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 documentary series follows Holocaust survivors and their grandchildren as they share personal stories, explore the impact of intergenerational trauma, and confront the urgent question: Has […]
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 by Wayne State University Press. Drawing on original archival research at Fisk University and the Leo Baeck Institute, this program tells the story of Werner […]
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 […]
Join 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 […]
Presented 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 […]