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Presented in partnership with the Rhode Island International Film Festival and the Sandra Bornstein Holocaust Education Center Three personal family stories about Jewish heritage. My Ioannina Odyssey | Directed by Gary Glassman and Manya GlassmanWhen a mysterious box arrives on my doorstep, its century-old ship manifests, family photos, and crumbling documents launch an odyssey to […]

Featuring Dr. Marion Kaplan, Skirball Professor of Modern Jewish History Emerita, New York University As National Hispanic Heritage Month begins, join us for the remarkable story of one of the Holocaust’s least-known rescue efforts. During the Second World War, the Dominican Republic became the only country in the Americas to officially welcome large numbers of […]

In partnership with the Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies at Yale The Sandra Bornstein Holocaust Education Center is pleased to partner with the Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies at Yale University for The Art of Listening, an engaging workshop that is open to everyone and qualifies as professional development for educators. This workshop […]

Hungarian-born Magda Bader, the youngest of 10 children, was destined for the gas chambers of Auschwitz when she made the split-second decision to let go of her mother’s hand to join her sisters in another line. Join us for a unique opportunity to hear Magda’s emotional first-hand testimony about how she survived and ultimately lived […]

In 1973, filmmaker Claude Lanzmann began work on what would become his landmark documentary Shoah (1985). Over the course of twelve years, he recorded more than 230 hours of interviews and location footage before shaping that material into the film’s nine-and-a-half-hour final version. A little more than a decade after Shoah premiered, the unused footage […]

The Sandra Bornstein Holocaust Education Center is proud to partner with Ballet RI for the world premiere of a powerful new ballet inspired by the family story of Speakers’ Bureau member Lilliane Birch and her parents’ experiences during the Holocaust. Part of Ballet RI’s 2026–2027 season, In Motion also features Yury Yanowsky’s Bathers and the […]

Join the Sandra Bornstein Holocaust Education Center for a screening of one SMALL miracle, followed by a discussion with preservationist Alan Metnick. One SMALL miracle tells the inspiring story of […]

Presentation, Session I: The Evening of Jewish Renaissance Holocaust survivor Ruth Oppenheim spent decades sharing her story and teaching Rhode Islanders about the consequences of hatred, persecution, and indifference. Following […]

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, […]

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 […]