Join us for a lecture with Dr. Harry Merritt (Rhode Island College) as he explores the impact of Nazi and Soviet occupation on Latvian Jews and everyday life in Latvia during World War II.
In response to the recent antisemitic incident at Smithfield High School, we invite you to experience Rachel’s Challenge, an evening that brings together students, athletes, educators, and all community members […]
Event Update: Kristallnacht Commemoration Event Canceled Due to an ongoing power outage, the Kristallnacht Commemoration event scheduled for this evening has been canceled. Although we cannot gather in person tonight, […]
Debórah Dwork Join us for an evening with renowned historian Debórah Dwork, Director of the Center for the Study of the Holocaust, Genocide, and Crimes Against Humanity at the CUNY Graduate […]
The Sandra Bornstein Holocaust Education Center is honored to welcome Professor James E. Young (University of Massachusetts Amherst) as the Fall 2025 BAXT Lecturer. Professor Young will present a lecture […]
ADULT ED: Join us for a program with Jeanne Gottfried, educator and 2G speaker, as she shares personal reflections on her mother Kitty’s escape from Vienna on the Kindertransport and her journey to safety in England. Free and open to the public. Child from the first Kindertransport upon arrival in Harwich, December 2, 1938 (Sueddeutsche […]
Artificial intelligence has opened new opportunities for learning, communication, and research. Yet the same technology is also being used to spread falsehoods, manipulate images and voices, and fuel dangerous movements of denial. In this talk, Professor Michael Xiarhos will explore how AI tools are being harnessed to distort history and promote genocide denialism, why this […]
Join us for a powerful evening exploring the history and legacy of the Armenian Genocide and the ways Armenian Americans in Rhode Island have carried memory, identity, and resilience across generations. The chair of the RI Holocaust and Genocide Education Commission, Pauline Getzoyan, the co-chair of the Genocide Education Project, RI Branch, Esther Kalajian, and the chair […]
Holocaust Diaries: Memory, Testimony, and History Lecture by Professor Alexandra Garbarini, Williams College Due to the snowstorm and in the interest of everyone’s safety, our International Holocaust Remembrance Day program […]
Understanding the Mischlinge: Identity, Exclusion, and Resilience in the Third Reich The Mischlinge Exposé weaves a multimedia tapestry around a little-known aspect of the Holocaust: the Mischlinge (a derogatory Nazi […]
Join historian Andrew Sperling, PhD, Director of Academic Initiatives at the American Jewish Historical Society, for a dynamic virtual, cost-free Zoom workshop made possible through the generosity of the Jordan […]
Due to the weather and safety of everyone tomorrow’s Adult Ed will be cancelled. We are working to reschedule Dr. Knowles at a later date and we will be sure to inform you on when that is scheduled. Stay safe and warm! What can maps reveal about genocide? Dr. Anne Kelly Knowles, a pioneer in applying […]