ADULT ED Speaker: Dr. Laura Auketayeva, Director of Education and Programs Join us for the opening of the 2025–2026 Adult Education series. Dr. Laura Auketayeva will introduce the course and […]
Join 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.
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Due to the weather and safety of everyone tomorrow’s Adult Ed will be cancelled. We are working to reschedule Dr. Knowles at a later date and we will be sure to […]
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 […]
Join us for a guided tour and conversation at the Tomaquag Indigenous Museum, Rhode Island’s only Indigenous museum. We will learn about Indigenous culture, history, and the arts. Transportation will be provided from Providence. Due to limited parking at the museum, participants are strongly encouraged to use the provided transportation. *Advance registration is required.* If […]
Join journalist, author, and third-generation descendant of Holocaust survivors Julie Masis for a compelling presentation on her new book, How My Grandfather Stole a Shoe and Survived the Holocaust in Ukraine. Drawing on her grandfather Shlomo’s memories, family history, and extensive archival research, Masis recounts his survival under Romanian occupation during the Holocaust. Born in […]
Join the Sandra Bornstein Holocaust Education Center for a special community visit to the Cape Verdean Museum in Pawtucket, the first museum in the world dedicated to preserving and celebrating […]
Join historians Dr. Laura Auketayeva and Dr. LaNitra Berger of George Mason University for a presentation based on a chapter from their forthcoming book, Hired to Safety, to be published […]
Join the Sandra Bornstein Holocaust Education Center for a screening of From Swastika to Jim Crow, followed by a live virtual conversation with the film’s directors, Joel Sucher and Steven […]