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 of Jewish Lublin before World War II. Through survivor memoirs, photographs, maps, and historical research, the program will explore Jewish daily life in Lublin, from […]
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 […]
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