Events List
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List of Events
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Wednesday, May 12, 2021
at 12:00pm -
1:00pm
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Speaking Engagements
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YouTube
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Description:
Theodora (Dora) Klayman was only three years old
when she last saw her mother and father. While she was visiting
grandparents, her parents were arrested by Nazi collaborators in
Croatia. Dora and her baby brother spent the rest of the war hiding with
family and neighbors—sometimes cowering in corners as bullets pierced
through windows.
Join the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (USHMM) and Dora for a live conversation to learn about her Holocaust
experiences and how she survived in hiding while many of her family were
deported and killed in camps.
SpeakerTheodora Klayman, Holocaust Survivor and Museum Volunteer
ModeratorBill Benson, Journalist and Host, First Person: Conversations with Holocaust Survivors
Sign up for a reminder here.
Watch live at youtube.com/ushmm. You do not need a YouTube account to view USHMM's program. After the live broadcast, the recording will be available to watch on demand on USHMM's YouTube page.
The First Person series is a monthly hour-long discussion with a
Holocaust survivor and is made possible through generous support from
the Louis Franklin Smith Foundation, with additional funding from the
Arlene and Daniel Fisher Foundation.
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Thursday, May 13, 2021
at 12:00pm -
1:00pm
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Workshops
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Location:
Zoom
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Description:
The conversation will take place on the online platform Zoom. A link to join will be sent to registered guests via email one hour before the start of the program.
Join the Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum for a Lunch and Learn that examines the experiences of women
in the Holocaust through poetry. Jane Saginaw, PhD candidate at the
University of Texas at Dallas (UTD), will share her original poems and
speak about the courageous women who inspired them. These deeply moving
poems explore the powerful mechanisms of resistance women developed as
they fought to survive starvation, fatigue, and the brutalities of the
Holocaust. Jane will be joined in conversation by Dr. Sarah Valente,
Visiting Assistant Professor, Ackerman Center for Holocaust Studies at
UTD.
The Museum’s Lunch & Learn Series features quarterly programs on
Holocaust history and human rights topics in an informal setting to
encourage questions and discussion. Space is limited!
Please register for one ticket per device used. This program is recommended for high school students and adults.
Register here.
About Jane SaginawJane Saginaw is a student in the PhD Program in Humanities at the
University of Texas at Dallas, where her interests include creative
writing and the history of the Holocaust. Before returning to graduate
school, she was a trial lawyer with the law firm of Baron and Budd in
Dallas. She served in the Clinton Administration as the Regional
Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region Six.
In 2006, Jane was awarded Trial Lawyer of the Year by Trial Lawyers for
Public Justice. Her memoir, Because the World is Round, is the
story of a family trip around the world in 1970 with her
wheelchair-bound mother who was paralyzed by polio. Her essays and poems
have appeared in Athenaeum Review. Jane received her
undergraduate degree in cultural geography from the University of
California, Berkeley. Her law degree is from the University of Texas at
Austin.
About Dr. Sarah ValenteDr. Sarah Valente is visiting assistant professor of Holocaust
Studies at the Ackerman Center for Holocaust Studies at the University
of Texas at Dallas. She teaches courses on Jewish and Latin American
history, literature, and cultural memory. Her fields of interest include
Holocaust Studies, Translation Studies, and Human Rights in South
America. Dr. Valente has published about Holocaust memoirs and Jewish
memory in book chapters and peer-reviewed journals such as her most
recent publication, “Post-World War II Brazil: A New Homeland for Jews
and Nazis?” in Comparative Cultural Studies-European and Latin American Perspectives.
She has been selected to present her research at numerous academic
conferences throughout the United States, in the UK, and Israel. Dr.
Valente earned her doctorate degree from the University of Texas at
Dallas in 2019. She was a Belofsky Fellow at the University’s Ackerman
Center for Holocaust Studies and wrote her doctoral dissertation on
post-Holocaust Jewish memoir published in Portuguese in Brazil. Dr.
Valente is the creator, producer, and host of several podcasts including
the Ackerman Center Podcast, where she explores Holocaust-related
topics during the time of our new shared virtual realities.
Community PartnersCongregation Shearith IsraelLegacy Senior CommunitiesTexas Holocaust, Genocide, and Antisemitism Advisory Committee
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Thursday, May 13, 2021
at 1:00pm -
2:00pm
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Calendar:
Speaking Engagements
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Location:
Zoom
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Description:
Please join the Museum of Jewish Heritage – A Living Memorial to the Holocaust for their program discussing American political leaders and their responses to the Holocaust.
As the Nazi regime perpetrated genocide in Europe, some political
leaders in the United States responded with courage and others responded
with indifference. The divergent approaches taken by individuals within
the government, especially to the Jewish refugee crisis, are an
important part of the story of Americans and the Holocaust.
Join the Museum and The Olga Lengyel Institute (TOLI) for a program
exploring these divergent approaches and the lessons they can offer us.
The program will be moderated by author, journalist, historian, and
lecturer Adam Hochschild and will feature:
Arthur Berger, former Communications Director and
Senior Advisor at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, TOLI Board Member,
and expert on American diplomacy during the Holocaust;
Dr. Rebecca Erbelding, historian, archivist, and curator at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum and author of Rescue Board: The Untold Story of America’s Efforts to Save the Jews of Europe; and
Dr. Blanche Wiesen Cook, Distinguished Professor of
History and Women’s Studies at the John Jay College and the Graduate
Center of the City University of New York, and author of the definitive
biography of Eleanor Roosevelt.
Register here.
A $10 suggested donation enables the Museum of Jewish Heritage to
present programs like this one. They thank you for your support.
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Thursday, May 13, 2021
at 7:30pm -
8:45pm
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Calendar:
Speaking Engagements
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Location:
Zoom
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Description:
Northern Arizona University's Martin-Springer Institute presents "Pogroms and Riots: Anti-Black and Anti-Jewish Massacres, a Martin-Springer Institute Zoom Series" comprised of four different speaker events. Join Elissa Bemporad as the first speaker of this series.
Elissa Bemporad, Jerry and William Ungar Chair, East European Jewish History and the Holocaust, Professor of History, Queens College/CUNY Graduate Center
This event is free and open to the public. E-mail to Melissa Cohen to register.
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Friday, May 14, 2021
at 3:00pm -
4:00pm
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Calendar:
Commemorations
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Location:
Zoom
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Description:
The Holocaust Teacher Institute at the University of Miami, School of Education & Human Development and The Leslie and Susan Gonda (Goldschmied) Foundation, together with The Miami-Dade County Public Schools, Division of Academics, Department of Social Sciences present the 20th Anniversary Holocaust Teacher Institute Opening Reception Sunday, June 13th 3PM-6PM. The Holocaust Institute continues Monday, June 14th, and Tuesday, June 15th, 7:30AM - 2:30PM.
Keynote SpeakerElisha Wiesel is the only child of Holocaust survivor, professor, author, and Nobel Laureate, Elie Wiesel and Marion Wiesel. In this program, Elisha will reflect on the legacy passed onto him by his father, Elie Wiesel who is often referred to as "the witness for the 6-million murdered Jews." A successful American businessman, Elisha has organized fundraisers for Good Shepherd Services, an after-school program charity in Brooklyn, since 2013. He has spoken to the participants of the March of the Living at Auschwitz and also has spoken at many relevant venues including the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, the Museum of Jewish Heritage; and he frequently speaks out against various global human rights violations.
Register here.
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Saturday, May 15, 2021
at 12:00pm -
1:00pm
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Workshops
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Location:
Zoom
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Description:
Explore the history of the Holocaust using historical artifacts, photographs, and personal stories featured throughout Holocaust Museum Houston's gallery. Facilitated by museum docents, this interactive student tour includes a guided discussion on the lessons of the Holocaust and the role of individuals in society today.
Register here.
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Sunday, May 16, 2021
at 4:00pm -
5:00pm
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Workshops
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Location:
Zoom
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Description:
In memory of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, which took place in 1943 from April 19 to May 16, three local Holocaust Centers are teaming up with the Richard Rodgers Award-winning musical To Paint the Earth to present a virtual program of music and narration that tells the story of the life of the Jewish Underground during this crucial period in Warsaw. The musical, which is based on memoirs and first-hand accounts, shows how even after individual hope is lost, a community can still rise and shout to the world, “We are here.” The program will include a presentation by the writers Daniel F. Levin and Jonathan Portera, a performance by actress and singer Lauren Lebowitz, an interview with Survivor and ghetto fighter Michael Smuss, and much more.
Register here.
This program is co-sponsored by the Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center of Nassau County, the Kupferberg Holocaust Center at Queensborough Community College, and the Holocaust & Human Rights Education Center in White Plains.
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Sunday, May 16, 2021
at 8:00pm -
9:30pm
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Calendar:
Speaking Engagements
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Location:
Zoom
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Description:
Join the Tokyo Holocaust Education Resource Center and meet Lara Hana Brady, Hana's niece, and hear incredible stories behind artifacts from the Brady Family archive.
Hana’s
Suitcase is the story of a Czech-born Jewish girl, Hana Brady, who was
killed at Auschwitz. In the year 2000, a suitcase with Hana’s name
written on it was loaned to Kokoro - Tokyo Holocaust Education Resource
Center by the Auschwitz-Birkenau Museum.
Fueled
by the curiosity of Japanese students, a year long research led us to
Hana’s brother, George Brady, who was living in Toronto, Canada, and to
the discovery of Hana’s story.
The
story has been made into a book, theater and a film. Hana’s Suitcase
has been traveling to over 1,200 schools reaching approximately 200,000
students giving them an opportunity to learn about importance of mutual
respect, compassion, and understanding.
On
the 90th anniversary of Hana Brady’s birth, we are inviting Lara Hana
Brady, Hana’s niece. She will share with us incredible stories behind
precious artifacts from the Brady Family archive while reflecting on the
past 20 years she has spent together with her father George Brady, an
Auschwitz survivor, to have dialogues with children all over the world.
While
prejudice, discrimination and racism become more and more a challenge
we share everywhere, we would like to make this anniversary day an
opportunity to ensure respect for the dignity and human rights of all
people regardless of nationality, religion, or culture.
Register here.
While admission is free, donations are welcomed.
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Tuesday, May 18, 2021
(all day)
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Grants & Contests
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Location:
N/A
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Description:
The intent of the THGAAC Holocaust Remembrance Week (HRW) Grant program
is to advance public knowledge and the study of the Holocaust and other
genocides by partnering with Texas-based, non-profit organizations to
provide local schools and communities with educational resources. The
Texas Holocaust, Genocide, and Antisemitism Advisory Committee is charged with providing advice
and assistance regarding the implementation of Holocaust and genocide
education and programming, most recently with the passing of SB 1828 in 2019, which established an annual Holocaust Remembrance Week
in Texas schools. This grant is designed to help schools statewide in
implementing Holocaust Remembrance Week education and programming,
although we encourage using the materials provided by this grant
throughout the entire year.
THGAAC Holocaust Remembrance Week Grants require a one-to-one match.
Applications may be submitted for a total of one hundred percent (100%)
of the materials’ cost, for a maximum grant amount of $25,000.00.
Organizations should provide 50% of the cost in matching funds. In-kind
services may be counted toward the 50% match.
The deadline to submit an application is Thursday, July 15, 2021.
Learn about the THGAAC Holocaust Remembrance Week Grant.
This grant is meant only to provide educational materials to
Texas schools and communities. If you are interested in submitting an
application for an original project, please look for current information
on our regular grant cycles here.
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Wednesday, May 19, 2021
at 9:00am -
9:30am
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Workshops
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Location:
Facebook Live
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Description:
Polish-born Leo Melamed was only eight years old when he landed in
Kobe, Japan. After traversing Siberia by train, it was a paradise. In
August 1940, Japanese diplomat Chiune Sugihara had issued Leo’s family a
visa that helped them escape Soviet occupation and the Nazi threat.
Following Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor, Japanese Americans were
sent to internment camps in the United States. Even as their family
members were imprisoned, some joined the American military and helped
liberate Nazi camps. Learn about these unexpected rescuers and the
impact one man’s lifesaving act has had on Leo 80 years since he
survived the Holocaust.
SpeakerLeo Melamed, Holocaust survivor and author, Man of the Futures: The Story of Leo Melamed and the Birth of Modern Finance
CommentaryNobuki Sugihara, son of Japanese diplomat Chiune Sugihara
ModeratorDr. Edna Friedberg, Historian, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Watch live at facebook.com/holocaustmuseum. You do not need a Facebook account to view their program. After the live broadcast, the recording will be available to watch on demand on the USHMM's Facebook page.
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Wednesday, May 19, 2021
at 10:30am -
11:30am
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Calendar:
Speaking Engagements
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Location:
Zoom
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Description:
The Center for Holocaust, Human Rights & Genocide Education's (Chhange) May Virtual Lunch & Learn Program features Margit Berner. In spring 1942, two Viennese scholars photographed and examined 106 Jewish families in the German-occupied Polish city of Tarnów. Their "research" addressed “typical characteristics of eastern European Jews” and they worked quickly, aware that their subjects, including 565 men, women, and children, would soon be deported to concentration camps. Examining scattered records and conducting extensive archival research, Dr. Berner identified some of the people featured in the “study” and make contact with their families, including the family of Victor Dorman, father of Chhange’s Board President, Howard.
Their recollections, together with the images and biographic data, allow us to reconstruct the lives, persecution, and destruction of the 25,000 Jews of Tarnów.
Dr. Margit Berner is a human biologist and anthropologist, who has worked at the Vienna Museum of Natural History since 1986 and who teaches at university. As a curator for the museum’s anthropology department, she researches and publishes on questions of physical anthropology, osteology and paleopathology as well as the history of collections and the history of her discipline. She is the author of Final Pictures: The 1942 "Race Study" of Jewish Families in the Tarnów Ghetto.
There is a suggested donation of $10 for Non-Members. Your donation supports Chhange's continued efforts to connect its communities with experts and activists in the fields of Holocaust, Human Rights, and Genocide Studies.
Register here.
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Wednesday, May 19, 2021
at 1:00pm -
2:00pm
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Calendar:
Speaking Engagements
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Location:
Zoom
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Description:
Please join the Museum of Jewish Heritage – A Living Memorial to the Holocaust for their discussion of historical trauma and healing in present.
Genocide, slavery, and displacement have affected far too many
communities of people. While each community’s experience is different,
massive collective trauma often results in cumulative emotional and
psychological wounds that are carried across generations and remain
potent in 2021.
Dr. Irit Felsen is a clinical psychologist trained
at Yale University and in Germany and Israel. She has seen these types
of cumulative wounds firsthand, as a researcher focused on the long-term
effects of intergenerational trauma and a clinician with extensive
experience working with Holocaust survivors and their families.
Join Dr. Felsen for a program exploring historical trauma and
cultural healing with experts from Jewish, American Indian, and African
American communities. In addition to Dr. Felsen, the discussion will
feature:
Dr. Nina Fischer, a scholar of Jewish Studies at Goethe University Frankfurt and granddaughter of non-Jewish Germans who has authored Memory Work: The Second Generation (Palgrave 2015) and other publications exploring the legacy of the Holocaust.
Dr. Jessica Gourneau, a clinical psychologist and
member of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa who serves as Clinical
Director at American Indian Family Center in St. Paul, Minnesota, with
more than 25 years of experience of providing culturally-informed
therapeutic practices interwoven with traditional healing practices in
Native communities.
Sam Simmons, an alcohol and drug counselor with
more than 30 years of experience in culturally-sensitive,
trauma-informed work with African American men and their families,
founder of the Community Empower Through Black Men Healing Conference,
and co-host of Voices on 89.9 KMOJ FM radio.
Register here.
A $10 suggested donation enables the Museum of Jewish Heritage to
present programs like this one. They thank you for your support.
This program is sponsored in part through the Battery Park City Authority community partnership.
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Wednesday, May 19, 2021
at 3:00pm -
4:00pm
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Calendar:
Workshops
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Location:
Zoom
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Description:
One powerful lens through which to study the Holocaust is to examine the range of choices and decisions made by individuals, communities, and nations during this period of history. This approach not only encourages deep critical thinking and analysis, but can also serve as a catalyst to compel students to work towards making change in their own lives and the larger society.
In this webinar examine the consequences of inaction and difficult choices of those who rescued and resisted during the Holocaust. Educators will also gain the tools to support students to implement an action-oriented project influenced by the lessons of this history.
Register here.
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Thursday, May 20, 2021
at 12:00pm -
1:00pm
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Workshops
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Location:
Zoom
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Description:
Invite the Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum to your classroom for a virtual lesson and activity on the Danish Rescue during the Holocaust. Students will be introduced to the rescue of Jews in Denmark showing how a nation can come together as upstanders. Students will then curate their own mini exhibit using primary sources to detail the events of the Danish Rescue.
This Echoes & Reflections program is open to teachers and their students. A pre-work activity will be sent prior to the webinar.
Teachers, please ask your students to register here.
Please note that there will not be an on-demand recording for this webinar.
Register here.
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Thursday, May 20, 2021
at 4:00pm -
5:00pm
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Workshops
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Location:
Zoom
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Description:
Please join the Museum of Jewish Heritage – A Living Memorial to the
Holocaust for their teacher program discussing the St. Louis and its surviving passengers.
This presentation will feature Scott Miller.
Register here.
A $10 suggested donation enables the Museum of Jewish Heritage to
present programs like this one. They thank you for your support.
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