•May 6, 2026•

For its May General Meeting on Thursday, May 21st at 7:00 p.m., the Moultrie County Historical and Genealogical Society will host Erez Cohen, a family historian and director of Hillel at the University of Illinois. Erez will present “Across the Square: The Story of a Jewish Hero”, where he will share how he traveled to Krakow, Poland, in 2019 in search of answers about his grandmother’s Holocaust story. Join us as he shares the heroic story of the Krakow Jewish Resistance and other incredible finds from this deeply personal journey. The Moultrie County History Center is located at 1303 South Hamilton, Sullivan. Call (217) 728-4085 for more details.