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 lecture explores themes of resilience, solidarity, and the complexity of human choices under Nazi persecution. Dr. Justyna Matkowska is a scholar of Holocaust history whose […]
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 First Vice Chair of the Sandra Bornstein Holocaust Education Center and member of its Speakers’ Bureau, will share her and her parents’ Holocaust story 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 of Gwoździec, a masterpiece of Jewish art and architecture destroyed during the Holocaust. The program will include brief remarks by a carpenter who participated in […]
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 stand up against hate, and snack costs for attendees inspire others, and promote human dignity, all through leadership workshops, teamwork, and safe, meaningful discussions. Questions […]
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 the Sandra Bornstein Holocaust Education Center and the Gordon School for an evening of learning and a live show. What was Anne Frank’s world like? What was it like for Jewish children like her to survive? Hear the story of a young girl just like Anne, along with real stories from people who knew her. […]
Join the Sandra Bornstein Holocaust Education Center and Miriam Hospital for a special author talk on a powerful new book on Tuesday, June 2, at 7 pm. The Jewish Hospital is a historical novel inspired by a Jewish hospital in Nazi Berlin, where physicians and nurses were forced to navigate impossible moral choices within a […]
Join us as we share our accomplishments, install incomingPresident Francine Denerstein, and award students for their excellencein leadership & creativity. RSVP here
Join Holocaust historian Laura Auketayeva, Ph.D., Director of Education and Programs at the Sandra Bornstein Holocaust Education Center, for a virtual lecture on Zoom exploring the rich and complex world […]
Join the Dwares JCC and the Sandra Bornstein Holocaust Education Center for Eleanor the Great, a witty and deeply moving film that explores Holocaust memory and the complicated ways we carry the past. Special Virtual Guest: Rita Zohar Immediately following the film, acclaimed actress and Holocaust survivor Rita Zohar will join us live via Zoom. […]