
Events
Student-produced documentary ‘Vital Passage’ to be screened Sept. 23 in Elkhart
The feature-length documentary “Vital Passage,” filmed and edited by Goshen College students and faculty last year, will be shown at the Lerner Theatre in Elkhart on Thursday, Sept. 23, at 7:30 p.m. This screening is free, but seats must be reserved through The Lerner.
The film chronicles the amazing story of David Plaut and his son, Sidney, Jewish merchants in Goshen, who risked their business and livelihood to provide a passage for Jews escaping the Holocaust.
“Vital Passage” chronicles the efforts of a Goshen family to sponsor and relocate 28 Jewish refugees amid mounting German persecution during World War II. The discovery of a lockbox hidden in the basement of the former Plaut’s Dry Goods store on Main Street in Goshen unlocked a 75-year-old family secret: the Plaut family’s readiness to risk their business to provide safe passage for others.
Read more about “Vital Passage”
For the past four years, a team of faculty and students from FiveCore Media, the Goshen College Communication Department’s video production company, has been developing this extraordinary story that, up until now, was not public.
Fri Sep 12, 7:30pm
Performing Arts Series: Mariachi Los Camperos
In its first performance of the 2025-26 season, the Goshen College Performing Arts Series will host Los Angeles-based Mariachi Los Camperos in Sauder Concert Hall on Friday, September 12 at 7:30 p.m.Fri Sep 19, 7:30pm
Performing Arts Series: Lea Salonga
The Goshen College Performing Arts Series is proud to welcome Lea Salonga and her “Stage, Screen & Everything In Between” tour to Sauder Concert Hall on Friday, September 19 at 7:30 p.m.Fri Oct 03–Sun Oct 05, 4pm
Homecoming Weekend
Join us for our annual Homecoming Weekend for celebrating class reunions, alumni awardees and so much more, Oct. 3-5! Register now