Request a THGAAC Speaker (Free Service)
Are you interested in having one of our staff members visit your classroom or event?
Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
27
Inside the Middle East: Entering a New Era
Inside the Middle East: Entering a New Era
1:30pm - 2:30pm
(1h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Feb 27, 2022 at 1:30pm Ends Feb 27, 2022 at 2:30pm In this lecture the world renowned Middle East analyst Avi Melamed assesses the ever-shifting landscape of conflict in the Middle East and what it means for the Jewish State. He offers insights into the implications for Israeli policy and for an Israeli future. Click for more info
Identity and Migration: Artists and Composers who Fled Persecution
Identity and Migration: Artists and Composers who Fled Persecution
2:00pm - 3:30pm
(1h 30m)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Feb 27, 2022 at 2:00pm Ends Feb 27, 2022 at 3:30pm Presentations by distinguished speakers are followed by a discussion and complimented by music composed by refugees to the United States and Israel. Click for more info |
28
|
Discourses of Politicized Antisemitism: A View from Latin America
Discourses of Politicized Antisemitism: A View from Latin America
10:00am - 11:00am
(1h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Mar 1, 2022 at 10:00am Ends Mar 1, 2022 at 11:00am Join the Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy (ISGAP) & Professor Leonardo Senkman of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Click for more info
The Danger of Extremism in America - And How to Stop It
The Danger of Extremism in America - And How to Stop It
5:00pm - 6:00pm
(1h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Mar 1, 2022 at 5:00pm Ends Mar 1, 2022 at 6:00pm Join The Olga Lengyel Institute (TOLI) on March 22, for a timely conversation with Jonathan Greenblatt, CEO of The Anti-Defamation League (ADL), on his new book, "It Could Happen Here: Why America is Tipping from Hate to the Unthinkable - And How We Can Stop It. Click for more info |
||||
Hidden Child Survivors - A Unique Group (Program 1)
Hidden Child Survivors - A Unique Group (Program 1)
12:00pm - 1:00pm
(1h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Mar 6, 2022 at 12:00pm Ends Mar 6, 2022 at 1:00pm The Museum of Jewish Heritage – A Living Memorial to the Holocaust, in New York City, invites Hidden Children survivors to attend a three-part series for and about the Hidden Child survivors. Click for more info |
Eye of the Beholder: American Antisemitism Perceptions and Realities
Eye of the Beholder: American Antisemitism Perceptions and Realities
9:00am - 10:00am
(1h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Mar 7, 2022 at 9:00am Ends Mar 7, 2022 at 10:00am Join the Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy (ISGAP) & Haras Rafiq, Interim Managing Director, Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy (ISGAP). Click for more info
Pathways to Islamist Radicalisation and the Triple Threat: How Antisemitism is the Common Denominator
Pathways to Islamist Radicalisation and the Triple Threat: How Antisemitism is the Common Denominator
11:00am - 12:00pm
(1h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Mar 7, 2022 at 11:00am Ends Mar 7, 2022 at 12:00pm Join the Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy (ISGAP) & Haras Rafiq for a conversation on Islamist radicalisation and the Triple Threat. Click for more info |
The Holocaust from the Arab Peoples' Point of View
The Holocaust from the Arab Peoples' Point of View
10:00am - 11:00am
(1h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Mar 8, 2022 at 10:00am Ends Mar 8, 2022 at 11:00am Join the Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy (ISGAP) & Dr. Edy Cohen for a discussion of the Holocaust from Arab peoples' point of view. Click for more info
Returning What Was Taken: How Museums Approach Repatriation
Returning What Was Taken: How Museums Approach Repatriation
1:00pm - 2:00pm
(1h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Mar 8, 2022 at 1:00pm Ends Mar 8, 2022 at 2:00pm Sam Sackeroff, the Lerman-Neubauer Associate Curator at the Jewish Museum will discuss the institution’s recent exhibit, "Afterlives: Recovering the Lost Stories of Looted Art," along with Erin Thompson, America’s only professor of art crimes at John Jay College of Criminal Justice CUNY, who will explore contemporary cases for repatriation. Click for more info
The Relevance and Representation of Wannsee: Frank Pierson's "Conspiracy" (2001)
The Relevance and Representation of Wannsee: Frank Pierson's "Conspiracy" (2001)
7:00pm - 8:00pm
(1h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Mar 8, 2022 at 7:00pm Ends Mar 8, 2022 at 8:00pm Join the Ackerman Center for Holocaust Studies at the University of Texas at Dallas for the first of their annual Spring Lecture Series. Dr. Emily-Rose Baker will present, "The Relevance and Representation of Wannsee: Frank Pierson’s 'Conspiracy' (2001)" Click for more info |
Where Left and Right Touch: Antisemitism and the New Authoritarianism(s)
Where Left and Right Touch: Antisemitism and the New Authoritarianism(s)
10:00am - 11:00am
(1h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Mar 9, 2022 at 10:00am Ends Mar 9, 2022 at 11:00am Join the Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy (ISGAP) & Max Holder, PhD Candidate, for an installment of the "Intersectionality" of Antisemitism International Seminar Series. Click for more info
Preserving Holocaust History: Collecting Artifacts and Researching Fates
Preserving Holocaust History: Collecting Artifacts and Researching Fates
11:00am - 12:00pm
(1h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Mar 9, 2022 at 11:00am Ends Mar 9, 2022 at 12:00pm Join the New England community for a live virtual event featuring representatives from the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum’s National Institute for Holocaust Documentation who collect, preserve, and make accessible to the public their vast collection of record. Click for more info |
Antisemitism by Proxy: China and the Jews
Antisemitism by Proxy: China and the Jews
8:00am - 9:00am
(1h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Mar 10, 2022 at 8:00am Ends Mar 10, 2022 at 9:00am Join the Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy (ISGAP) & Dr. Glenn Timmermans about the relationship between China and the Jews. Click for more info |
||
Overcoming - Then and Today (Program 2)
Overcoming - Then and Today (Program 2)
12:00pm - 1:00pm
(1h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Mar 13, 2022 at 12:00pm Ends Mar 13, 2022 at 1:00pm The Museum of Jewish Heritage – A Living Memorial to the Holocaust, in New York City, invites Hidden Children survivors to attend a three-part series for and about the Hidden Child survivors. Click for more info
"Camp Shvesters" and Resisters
"Camp Shvesters" and Resisters
4:00pm - 5:00pm
(1h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Mar 13, 2022 at 4:00pm Ends Mar 13, 2022 at 5:00pm 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. Click for more info |
DHHRM Spring Break Survivor Speaker Series: Magie Furst
DHHRM Spring Break Survivor Speaker Series: Magie Furst
1:00pm - 2:00pm
(1h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Mar 14, 2022 at 1:00pm Ends Mar 14, 2022 at 2:00pm Join the Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum (DHHRM) every afternoon during Spring Break to hear the testimonies of Holocaust survivors, refugees, and hidden children, as well as second generation survivors. Click for more info |
DHHRM Spring Break Survivor Speaker Series: Max Glauben
DHHRM Spring Break Survivor Speaker Series: Max Glauben
1:00pm - 2:00pm
(1h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Mar 15, 2022 at 1:00pm Ends Mar 15, 2022 at 2:00pm Join the Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum (DHHRM) every afternoon during Spring Break to hear the testimonies of Holocaust survivors, refugees, and hidden children, as well as second generation survivors. Click for more info |
Gendered Aspects of LGBTQIA+ Experiences During the Holocaust
Gendered Aspects of LGBTQIA+ Experiences During the Holocaust
11:00am - 12:00pm
(1h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Mar 16, 2022 at 11:00am Ends Mar 16, 2022 at 12:00pm Join Dr. Danny Sexton, Associate Professor of English at Queensborough Community College, and Dr. Jake Newsome, a public historian of the LGBTQIA+ past, for a conversation about the different gendered experiences of gay men, lesbians, and trans people in the period preceding the World War II, the Holocaust, and the years that followed. Click for more info
DHHRM Spring Break Survivor Speaker Series: Mark Jacobs
DHHRM Spring Break Survivor Speaker Series: Mark Jacobs
1:00pm - 2:00pm
(1h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Mar 16, 2022 at 1:00pm Ends Mar 16, 2022 at 2:00pm Join the Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum (DHHRM) every afternoon during Spring Break to hear the testimonies of Holocaust survivors, refugees, and hidden children, as well as second generation survivors. Click for more info |
DHHRM Spring Break Survivor Speaker Series: Bert Romberg
DHHRM Spring Break Survivor Speaker Series: Bert Romberg
1:00pm - 2:00pm
(1h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Mar 17, 2022 at 1:00pm Ends Mar 17, 2022 at 2:00pm Join the Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum (DHHRM) every afternoon during Spring Break to hear the testimonies of Holocaust survivors, refugees, and hidden children, as well as second generation survivors. Click for more info |
DHHRM Spring Break Survivor Speaker Series: Julie Meetal Berman
DHHRM Spring Break Survivor Speaker Series: Julie Meetal Berman
1:00pm - 2:00pm
(1h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Mar 18, 2022 at 1:00pm Ends Mar 18, 2022 at 2:00pm Join the Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum (DHHRM) every afternoon during Spring Break to hear the testimonies of Holocaust survivors, refugees, and hidden children, as well as second generation survivors. Click for more info |
|
Your Message for Future Generations (Program 3)
Your Message for Future Generations (Program 3)
12:00pm - 1:00pm
(1h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Mar 20, 2022 at 12:00pm Ends Mar 20, 2022 at 1:00pm The Museum of Jewish Heritage – A Living Memorial to the Holocaust, in New York City, invites Hidden Children survivors to attend a three-part series for and about the Hidden Child survivors. Click for more info
The Threats to Diaspora Jews from the World and from Within
The Threats to Diaspora Jews from the World and from Within
1:00pm - 2:00pm
(1h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Mar 20, 2022 at 1:00pm Ends Mar 20, 2022 at 2:00pm Noted social commentator Melanie Phillips presents her unique insights into the challenges facing Jews in their distinctive situation in the Diaspora. She explains how and why challenges, with all the dangers they pose, come both from within the Jewish community and from beyond it. Click for more info
What is the Holocaust Today?
What is the Holocaust Today?
3:00pm - 4:00pm
(1h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Mar 20, 2022 at 3:00pm Ends Mar 20, 2022 at 4:00pm Hear Dr. Beata Schullman speak about Preservation, Commemoration, Restitution and Politics of Memory: Jewish Heritage and Holocaust Sites in Poland. Click for more info |
Antisemitism in the Post-Soviet Russia: Historical Tropes and Their Contemporary Implications
Antisemitism in the Post-Soviet Russia: Historical Tropes and Their Contemporary Implications
10:00am - 11:00am
(1h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Mar 21, 2022 at 10:00am Ends Mar 21, 2022 at 11:00am Join the Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy (ISGAP) & Dr. Vladimir (Ze'ev) Khanin for a discussion about antisemitism in the post-Soviet Russia. Click for more info
The Kraków Ghetto Through the Eyes of Jewish Children
The Kraków Ghetto Through the Eyes of Jewish Children
7:00pm - 8:00pm
(1h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Mar 21, 2022 at 7:00pm Ends Mar 21, 2022 at 8:00pm This lecture, presented virtually by Dr. Joanna Sliwa, will focus on young people’s survival strategies in the Kraków ghetto and discuss children’s agency during the Holocaust. Click for more info |
The Abraham Accords and the Future of the Middle East
The Abraham Accords and the Future of the Middle East
10:00am - 11:00am
(1h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Mar 22, 2022 at 10:00am Ends Mar 22, 2022 at 11:00am Join the Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy (ISGAP) & Dr. Najat Alsaeed for a discussion entitled "The Abraham Accords and the Future of the Middle East." Click for more info
The Power of Holocaust Literature: What Should I Read? What Should My Grandchildren Read?
The Power of Holocaust Literature: What Should I Read? What Should My Grandchildren Read?
2:00pm - 3:00pm
(1h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Mar 22, 2022 at 2:00pm Ends Mar 22, 2022 at 3:00pm 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. Click for more info |
Contemporary Antisemitism and Islamism in the West
Contemporary Antisemitism and Islamism in the West
10:00am - 11:00am
(1h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Mar 23, 2022 at 10:00am Ends Mar 23, 2022 at 11:00am Join the Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy (ISGAP) & Wasiq Wasiq for an installment of the "Intersectionality" of Antisemitism International Seminar Series. Click for more info |
|||
Marking the 80th Anniversary of the Transport of 999 Jewish Women to Auschwitz: The Beginning of the Systematic Annihilation of the Jews
Marking the 80th Anniversary of the Transport of 999 Jewish Women to Auschwitz: The Beginning of the Systematic Annihilation of the Jews
1:00pm - 2:00pm
(1h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Mar 27, 2022 at 1:00pm Ends Mar 27, 2022 at 2:00pm Heather Dune Macadam, author of the book "999: The Extraordinary Young Women of the First Official Jewish Transport to Auschwitz," will speak about her research for the book and the soon to be released film "999." Click for more info
Teaching Antisemitism: The Challenges
Teaching Antisemitism: The Challenges
1:00pm - 2:00pm
(1h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Mar 27, 2022 at 1:00pm Ends Mar 27, 2022 at 2:00pm In keeping with his devotion to the fight against antisemitism, Dr. Charles Asher Small explores the challenges confronting educators who would bring that battle to the schools on all levels. In doing so, he sounds a warning to us all in this time of increasing antisemitism. Click for more info |
Distortion and Negation of the Shoah in Latin America
Distortion and Negation of the Shoah in Latin America
10:00am - 11:00am
(1h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Mar 29, 2022 at 10:00am Ends Mar 29, 2022 at 11:00am Join the Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy (ISGAP) & Pedro Gonzále for a discussion entitled "Distortion and Negation of the Shoah in Latin America." Click for more info
Gendered Memories: The Legacy of Wartime Sexual Violence in Bosnia & Herzegovina
Gendered Memories: The Legacy of Wartime Sexual Violence in Bosnia & Herzegovina
11:00am - 12:30pm
(1h 30m)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Mar 29, 2022 at 11:00am Ends Mar 29, 2022 at 12:30pm Join the Harriet and Kenneth Kupferberg Holocaust Center for a conversation about the devastating impact that this deliberate war waged on women’s bodies has had at the individual, communal, and national levels. Click for more info |
Was the Nazi Final Solution Decided at Wannsee?
Was the Nazi Final Solution Decided at Wannsee?
7:00pm - 8:00pm
(1h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Mar 30, 2022 at 7:00pm Ends Mar 30, 2022 at 8:00pm Join the Ackerman Center for Holocaust Studies at the University of Texas at Austin for the second of their annual Spring Lecture Series. Dr. Amy Kerner will present "Was the Nazi Final Solution Decided At Wannsee?" Click for more info |
The “Citizen Other”: Citizenship Stripping in Nazi Germany and the United States
The “Citizen Other”: Citizenship Stripping in Nazi Germany and the United States
6:00pm - 7:00pm
(1h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Mar 31, 2022 at 6:00pm Ends Mar 31, 2022 at 7:00pm What were the similarities and differences between the United States & Germany's views of race, rights, and belonging? Click for more info |
1
Ukrainian Scholars on War, Genocide, and the Holocaust
Ukrainian Scholars on War, Genocide, and the Holocaust
11:00am - 12:00pm
(1h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Apr 1, 2022 at 11:00am Ends Apr 1, 2022 at 12:00pm Join the Kupferberg Holocaust Center at Queensborough Community College and Ukrainian scholars Yulia Abibok, Ihor Dvorkin, Artem Kharchenko, and Anatoly Podolsky, whose lives have been disrupted by Russia's aggression, in a discussion of their work and their experiences of war. Click for more info |
2
|
Are you interested in having one of our staff members visit your classroom or event?
Senate Bill 1828 charges the Texas Holocaust, Genocide, and Antisemitism Advisory Commission with developing or approving materials for a statewide Holocaust Remembrance Week. Provided is information on best practices and various lists of approved resources.
The THGAAC sends out a quarterly newsletter in order to provide information on past and upcoming events. E-mail blasts with deadlines or when grant applications are available are also sent periodically.