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Faith During the Holocaust   View Event

  • Wednesday, December 1, 2021 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
  • Calendar:   Workshops
  • Location:  Zoom
  • Description:  Where was God in the Holocaust? Amidst the horrors of the Shoah, could Jews hold on to their faith and practices? In this Echoes & Reflections webinar Dr. David Deutsch, Yad Vashem educator, will explore Jewish observance and how it adapted in the darkness of the ghettos and the camps. Through oral testimony of survivors, we will hear to what extent Jewish people maintained their faith. Register here.

Ethics, Justice and the Holocaust   View Event

  • Thursday, December 2, 2021 at 11:00am - 12:30pm
  • Calendar:   Speaking Engagements
  • Location:  Microsoft Teams
  • Description:  The virtual panel discussion Ethics, Justice and the Holocaust will consider the issue of medical ethics during, and in response to, the Holocaust. The panelists will discuss educational initiatives that draw on the history of the Holocaust to develop ethical leadership in the contemporary context. The event marks the 75th anniversary of the beginning of the Doctors Trial (9 December 1946) and the International Day of Persons with Disabilities (3 December). Dr. Patricia Heberer Rice (Moderator), Senior Historian, Division of the Senior Historian, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Herwig Czech, Professor of History of Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, Department of Ethics, Collections and History of Medicine Stacy Gallin, Founder and Director, Maimonides Institute for Medicine, Ethics and the Holocaust Avi Omer, Founder, Social Excellence Forum Stephen D. Smith, Finci-Viterbi Endowed Executive Director, USC Shoah Foundation Hedy S. Wald, Clinical Professor of Family Medicine, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University Register here.

Teach the Human Story: The Life of Holocaust Survivor Eva Mozes Kor   View Event

  • Thursday, December 2, 2021 at 12:00pm - 1:00pm
  • Calendar:   Workshops
  • Location:  Zoom
  • Description:  Teaching the Human Story is a core principle of pedagogy for Echoes & Reflections. Students and their teachers are invited to join Echoes & Reflections as they examine the life of Holocaust survivor Eva Mozes Kor in partnership with the organization she founded, CANDLES Holocaust Museum and Education Center of Terre Haute, IN. Eva Mozes Kor’s story highlights the agency of the many players in her life. From her childhood in Romania to the medical laboratory of Auschwitz where Eva and her twin sister Miriam suffered under Dr. Mengele, her story is one of choices made by herself, family, neighbors, countries, and others who had an impact on her life. As an adult, Eva became a lightning rod of advocacy for survivors and was heavily criticized for her stance on forgiveness, specifically her forgiveness of Nazi perpetrators.To learn more about the CANDLES Holocaust Museum and Education Center visit their website.Register here. Teachers, please ask your students to register here.

What Drives Antisemitism? A Search for Its Political/Mythological Roots   View Event

  • Sunday, December 5, 2021 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
  • Calendar:   Workshops
  • Location:  Zoom
  • Description:  This presentation will explore the defining motivations and motifs that fuel the phenomenon of antisemitism. It will focus in particular on (1) antisemitism’s claim to the word of Truth, (2) variations on the theme of blood libel and bloodshed, and (3) antisemitism’s stake in purification and redemption. Register here. David Patterson holds the Hillel A. Feinberg Distinguished Chair in Holocaust Studies at the Ackerman Center for Holocaust Studies, University of Texas at Dallas, and is a Senior Research Fellow for the Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitsm and Policy (ISGAP). He is a former commissioner of the former Texas Holocaust and Genocide Commission and a member of the Executive Board of the Annual Scholars’ Conference on the Holocaust and the Churches. He has lectured at universities on six continents and throughout the United States. A winner of the National Jewish Book Award, the Koret Jewish Book Award, and the Holocaust Scholars’ Conference Eternal Flame Award, he has published 40 books and more than 240 articles, essays, and book chapters on antisemitism, the Holocaust, and Jewish studies. His most recent books are "Judaism, Antisemitism, Holocaust: Making the Connections" (Cambridge, forthcoming), "Shoah and Torah" (Routledge, forthcoming), "Portraits: Elie Wiesel’s Hasidic Legacy" (SUNY, 2021), "The Holocaust and the Non-Representable" (SUNY, 2018), and "Anti-Semitism and Its Metaphysical Origins" (Cambridge, 2015).

How Do We Celebrate? A Cultural History of Hanukkah   View Event

  • Sunday, December 5, 2021 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
  • Calendar:   Speaking Engagements
  • Location:  Virtual
  • Description:  Before the 1800s, Hanukkah was a minor holiday to most Jews. However, the status of the holiday began to change after the Civil War, when Rabbi Max Lilienthal created Hanukkah events for children at his synagogue. Soon, these types of events were adopted nationwide. In the twentieth century, Jews began expanding the celebration of the holiday to compete with Christmas and reinforce their dedication to Judaism. Join the Museum of Jewish Heritage for a program exploring the history of Hanukkah in the United States. The program will consist of a conversation between Jenna Joselit, Professor of History at George Washington University, and Marjorie Ingall, author of Mamaleh Knows Best and co-author of Make It Right: The Case For Good Apologies, which will be released in September 2022. The conversation will be moderated by Stephanie Butnick, Deputy Editor of Tablet magazine and host of the podcast Unorthodox. A $10 suggested donation enables the Museum of Jewish Heritage to present programs like this one. They thank you for your support. Register here. Live closed captions will be available during this program. Public programming at the Museum of Jewish Heritage – A Living Memorial to the Holocaust is made possible, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the City Council; the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and the New York State Legislature; a Humanities New York CARES Grant with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the federal CARES Act; and other generous donors.

After Auschwitz: Who Will Tell the Story?   View Event

  • Sunday, December 5, 2021 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
  • Calendar:   Speaking Engagements
  • Location:  Zoom
  • Description:  The Holocaust Teacher Institute at the University of Miami, School of Education & Human Development is proud to announce the Leslie and Susan Gonda (Goldschmied) Foundation Holocaust/Jewish themed Sunday Salon Series. After Auschwitz: Who Will Tell the Story? will feature Dr. Stephen D. Smith and Rachael Cerrotti in conversation with Dr. Miriam Klein Kassenoff. Register here. About the Speakers Dr. Stephen D. Smith is the Finci -Viterbi Executive Director of USC Shoah Foundation, and holds the UNESCO Chair on Genocide Education. Smith founded the UK Holocaust Centre in Nottinghamshire, England and cofounded the Aegis Trust for the prevention of crimes against humanity and genocide. Smith has served as a producer on a number of film and new media projects, including Dimensions in Testimony, and the VRproject The Last Goodbye. In recognition of his work, Smith has become a member of the Order of the British Empire and received the Interfaith Gold Medallion. He also holds two honorary doctorates, and lectures widely on issues relating to the history and collective response to the Holocaust, genocide, and crimes against humanity. Rachael Cerrotti is an award-winning author, photographer, educator and audio producer. Her work explores the intergenerational impact of war and the inheritance of memory. She is currently the Inaugural Storyteller in Residence for USC Shoah Foundation where she produces and co-hosts The Memory Generation podcast. In 2019, Rachael released her first podcast — We Share The Same Sky. It was the first-ever narrative podcast based on a Holocaust survivor’s testimony and tells the story of her decade-long journey to retrace her grandmother’s war story. We Share The Same Sky was listed as one of the best podcasts of the year by HuffPost, a Reader’s Pick by Vulture Magazine and as a “Show We Love” by Apple Podcasts; it is now being taught in high school classrooms around the world. Her critically-acclaimed debut memoir, also titled We Share The Same Sky, was released in August 2021. It received a starred review from Publisher’s Weekly and was listed as one of the best books of the month by Apple Books. After the sudden loss of her young husband in 2016, Rachael began Welcome to Widowhood, an ongoing portrait series that tells the stories of women under 40 who have lost their partners. She continues to tell her own grief story on Instagram with #nowawidowstillawife. Rachael’s work has been published and featured by NPR, PRI’s The World, WBUR, GBH, The Boston Globe, The Washington Post, People Magazine, BBC, The Times of Israel and various other publications throughout the world. In 2017, Rachael was the subject of an award-winning multimedia series produced by WBUR, Boston’s NPR station, titled Beyond Sides of History. She holds a degree in Communications from Temple University and is an alumna of The Rothberg International School at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. She has completed educator's seminars with Yad Vashem and Facing History & Ourselves. Rachael has worked in over a dozen countries and is currently based in Portland, Maine.

Remembering Pearl Harbor   View Event

  • Monday, December 6, 2021 at 12:00pm - 1:00pm
  • Calendar:   Speaking Engagements
  • Location:  Zoom
  • Description:  This year marks the 80th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor. The events of December 7, 1941, plunged the United States into World War II and left an indelible mark on the nation. More than 750,000 Texans served in World War II. One of these was Doris “Dorie” Miller, a sailor whose heroic actions at Pearl Harbor earned him the Navy Cross. In this digital presentation, the Texas Historical Commission will discuss Miller’s story and the broader impact of Pearl Harbor Day on our state and country. Register here.

2021 State of Antisemitism in America   View Event

  • Monday, December 6, 2021 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
  • Calendar:   Speaking Engagements
  • Location:  Zoom
  • Description:  American Jewish Committee’s annual State of Antisemitism in America report, released on October 25, 2021, includes the largest-ever surveys of American Jews and the U.S. general public on antisemitism in America. The report shows deep anxiety among American Jews and divergent views among the general public about the severity of antisemitism in the United States. These parallel surveys of American Jews and the U.S. general public provide a unique opportunity to understand the impact of rising Jew-hatred in America. Join AJC's Community of Conscience Coalition and the Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum for an in-depth briefing of the findings featuring AJC Dallas Director Joel Schwitzer and remarks by President and CEO of the Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum Mary Pat Higgins. Register here. View the full results of the Antisemitism in America 2021 report online here.

Rumbula Remembered: 80 Years Since the Mass Executions   View Event

  • Tuesday, December 7, 2021 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
  • Calendar:   Speaking Engagements
  • Location:  Virtual
  • Description:  On November 30 and December 8, 1941, approximately 26,000 Jews were murdered in the Rumbula Forest outside Riga, Latvia. Along with the massacre at Babyn Yar, the Rumbula Massacre represents one of the largest two-day Nazi mass shootings. Only three people who arrived at the Rumbula killing site survived the Holocaust. 80 years after the massacres, join the Museum of Jewish Heritage for a program revisiting the events at Rumbula and exploring their legacy. The program will feature work-in-progress clips from Rumbula’s Echo, a forthcoming historical documentary film from director and producer Mitchell Lieber. The program will also feature a discussion between Lieber, Lolita Tomsone, Director of the Zana Lipke Memorial Museum and initiator of an annual Rumbula commemoration in central Riga, and Ilya Lensky, Director of the Jewish Museum of Latvia. A $10 suggested donation enables the Museum of Jewish Heritage to present programs like this one. They thank you for your support. Register here. This program is presented in connection with Boris Lurie: Nothing To Do But To Try. Live closed captions will be available during this program. We would like to express our appreciation to the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany (Claims Conference) for supporting this public program. Through recovering the assets of the victims of the Holocaust, the Claims Conference enables organizations around the world to provide education about the Shoah and to preserve the memory of those who perished. Public programming at the Museum of Jewish Heritage – A Living Memorial to the Holocaust is made possible, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the City Council; the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Kathy C. Hochul and the New York State Legislature; a Humanities New York CARES Grant with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the federal CARES Act; and other generous donors.

Operation Texas: LBJ and the Holocaust   View Event

  • Tuesday, December 7, 2021 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
  • Calendar:   Speaking Engagements
  • Location:  Zoom
  • Description:  Please join the Ackerman Center for Holocaust Studies at the University of Texas at Dallas for their workshop on "Operation Texas: LBJ and the Holocaust" which will explore the claim that Lyndon B. Johnson, while a freshman congressman, led a clandestine rescue mission to save European Jews from the Holocaust. Dr. Nils Roemer, Interim Dean of the School of Arts and Humanities and the School of Arts, Technology, and Emerging Communication, Director of the Ackerman Center, and Stan and Barbara Rabin Distinguished Professor in Holocaust Studies, will lead the discussion. Three presenters who have investigated the claim will share their findings and conclusions. Register here. Dr. David P. Bell served as chair of the board of trustees for Holocaust Museum Houston from 2002-2003. He was involved in the creation of the museum in the 1990s and was instrumental in establishing the rationale and criteria for selection of the recipients of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Moral Courage Award, which is given annually by the museum. Dr. Bell received his undergraduate degree from Brandeis University and his doctorate in education from Stanford University. He served for nearly four decades as an administrator at the University of Houston System. Claudia Anderson has served for over fifty years as an archivist at the Lyndon Baines Johnson Presidential Library in Austin, Texas. She began working as a staff archivist at the LBJ Library in 1969, after graduating from the University of Texas at Austin and served as the Library’s Supervisory Archivist from 2004 to 2016. In 2013, the National Archives and Records Administration honored her with a Lifetime Achievement Award for her extraordinary contributions to the National Archives during her years at the LBJ Library. Though now retired, she continues to work at the LBJ Library through a contract with the Lyndon Baines Johnson Foundation. Philip Barber is a research assistant and PhD candidate at the Ackerman Center for Holocaust Studies at The University of Texas at Dallas, where he was twice awarded the Mike Jacobs Fellowship in Holocaust Studies. Under the direction of Nils Roemer and sponsored by a grant from the Texas Holocaust Genocide and Antisemitism Advisory Committee, he spent two years researching the claim that Lyndon Johnson organized a clandestine rescue mission to save European Jews during the Holocaust.

Caring for Children Who Were Abandoned by the World   View Event

  • Wednesday, December 8, 2021 at 8:30am - 9:00am
  • Calendar:   Workshops
  • Location:  Facebook Live
  • Description:  Two Jewish children pose for their father, a professional photographer, who would later use the picture to save their lives. US Holocaust Memorial Museum, gift of Gavra Mandil It appears to be an idyllic holiday moment: two children gaze at a Christmas tree. In fact, the children are Jewish, and the photograph helped save their lives during the Holocaust. As we approach end-of-year holiday celebrations, we remember those who gave the greatest gift of all: refuge in a time of need. Join the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum live on Facebook to hear several stories: In one, a Muslim family, under the cover of darkness, finds shelter for a fleeing Jewish family. In another, after the war, a German Jewish refugee creates a sanctuary for dozens of children after losing most of her own family in the Holocaust. GuestDr. Rebecca Erbelding, Historian, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum HostDr. Edna Friedberg, Historian, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Watch live on Facebook. You do not need a Facebook account to view USHMM's program. After the live broadcast, the recording will be available to watch on demand on the Museum’s Facebook and YouTube pages.

December 1941: 80 Years Later   View Event

  • Wednesday, December 8, 2021 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
  • Calendar:   Workshops
  • Location:  Zoom
  • Description:  The 80th Anniversary of the United States joining the Allied Powers in World War II is upon us. December 7th was a turning point in both the war and the Holocaust. The attack on Pearl Harbor occurred on December 7, Chełmno opened on December 8th and America entered the war on December 11, 1941. Join Echoes & Reflections with Rebecca Erbelding, USHMM historian and author of Rescue Board: The Untold Story of America's Efforts to Save the Jews of Europe, as we discuss the importance of these anniversaries today. Register here.

HMMSA Holocaust Remembrance Week 2022 Teacher Workshop   View Event

  • Wednesday, December 8, 2021 at 4:30pm - 6:30pm
  • Calendar:   Workshops
  • Location:  N/A
  • Description:  Are you a K-12 educator looking for guidance on how to incorporate Holocaust curriculum into your classroom? If so, please join the Holocaust Memorial Museum of San Antonio for a special teacher workshop to help prepare you for Texas Holocaust Remembrance Week 2022. For Educators Grades K-4 In preparation for Texas Holocaust Memorial Education Week (January 24-28, 2022), learn how to utilize picture books and other literature to build foundations for future learning about the Holocaust and connect with character education TEKS. The focus will be on "grab and go" lesson plans. All educators who complete the 2-hour workshop will receive 2 State of Texas CPE hours. For Educators Grades 5-12 In preparation for Texas Holocaust Memorial Education Week (January 24-28, 2022), join a panel of local educators to learn best practices, tools, and resources for incorporating the Holocaust curriculum into your upper elementary, middle, or high school classroom. All educators who complete the 2-hour workshop will receive 2 State of Texas CPE hours. Register here.

We Charge Genocide: International Law & Anti-Black Violence in America   View Event

  • Wednesday, December 8, 2021 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
  • Calendar:   Speaking Engagements
  • Location:  Zoom
  • Description:  In 1951, the Civil Rights Congress mobilized its members to bring forth a petition to the newly created United Nations, listing the decades of crimes committed against the American Black community. The movement, We Charge Genocide, was meant to draw attention and end the policies that had disenfranchised Black America. Instead, it was ignored. This Center for Holocaust & Genocide Studies at the University of Minnesota panel will shed light on the efforts to use international law to challenge systemic racism, why it failed, and how groups are carrying the torch of the movement that was launched 70 years ago this month. Register here. Presented by the Center for Holocaust & Genocide Studies. Paid for in part with funds from the Wexler Fund for Holocaust & Genocide Studies

Transforming Moments: A Conversation with Diane von Furstenberg   View Event

  • Thursday, December 9, 2021 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
  • Calendar:   Speaking Engagements
  • Location:  Virtual
  • Description:  Before she was an international fashion icon and a member of the TIME 100, Diane von Furstenberg was a young girl growing up with parents who had just survived the Holocaust. Her father, originally from Moldova, escaped the Nazis in Switzerland. Her mother, originally from Greece, fought the Nazis as a member of the resistance until she was captured and sent to Auschwitz. Join the Museum of Jewish Heritage for a conversation with von Furstenberg about her identity as the daughter of survivors and how it has informed her remarkable career at the helm of one of the world’s most recognizable brands. She will be in conversation with Dr. Eva Fogelman, renowned psychologist and author of the Pulitzer Prize-nominated book Conscience and Courage: Rescuers of Jews During the Holocaust. This program is co-presented by the Museum of Jewish Heritage and Descendants of Holocaust Survivors (2G Greater New York). A $10 suggested donation enables the Museum of Jewish Heritage to present programs like this one. They thank you for your support. Register here. Live closed captions will be available during this program. Public programming at the Museum of Jewish Heritage – A Living Memorial to the Holocaust is made possible, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the City Council; the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Kathy C. Hochul and the New York State Legislature; a Humanities New York CARES Grant with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the federal CARES Act; and other generous donors.

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