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SUMMARY:Film Screening: The Look of Silence
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a screening of Joshua Oppenheimer’s acclaimed documentary The Look of Silence. The film follows an Indonesian man confronting the people responsible for the murder of his brother during the 1965–66 mass killings in Indonesia. Through these encounters\, the film explores themes of memory\, silence\, and the struggle for truth and reconciliation in the wake of atrocity.
URL:https://bornsteinholocaustcenter.org/event/film-screening-the-look-of-silence/
LOCATION:Sandra Bornstein Holocaust Education Center\, 401 Elmgrove Ave\, Providence\, Rhode Island\, 02906\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adult Education
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SUMMARY:The Rwandan Genocide: Media\, Memory\, and History
DESCRIPTION:with Dr. Jean-Marie Higiro\, Western New England University \n\n\n\nHow can words and images fuel mass violence\, and later shape how it is remembered? Dr. Jean-Marie Higiro\, a scholar\, will examine the genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda\, the power of media campaigns in inciting violence\, and the ongoing struggles of post-genocide Rwanda.  \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nA crowd of Rwandan refugees waits for assistance\, Goma\, Zaire\, July 1994. Salgado\, Sebastião
URL:https://bornsteinholocaustcenter.org/event/the-rwandan-genocide-media-memory-and-history/
LOCATION:Sandra Bornstein Holocaust Education Center\, 401 Elmgrove Ave\, Providence\, Rhode Island\, 02906\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adult Education
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260226T180000
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SUMMARY:CANCELLED: Mapping the Holocaust: What Geography Reveals about Genocide
DESCRIPTION:Due to the weather and safety of everyone tomorrow’s Adult Ed will be cancelled.  \n\n\n\nWe are working to reschedule Dr. Knowles at a later date and we will be sure to inform you on when that is scheduled.  \n\n\n\nStay safe and warm!  \n\n\n\nWhat can maps reveal about genocide? Dr. Anne Kelly Knowles\, a pioneer in applying geographic information systems (GIS) to Holocaust studies\, will show how geography shaped both victims’ experiences and perpetrators’ actions. A co-founder of the Holocaust Geographies Collaborative and editor of Geographies of the Holocaust (2014)\, she uses innovative mapping and analysis to uncover the spatial dimensions of the Holocaust in powerful new ways.
URL:https://bornsteinholocaustcenter.org/event/mapping-the-holocaust-what-geography-reveals-about-genocide/
LOCATION:Sandra Bornstein Holocaust Education Center\, 401 Elmgrove Ave\, Providence\, Rhode Island\, 02906\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adult Education
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260122T180000
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SUMMARY:Chronicles: Armenian Genocide Memory and Community Life in Rhode Island
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a powerful evening exploring the history and legacy of the Armenian Genocide and the ways Armenian Americans in Rhode Island have carried memory\, identity\, and resilience across generations. \n\n\n\nThe chair of the RI Holocaust and Genocide Education Commission\, Pauline Getzoyan\, the co-chair of the Genocide Education Project\, RI Branch\, Esther Kalajian\, and the chair of the Armenian Historical Association of Rhode Island (AHARI)\, Martha Jamgochian\, will introduce Chronicles\, a limited screening of a new documentary produced by AHARI. Through historical context\, community stories\, and cultural reflection\, the film traces how Armenian families and institutions rebuilt their lives and preserved memory in the aftermath of genocide. \n\n\n\nFollowing the screening\, Getzoyan and Kalajian will lead a guided discussion on history\, remembrance\, and the transmission of memory within communities shaped by mass violence. \n\n\n\nThis program offers an opportunity to engage with Armenian history through thoughtful scholarship\, education\, and community-based storytelling. \n\n\n\nAdmission: Free and open to the public \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nArmin T. Wegner\, “Armenian Deportees\,” Taurus Mountain region\, Ottoman Empire\, ca. November 1915. Wegner Collection\, Deutsches Literaturarchiv\, Marbach; courtesy of Sybil Stevens; United States Holocaust Memorial Museum; Armenian National Institute\, Inc.
URL:https://bornsteinholocaustcenter.org/event/a-journey-from-despair-to-hope-the-armenian-genocide-and-the-armenian-americans-of-rhode-island/
LOCATION:Sandra Bornstein Holocaust Education Center\, 401 Elmgrove Ave\, Providence\, Rhode Island\, 02906\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adult Education
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SUMMARY:AI and Genocide Denialism: A Growing Movement
DESCRIPTION:Artificial intelligence has opened new opportunities for learning\, communication\, and research. Yet the same technology is also being used to spread falsehoods\, manipulate images and voices\, and fuel dangerous movements of denial. In this talk\, Professor Michael Xiarhos will explore how AI tools are being harnessed to distort history and promote genocide denialism\, why this trend is growing\, and what educators\, students\, and communities can do to confront it. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAuschwitz-Birkenau State Museum\, statement on AI-generated victim images\, X (Twitter)\, May 22\, 2025\, 6:41 AM\, https://twitter.com/AuschwitzMuseum/status/1793546973470355700.
URL:https://bornsteinholocaustcenter.org/event/ai-and-genocide-denialism-a-growing-movement/
LOCATION:Sandra Bornstein Holocaust Education Center\, 401 Elmgrove Ave\, Providence\, Rhode Island\, 02906\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adult Education
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251211T180000
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SUMMARY:A Family Story of Escape: The Kindertransport
DESCRIPTION:ADULT ED: Join us for a program with Jeanne Gottfried\, educator and 2G speaker\, as she shares personal reflections on her mother Kitty’s escape from Vienna on the Kindertransport and her journey to safety in England. \n\n\n\nFree and open to the public. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nChild from the first Kindertransport upon arrival in Harwich\, December 2\, 1938 (Sueddeutsche Zeitung Photo)
URL:https://bornsteinholocaustcenter.org/event/a-family-story-of-escape-the-kindertransport/
LOCATION:Sandra Bornstein Holocaust Education Center\, 401 Elmgrove Ave\, Providence\, Rhode Island\, 02906\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adult Education
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251016T180000
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SUMMARY:The Holocaust in Latvia
DESCRIPTION:ADULT ED \n\n\n\n\n\nJoin us for a lecture with Dr. Harry Merritt (Rhode Island College) as he explores the impact of Nazi and Soviet occupation on Latvian Jews and everyday life in Latvia during World War II. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBildarchiv Preussischer Kulturbesitz. Deportation of Jews from Bielefeld in Germany to Riga in Latvia. Bielefeld\, Germany\, December 13\, 1941. United States Holocaust Memorial Museum\, courtesy of Bildarchiv Preussischer Kulturbesitz. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFree and open to the public.
URL:https://bornsteinholocaustcenter.org/event/the-holocaust-in-latvia/
LOCATION:Sandra Bornstein Holocaust Education Center\, 401 Elmgrove Ave\, Providence\, Rhode Island\, 02906\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adult Education
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251009T180000
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SUMMARY:Introduction to Holocaust and Genocide Studies
DESCRIPTION:ADULT ED  \n\n\n\nSpeaker: Dr. Laura Auketayeva\, Director of Education and Programs \n\n\n\n\n\nJoin us for the opening of the 2025–2026 Adult Education series. Dr. Laura Auketayeva will introduce the course and give an overview of Holocaust and Genocide Studies. By examining these histories side by side\, the session provides participants with the tools to recognize warning signs and lays the groundwork for the deeper explorations to come in subsequent sessions. \n\n\n\nTo request a Zoom link\, please email: info@hercri.org  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEuropean External Action Service (EEAS)\, “Remembering Srebrenica.” \n\n\n\nRegister Below
URL:https://bornsteinholocaustcenter.org/event/introduction-to-holocaust-and-genocide-studies/
LOCATION:Sandra Bornstein Holocaust Education Center\, 401 Elmgrove Ave\, Providence\, Rhode Island\, 02906\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adult Education
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