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Testimony and Teaching: The Personal and Social Costs of Confronting Trauma
Testimony and Teaching: The Personal and Social Costs of Confronting Trauma
12:00pm - 1:00pm
(1h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Mar 26, 2023 at 12:00pm
Ends Mar 26, 2023 at 1:00pm
As Andrew W. Mellon Fellow at the National September 11 Memorial Museum, Dr. Stephanie Arel recognized costs – psychological, spiritual, and physical – aligned with responding to mass trauma and participating in communal recovery. The impact of bearing witness at memorial museums emerged in the lives of workers.
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Film Screening: "The Tattooed Torah"
Film Screening: "The Tattooed Torah"
1:30pm - 3:00pm
(1h 30m)
Films
Starts Mar 26, 2023 at 1:30pm
Ends Mar 26, 2023 at 3:00pm
This engaging animated film introduces the Shoah as a story of redemption and will be an entry to discussing your family's history and connection to the Holocaust. Based on a children's book of the same name, the film tells us about a Torah scroll that was saved from destruction.
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Letter of Intent Submission Deadline
Letter of Intent Submission Deadline
All Day
Grants & Contests
Mar 27, 2023 (All Day)
Letters of Intent will be accepted March 13 - 27, 2023 for the 2023 THGAAC Education Grant cycle.
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A Conversation with Hasan Hasanović
A Conversation with Hasan Hasanović
5:30pm - 6:30pm
(1h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Mar 27, 2023 at 5:30pm
Ends Mar 27, 2023 at 6:30pm
Join the Center for Holocaust & Genocide Studies of the College of Liberal Arts at the University of Minnesota to welcome Hasan Hasanović, curator at the Srebrenica-Potočari Memorial Center.
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Findings and Recommendations: Reflections from Canada’s Special Envoy on Preserving Holocaust Remembrance and Combatting Antisemitism
Findings and Recommendations: Reflections from Canada’s Special Envoy on Preserving Holocaust Remembrance and Combatting Antisemitism
9:00am - 10:00am
(1h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Mar 28, 2023 at 9:00am
Ends Mar 28, 2023 at 10:00am
As part of the Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism & Policy's (ISGAP) landmark Fellowship Training Programme on Critical Antisemitism Studies, Discrimination and Human Rights at the Woolf Institute, ISGAP is pleased to announce the ISGAP-Woolf Institute Series titled “Creating a Conceptual Framework for the Critical Study of Contemporary Antisemitism.”
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Antisemitism on the Dark Web and Anonymous Platforms (Session 4 of 4)
Antisemitism on the Dark Web and Anonymous Platforms (Session 4 of 4)
11:00am - 12:00pm
(1h)
Workshops
Starts Mar 28, 2023 at 11:00am
Ends Mar 28, 2023 at 12:00pm
This short digital course is aimed to present the topic of anonymous antisemitism and the way it is propagated nowadays with modern technologies, which mainly include platforms like the dark web or secure and anonymous messaging applications like telegram.
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Framing Identity: The Rohingya Genocide in Myanmar/Burma
Framing Identity: The Rohingya Genocide in Myanmar/Burma
5:15pm - 6:15pm
(1h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Mar 28, 2023 at 5:15pm
Ends Mar 28, 2023 at 6:15pm
The Holocaust Resource Center of Kean University is hosting a community program entitled "Framing Identity: The Rohingya Genocide in Myanmar/Burma" featuring Dr. Alexis Herr and Shwe Maung.
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How Neuroscience Can Help Us Reimagine Learning -- Including About the Holocaust
How Neuroscience Can Help Us Reimagine Learning -- Including About the Holocaust
6:30pm - 8:00pm
(1h 30m)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Mar 28, 2023 at 6:30pm
Ends Mar 28, 2023 at 8:00pm
In recognition of the Mickey Shapiro Endowed Chair in Holocaust Education Research at the University of Southern California, you are invited to a special public convening featuring a keynote by distinguished scholar Mary Helen Immordino-Yang.
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Houston Jewish Film Festival Film Screening: "J'Accuse"
Houston Jewish Film Festival Film Screening: "J'Accuse"
7:30pm - 9:30pm
(2h)
Films
Starts Mar 28, 2023 at 7:30pm
Ends Mar 28, 2023 at 9:30pm
This chilling Holocaust documentary — for adult audiences only — reveals the barbaric genocide of 220,000 people, or 95% of Lithuania’s Jews.
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’Sweet Kitsch, I can't do that.’ Maria Luiko (1904-1941)
’Sweet Kitsch, I can't do that.’ Maria Luiko (1904-1941)
11:00am - 12:00pm
(1h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Mar 29, 2023 at 11:00am
Ends Mar 29, 2023 at 12:00pm
Please join the Fritz Ascher Society for “’Sweet Kitsch, I can't do that.’ Maria Luiko (1904-1941),” a talk by Wolfram P. Kastner, curator and artist, and Mascha Erbelding, director of the Puppet Theatre / Fairground Attractions Collection at Münchner Stadtmuseum (Munich City Museum).
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Holocaust in Poland: New Research, New Findings
Holocaust in Poland: New Research, New Findings
1:00pm - 2:00pm
(1h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Mar 29, 2023 at 1:00pm
Ends Mar 29, 2023 at 2:00pm
The USC Dornsife Center for Advanced Genocide Research and USC Shoah Foundation present the "Annual Sara and Asa Shapiro Scholar Lecture" by Jan Grabowski (Professor of History at University of Ottawa, Canada)
2022-2023 Sara and Asa Shapiro Scholar in Residence.
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Athletes and the Holocaust: Rudi Ball and Margaret Lambert
Athletes and the Holocaust: Rudi Ball and Margaret Lambert
3:00pm - 4:00pm
(1h)
Workshops
Starts Mar 29, 2023 at 3:00pm
Ends Mar 29, 2023 at 4:00pm
In this webinar, learn about the differing experiences of German-Jewish athletes Rudi Ball and Margaret Lambert (then known as Gretel Bergmann) through the use of testimony, the Timeline of the Holocaust, and other primary sources.
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HMMSA For Hope For Humanity
HMMSA For Hope For Humanity
6:30pm - 8:00pm
(1h 30m)
Commemorations
Starts Mar 30, 2023 at 6:30pm
Ends Mar 30, 2023 at 8:00pm
When Extremist Ideas Are No Longer Considered “Extreme”
When Extremist Ideas Are No Longer Considered “Extreme”
8:00pm - 9:00pm
(1h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Mar 30, 2023 at 8:00pm
Ends Mar 30, 2023 at 9:00pm
Join the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in-person or virtually as they discuss the dangers posed when extremist ideas are normalized and what is being done to challenge them. This program is part of their award-winning Stay Connected Live series.
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César Chávez Day
César Chávez Day
All Day
General
Mar 31, 2023 (All Day)
It is possible that Texas Holocaust, Genocide, and Antisemitism Advisory Commission staff who observe César Chávez Day will be out of the office.
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Light/The Holocaust & Humanity
Light/The Holocaust & Humanity
8:00pm - 10:00pm
(2h)
Commemorations
Starts Mar 31, 2023 at 8:00pm
Ends Mar 31, 2023 at 10:00pm
"Light" tells the horrific and profound story of Holocaust survivor Naomi Warren, a survivor of three Nazi-era death camps.
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THGAAC: "Who We Are, What We Do, and How You Can Help"
THGAAC: "Who We Are, What We Do, and How You Can Help"
4:30pm - 6:00pm
(1h 30m)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Apr 1, 2023 at 4:30pm
Ends Apr 1, 2023 at 6:00pm
Learn about new projects in the community, study text & Jewish history, discuss current events, hear from guest speakers, and always conclude with Havdalah.
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Light/The Holocaust & Humanity
Light/The Holocaust & Humanity
8:00pm - 10:00pm
(2h)
Commemorations
Starts Apr 1, 2023 at 8:00pm
Ends Apr 1, 2023 at 10:00pm
"Light" tells the horrific and profound story of Holocaust survivor Naomi Warren, a survivor of three Nazi-era death camps.
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The Rebirth of Jewish Studies in Today's Lithuania
The Rebirth of Jewish Studies in Today's Lithuania
12:00pm - 1:00pm
(1h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Apr 2, 2023 at 12:00pm
Ends Apr 2, 2023 at 1:00pm
Lithuanians Lara Lempert, the head of Judaica at the National Library of Lithuania, and Viktoras Bachmetjevas, philosopher and publisher, discuss the publication of Israel Cohen’s "Vilna" in Lithuanian.
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Revisiting Deportations and War in 1943
Revisiting Deportations and War in 1943
2:00pm - 3:00pm
(1h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Apr 2, 2023 at 2:00pm
Ends Apr 2, 2023 at 3:00pm
Nils Roemer, Stan and Barbara Rabin Distinguished Professor in Holocaust Studies, will present the first talk of the Ackerman Center's annual Spring Lecture Series.
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Light/The Holocaust & Humanity
Light/The Holocaust & Humanity
3:00pm - 4:00pm
(1h)
Commemorations
Starts Apr 2, 2023 at 3:00pm
Ends Apr 2, 2023 at 4:00pm
"Light" tells the horrific and profound story of Holocaust survivor Naomi Warren, a survivor of three Nazi-era death camps.
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Resistance - Upholding Humanity: A Discovery Education Virtual Field Trip
Resistance - Upholding Humanity: A Discovery Education Virtual Field Trip
3:00pm - 4:00pm
(1h)
Workshops
Starts Apr 3, 2023 at 3:00pm
Ends Apr 3, 2023 at 4:00pm
Join Echoes & Reflections for this webinar to learn how to access the VFT and the aligned educational resources from USC Shoah Foundation and Echoes & Reflections.
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History Highlights: The Road to Liberation
History Highlights: The Road to Liberation
7:00pm - 8:00pm
(1h)
Workshops
Starts Apr 3, 2023 at 7:00pm
Ends Apr 3, 2023 at 8:00pm
Sara Abosch-Jacobson, Barbara Rabin Chief Education Officer, and Anne Hanisch, Project Cataloger, will discuss the experiences of liberators and feature selected artifacts from the Maxey Liberator Collection in the Museum’s archives.
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Antisemitism from without and Racism from within. Can we reconcile these instincts?
Antisemitism from without and Racism from within. Can we reconcile these instincts?
9:00am - 10:00am
(1h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Apr 4, 2023 at 9:00am
Ends Apr 4, 2023 at 10:00am
As part of the Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism & Policy's (ISGAP) landmark Fellowship Training Programme on Critical Antisemitism Studies, Discrimination and Human Rights at the Woolf Institute, ISGAP is pleased to announce the ISGAP-Woolf Institute Series titled “Creating a Conceptual Framework for the Critical Study of Contemporary Antisemitism.”
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Help Students #LearnToNeverForget with Digital Holocaust Education Activities
Help Students #LearnToNeverForget with Digital Holocaust Education Activities
3:00pm - 4:00pm
(1h)
Workshops
Starts Apr 4, 2023 at 3:00pm
Ends Apr 4, 2023 at 4:00pm
Join Echoes & Reflections — ADL's Holocaust Education program in partnership with USC Shoah Foundation and Yad Vashem to experience practical classroom content including the newest set of self-directed student activities in the "Explore the Past, Shape the Future" series.
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Passover Begins
Passover Begins
All Day
General
Apr 5, 2023 (All Day)
It is possible that Texas Holocaust, Genocide, and Antisemitism Advisory Commission staff who observe Passover will be out of the office.
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Good Friday Holiday
Good Friday Holiday
All Day
General
Apr 7, 2023 (All Day)
It is possible that Texas Holocaust, Genocide, and Antisemitism Advisory Commission staff who observe Good Friday will be out of the office.
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2023 Joseph & Rebecca Meyerhoff Annual Lecture: Teaching Exclusion in Nazi Germany & the US
2023 Joseph & Rebecca Meyerhoff Annual Lecture: Teaching Exclusion in Nazi Germany & the US
6:00pm - 7:30pm
(1h 30m)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Apr 7, 2023 at 6:00pm
Ends Apr 7, 2023 at 7:30pm
This discussion will explore the role of the educational systems and their underlying ideology in Nazi Germany and the United States, as they each sought to create a specific exclusionary national identity during the 1920s through the 1940s.
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The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising
The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising
2:00pm - 3:00pm
(1h)
Workshops
Starts Apr 10, 2023 at 2:00pm
Ends Apr 10, 2023 at 3:00pm
In honor of Holocaust Memorial Day, Yad Vashem educator Liz Elsby will present this astonishing example of armed resistance, commemorating the 80th anniversary of the uprising.
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“I Almost Got Ill”: How Two Influential Christians Fought Antisemitism After the Holocaust (And What We Can Learn from Their Efforts)
“I Almost Got Ill”: How Two Influential Christians Fought Antisemitism After the Holocaust (And What We Can Learn from Their Efforts)
7:00pm - 7:45pm
(45m)
Workshops
Starts Apr 10, 2023 at 7:00pm
Ends Apr 10, 2023 at 7:45pm
This session will discuss how a fiery Catholic nun, Sister Rose Thering, and a cerebral Protestant theologian, Franklin H. Littell, shook the pulpits and helped change the perspectives of their respective faith communities regarding the Holocaust, Judaism, and even where Jews belong in the world.
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2023 Education Grant FAQ Meeting #2
2023 Education Grant FAQ Meeting #2
6:00pm - 7:00pm
(1h)
Grants & Contests
Starts Apr 11, 2023 at 6:00pm
Ends Apr 11, 2023 at 7:00pm
THGAAC Grant Specialist Cheyanne Perkins will provide an overview of the 2023 THGAAC Education Grant process.
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Remembering Rwanda: Post-Genocide Law and Policy
Remembering Rwanda: Post-Genocide Law and Policy
4:00pm - 5:30pm
(1h 30m)
Commemorations
Starts Apr 12, 2023 at 4:00pm
Ends Apr 12, 2023 at 5:30pm
The event will commemorate and honor victims of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda. Panelists will include survivors Henriette Mutegwaraba and Providence Umugwaneza, who will share their testimonies about enduring the Genocide and their lives since.
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Genocide Awareness Lecture: Memory, Culture, and Emotional Expression in Post-Genocide Rwanda
Genocide Awareness Lecture: Memory, Culture, and Emotional Expression in Post-Genocide Rwanda
4:30pm - 5:30pm
(1h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Apr 12, 2023 at 4:30pm
Ends Apr 12, 2023 at 5:30pm
The Cohen Center for Holocaust & Genocide Studies' featured speaker for the 2023 Genocide Awareness Lecture is Omar Ndizeye, who is a survivor of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda and who went on to do important peace building work in the aftermath.
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Georgetown Public Library World Cinema: Saul & Ruby's Holocaust Survivor Band
Georgetown Public Library World Cinema: Saul & Ruby's Holocaust Survivor Band
6:30pm - 8:00pm
(1h 30m)
Films
Starts Apr 12, 2023 at 6:30pm
Ends Apr 12, 2023 at 8:00pm
Georgetown Public Library World Cinema screens films with diverse casts and settings from around the world. On April 12 at 6:30 p.m. the Library is screening Saul & Ruby’s Holocaust Survivor Band.
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Passover Ends
Passover Ends
All Day
General
Apr 13, 2023 (All Day)
It is possible that Texas Holocaust, Genocide, and Antisemitism Advisory Commission staff who observe Passover will be out of the office.
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2023 Education Grant FAQ Meeting #3
2023 Education Grant FAQ Meeting #3
10:00am - 11:00am
(1h)
Grants & Contests
Starts Apr 15, 2023 at 10:00am
Ends Apr 15, 2023 at 11:00am
THGAAC Grant Specialist Cheyanne Perkins will provide an overview of the 2023 THGAAC Education Grant process.
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How We Speak About Trauma with Dr. Biz Herman
How We Speak About Trauma with Dr. Biz Herman
12:00pm - 1:00pm
(1h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Apr 16, 2023 at 12:00pm
Ends Apr 16, 2023 at 1:00pm
Dr. Biz Herman is a Borders and Boundaries Postdoctoral Fellow with the Perry World House at the University of Pennsylvania. Her research examines how experiencing violence in the context of conflict and forced migration shapes social cohesion and prospects for sustainable peace.
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Zivia Lubetkin's Days of Destruction and Revolt; Memories of a Female Ghetto Fighter
Zivia Lubetkin's Days of Destruction and Revolt; Memories of a Female Ghetto Fighter
2:00pm - 3:00pm
(1h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Apr 16, 2023 at 2:00pm
Ends Apr 16, 2023 at 3:00pm
Dr. David Patterson, Hillel A. Feinberg Distinguished Chair of Holocaust Studies and former commissioner of the Texas Holocaust and Genocide Commission, will present the second talk of the Ackerman Center's annual Spring Lecture Series.
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March of Remembrance
March of Remembrance
2:00pm - 3:00pm
(1h)
Commemorations
Starts Apr 16, 2023 at 2:00pm
Ends Apr 16, 2023 at 3:00pm
The March of Remembrance, also known as March of Life, is an international organization that honors the survivors and victims of the Holocaust while promoting healing and reconciliation between victims, perpetrators, and their descendants.
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Citywide Yom HaShoah Observance
Citywide Yom HaShoah Observance
3:00pm - 4:30pm
(1h 30m)
Commemorations
Starts Apr 16, 2023 at 3:00pm
Ends Apr 16, 2023 at 4:30pm
Please join Holocaust Museum Houston in observance of Yom HaShoah, a day of remembrance for the six million Jewish people who lost their lives during the Holocaust.
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Yom HaShoah Commemoration 2023
Yom HaShoah Commemoration 2023
7:00pm - 8:30pm
(1h 30m)
Commemorations
Starts Apr 16, 2023 at 7:00pm
Ends Apr 16, 2023 at 8:30pm
Join the Dallas area community to reflect upon this tragedy, remember those who perished, and honor our survivors.
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2023 Holocaust Remembrance Event
2023 Holocaust Remembrance Event
7:00pm - 8:00pm
(1h)
Commemorations
Starts Apr 16, 2023 at 7:00pm
Ends Apr 16, 2023 at 8:00pm
Join the Greater Austin Holocaust Education and Remembrance Advisory Committee for our Austin community Holocaust remembrance event produced by Phil Klein in collaboration with Shalom Austin---featuring guest speakers, live music, vocal performances, video montages and a moving candle lighting ceremony led by Mike O'Krent.
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Early Israeli & American Artists: Re-visioning the Holocaust
Early Israeli & American Artists: Re-visioning the Holocaust
11:00am - 12:00pm
(1h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Apr 17, 2023 at 11:00am
Ends Apr 17, 2023 at 12:00pm
In honor of Yom HaShoah, this talk focuses on three Israeli and three American familiar and unfamiliar artists working in very diverse styles and not typically thought of as focusing on the Holocaust.
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Liberation and Return to Life: An American Liberator's Story
Liberation and Return to Life: An American Liberator's Story
2:00pm - 3:00pm
(1h)
Workshops
Starts Apr 17, 2023 at 2:00pm
Ends Apr 17, 2023 at 3:00pm
As the Allied forces liberated war-torn Europe, what did they bear witness to as their units entered unfamiliar territory? This webinar is presented by John L. Withers' own son, John L. Withers II, who penned his father’s experiences in "Balm in Gilead."
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Sisters in Survival: Female Solidarity in the Ghettos and Concentration Camps
Sisters in Survival: Female Solidarity in the Ghettos and Concentration Camps
6:00pm - 7:00pm
(1h)
Commemorations
Starts Apr 17, 2023 at 6:00pm
Ends Apr 17, 2023 at 7:00pm
Join Wagner College Holocaust Center for a very special Yom Ha'Shoah v'Ha'Gevurah (Holocaust Remembrance and Heroism Day) program as they commemorate two remarkable women who survived the concentration camps through the love and care of female relatives.
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Yom HaShoah Commemoration
Yom HaShoah Commemoration
6:00pm - 7:00pm
(1h)
Commemorations
Starts Apr 17, 2023 at 6:00pm
Ends Apr 17, 2023 at 7:00pm
Jewish Federation of Greater MetroWest NJ and the Holocaust Resource Center at Kean University are commemorating all those in their local community who survived, served, rescued, and continue to teach the lessons of the Holocaust today.
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Community Yom HaShoah Commemoration
Community Yom HaShoah Commemoration
6:00pm - 7:00pm
(1h)
Commemorations
Starts Apr 17, 2023 at 6:00pm
Ends Apr 17, 2023 at 7:00pm
Join Beth-El Congregation for a community Yom HaShoah commemorative event.
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Yom HaShoah 2023 Commemoration
Yom HaShoah 2023 Commemoration
7:00pm - 8:00pm
(1h)
Commemorations
Starts Apr 17, 2023 at 7:00pm
Ends Apr 17, 2023 at 8:00pm
This observance uses Jewish traditions to remember the victims of the Holocaust; Holocaust Memorial Museum of San Antonio invites all San Antonio Community members to join in remembering those whose lives were lost during the Holocaust.
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Yom HaShoah
Yom HaShoah
All Day
General
Apr 18, 2023 (All Day)
Yom HaShoah is observed as a day of commemoration for the approximately six million Jews who perished in the Holocaust as a result of the actions carried out by Nazi Germany and its collaborators, and for the Jewish resistance in that period.
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Shoah: Remembrance and Denial in the Context of Contemporary Antisemitism
Shoah: Remembrance and Denial in the Context of Contemporary Antisemitism
9:00am - 10:00am
(1h)
Commemorations
Starts Apr 18, 2023 at 9:00am
Ends Apr 18, 2023 at 10:00am
How will the Shoah be remembered? Will the truth endure, or will it be reshaped by antisemitism? This seminar will examine this important subject matter.
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Holocaust Remembrance Day
Holocaust Remembrance Day
10:00am - 11:00am
(1h)
Commemorations
Starts Apr 18, 2023 at 10:00am
Ends Apr 18, 2023 at 11:00am
Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day, was first observed in 1953 to remember and honor the six million Jews who perished in the Holocaust and to celebrate those who survived. In 2016, the Ackerman Center began commemorating the day by having students, staff, faculty, and members of the community recite poems in various languages.
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Unsung Heroines: Women and the Holocaust
Unsung Heroines: Women and the Holocaust
11:00am - 12:00pm
(1h)
Commemorations
Starts Apr 18, 2023 at 11:00am
Ends Apr 18, 2023 at 12:00pm
ADL New England is hosting a special event on Yom HaShoah to explore how women are carrying forward the stories and lessons of the Holocaust.
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Preserving Jewish History: Exploring Centropa's Library of Rescued Memories
Preserving Jewish History: Exploring Centropa's Library of Rescued Memories
5:00pm - 6:00pm
(1h)
Commemorations
Starts Apr 18, 2023 at 5:00pm
Ends Apr 18, 2023 at 6:00pm
Dr. Lauren Granite, Centropa’s Director of Education in North America, will discuss how the organization interviewed over 1,200 elderly Jewish people and digitized over 25,000 privately-held family photographs and personal documents to create thematic websites, multimedia films, traveling exhibitions, educational programs, and illustrated books.
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2023 Yom HaShoah Commemoration
2023 Yom HaShoah Commemoration
6:00pm - 7:00pm
(1h)
Commemorations
Starts Apr 18, 2023 at 6:00pm
Ends Apr 18, 2023 at 7:00pm
Join the El Paso Holocaust Museum for this community commemoration of Yom HaShoah as they gather to remember the victims of the Holocaust, honor the survivors, and reflect on what their legacy means for each of today.
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Holocaust Remembrance - Women and Resistance in the Holocaust
Holocaust Remembrance - Women and Resistance in the Holocaust
12:00pm - 1:00pm
(1h)
Commemorations
Starts Apr 19, 2023 at 12:00pm
Ends Apr 19, 2023 at 1:00pm
The Richmond Country Family Court Gender Fairness Committee and Equal Justice in the Courts Historical Subcommittee present: "Holocaust Remembrance - Women and Resistance in the Holocaust."
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National Commemoration of the Days of Remembrance
National Commemoration of the Days of Remembrance
9:30am - 10:30am
(1h)
Commemorations
Starts Apr 20, 2023 at 9:30am
Ends Apr 20, 2023 at 10:30am
As the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum leads the nation in honoring the survivors, paying tribute to the rescuers, and celebrating the liberators, we are reminded of the power of their history to inspire all of us to confront antisemitism, all forms of group-targeted hate, and genocide.
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Can “The Whole World” Be Wrong? Four Case Studies in Self-Destructive Western Folly (Session 1 of 4)
Can “The Whole World” Be Wrong? Four Case Studies in Self-Destructive Western Folly (Session 1 of 4)
10:00am - 2:00pm
(4h)
Workshops
Starts Apr 20, 2023 at 10:00am
Ends Apr 20, 2023 at 2:00pm
Featuring Professor Richard Landes, Associate Professor Emeritus of History, Boston University; this course will be an exploration of the four historical chapters of his recent book, in which you discuss each of the four incidents using the conceptual tools provided in the later chapters.
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Teaching About Genocide
Teaching About Genocide
3:00pm - 4:00pm
(1h)
Workshops
Starts Apr 20, 2023 at 3:00pm
Ends Apr 20, 2023 at 4:00pm
Join lead author and Program Manager Jesse Tannetta to explore new resources on four genocides of the 20th century: Armenia, the Holocaust, Cambodia, and against the Tutsi in Rwanda.
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The Ethics of Rescue: True Stories Behind Bergen-Belsen's Liberation
The Ethics of Rescue: True Stories Behind Bergen-Belsen's Liberation
3:30pm - 4:30pm
(1h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Apr 20, 2023 at 3:30pm
Ends Apr 20, 2023 at 4:30pm
In this talk, Bernice Lerner will describe how a small group of rescuers went about trying to save lives.
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Tracks: From Amsterdam to Colleyville
Tracks: From Amsterdam to Colleyville
7:45pm - 9:00pm
(1h 15m)
Films
Starts Apr 20, 2023 at 7:45pm
Ends Apr 20, 2023 at 9:00pm
A special free event in partnership with ADL and Shalom Austin. Starting with the new 11 minute short film “Tracks” exploring the laying of Stolpersteine, memorial stones honoring Holocaust victims which are installed in front of the homes along the central canals in Amsterdam. Filmmaker Dani Menkin will present the sizzle reel for his new project “Colleyville” about the 2022 hostage crisis at the Texas synagogue.
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San Jacinto Day (Office Closed)
San Jacinto Day (Office Closed)
All Day
General
Apr 21, 2023 (All Day)
The Texas Holocaust, Genocide, and Antisemitism Advisory Commission office will be closed.
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Critical Challenges Facing Armenia & Artsakh
Critical Challenges Facing Armenia & Artsakh
12:30pm - 2:30pm
(2h)
Commemorations
Starts Apr 23, 2023 at 12:30pm
Ends Apr 23, 2023 at 2:30pm
Join St. Kevork Armenian Church for a virtual lecture featuring Harut Sassounian to commemorate the 108th Anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.
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"Confronting the Past, for the Sake of the Future" A Program of Hope
"Confronting the Past, for the Sake of the Future" A Program of Hope
1:00pm - 2:00pm
(1h)
Commemorations
Starts Apr 23, 2023 at 1:00pm
Ends Apr 23, 2023 at 2:00pm
Join Florida International University (FIU) at the Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU on Sunday, April 23 at 1PM CT for an afternoon of music, poetry, art, and commentary presented by the NewVoicesProject, focusing on the moral lessons of the Holocaust through the arts.
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Arnod Fingerhut: From a Life in Hiding to Living the American Dream
Arnod Fingerhut: From a Life in Hiding to Living the American Dream
2:00pm - 3:00pm
(1h)
Commemorations
Starts Apr 23, 2023 at 2:00pm
Ends Apr 23, 2023 at 3:00pm
In recognition of Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day, visit the Georgetown Public Library to hear Jack Fingerhut from Congregation Havurah Shalom of Sun City share the story of his father, Arnold Fingerhut.
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March of Remembrance
March of Remembrance
2:00pm - 5:00pm
(3h)
Commemorations
Starts Apr 23, 2023 at 2:00pm
Ends Apr 23, 2023 at 5:00pm
Join the Kingwood community for their annual March of Remembrance.
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Annual Armenian Genocide Remembrance Program
Annual Armenian Genocide Remembrance Program
6:00pm - 7:00pm
(1h)
Commemorations
Starts Apr 24, 2023 at 6:00pm
Ends Apr 24, 2023 at 7:00pm
Join the Center for Holocaust, Human Rights & Genocide Education for their annual Armenian Genocide Remembrance commemoration.
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Pillar of Salt: A Daughter's Life in the Shadow of the Holocaust
Pillar of Salt: A Daughter's Life in the Shadow of the Holocaust
3:00pm - 4:00pm
(1h)
Workshops
Starts Apr 25, 2023 at 3:00pm
Ends Apr 25, 2023 at 4:00pm
Stumbling across her father’s artwork when she was seven, Anna Salton Eisen joins Echoes & Reflections to tell the story of her father, George Salton, and his story of survival from a small town in Poland through ten concentration camps in Poland, Germany, and France.
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Weidergutmachung - Making Right Again
Weidergutmachung - Making Right Again
3:30pm - 4:30pm
(1h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Apr 25, 2023 at 3:30pm
Ends Apr 25, 2023 at 4:30pm
This talk shall focus on the two main subjects of these endeavors: the Federal German State and the Holocaust survivors.
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Third Generation Voices of the Holocaust
Third Generation Voices of the Holocaust
9:00am - 10:30am
(1h 30m)
Commemorations
Starts Apr 26, 2023 at 9:00am
Ends Apr 26, 2023 at 10:30am
In honor of Holocaust and Genocide Awareness Month, join the Holocaust Resource Center of Kean University and grandchildren of survivors (3G) to hear their family members’ stories of wartime survival and rebuilding after the Holocaust.
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Literary and Philosophical Revisionism
Literary and Philosophical Revisionism
9:00am - 10:00am
(1h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Apr 26, 2023 at 9:00am
Ends Apr 26, 2023 at 10:00am
On the 26th of April 2023 at 9AM, Seeing Antisemitism through Law is pleased to host Prof. Bruno Chaouat (Professor of French and Jewish Studies, University of Minnesota), who will talk about “Literary and Philosophical Revisionism”.
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Wartime Cabaret: Remaking Theatre from a Jewish Ghetto
Wartime Cabaret: Remaking Theatre from a Jewish Ghetto
11:00am - 12:00pm
(1h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Apr 26, 2023 at 11:00am
Ends Apr 26, 2023 at 12:00pm
Using video from both performances, Dr. Lisa Peschel, Associate Professor in Theatre at the University of York, will show how the artists used the archival traces of the original script to bring Terezín’s past into our present while engaging with deeply felt contemporary concerns.
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Benno Elkan (1877-1960) and the Definition of Israeli Art
Benno Elkan (1877-1960) and the Definition of Israeli Art
11:00am - 12:00pm
(1h)
Commemorations
Starts Apr 26, 2023 at 11:00am
Ends Apr 26, 2023 at 12:00pm
In honor of Yom Ha’azmaut, Israel’s Independence Day, and this year’s 75th anniversary of the establishment of the modern state of Israel in 1948, this talk by Georgetown University professor Ori Z Soltes addresses the question of what defines Israeli art and when it began to take shape.
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If These Bones Could Speak: Early Armenian Pilgrimages to the Killing Fields of Dayr al-Zur
If These Bones Could Speak: Early Armenian Pilgrimages to the Killing Fields of Dayr al-Zur
3:00pm - 4:00pm
(1h)
Commemorations
Starts Apr 26, 2023 at 3:00pm
Ends Apr 26, 2023 at 4:00pm
In this presentation, Elyse Semerdjian will outline the earliest Armenian pilgrimages to the killing fields of Dayr al-Zur in the Syrian Desert. It is there that Armenians interacted with the remains of Armenians murdered during the Armenian Genocide (1915-1918) in acts of remembrance.
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Film Screening: "Reckonings"
Film Screening: "Reckonings"
6:30pm - 8:00pm
(1h 30m)
Films
Starts Apr 26, 2023 at 6:30pm
Ends Apr 26, 2023 at 8:00pm
This is the first documentary feature to chronicle the harrowing process of negotiating German reparations for the Jewish people, which resulted in the groundbreaking Luxembourg Agreements of 1952.
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Can “The Whole World” Be Wrong? Four Case Studies in Self-Destructive Western Folly (Session 2 of 4)
Can “The Whole World” Be Wrong? Four Case Studies in Self-Destructive Western Folly (Session 2 of 4)
10:00am - 2:00pm
(4h)
Workshops
Starts Apr 27, 2023 at 10:00am
Ends Apr 27, 2023 at 2:00pm
Featuring Professor Richard Landes, Associate Professor Emeritus of History, Boston University; this course will be an exploration of the four historical chapters of his recent book, in which you discuss each of the four incidents using the conceptual tools provided in the later chapters.
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LearnToNeverForget with Holocaust Survivor Mark Schonwetter
LearnToNeverForget with Holocaust Survivor Mark Schonwetter
12:00pm - 1:00pm
(1h)
Workshops
Starts Apr 27, 2023 at 12:00pm
Ends Apr 27, 2023 at 1:00pm
By participating in this webinar, students will be empowered to confront antisemitism and inspired to learn more about the Holocaust and its lessons for today.
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100 Days of Sorrow: Remembering the 1994 Rwandan Genocide
100 Days of Sorrow: Remembering the 1994 Rwandan Genocide
6:30pm - 8:30pm
(2h)
Commemorations
Starts Apr 27, 2023 at 6:30pm
Ends Apr 27, 2023 at 8:30pm
Holocaust Museum Houston commemorates the Rwandan Genocide of 1994 with survivors Henriette Mutegwaraba and Provie Umugwaneza.
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The Holocaust, Nazi Antisemitism, and the Rise in Antisemitism Today
The Holocaust, Nazi Antisemitism, and the Rise in Antisemitism Today
6:30pm - 8:00pm
(1h 30m)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Apr 27, 2023 at 6:30pm
Ends Apr 27, 2023 at 8:00pm
Join THGAAC State Coordinator of Education Dr. J.E. Wolfson as he answers questions like, "What was the Holocaust really about, and what motivated the Nazis and their collaborators to embark on such a hateful, murderous campaign? What distinguishes Nazi antisemitism from other prejudices in history, and what is its impact on the rise in antisemitism today? What are the most informative and interesting books to read on these subjects?"
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2023 Candy Brown Holocaust and Human Rights Educator Series: Teaching Genocide Studies
2023 Candy Brown Holocaust and Human Rights Educator Series: Teaching Genocide Studies
9:30am - 3:30pm
(6h)
Workshops
Starts Apr 29, 2023 at 9:30am
Ends Apr 29, 2023 at 3:30pm
This Educator Series has evolved from the annual 4-day conference. The new series allows educators, librarians, and counselors to connect with the Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum on 5 different dates throughout the year on different topics related to the museum's educational mission.
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Genocide Awareness Month: Survivors in Conversation
Genocide Awareness Month: Survivors in Conversation
2:00pm - 3:00pm
(1h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Apr 29, 2023 at 2:00pm
Ends Apr 29, 2023 at 3:00pm
In honor of Genocide Awareness Month, hear from three genocide survivors who endured the worst of humanity but now share their stories to inspire hope for a world where every human life is valued.
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Kwibuka 29
Kwibuka 29
5:00pm - 10:00pm
(5h)
Commemorations
Starts Apr 29, 2023 at 5:00pm
Ends Apr 29, 2023 at 10:00pm
The genocide survivors and members of the Rwandan community living in Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area cordially invite you to join the Rwandan American Community-DFW-RCA in marking the 29th Commemoration of the 1994 Genocide Against the Tutsi in Rwanda.
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