The Jews of Nazi Vienna: Rescue and Destruction Join historian Dr. Ilana Offenberger as she examines the experiences of Vienna’s Jewish community under Nazi rule. Drawing on years of archival research, Dr. Offenberger explores how Jews navigated persecution through resilience, rescue efforts, and acts of survival while confronting the rapid destruction of a centuries-old community. […]
Join Us for a Community Conversation on Antisemitism in Rhode Island on November 17th. We invite you to an important community conversation addressing antisemitism and its impact here in Rhode Island. The event will open with a presentation by Special Assistant Attorney General Taylor Dumpson of the RI Attorney General’s Civil Rights Unit, followed by […]
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 […]
Judeo-Bolshevism was the Nazi conspiracy theory that Jews secretly controlled the Soviet Union and communism. In this lecture, Dr. Philip Decker traces the origins and evolution of this antisemitic myth, examines how it shifted during the Nazi-Soviet Pact, and explores how it ultimately became a central ideological justification for the Holocaust and Nazi mass murder […]
How did Jewish children experience the Holocaust? Were all older Jewish adults slated for immediate destruction? Why are their histories marginalized? What do we learn by zooming in on the lives of younger and older Jews during the Holocaust? This program will engage with these and other questions and reveal how the personal and collective histories of […]
Presented in partnership with the Ghetto Fighters’ House The Holocaust reached far beyond Central and Eastern Europe. This virtual program explores the experiences of Jewish communities in Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, and Libya during World War II, highlighting the impact of Nazi Germany and Vichy France across North Africa. Through historical photographs, archival materials, and personal […]
“The Last Holocaust Survivors” with Rachel Tesler Join award-winning filmmaker and educator Rachel Tesler for a screening and discussion of The Last Holocaust Survivors: Never Again Is Now. This powerful […]
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 […]
A conversation in advance of Dr. Pamela S. Nadell’s March 11 lecture Ahead of historian Dr. Pamela S. Nadell’s March 11 lecture at Temple Beth-El, join the Sandra Bornstein Holocaust […]
with Dr. Pamela S. Nadell Presented in partnership with Temple Beth-El Join award-winning historian Dr. Pamela S. Nadell for a timely examination of antisemitism in American history. Drawing on her […]
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 […]