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Sunday, February 2, 2025
(all day)
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Films
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Location:
Alamo Draft House
El Paso, 79912
United States
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Description:
The Jewish Federation of El Paso & Las Cruces and the Jewish Community Foundation of El Paso are proud to bring a curated selection of internationally acclaimed Jewish films to the community.
2025 Jewish Film Festival Schedule:February 2: Bad ShabbosFebruary 23: 7 BlessingsMarch 2: Kidnapped: The Abduction of Edgardo MortaraMarch 16: iMordecaiMarch 30: A Real Pain
Tickets by advance purchase*General Admission: $18Students: $11Seniors (65+): $11 Senior discount and Shalom Shuttle Ride made possible by a grant from the Jewish Community Foundation of El Paso.
To buy tickets, click here.
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Monday, February 3, 2025
(all day)
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Workshops
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Location:
Online
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Description:
Participate in this online course for a guided, facilitator-led exploration of Echoes & Reflections resources that support the teaching of historical and contemporary antisemitism in today’s classrooms. Antisemitism did not fade after World War II, but is a global phenomenon that continues to rise. Participation in this course will give you the tools needed to deliver thoughtful, engaging, and historically accurate lessons on contemporary antisemitism for students.
Course Details:
Program includes three interactive modules; approximately 6 hours to complete in total – at no cost.Proceed at your own pace each week, be supported by an instructor, and enjoy interaction with other educators.Complete all three modules for a 6-hour certificate.Final module includes additional time to complete optional final project for a 10-hour certificate.Graduate credit available through the University of the Pacific. Please visit their site for more information.
Course Schedule:
Opens February 3rd and closes March 2nd.Optional Final Project: Due March 2nd.
Program Outcomes:
Learn about the comprehensive resources available in Echoes & Reflections to support the teaching of historical and contemporary antisemitism.Be introduced to a sound pedagogy for teaching about the Holocaust.Practice instructional strategies designed to help your students learn about the complex history of contemporary antisemitism that persists in their schools, communities, and the world.(Optional) Prepare a final project to take back to the classroom.Become part of a network of educators teaching about the Holocaust and genocide.
To enroll, click here
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Monday, February 10, 2025
(all day)
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Workshops
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Location:
Online
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Description:
In this dynamic online course, offered in partnership between Echoes & Reflections and The Defiant Requiem Foundation, educators will explore how Jews continued to live creative and artistic lives against the backdrop of the Holocaust. By exploring the experience of Jews forcibly interned in the Terezin/Theresienstadt ghetto, participants will learn how these individuals used music, art, and other forms of creative expression as cultural and spiritual resistance in defiance of the Nazis who sought to dehumanize them.
How did the Jews resist oppression in the Terezin ghetto? What can we learn from their perseverance under these circumstances? In this asynchronous online course, educators examine the creation of the Terezin ghetto, the role of resistance, and how the prisoner performances of Verdi's Requiem inspired individuals then and now. This facilitator-led course also includes an exploration of Echoes & Reflections and The Defiant Requiem Foundation's resources that support your teaching strategies and enhance understanding for your students.
Course Details:
Course opens February 10th at 7AM ET; approximately 4 hours to complete in total – at no cost.Proceed at your own pace each week, be supported by an instructor, and enjoy interaction with other educators.Complete all activities for a 4-hour certificate.Graduate credit available through the University of the Pacific. Please visit their site for more information.
After completing this course, you will be able to:
Apply sound pedagogy when planning and implementing Holocaust lessons. Understand the various types of resistance that Jewish individuals exhibited during the era of the Holocaust.Analyze how the prisoners’ performance of the Verdi Requiem in the Terezín ghetto represented an act of resistance.Identify and construct activities that contextualize this performance’s significance for use with students in a secondary classroom.
To enroll, click here.
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Wednesday, February 12, 2025
at 11:00am -
12:30pm
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Calendar:
Speaking Engagements
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Location:
Hybrid- online & in person at Aaron Family JCC
7900 Northaven Road, Dallas, TX
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Description:
Antisemitism has been described as a virus that mutates. In each historical period, hatred of Jews takes on a different form or focus, often as a reaction to the prevailing ideology of the time – be it religious, racist, or political.
In the aftermath of the October 7 massacre and the ongoing war in Gaza, antisemitism is, once again, reaching levels not seen since the Holocaust. Therefore, it is crucial for learners to understand the historical processes that have given rise to today’s antisemitism. This understanding will help them comprehend the underlying forces and the recurring tropes used to depict Jews and the Jewish State over time.
In this six-part course, learners will explore pivotal periods, such as the interactions between Jews and early Christianity and Islam, medieval manifestations in Christian Europe, the rise of racially motivated antisemitism leading to the Holocaust, the influence of communism and Islamism on perceptions of Jews, and the contemporary landscape of antisemitism, encompassing both extreme right-wing and left-wing ideologies.
Join us to deepen your understanding of the development of antisemitism since ancient times.
To register, click here.
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Wednesday, February 12, 2025
at 3:00pm -
4:00pm
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Calendar:
Workshops
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Location:
Online
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Description:
Sometimes teachers of the Holocaust begin with the Holocaust itself, and not with an understanding of what Judaism is or who Jews are. It is important to understand that Judaism, and Jewish life, were and are incredibly rich and meaningful. In this webinar, Rabbi Fred Guttman will help educators understand the basics of Judaism by sharing information relevant to the study of the Holocaust in order to teach the topic.
This webinar connects to Unit 11 on the Echoes & Reflections website.
To register, click here.
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Thursday, February 13, 2025
at 2:00pm -
3:00pm
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Calendar:
Speaking Engagements
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Location:
Virtual via Zoom
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Description:
This talk examines the strategies of concealment described in the USC Shoah Foundation testimonies of Jewish refugees who made the journey to Japan to escape Nazi persecution in the early 1940s. The testimonies discuss acts of self-concealment—through religion, occupation, or name—as well as the hiding of physical objects, such as jewelry, money, gold, and essential paperwork. By closely analyzing these personal narratives, the talk explores the unfamiliar and precarious circumstances faced by these refugees, many of whom were children at the time of their escape from Europe and considers the impact of concealment on their survival and agency whilst on the move.
Niamh Hanrahan is a final year PhD student at the University of Manchester, working within the Humanitarian and Conflict Response Institute. Her research examines the migrations undertaken by Jewish refugees from Europe to Japan during the Holocaust. Niamh was the postgraduate representative for the British and Irish Association for Holocaust Studies in the 2022/23 academic year. She has upcoming publications in Asian Studies Review, Jewish Culture and History and a book chapter in the volume Older People and the Holocaust. Niamh has been awarded fellowships to conduct research in the USA, Germany, Japan, and Australia, from the European Holocaust Research Infrastructure, the Holocaust Education Foundation at Northwestern University, the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science and the National Archives of Australia/Australian Historical Society.
To register, click here.
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Monday, February 17, 2025
(all day)
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Calendar:
General
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Location:
N/A
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Description:
The Texas Holocaust, Genocide, and Antisemitism Advisory Commission office will be closed.
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Wednesday, February 19, 2025
at 11:00am -
12:30pm
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Calendar:
General
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Location:
Hybrid- online & in person at Aaron Family JCC
7900 Northaven Road, Dallas, TX
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Description:
Antisemitism has been described as a virus that mutates. In each historical period, hatred of Jews takes on a different form or focus, often as a reaction to the prevailing ideology of the time – be it religious, racist, or political.
In the aftermath of the October 7 massacre and the ongoing war in Gaza, antisemitism is, once again, reaching levels not seen since the Holocaust. Therefore, it is crucial for learners to understand the historical processes that have given rise to today’s antisemitism. This understanding will help them comprehend the underlying forces and the recurring tropes used to depict Jews and the Jewish State over time.
In this six-part course, learners will explore pivotal periods, such as the interactions between Jews and early Christianity and Islam, medieval manifestations in Christian Europe, the rise of racially motivated antisemitism leading to the Holocaust, the influence of communism and Islamism on perceptions of Jews, and the contemporary landscape of antisemitism, encompassing both extreme right-wing and left-wing ideologies.
Join us to deepen your understanding of the development of antisemitism since ancient times.
To register, click here.
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Wednesday, February 19, 2025
at 12:00pm -
1:00pm
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Calendar:
Speaking Engagements
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Location:
Livestreamed via YouTube
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Description:
Holocaust survivor Ninetta Feldman remembers fleeing her aunt’s house and hiding in an ancient Greek fortress to keep safe from the falling bombs during World War II. As life grew more dangerous for Jews living in their town of Agrinio, Ninetta and her family sought refuge in a remote mountain village controlled by the Greek resistance. To evade Nazi German patrols in the village, they often retreated further up the mountain, hiding in caves and in the forest. Then, one day in 1944, they witnessed Nazi troops burning the village below, their last safe haven. Watch to discover what happened next to Ninetta and her family.
SpeakerNinetta Feldman, Holocaust Survivor and Museum Volunteer
ModeratorBill Benson, Journalist and Host, First Person: Conversations with Holocaust Survivors
Watch live at youtube.com/ushmm. You don’t need a YouTube account to view our program. After the live broadcast, the recording will be available to watch on demand on the Museum's YouTube page.
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Wednesday, February 19, 2025
at 3:00pm -
4:00pm
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Calendar:
Workshops
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Location:
Online
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Description:
From Nazi Party rallies to the race laws of 1935 to the trials of 1945-1949, Nuremberg played a central role in the Holocaust. Utilizing personal artifacts, primary sources, and the four charges brought against the Nazis by the victorious Allies, join Courtroom 600 Project Director Laurie Pasler and Curriculum Advisor Dave Fript as they demonstrate how the Nuremberg Trials can effectively teach the origins of World War II—and demonstrate how Nazi racial ideology was a driving force behind the war and the Holocaust.
To register, click here.
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Wednesday, February 19, 2025
at 7:00pm -
8:30pm
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Calendar:
Films
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Location:
Studio Movie Grill- Royal Lane
11170 N Central Expy
Dallas, TX 75243-6904
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Description:
Blind Spot is funded by The Mitzi Project, Inc., a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization whose purpose is to engage in educational activities and projects (including the production and marketing of Blind Spot) that explain and expose antisemitism of all kinds.
Ticket prices: $15 advance and $18 at the door
To register, click here.
7:00 pmIn Partnership with Stand with Us
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Sunday, February 23, 2025
at 4:00pm -
5:30pm
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Calendar:
Films
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Location:
Campus of the San Antonio Jewish Community
12500 NW Military Hwy.
San Antonio, TX 78231
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Description:
October H8te
Directed by Wendy Sachs
Run time: 100 min. | Country: USA | 2024 | Language: English | Documentary
From executive producer Debra Messing and Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Wendy Sachs, OCTOBER H8TE is a searing documentary about the explosion of antisemitism on college campuses, on social media, and on the streets of America after October 7th.
To register, click here.
Carla Cutler210-302-6828cutlerc@jcc-sa.org
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Monday, February 24, 2025
at 6:00pm -
7:00pm
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Calendar:
Speaking Engagements
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Location:
Virtual via Zoom
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Description:
Live and Be Counted: A Boy’s Heroic Tale of Survival, Faith and FamilyAlfons Sperber was only 11 years old when he began his narrow escape from the grips of the German Anschluss of Austria in 1938, eventually being hidden in a Christian monastery in France and crossing over the Alps into Switzerland, before gaining passage to the United States in 1948. His story was recently told through a poignant and moving novel Live and Be Counted, written by his grandson, Ron Siesser. The book was Amazon’s top new release for young adults in October.The presentation will include special video footage of recent interviews with Alfons Sperber, who is a resident of Hillcrest, Queens.Ron Siesser lives in Teaneck, NJ and is an HR executive in the confectionary sweets industry. On the side, he coaches high school softball and helps prepare students for their Bar Mitzvahs.
To register, click here.
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Wednesday, February 26, 2025
at 11:00am -
12:30pm
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Calendar:
Speaking Engagements
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Location:
Hybrid- online & in person at Aaron Family JCC
7900 Northaven Road, Dallas, TX
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Description:
Antisemitism has been described as a virus that mutates. In each historical period, hatred of Jews takes on a different form or focus, often as a reaction to the prevailing ideology of the time – be it religious, racist, or political.
In the aftermath of the October 7 massacre and the ongoing war in Gaza, antisemitism is, once again, reaching levels not seen since the Holocaust. Therefore, it is crucial for learners to understand the historical processes that have given rise to today’s antisemitism. This understanding will help them comprehend the underlying forces and the recurring tropes used to depict Jews and the Jewish State over time.
In this six-part course, learners will explore pivotal periods, such as the interactions between Jews and early Christianity and Islam, medieval manifestations in Christian Europe, the rise of racially motivated antisemitism leading to the Holocaust, the influence of communism and Islamism on perceptions of Jews, and the contemporary landscape of antisemitism, encompassing both extreme right-wing and left-wing ideologies.
Join us to deepen your understanding of the development of antisemitism since ancient times.
To register, click here.
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Wednesday, February 26, 2025
at 6:00pm -
7:00pm
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Calendar:
Speaking Engagements
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Location:
Virtually via Zoom
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Description:
At the end of the Nuremberg trial in 1946, some of the greatest war criminals in history were sentenced to death, but hundreds of thousands of Nazi murderers and collaborators remained at large. The Allies were ready to overlook their pasts as the Cold War began, and the horrors of the Holocaust were in danger of being forgotten.
In The Prosecutor, Jack Fairweather brings to life the remarkable true story of Fritz Bauer, a gay, Jewish judge from Stuttgart who returned to Germany after World War II to prosecute war crimes, only to find himself pitted against a nation determined to bury the past. In honor of the release of his new book, The Prosecutor, join author Jack Fairweather as he speaks about Fritz’s fight for justice in a virtual program followed by a Q&A.
Jack Fairweather is the author of the Costa Book Award winner The Volunteer, a #1 bestseller in the UK that’s been hailed as a modern classic and compared to Schindler’s List. He served as a correspondent for The Washington Post and The Daily Telegraph, where he was the paper’s Baghdad and Persian Gulf bureau chief.
To register, click here.
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