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. The 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 […]
Holocaust Diaries: Memory, Testimony, and History Lecture by Professor Alexandra Garbarini, Williams College Due to the snowstorm and in the interest of everyone’s safety, our International Holocaust Remembrance Day program on Sunday, January 25 at 6:00 pm will now take place on Zoom rather than in person. We appreciate your understanding as we make this […]
Understanding the Mischlinge: Identity, Exclusion, and Resilience in the Third Reich The Mischlinge Exposé weaves a multimedia tapestry around a little-known aspect of the Holocaust: the Mischlinge (a derogatory Nazi term for those neither fully Jewish nor fully Aryan). Internationally celebrated pianist Carolyn Enger’s live documentary, The Mischlinge Exposé, directly addresses universally significant issues of […]
Join historian Andrew Sperling, PhD, Director of Academic Initiatives at the American Jewish Historical Society, for a dynamic virtual, cost-free Zoom workshop made possible through the generosity of the Jordan Frank Family Foundation. This session offers clear, practical tools to understand and respond to antisemitism today, with an emphasis on real classroom scenarios, media literacy, […]
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 inform you on when that is scheduled. Stay safe and warm! What can maps reveal about genocide? Dr. Anne Kelly Knowles, a pioneer in applying […]
with Dr. Jean-Marie Higiro, Western New England University How 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. A crowd of […]
POSTPONED: Due to the High Wind Warning issued for our area this evening, tonight’s program has been postponed for the safety of our community. Thank you for your understanding, and we hope you will join us when the program is rescheduled. Join us in-person at the Dwares JCC for a recording of 92NY’s Bianna Golodryga […]
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 Baxt lecture with Dr. Justyna Matkowska, who will speak on the experiences of Jews who found shelter and support among Roma communities during the Holocaust. Her […]
This year’s Yom HaShoah commemoration centers on generations of memory, survival, and responsibility, how Holocaust experiences are carried forward, interpreted, and sustained over time. Francine Denerstein, born in Bergen-Belsen and […]
Join the Sandra Bornstein Holocaust Education Center and Temple Emanu-El for a screening of the documentary Raise the Roof, which tells the story of the remarkable reconstruction of the wooden synagogue […]
This year, Game Night is supporting LIFT (Leadership Institute for Teens!). LIFT empowers high school students to learn about the Holocaust, other genocides, and social justice, building the skills to […]