Events List
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Tuesday, September 17, 2024
at 6:00pm -
8:00pm
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Calendar:
Speaking Engagements
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Location:
Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum
300 N. Houston Street
Dallas, TX 75202
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Description:
This program is presented in-person at the Museum. Registration includes a 6:00 p.m. reception followed by the 7:00 p.m. program.
There is no cost to attend this event, but registration is required. To register, click here.
During World War II, why didn’t the United States welcome Jewish refugees who were fleeing Europe or drop bombs on the railways leading to Auschwitz? Moreover, why didn’t many individual Americans support further action? Dr. Rafael Medoff authored The Jews Should Keep Quiet, which documents how President Franklin D. Roosevelt pressured Rabbi Stephen S. Wise and other prominent Jewish leaders to stifle American Jewish criticism of his policies. Dr. Medoff joins us for a look into the Roosevelt administration’s fateful policies during the Holocaust.
About the Speaker
Dr. Rafael Medoff is the founding director of The David S. Wyman Institute for Holocaust Studies, located in Washington, D.C., and the author of more than 20 books about the Holocaust, Zionism, and American Jewish history. Dr. Medoff has taught Jewish history at Ohio State University, Purchase College of the State University of New York, and Yeshiva University, among others, and he is a fellow of the Finkler Institute of Holocaust Research at Bar-Ilan University. He is former associate editor of the scholarly journal American Jewish History and has contributed to the Encyclopedia Judaica, Jewish Women: A Comprehensive Historical Encyclopedia, and other leading reference volumes.
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Tuesday, September 17, 2024
at 7:00pm -
9:00pm
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Calendar:
Films
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Location:
Studio Movie Grill - Royal Lane
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Description:
Torn from their families by the ravages of Hitler’s armies, men and women, many barely in their teens, escaped into the forests, banding together in partisan brigades; engaging in treacherous acts of sabotage, blowing up trains, burning electric stations, and attacking armed enemy headquarters. Against extraordinary odds, over 25,000 Jewish partisans courageously fought back against the Nazis and their collaborators from deep within the forests of WWII’s Belarus, Ukraine and Eastern Europe.The last surviving partisans relive their journey in FOUR WINTERS, sharing their stories of resistance. Director Julia Mintz shines a spotlight on their transformation from young innocents raised in closely knit Jewish communities and families, to becoming fierce partisan soldiers with enduring hope, grit, magnificent courage and deep humanity.
Featuring the photography of Faye Schulman, partisan photographer, clad in her signature leopard coat, and through a fusion of inspiring and powerful first-person interviews with stunning archival footage, FOUR WINTERS uncovers secrets held for lifetimes, revealing a heartfelt narrative of heroism, determination and resilience.
Year:2022Runtime:90 minutesLanguage:English
Director:Julia MintzScreenwriter:Julia MintzProducer:Peter Fine, Julia Mintz, Dan SturmanExecutive Producer:Joseph Cooper, Marylyn Dintenfass, Emily Mandelstam, David M. Milch, Julia Mintz, Carla SingerCo-Producer:Zhen Cheah, Lee Feldscher, Brad HughesCast:Luba Abramowitz, Moshe Baran, Frank BlaichmanEditor:Peter Heady, Timothy A. Kuper, Tricia Reidy, Patricia SunshineComposer:Mike Higbee, Khalif Neville, Caleb Schmale, Jon Silbermann, Lev Zhurbin
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Tuesday, September 17, 2024
at 7:00pm -
8:30pm
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Calendar:
General
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Location:
Congregation Beth Shalom of the Woodlands
5125 SHADOWBEND PLACE
THE WOODLANDS, TX, 77381
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Description:
Monthly Jewish Study - Getting a Handle on Modern Antisemitism at Congregation Beth Shalom of the Woodlands.
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Wednesday, September 18, 2024
at 6:00pm -
7:00pm
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Calendar:
Speaking Engagements
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Location:
Virtually online
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Description:
Orthodox Jews suffered greatly during the Holocaust, yet their experiences have been inadequately studied by scholars. By examining diverse sources—including diaries, memoirs, letters, and photographs—we can shed light on previously unknown aspects of Orthodox Jewish life during the Holocaust. Moreover, by exploring themes—such as the early days of occupation, leadership dynamics, the experiences of Jewish youth, responses to adversity, and rescue efforts—we can advance the field of Holocaust studies as a whole.
Join us in person or virtually for this program exploring new research into the experiences of Orthodox Jews in German-occupied Poland and its impact on Holocaust studies.
Opening RemarksDr. Lisa Leff, Director, Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Center for Advanced Holocaust Studies, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
SpeakerDr. Havi Dreifuss, Professor of History, Department of Jewish History, Tel Aviv University
ModeratorDr. Elizabeth Anthony, Director, Visiting Scholar Programs, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
This program is free and open to the public, but registration is required.
To register, click here.
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Thursday, September 19, 2024
at 7:00pm -
9:00pm
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Calendar:
Films
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Location:
Studio Movie Grill- Royal Lane
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Description:
The true story of Herbert Heller, who kept his experience as a teenage boy surviving for years in Auschwitz hidden from his family. That is until he meets Abbey, a young teenager whose own brush with pain and death inspires him to open up as well, leading the two of them to exchange their stories as a meaningful and healing friendship is born.
Year:2023Runtime:102 minutesLanguage:English
Director:Finn TaylorScreenwriter:Finn TaylorProducer:Jeanine Thomas, George RushExecutive Producer:Debi Memmolo, Greg Taxin, Noah LangCo-Producer:Matthew Stillman, David Minkowski, Jennifer Goshay, Michael Manasseri, Mirka TaylorCast:Stephen Lang, Elsie Fisher, Robin Weigert
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Sunday, September 22, 2024
at 2:00pm -
3:00pm
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Calendar:
Speaking Engagements
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Location:
Holocaust Memorial Museum of San Antonio
12500 Northwest Military HighwaySan Antonio, TX, 78231
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Description:
On April 23, 1945, the 90th overran the Flossenbürg concentration camp, finding about 1,500 prisoners who had not been evacuated on death marches. The unit's journal recorded that one of its motorized patrols entered the camp that day and found "a serious typhus epidemic" in "full swing."
Learn more about the “Tough Ombres” in the 90th Infantry Division of the US Army in a presentation from Jacqueline Davis, Fort Sam Houston Museum director, and Dr. Ed Westermann, Regents Professor of History and a Piper Professor of 2023 at Texas A&M-San Antonio.
To register, click here.
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Monday, September 23, 2024
at 3:00pm -
4:00pm
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Calendar:
Speaking Engagements
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Location:
Online via Zoom
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Description:
Join Megan Nevels, Sr. Associate Director of Jewish Community Engagement, ADL West and Jesse Tannetta, Director of Holocaust Content & Pedagogy for Echoes & Reflections to discuss the impact that rising antisemitism is having on students and school culture. Learn key data that emphasizes the positive results of teaching about contemporary antisemitism and explore dynamic classroom resources to help students recognize and combat this dangerous hatred.
To register, click here.
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Monday, September 23, 2024
at 6:00pm -
7:00pm
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Calendar:
Speaking Engagements
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Location:
Virtual
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Description:
Schindler’s Listed tells the story of Mark Biederman’s twenty-year quest to find gold coins which his father’s family buried in their backyard in Poland just prior to being deported by the Nazis to concentration camps. His father survived the war, but died when Mark was a teenager, leaving him only with the knowledge that he had buried the coins somewhere in Poland, and no information about his family. During his research, Biederman uncovered many interesting and disturbing facts about his parents and their families, such as the fact that his father was the third person on Oskar Schindler’s list and had a chance meeting with Adolf Hitler, and that his mother was selected as a cook for the infamous Dr. Josef Mengele.
Randi Biederman, co-author of the book, will discuss the journey to discover the family’s history during the Holocaust and their subsequent success in rebuilding their lives in the United States.
Randi Biederman is co-author of Schindler’s Listed: The Search for My Father’s Lost Gold. The non-fiction book tells the story of the Biederman family, of whom only two survived the very dark days of the Holocaust, the search for buried treasure, and a decades-long journey to uncover the truth about the family’s past. Randi is a former high school science teacher and spent her 30 years career in Windsor, Ontario. She is a widow, mother, horticulturist, writer, and speaker. Randi is a native of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
To register, click here.
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Wednesday, September 25, 2024
at 3:00pm -
4:00pm
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Calendar:
Speaking Engagements
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Location:
Online via Zoom
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Description:
Echoes & Reflections webinars are designed to increase participants’ knowledge of Holocaust history, explore and access classroom-ready content, and support instructional practice to promote student learning and understanding of this complex history and its lasting effect on the world.
How well do you understand the mystical symbolism and the Jewish elements in Night? This exquisite memoir penned by Elie Wiesel has been translated into 30 languages and is taught in classrooms the world over. Yet, scattered throughout the book are powerful Jewish elements that are less understood. In this webinar, Rabbi and educator, Fred Guttman, will present greater depth and insight into these allegories and elements, providing teachers with new angles to explore with their students.
This webinar connects to Unit 5 on the Echoes & Reflections website.
To register, click here.
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Friday, September 27, 2024
(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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Sunday, September 29, 2024
at 4:00pm -
6:00pm
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Calendar:
Films
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Location:
LOOK! Dine-In Cinemas NW Hwy
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Description:
In the safe haven of Colleyville, Texas, on January 15, 2022, Rabbi Charlie Cytron-Walker and three others find themselves hostages when a stranger disrupts a typical Saturday morning at Congregation Beth Israel Synagogue. Directed by award-winning filmmaker Dani Menkin, (ON THE MAP, PICTURE OF HIS LIFE) this gripping real-life drama unfolds over an 11-hour standoff, testing their resilience and courage in unimaginable ways. This international event captured the world's attention live on TV. The film features never-before-seen footage from those harrowing 11 hours, providing a unique perspective on the ordeal.
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