Events List
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List of Events
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Thursday, May 14, 2026
at 3:00pm -
4:00pm
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General
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Location:
Online via Zoom
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Description:
In recognition of Jewish American Heritage Month, ADL and JIMENA invite educators to learn about the history, culture and contributions of Mizrahi and Sephardic Jews in America. Approximately 850,000 Jews were displaced from Middle Eastern and North African countries, yet their stories remain largely untold in many curricula. This webinar equips K-12 educators with age-appropriate resources, discussion strategies and lesson ideas to celebrate Jewish diversity and challenge the misconception that Jewish people are a monolith.
To register, click here.
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Thursday, May 14, 2026
at 6:15pm -
8:30pm
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General
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Location:
Tiferet Israel (indoor hall)
10909 Hillcrest Rd in Dallas, Texas 75230
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Description:
First Annual Kosher International
Food, Wine and Spirits Festival
Featuring traditional foods and recipes from 10 countries, including Israel, Morocco, South Africa, Japan, Argentina, United Kingdom, and others
Live Entertainment | Silent Auction | Raffle | Judaica | Live Auction | Sports Memorabilia
General Admission- $120
To buy tickets, click here.
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Thursday, May 14, 2026
at 8:00pm -
9:00pm
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Speaking Engagements
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Location:
Online Webinar
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Description:
In this three-session online class, Professor Sarah Abrevaya Stein will explore the Holocaust in the Sephardi heartland of southeastern Europe.
The centuries-old, culturally rich Sephardi (Judeo-Spanish) communities of southeastern Europe experienced some of the highest percentages of annihilation during the Holocaust: yet their stories are rarely told. In this series of lectures, Professor Sarah Abrevaya Stein will explore devastation during the Shoah in the Sephardi heartland of southeastern Europe, framing that story within the broad sweep of modern Sephardi history. Two lectures visit two notable Balkan Jewish communities: that of Salonica (present day Thessaloniki, Greece), and Monastir (present day Bitola, The Republic of North Macedonia), tracing these communities' histories through intimate family stories. A final lecture will move to the North African context to explore how the Second World War and Holocaust were experienced and viewed by refugees and local populations of Muslims and Jews. Though North Africa's Jews were not deported to the Nazi death camps en masse, they were subject to racial laws, plunder, loss of legal rights, and, in cases, forced labor and internment. In this last lecture, wartime North Africa is framed not as a site of military campaigns, but as a lived environment in which many stories and family trajectories dramatically converged.
This class will be held online on three Thursdays, April 30, May 7 and May 14 at 6:00pm PDT.
April 30: A Sephardi Journey Through the Twentieth Century
May 7: Intimate Stories of Sephardi Monastir
May 14: Wartime North Africa
To RSVP, click HERE
Sarah Abrevaya Stein is a historian, writer and educator whose work has reshaped our understanding of Jewish history. Her commitment to research is matched by her love of teaching. At UCLA, she is Distinguished Professor of History and the Viterbi Family Chair in Mediterranean Jewish Studies. She is the author or editor of ten books, including Family Papers: a Sephardic Journey Through the Twentieth Century and Plumes: Ostrich Feathers, Jews, and a Lost World of Global Commerce.
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Friday, May 15, 2026
(all day)
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Films
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Location:
Virtual
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Description:
When five Howard University students sat on a segregated Maryland carousel in 1960, the arrests made headlines. When the largely Jewish community near Glen Echo Amusement Park joined the Black students in picketing, the first organized interracial civil rights protest in US history was born.
2024 | English | Documentary | 89 minutes
To buy tickets, click here.
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Sunday, May 17, 2026
(all day)
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Workshops
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Location:
Holocaust Museum Houston
5401 Caroline St.
Houston, TX 77004
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Description:
The Warren Fellowship for Future Teachers, funded by a generous gift from the Naomi and Martin Warren Family Foundation in Houston, Texas, is developing a corps of pre-service educators who want to learn more about the Holocaust and how to teach about it in their classrooms effectively. The Fellowship was created in 2003 and has more than 400 alumni.
The Warren Fellowship’s main objective is to provide new teachers with the necessary historical and pedagogical tools for teaching the Holocaust from the onset of their teaching careers.
Upon being named a Warren Fellow, 25 pre-service teachers will attend a six-day institute hosted by Holocaust Museum Houston in Houston, Texas. This institute will immerse participants in historical and pedagogical issues related to the Holocaust. Holocaust scholars from across the country will provide historical content, and university faculty and museum educators will provide pedagogical context.
The 2026 Warren Fellowship will take place May 17 – 22, 2026 at Holocaust Museum Houston. Undergraduate and graduate students who plan to teach high school, middle school, elementary school, or at the university level in art, English/language arts, history, science, and social studies are encouraged to apply
The Warren Fellowship is a fully funded program. 2026 Fellows will receive airfare, hotel, program materials, and meals thanks to the generous support of the Warren Fellowship Endowment Fund and the Naomi and Martin Warren Family Foundation. We offer special thanks to United Airlines, the official airline of Holocaust Museum Houston.
For more information, please contact the Museum at education@hmh.org or 713-527-1642.
Applications are due March 13, 2026.
To apply, click here.
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Sunday, May 17, 2026
(all day)
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Exhibits
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Location:
Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum
300 N. Houston Street
Dallas, TX 75202
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Description:
Join us for a special themed tour of our permanent exhibition led by one of the Museum's Docent Educators.
To join the tour, please purchase a general admission ticket for Sunday, May 17 (you do not need to purchase a separate tour ticket). The tour will leave from the lobby at 1:30 pm and last 90 minutes.
During this guided tour, visitors will explore the Museum’s permanent exhibition through the framework of Jewish people, including survivors, victims, resistors, and Upstanders. Learn how Jews fought back against the Nazis, made new homes for themselves after the war, and became part of the fabric of American life. In honor of Jewish American Heritage Month.
To buy tickets, click here.
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Sunday, May 17, 2026
at 4:00pm -
7:00pm
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Calendar:
General
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Location:
Dell JCC
7300 Hart Ln
Austin TX, 78731
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Description:
HC4A and Shalom Austin welcome you to the 13th Annual Bollywood Meets Borscht Belt on Sunday, May 17, 2026, for an unforgettable celebration of music, dance, food, and community—all in support of a powerful cause.
Event Schedule:
🕞 Gates Open & Registration: 3:30 PM
🎭 Program Begins: 4:00 PM
🍽 Dinner Served: 6:00 PM
🏁 Event Concludes: 7:00 PM
Shalom Austin's goal this year is to raise funds for 2,000 school students in Greater Austin who are experiencing housing insecurity so they can start their school year with confidence. BMBB is Austin at its best: a high-energy fusion of Hindu, Jewish, and African American cultures, brought together by families, artists, and performers of all ages and backgrounds. From dazzling Bollywood beats to soulful performances and crowd-favorite traditions, this is a night that moves you—inside and out. Come for the vibrant performances. Stay for the incredible food and festive atmosphere. Leave knowing you helped underserved students start the school year with dignity.When you attend BMBB, you’re not just watching a show—you’re part of a joyful movement that strengthens community. Come dance, celebrate, and make a difference.
Table (8-10 seats)- $500General Admission- $50Children 6-16- $30Children below 6- Free
To purchase tickets, click here.
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Sunday, May 17, 2026
at 5:00pm -
6:30pm
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Calendar:
Speaking Engagements
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Location:
Online
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Description:
Holocaust survivor testimony online followed by Q&A
Erika Fabian was born in Budapest, Hungary. In 1944, Erika's mother managed to secure false papers for her family, and they lived under Christian identities in Budapest for the rest of the war.
RSVP HERE to receive a link to join the webinar.
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Monday, May 18, 2026
at 2:00pm -
3:00pm
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Calendar:
General
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Location:
Online via Zoom
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Description:
Our 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.
The only photos that portray the story of the transports that arrived at Auschwitz-Birkenau during the summer of 1944 are found in the "Auschwitz Album." Yael Eaglstein, a Yad Vashem educator, will introduce teachers to the use of photographs as historical documents which, together with additional sources such as letters and testimonies, help create a comprehensive view of a historical event; here, the process that led to mass murder at Auschwitz.
This webinar connects to Unit 5 on the Echoes & Reflections website.
To register, click here.
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Tuesday, May 19, 2026
at 1:00pm -
2:00pm
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Calendar:
Speaking Engagements
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Location:
Online
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Description:
In this continuation of our series that explores communities built by Holocaust survivors around the world, Diana Wang will examine two central questions: How did Jewish survivors come to Argentina, and why did so many of them remain silent about their experiences for decades? This talk will also address the Jewish community that had already existed in Argentina, which will provide context for how the survivor community settled. The country also permitted the immigration of Nazi perpetrators, which created a difficult juxtaposition for the survivor community.
Diana Wang is the daughter of Holocaust survivors. She was born in Poland in 1945 but grew up in Argentina. She is a psychologist who specializes in family therapy. In addition to psychology, she has written books and articles about Holocaust survivors and their descendants. She is a member of the Museo del Holocausto de Buenos Aires (Museum of the Holocaust of Buenos Aires) and member of the Governing Board at the World Federation of Jewish Child Survivors of the Holocaust and Descendants. She also served as Chairwoman of Generaciones de la Shoá en Argentina (Generations of the Shoah in Argentina) from 2004-2018.
To register, click here.
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Tuesday, May 19, 2026
at 6:30pm -
8:00pm
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Calendar:
Speaking Engagements
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Location:
Holocaust Museum Houston
5401 Caroline St, Houston, TX 77004
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Description:
Join Holocaust Museum Houston for an evening with Dr. Mark Celinscak as part of the Warren Fellowship for Future Educators.
Dr. Celinscak is the Louis and Frances Blumkin Professor of Holocaust and Genocide Studies and the Executive Director, Sam and Frances Fried Holocaust and Genocide Academy, Department of History at the University of Nebraska at Omaha. He will be discussing he book “Kingdom of Night.”
“In April 1945, when the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp was surrendered and handed over to the British Army, Canadian forces arrived on scene to provide support, to bear witness, and to document the crimes. They were overwhelmed, understaffed, and left without adequate supplies, equipment, and medicine. Their encounters at the camp were haunting, transformative experiences that forever changed their lives.
In Kingdom of Night, Mark Celinscak reveals the engagement of Canadian troops and other personnel at the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp. The book brings together a series of gripping, often deeply moving accounts that demonstrate the critical relief work carried out by Canadians who have been largely overlooked for more than seventy-five years. It outlines in both stark and moving detail what a cross-section of Canadians both said and did during the liberation efforts at one of the most notorious sites in Hitler’s camp system.”
Copies of the book will be available for purchase with a credit card.
To register for tickets, click here.
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Wednesday, May 20, 2026
at 11:00am -
12:00pm
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Calendar:
Speaking Engagements
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Location:
Online via Zoom
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Description:
In this online lecture, Anne Uhrlandt will present the forgotten story of once prominent German Jewish artist and collector Eugen Spiro (April 18, 1874, Wrocław – September 26, 1972, New York City). During her two-year research project, Uhrlandt reconstructed the artist’s biography and the fate of his looted collection by bringing together evidence and sources from numerous international archives. Two case studies about specific stolen objects highlight the dramatic events following both s the Nazi government ‘s expulsion of Spiro from his profession, robbing him of his sources of income, and the theft of his art collection, which included both his own works of art and works of art by other artists. The case studies demonstrate the potential of provenance research to uncover and reconstruct the rich Jewish contribution to European cultural history before World War II.
Anne Uhrlandt is a doctoral candidate with more than 20 years of experience working as a provenance researcher specialized in Nazi-looted cultural property. Prior to her job at JDCRP as Senior Research and Documentation Officer, she was project coordinator at the Zentralinstitut für Kunstgeschichte in Munich, working as well for the Art Loss Register. She worked previously for the Jewish Museum of Munich.
To register, click here.
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Wednesday, May 20, 2026
at 1:00pm -
2:00pm
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Calendar:
Speaking Engagements
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Location:
Online via Zoom
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Description:
Introduction:
Join Adam Brown and Michael Waas, administrators of the Avotaynu DNA Project, for a comprehensive 2026 annual update on the world’s largest academic collaboration solely devoted to the genetic history of the Jewish people. With a database now exceeding 12,000 participants, the project has moved beyond simple haplogroup identification to high-resolution “migration narratives.” In this talk, Brown and Waas will detail the project’s most significant recent findings and explain how they illuminate the resilience and connectivity of the global Diaspora.
Adam Brown is a founder and director of the decade-old Avotaynu DNA Project—a multidisciplinary academic study with over 12,000 participants that utilizes high-resolution genetic testing to trace 3,000 years of Jewish origins and migrations. As an avid genealogist for more than three decades, Brown frequently speaks at international forums on the intersection of human genetics, Jewish history, and the application of technology to genealogical research. He held a prominent leadership role in the field as the National Co-Chair of the 2017 International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies (IAJGS) international summer conference in Orlando. Brown holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Michigan and a Juris Doctor from the University of Chicago Law School.
Michael Waas is a professional genealogist and historian, specializing in Sephardic Jewry. He received his Master’s Degree from the Department of Jewish History at the University of Haifa. The subject of his MA thesis was “Istorya i oy: A comparative study on the Development of Jewish Heritage of the former Ottoman Empire.” He received the Gaon Prize for Outstanding M.A. Thesis research from the Moshe David Gaon Center for Judeo-Spanish (Ladino) Culture, as well as the Prize for Research into the Heritage of Sephardi and Mizrahi Jewry, awarded by the Ben Zvi Institute and the Israeli Ministry of Education. He has lectured globally on Jewish genealogy and Sephardic history, in Portugal, Israel, the UK, in the US, and virtually for several organizations. Waas is the co-administrator of Avotaynu DNA’s ongoing Genetic Census of the Jewish People as well as Associate Director of the Sephardic Researcher Division of JewishGen.
To register, click here.
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Wednesday, May 20, 2026
at 5:00pm -
6:00pm
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Calendar:
Speaking Engagements
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Location:
Online via Zoom
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Description:
Get ready to spread some serious cultural appreciation! Join ICS for a high-energy JAHM Session, celebrating the 20th anniversary of Jewish American Heritage Month (JAHM). We know you’re juggling a million things, so we’re providing everything you need to make JAHM a sweet addition to your May curriculum.
What’s on the Menu?
Wait, Why Heritage Months?: A quick dive into why heritage months are essential for a sense of belonging and historical accuracy.Spreading Understanding: The main dish—our “Condensed JAHM Content.” We use the complexity of the Jewish American experience (as both an ethnicity and a religion) to provide you with a master toolkit for discussing any complex identity group. Learn how to facilitate nuanced conversations using primary sources and demographic data that highlight both visible and invisible attributes.The ICS “JAHM-Sized” Mini Lessons: Get exclusive access to ICS’s 7 bite-sized lessons. They’re perfectly portioned to sprinkle into your schedule all May long, making classroom celebration easy.
The Grand Finale: A Sweet CelebrationWe believe every great celebration is made better with gifts! To honor 20 years of JAHM, we want to present you with a little something sweet to thank you for your time spent learning with us and sharing your feedback. Complete the session evaluation and receive a $50 Amazon gift card! (NOTE: Gift cards are intended for current educators/educational leaders. Only one gift card will be issued per person, and you must use your school or educational organization email to register.)
Register Here
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Wednesday, May 20, 2026
at 5:30pm -
6:30pm
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Calendar:
General
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Location:
Online via Zoom
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Description:
Join for a conversation designed for K–12 educators interested in learning how to advocate effectively within their unions in response to antisemitism and to ensure Jewish members feel included and supported.
Hear directly from teachers who have stepped into advocacy roles at the state and national levels, sharing practical insights, lessons learned, and strategies for constructive engagement. The webinar will also feature special guest Joanne Goldstein, former Massachusetts Secretary of Labor, who will offer guidance on navigating union structures and building effective advocacy efforts.Whether you are already engaged or just beginning to explore how to make a difference, this session will provide tools, encouragement, and community for educators committed to inclusive and respectful union spaces.
To register, click here.
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