's not reading or writing, she stays busy coaching kindergarten and first-grade soccer, watching Philadelphia sports teams, and hunting for the best latte in town. The Bucks County Poet Laureate reading and reception takes place at 1 p.m. Saturday, November 15, in historic Tyler Hall, located on the campus at 275 Swamp Rd., Newtown, Pa., 18940. Admission and parking are free. Established in 1977, the Bucks County Poet Laureate Program is the longest continuously running poet laureate program in Pennsylvania. It’s coordinated by the College’s School of Language and Literature under the direction of Professor Ethel Rackin. Past laureates continue to give back through Poet Laureate Community Projects and the Volta Center for Writing Arts, housed at the College’s Newtown Campus Library.