Lithuania
Before leaving Lithuania we stopped at the Samuel Bak Museum and Ponevezh Yeshiva. Thepairing could not have been more perfect. At the Museum, we learned Bak was recognized early on […]
Stairs are a place to climb. Yet the staircase inside the Sugihara House forces you down, andaround, before reaching its point. Initially, the structure feels similar to many residential stairwells. […]
When you walk in Ponary there are sounds: the crackling of leaves beneath your feet, the strikeof a lighter as a flame ignites, the placing of a memorial candle near […]
The day began with a charge, our tour guide Ernest said. This venture, and its two parts, should“provide the historical context of Vilna.” Representing our morning and afternoon excursions, the […]
“All this life, it’s so important to look closer, and the world will be bigger.” – Roman Vishniac Film link delivered to registrants 3 days before our engaging post-film […]
Centered on the autobiography of Beba Epstein written in the 1930’s and discovered in 2017. This exhibit draws on hundreds of YIVO’s archival materials. The exhibition explores East European Jewish […]
Join archaeologists, geologists, and engineers as they uncover the truth about an astonishing story—told by a handful of Jewish survivors of the Holocaust—of a secret escape tunnel, dug by hand, […]