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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 States
    Adult Education

    Join 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 Ukraine. Drawing on her grandfather Shlomo’s memories, family history, and extensive archival research, Masis recounts his survival under Romanian occupation during the Holocaust. Born in […]

  • Hitler, Stalin and the Idea of Judeo-Bolshevism

    Sandra Bornstein Holocaust Education Center 401 Elmgrove Ave, Providence, Rhode Island, United States

    Judeo-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 how it shifted during the Nazi-Soviet Pact, and explores how it ultimately became a central ideological justification for the Holocaust and Nazi mass murder in […]

  • 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 States

    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 […]

  • 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, 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 […]

  • 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 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 […]

  • Cape Verdean Museum Trip

    Adult Education

    Join the Sandra Bornstein Holocaust Education Center for a special community visit to the Cape Verdean Museum in Pawtucket, the first museum in the world dedicated to preserving and celebrating Cape Verdean history and culture. Our visit will highlight the Museum’s Cape Verdean Jewish Heritage Permanent Exhibit, offering an opportunity to explore a lesser-known history […]

  • Community Book Discussion: Antisemitism, an American Tradition

    Sandra Bornstein Holocaust Education Center 401 Elmgrove Ave, Providence, Rhode Island, United States

    A conversation in advance of Dr. Pamela S. Nadell’s March 11 lecture Ahead of historian Dr. Pamela S. Nadell’s March 11 lecture at Temple Beth-El, join the Sandra Bornstein Holocaust […]

  • Antisemitism, an American Tradition

    Temple Beth-El 70 Orchard Avenue, Providence, RI

    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 […]

  • 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 States
    Adult Education

    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 […]

  • Baxt Lecture: Queer Desire and the Holocaust

    Sandra Bornstein Holocaust Education Center 401 Elmgrove Ave, Providence, Rhode Island, United States

    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 […]