Kristallnacht Commemoration 2026
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 […]
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Sandra Bornstein Holocaust Education Center 401 Elmgrove Ave, Providence, Rhode Island, United States
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How My Grandfather Stole a Shoe and Survived the Holocaust in Ukraine
Sandra Bornstein Holocaust Education Center 401 Elmgrove Ave, Providence, Rhode Island, United StatesAdult EducationJoin 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 […]
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Hitler, Stalin and the Idea of Judeo-Bolshevism
Sandra Bornstein Holocaust Education Center 401 Elmgrove Ave, Providence, Rhode Island, United StatesJudeo-Bolshevism was the Nazi conspiracy theory that Jews secretly controlled the Soviet Union and communism. In this lecture, Philip Decker traces the origins and evolution of this antisemitic myth, examines […]
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Baxt Lecture: The Holocaust from the Perspective of Jewish Children and Older Adults
Sandra Bornstein Holocaust Education Center 401 Elmgrove Ave, Providence, Rhode Island, United StatesHow 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 […]
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Voices from the Maghreb: The Jews of North Africa During the Holocaust (ZOOM)
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, […]
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International Holocaust Remembrance Day: “The Last Holocaust Survivors” with Rachel Tesler
Sandra Bornstein Holocaust Education Center 401 Elmgrove Ave, Providence, Rhode Island, United States“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 […]
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Between Academic Life and Family Survival: Jewish Refugee Scholars at Fisk University During the Holocaust
Sandra Bornstein Holocaust Education Center 401 Elmgrove Ave, Providence, Rhode Island, United StatesAdult EducationJoin 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 […]
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Antisemitism, an American Tradition
Temple Beth-El 70 Orchard Avenue, Providence, RIwith 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 […]
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From Swastika to Jim Crow: The German Jewish Refugee Scholars Hired at HBCUs
Sandra Bornstein Holocaust Education Center 401 Elmgrove Ave, Providence, Rhode Island, United StatesAdult EducationJoin 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 […]
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Dear Miss Perkins: A Story of Frances Perkins’s Efforts to Aid Refugees from Nazi Germany
Sandra Bornstein Holocaust Education Center 401 Elmgrove Ave, Providence, Rhode Island, United StatesJoin historian Dr. Rebecca Brenner Graham as she explores the remarkable story of Frances Perkins, the first woman to serve in a U.S. presidential cabinet, and her little-known efforts to […]
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Baxt Lecture: Queer Desire and the Holocaust
Sandra Bornstein Holocaust Education Center 401 Elmgrove Ave, Providence, Rhode Island, United StatesPresented in partnership with the Bristol Holocaust and Genocide Center Join award-winning historian Dr. Anna Hájková for the Baxt Lecture. Based on her National Jewish Book Award-winning book, People Without […]