Talking Memory: A Contrarian’s Tale: Reflecting on Henry Greenspan’s REMNANTS and What Remains: Moments from a Life Among Holocaust Survivors

Join the Ghetto Fights House Museum for a profound two-part series exploring the art and responsibility of listening to Holocaust survivors. Inspired by the groundbreaking work of Henry Greenspan and Dori Laub, Conversations that Endure invites participants to reflect on the lasting impact of survivor testimony—how it is heard, remembered, and carried forward by future […]

Howard Chandler’s Zoom Birthday Party

ZOOM | Registration required and closes 30 minutes prior to the start of the program

Join us to celebrate Howard's 97th birthday!  

Free

Exodus 1947

Rodef Shalom Congregation: Levy Hall 4905 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United States

Exodus 1947 and the Legacy of Survival: Heroism, Agency and Nation-building With a Special Guest Speaker: Aviva Halamish Join us for this unique opportunity to hear a story of resilience, resistance, and renewal in the shadow of the Holocaust. CWB Scholar in Residence Avi Ben-Hur will facilitate a discussion with Professor Aviva Halamish on how […]

Free

Listening as Witnessing: Dori Laub and the Creation of the Fortunoff Archive

Join the Ghetto Fights House Museum for a profound two-part series exploring the art and responsibility of listening to Holocaust survivors. Inspired by the groundbreaking work of Henry Greenspan and Dori Laub, Conversations that Endure invites participants to reflect on the lasting impact of survivor testimony—how it is heard, remembered, and carried forward by future […]

Talking Memory: With All Their Might: Landsberg after Liberation: Survival, Culture, and the Rebuilding of Life

Virtual

Through testimony, music, archival memory, and personal reflection, this program traces how survivors transformed displacement into community and loss into renewed life—affirming memory as an act of resistance and responsibility. Yigal Cohen, CEO of the Ghetto Fighters’ House, will open the event followed by Judith Stelmach, Project Manager at Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung Israel. We are honored to […]

Israel and the Media: Is the World Against Us?

Community Day School 6424 Forward Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United States

Gil Hoffman is executive director of HonestReporting, a leading advocate for fair Israel coverage in global media. For 24 years he served as chief political correspondent and analyst for The Jerusalem Post, and he lectures on political strategy at Israel’s College of Management. Named one of the top 100 most influential Jewish personalities, he graduated […]

The Final Final Solution

Beth Shalom 5915 Beacon Street, Pittsburgh

Darkly funny. Unapologetically sharp. Uncomfortably timely. The Final Final Solution is a fearless, hour-long stand-up cabaret that takes on October 7, 2023 and its aftermath with biting wit and raw humanity. Fresh from a smash run at Estonia’s Freedom Festival and now on a U.S. tour, this performance transforms unimaginable pain into something incisive, shocking, […]

Educators Opportunity: Brave Spaces: Fostering Civil Dialogue in the Classroom Act 48 Program

Intermediate Unit 1 1 Intermediate Unit Drive Coal Center, PA 15423 1 Intermediate Unit Drive Coal Center, PA 15423, Coal Center, PA, United States

Educators will explore strategies to engage students in respectful and informed dialogue around difficult topics, emphasizing civil discourse as a critical civic skill. Participating educators will receive a $25 gift card & their schools are eligible for up to $125 in substitute teacher reimbursement. Six Act 48 credits will be awarded. 

Rescue and Remembrance: Imagining the German Collective After Nazism

Join us for a special Talking Memory conversation marking the launch of Rescue and Remembrance: Imagining the German Collective After Nazism (University of Wisconsin Press, 2025). In this thought-provoking book, Dr. Kobi Kabalek explores how postwar German society grappled with questions of rescue, responsibility, and collective memory in the aftermath of Nazism. He will give […]

Educators Opportunity: From Hate to Hope: The Journey of Tony McAleer & the Cure for Hate Act 48 Program

Intermediate Unit 1 1 Intermediate Unit Drive Coal Center, PA 15423 1 Intermediate Unit Drive Coal Center, PA 15423, Coal Center, PA, United States

A moving conversation with a former white supremacist turned advocate for compassion. This session explores radical transformation & offers a roadmap for confronting hate with humanity & healing. Participating educators will receive a $25 gift card & their schools are eligible for up to $125 in substitute teacher reimbursement. Six Act 48 credits will be […]

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