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Wednesday, April 7, 2021
at 8:00pm -
9:30pm
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Calendar:
Commemorations
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Location:
Zoom
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Description:
During
the Holocaust, all of the age-old racial and cultural stereotypes of
Jews, religious hatreds, anxieties about Jews as “the other,”
traditional scapegoating of Jews in combination with the new charges of
Jewish Bolshevism and a worldwide plot by Jews to rule the world—all
this was brought to a boiling point throughout the world. In the years,
just preceding and then following World War II, Josef Stalin introduced
a new element into this continuum of antisemitism – the element of
antisemitism’s political utility, free of racial or cultural
stereotypes, free of scapegoating, free of reliance on myths such as the
blood libel or The Protocols of the Elders of Zion. This new element is particularly pernicious in the modern world—in the Middle East, Europe, and in America as well.
In
this talk, Jonathan Brent will explore this new element—the Stalinist
element—how it developed, its basis in Stalinist thinking, and will
touch on its “utility” today.
Dr. Jonathan BrentJonathan
Brent is a historian, publisher, translator, writer and teacher. Brent
was Editorial Director of Yale University Press (1991-2009) where he
established the Annals of Communism series. He spent nearly 20 years
working in and with the post-Soviet archive in Moscow to publish the
truth about Stalin’s regime. His books include Stalin’s Last Crime (2003); and Inside the Stalin Archives (2008).
In
2009, Brent became Executive Director and CEO of The YIVO Institute for
Jewish Research where he initiated The YIVO Vilna Collection Project in
2014. In 2019 Jonathan Brent received the Cross of the Knight of the
Order for Merits to Lithuania presented by H.E. Dalia Grybauskaitė, President of the Republic of Lithuania.
Brent
lectures and publishes widely on Jewish, Soviet and East European
history and is the Alger Hiss Visiting Professor at Bard College.
To join the event, please click here.
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Thursday, April 8, 2021
(all day)
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Calendar:
General
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Location:
Zoom
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Description:
Yom HaShoah is observed as a day of commemoration for the approximately six million Jews who perished in the Holocaust as a result of the actions carried out by Nazi Germany and its collaborators, and for the Jewish resistance in that period.
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Thursday, April 8, 2021
(all day)
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Calendar:
Commemorations
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Location:
Zoom
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Description:
The Ackerman Center's annual Holocaust Remembrance Day event will be held virtually on April 8, 2021 in two parts:
11AM CDT: Remembering Resistance: The 1942 Tuczyn Ghetto Uprising
1PM CDT: Annual Yom HaShoah Commemoration Event: This will be a shortened version of their traditional commemorative event with speakers and readers from around the globe, as well as the premiere of a video created specifically for this event.
If interested in participating by reading a poem or prose excerpt in any language, please contact cynthia.rogers@utdallas.edu.
Please click here to learn more about their special two-part commemoration of Holocaust Remembrance Day.
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Thursday, April 8, 2021
at 6:30am -
7:30am
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Calendar:
Commemorations
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Location:
Facebook & YouTube
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Description:
In honour of Hong Kong Holocaust and Tolerance Centre's 10th
Anniversary, they are presenting Dimension: Insights to the Past,
Present and Future of Lessons from the Holocaust webinar series.
SpeakerMs. Anita Lasker-Wallfisch MBEAuschwitz and Bergen-Belsen Survivor and Cellist
ModeratorDr. Glenn TimmermansBoard Director, Hong Kong Holocaust and Tolerance CentreAssociate Professor, Faculty of Arts and Humanities, University of Macau
Join via Facebook. Join via YouTube.
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Thursday, April 8, 2021
at 8:00am -
12:40pm
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Calendar:
Workshops
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Location:
Zoom
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Description:
Please join the Harriman Institute and the Roma Peoples Project at Columbia University and the Harriet and Kenneth Kupferberg Holocaust Center for a conference on the state of Romani human rights in the Balkans.
The aim of this conference is to review the contemporary state of human rights and the challenges that confront Roma people in the six Western Balkan countries seeking European Union membership. Following centuries of persecution, Roma exclusion continues to exist in social, legal, and political spheres throughout Europe. Though frequently overlooked, Roma are considered the largest minority ethnic group in Europe with an estimated 12 to 15 million living on the continent, the vast majority in Central and Eastern Europe. Many Roma, including those who may have lived in a country for decades, are numbered among the stateless in Europe—living in Europe yet denied personal identity documents from birth to adulthood, effectively blocking their access to critical social services, health care, and education and participation in the political decision-making of their communities. This conference brings together top Roma scholars in the academy, advocates, and practitioners who are working to advance the human rights and dignity of Roma people throughout the Balkans.
Each panel requires individual registration:9:00am-10:25amOpening Remarks & Conversation about Romani Human Rights in Europe | Register here.
11:00am-12:15pmPanel I: A Roma Educational Project in Bosnia and Herzegovina | Register here.
12:45pm-1:40pmPanel II: What is Going on in Europe and the Balkans? & Closing Remarks | Register here.
For more information and a list of speakers, click here.
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Thursday, April 8, 2021
at 9:00am -
10:00am
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Calendar:
Commemorations
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Location:
Facebook Live
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Description:
Dr. Debórah Dwork, Founding Director of the Center for the Study of the Holocaust, Genocide, and Crimes Against Humanity, The Graduate Center – CUNY, joins the Center for Holocaust, Human Rights & Genocide Education (Chhange) for a commemoration of Yom HaShoah.
Chhange's keynote, Dr. Dwork, will speak about her new project, Saints and Liars, a book about Americans who traveled to Europe to aid and rescue people targeted by Germany and its allies. Who were these Americans who saw the possibility for action while everyone else saw none?
A virtual candle-lighting ceremony will follow.
Click here to watch Chhange's Yom HaShoah Commemoration on April 8th at 9AM CDT.
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Thursday, April 8, 2021
at 10:00am -
10:30am
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Calendar:
Commemorations
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Location:
YouTube
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Description:
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum leads the nation in observing Days of Remembrance,
established by the US Congress as the country’s annual Holocaust
commemoration. Join the nation and a global community to honor Holocaust
survivors, remember the six million Jews murdered, and pay tribute to
American soldiers who liberated victims.
Despite a year when they faced loss and isolation, Holocaust
survivors continue to rise to the challenge of educating by sharing
their experiences, compelling us to confront an alarming rise in
antisemitism, Holocaust denial, and extremist ideology. Their resilience
and courage inspire us to create a better future than the past.
Watch live at youtube.com/holocaustmuseum.
You do not 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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Thursday, April 8, 2021
at 3:00pm -
4:00pm
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Calendar:
Commemorations
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Location:
Zoom
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Description:
Remember the Women Institute presents a special "Women, Theater, and the Holocaust" commemorative event for Yom HaShoah.
The program features three original dramatic presentations about women and the Holocaust:
Renia & Arianka
is a one-act play based on Renia’s Diary: A Holocaust Journal by Renia Spiegel with her sister, Elizabeth Bellak (Arianka Spiegel). The presentation is adapted and directed by Dr. Meghan Brodie, Associate Professor of Theater at Ursinus College, and performed as a concert reading by Ursinus Theater majors Emily Bradigan, Zara Tabackin, and Ali Wolf.
Here Lived (Hier wohnte) is a new short one-woman play by Cynthia L. Cooper. The play tells the story of a New Jersey woman searching for her family roots in Germany. She finds unexpected results from the Stolperstein project and the people there doing remembrance work. Professional actor Ginger Grace will present this reading.
Etty
excerpts are performed by Susan Stein, who has adapted Dutch Holocaust victim Etty Hillesum’s words from her diary and performed versions of this one-woman play internationally. Etty's words, insights, and beliefs reach out from the Holocaust and allow us to see the power of hope and individual thought in the most extreme circumstances.
Dr. Rochelle G. Saidel, Founder and Executive Director, will discuss Remember the Women Institute’s Women, Theater, and the Holocaust Resource Handbook.
Registration for this free webinar is limited. Register here.
Remember the Women Institute is proud to participate in the 2021 7th annual National Jewish Theater Foundation Holocaust Theater International Initiative - Remembrance Readings.
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Thursday, April 8, 2021
at 5:00pm -
6:00pm
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Calendar:
Commemorations
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Location:
Zoom
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Description:
The Rabbi Isidoro Aizenberg Memorial Lecture
In commemoration of Yom HaShoah,
Holocaust Remembrance Day, join The Harriet and Kenneth Kupferberg Holocaust Center for a discussion about the complexities of
educating people about the Holocaust in a town that is synonymous with the
Auschwitz-Birkenau extermination and concentration camp in what was formerly
Nazi-occupied Poland during World War II.
Featuring Tomasz Kuncewicz, Director, and Maciek Zabierowski, Head of Learning & Special Projects, from the Auschwitz Jewish Center in Oświęcim, Poland. The Auschwitz Jewish Center Foundation was established in 1995 in order to rebuild a Jewish cultural, spiritual, and educational center in Oświęcim. In September 2000, the Auschwitz Jewish Center opened its doors to visitors from all over the world. It is a non-governmental organization which exists to serve as a guardian of Jewish memory, as well as to educate the public about the Holocaust. Since August, 2006, the Center has been affiliated with the Museum of Jewish Heritage – A Living Memorial to the Holocaust in New York, USA.
Register here.
This
event is co-sponsored by the Harriet & Kenneth Kupferberg Holocaust Center
at Queensborough Community College and the Center for Jewish Studies at Queens
College.
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Thursday, April 8, 2021
at 5:00pm -
6:30pm
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Calendar:
Commemorations
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Location:
Zoom
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Description:
Live virtual panel and candle lighting from the Warsaw Ghetto
“If the world is ever
to be made better, it will be made better by people who have the
strength to visit Auschwitz and leave it there and take the memory of
those experiences and somehow go back and make a difference.” –Marc
Pollick
Marc Pollick developed “Journey of Conscience” to travel with
students, teachers, and Holocaust Survivors to Auschwitz, Majdanek,
Terezin, and other concentration camps in the 1980s. The groups traveled
through Prague, Warsaw, Vienna, Budapest, Amsterdam, and the State of
Israel. His goal was to enable people to become part of a journey to be
remembered with awe. The trip offered rare insights into the horror and
tragedy of the Holocaust and how some managed to survive.
Join Holocaust Memorial Resource & Education Center of Florida on April 8th as they commemorate Yom HaShoah with a discussion
on the impact of these important trips. Mr. Pollick will moderate a
panel of people who have done this trip at different times and with
different groups.
Yet, the power of the experience is the same. You will hear from panelists Leah Hornik, Brett & Shira Spector,
and David Ravanshenas about how the deep impact of their journeys shaped
their lives. Brett & Shira met while volunteering for March of the
Living. Leah took a gap year immediately following high school. David
was so moved, he continues to take groups every year. They will share
their experiences, emotions, and important moments to help us understand
how we can impact change today.
Jonny Daniels will join us live from the Warsaw Ghetto.Jonny felt a life-long passion to give back and founded an
organization called From the Depths. Jonny will share the story of a
Lyubuv Volchek, a “Righteous Gentile” who at 11 years old saved a young
Jewish girl who escaped into the forest. Jonny will hold a candle
lighting ceremony and you are welcome to light a candle of your own in
memory of the 6 million Jews and many others who perished during the
Holocaust.
The event will conclude with the Mourners Kaddish by Rabbi Rick Sherwin.
PanelistsMarc Pollick, ModeratorMarc has an extensive career in academic Holocaust Studies, working
with 1986 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, Elie Wiesel. He was Founding
Executive Director of the Zachor Institute for Holocaust Studies and
founded The Elie Wiesel Institute for Humanitarian Studies. Marc is a
University Scholar of Boston University. In 1977, he was employed as a
lecturer at Yad Vashem in Jerusalem and has taught Holocaust courses at
the high school and university levels.
In 1997, Marc founded The Giving Back Fund, a nonprofit that
encourages and facilitates charitable giving by pro athletes,
celebrities, existing nonprofits and all who truly desire to give back.
He is an internationally recognized speaker, writer, and consultant on
philanthropy and charitable giving, who has guided the philanthropic
efforts of an impressive clientele.
Leah Hornik, PanelistLeah Hornik is a current student at Rollins College. She embarked on a
gap year after graduating high school, where she moved to Israel for
nine months. She studied at Hebrew University and volunteered with Magen
David Adom, the Israeli ambulances. She had the opportunity to travel
to Poland and learn about the atrocities that occurred there first hand.
Additionally, Leah is a member of the Bonner Leaders program at
Rollins, where she volunteers at the Holocaust Memorial Resource and
Education Center. She is currently majoring in Religious Studies with a
Minor in Political Science.
Brett & Shira Spector, PanelistsOriginally from Miami, Shira has spent the last 10 years in Orlando
with her husband Brett and their two sons, Mitchell and Andrew. While
the move to Orlando was a professional one, she has now found a
community that she and her family can call home. Shira is currently the
Chief Data & Analytics Officer for Partners Federal Credit Union.
When she is not busy in her professional life, she enjoys cooking,
traveling, curling up with a good book, hanging out with her boys, or
jumping on her Peloton.
Brett Spector is a Senior Director of Strategic Partnerships with
Iron Mountain and has been with them for the last six years. Currently,
he sits on the boards of directors at the Rosen JCC in SW Orlando and
Congregation Ohev Shalom in Maitland. Outside of work he enjoys spending
time with his family, going on vacation, and both him and his wife
Shira love riding and running on their Peletons.
David Ravanshenas, PanelistDavid grew up in Los Angeles and attended the University of Southern California for both undergraduate and graduate degrees. He works in Real Estate Development focusing primarily on offices and apartments. He spends his free time with family, playing sports, and donating his time to philanthropic causes. Taking young adults to March of the Living has been a recent passion project.
Jonny Daniels of From the Depths, Live from Warsaw Ghetto“My foundation, From The Depths, took it on ourselves as millennials,
as young people involved in Holocaust memorial, to do what we can to
assist and give help to the Righteous Among the Nations.” The
organization will also send packages to Muslim Righteous Among the
Nations in Albania – the only country to have been under Nazi occupation
and which had more Jews after World War II than before.
“We’re going from Righteous to Righteous every single day, with food,
with medicine if they need, with whatever they need, to look after
them, to make sure that they don’t have to leave their homes and they
can stay safe. We are trying our hardest to protect those who protected
us just 75 years ago.”
Registration is required. A zoom link will be sent the day before the event.
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Thursday, April 8, 2021
at 6:00pm -
6:45pm
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Calendar:
Workshops
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Location:
Zoom
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Description:
Join THGAAC Director of Education Dr. J.E. Wolfson as he presents "Playing for Time, Playing with Fire" during Shalom Austin's Yom HaShoah Educational Electives to commemorate Yom HaShoah 2021.
This session presents a fascinating and timely case study in the current climate of “cancel culture.” The Emmy-winning 1980 CBS telefilm, Playing for Time, stands as one of the most critically lauded films about the Shoah, and its source text, The Musicians of Auschwitz, is one of the most widely taught Holocaust memoirs in classrooms across the country. However, there are calls to remove the film and book from the canon and class syllabi. Controversies include: the casting of anti-Israel activist Vanessa Redgrave in the lead role as a Jewish member of the women’s orchestra of Auschwitz; the subsequent boycott of the film by some Jewish organizations, along with accusations that Redgrave was the victim of a “Jewish” blacklist; screenwriter Arthur Miller’s alterations to the narrative; and the less widely known (though persuasive) charges that the memoirist falsified large portions of her account. Class participants can follow along without having seen the film or read the memoir.
Register here.
Yom HaShoah educational electives are part of Shalom Austin’s Meaningful Month of April.
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Thursday, April 8, 2021
at 7:00pm -
8:00pm
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Calendar:
Commemorations
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Location:
Zoom
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Description:
Yom Hashoah, also known as Holocaust Remembrance Day, commemorates the six million Jews who were murdered in the Holocaust and celebrates the lives of those who survived. Join the Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum to reflect upon this tragedy, remember those who perished, and honor our survivors.
Register here.
The Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum invites you to place a tribute, list a memorial tribute, or include your name in support of Yom HaShoah, to commemorate the six million Jews who perished in the Holocaust and those who survived. Tributes start at only $18. Purchase online here or e-mail DHHRM at for more information. Publication deadline is April 2nd.
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Thursday, April 8, 2021
at 7:00pm -
8:00pm
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Calendar:
Commemorations
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Location:
Zoom
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Description:
Join Shalom Austin online for this special community Yom HaShoah event. Created
and hosted by Phil Klein in collaboration with Shalom Austin, the
program includes guest speakers, video montages, cherished community
members who will share their moving words and stories, and a special
candle lighting ceremony presented by Mike O’Krent.
Rabbi Neil Blumofe will conclude the program with El Maleh Rachamim.
Click here to join the Zoom.
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Thursday, April 8, 2021
at 7:00pm -
8:00pm
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Calendar:
Commemorations
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Location:
Zoom
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Description:
Please join Holocaust Museum Houston online where they will come together as a community in
observance of Yom HaShoah, a day of remembrance for the 6,000,000 Jewish
people who lost their lives during the Holocaust. During this virtual
event, HMH will mourn the loss of all who perished, honor those who
survived and together we will reflect, remember and learn from this
tragedy.
The service will be led by Rabbi Ranon Teller and Hazzan
David Krohn of Brith Shalom and will include an interview with Holocaust survivor Gilbert Baruch.
Register here.
Funding for this service is generously provided by: The Morgan Family Endowment Fund, the Morgan Family Center and the Morgan Family Foundation
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Friday, April 9, 2021
at 9:00am -
10:00am
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Calendar:
Commemorations
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Location:
Zoom
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Description:
The Yom HaShoah commemoration will feature a viewing of the documentary film, Defiant Requiem, followed by a discussion with Maestro Murry Sidlin, the President and Creative Director of the Foundation.
Defiant Requiem is a feature-length documentary film that tells the extraordinary, untold story of the brave acts of resistance by Jewish prisoners at Theresienstadt (Terezín) during World War II. The film highlights a dramatic example of intellectual and artistic courage: the remarkable story of Rafael Schächter, a brilliant young Czech conductor who demonstrated moral leadership under brutal circumstances by sustaining hope and courage for his fellow prisoners by creating a prisoner choir and “singing to the Nazis what they dared not say.” This is a film about how a rare form of courage sparked a compelling determination to survive by answering the worst of mankind with the best of mankind.
Register here.
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