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SUMMARY:Understanding Genocide: History\, Causes\, and Responses with Dr. Michael Berenbaum
DESCRIPTION:“Understanding Genocide: History\, Causes\, and Responses” is an in-depth seminar series led by Dr. Michael Berenbaum\, a distinguished scholar in Holocaust and Genocide Studies. This series aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of genocide\, examining its historical origins\, legal definitions\, and instances in the post-Holocaust era. Each session delves into key aspects of genocide\, offering scholarly insights and fostering a deeper comprehension of this critical issue. \n\nDr. Michael Berenbaum \n\n \n\n\nDr. Michael Berenbaum is a writer\, lecturer\, and teacher consulting in the conceptual development of museums and historical films. He is director of the Sigi Ziering Institute: Exploring the Ethical and Religious Implications of the Holocaust at the American Jewish University\, where he is also a Professor of Jewish Studies. \nHe was the Executive Editor of the Second Edition of the Encyclopedia Judaica that reworked\, transformed\, improved\, broadened and deepened\, the now classic 1972 work and consists of 22 volumes\, sixteen million words with 25\,000 individual contributions to Jewish knowledge. For three years\, he was President and Chief Executive Officer of the Survivors of the Shoah Visual History Foundation. He was the Director of the United States Holocaust Research Institute at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum and the Hymen Goldman Adjunct Professor of Theology at Georgetown University in Washington\, D.C. From 1988–93 he served as Project Director of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum\, overseeing its creation. He also served as Deputy Director of the President’s Commission on the Holocaust\, where he authored its Report to the President. \nBerenbaum is the author and editor of twenty books\, scores of scholarly articles\, and hundreds of journalistic pieces. His most recent books include: Not Your Father’s Antisemitism\, A Promise to Remember: The Holocaust in the Words and Voices of Its Survivors and After the Passion Has Passed: American Religious Consequences\, a collection of essays on Jews\, Judaism and Christianity\, Religious Tolerance and Pluralism occasioned by the controversy that swirled around Mel Gibson’s film\, The Passion. He was the conceptual developer on the Illinois Holocaust Museum and Educational Center and played a similar function as conceptual developer and chief curator of the Belzec Memorial at the site of the Death Camp. He is currently at work on the Memorial Museum to Macedonian Jewry in Skopje\, the Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum\, and the Holocaust and Humanity Center in Cincinnati\, Ohio. \n\nSession 1: October 9th Raphael Lemkin and the Origin of the Word Genocide  \nThis session explores the pioneering work of Raphael Lemkin\, the Polish-Jewish lawyer who coined the term “genocide.” Participants will delve into Lemkin’s efforts to define and conceptualize genocide\, his advocacy for international recognition\, and the historical context that influenced his groundbreaking work. The session will also examine how Lemkin’s definition laid the foundation for contemporary understandings of genocide and its legal implications. \nSession 2: Oct 30 The UN Convention on Genocide  \nIn this session\, participants will analyze the United Nations Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide\, adopted in 1948. The discussion will focus on the legal framework established by the convention\, its definitions and provisions\, and the challenges associated with its implementation and enforcement. The session will also address the political and diplomatic processes that led to the adoption of the convention and its impact on international law.| \nSession 3: November 13 Post-Holocaust Genocides  \nThis session examines genocides that have occurred since the Holocaust\, including those in Rwanda\, Bosnia\, and Darfur. Participants will study the causes\, characteristics\, and consequences of these atrocities\, exploring the roles of ideology\, political power\, and social dynamics in their occurrence. The session will also discuss the international community’s responses to these genocides\, including humanitarian interventions\, legal prosecutions\, and efforts at prevention and reconciliation. \nBy the end of this series\, participants will have gained a thorough understanding of the concept of genocide\, its historical development\, and the ongoing challenges in addressing and preventing such crimes.
URL:https://cwb-pgh-org-staging.ehven.net/event/understanding-genocide-history-causes-and-responses-with-dr-michael-berenbaum/
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SUMMARY:Sunday Salon Series - The True Story of the MS St. Louis with Dr. Diane Afoumado
DESCRIPTION:Dr. Diane F. Afoumado\, Chief of the Holocaust Survivors and Victims Resource Center\, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum will present the St. Louis’ dramatic story through archival documents\, photos and artifacts from the collections of the US Holocaust Memorial Museum\, examining the incident in the larger context.
URL:https://cwb-pgh-org-staging.ehven.net/event/sunday-salon-series-the-true-story-of-the-ms-st-louis-with-dr-diane-afoumado/
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SUMMARY:RVCC Webinar with the Artists of "Bearing Witness"
DESCRIPTION:Five artists whose artwork is featured in Bearing Witness\, an exhibition currently on display at Raritan Valley Community College\, will speak about their works’ inspiration and their artistic process during a webinar\, September 27\, at 10 a.m.\n\nThe online event\, which is free of charge and open to the public\, will feature remarks by artists Maxine Hess of Georgia\, Sandi Goldstein of California\, Jeanne Marklin of Massachusetts\, Phyllis Cullen of Hawaii\, and Alicia Merrett of the United Kingdom.\n \n\nBearing Witness—on display through December 13 in the Morris & Dorothy Hirsch Library of the Holocaust\, Genocide\, and Racism in RVCC’s Evelyn S. Field Library (second floor)—focuses on the dangers of hatred.\n\n\nSchool and community groups are invited to schedule a free\, in-person\, or virtual tour of Bearing Witness\, an exhibition featuring 35 mixed-media quilts and other works of fabric art.\n\n\nThe display is being presented in collaboration with the College’s Institute of Holocaust and Genocide Studies and its Office of Diversity\, Equity & Inclusion. The exhibition has been organized by Studio Art Quilt Associates (SAQA)\, Inc.\n\n\nHumanity’s shared history includes a violent and shameful component—that of deliberate attempts to eradicate specific populations due to differences in culture\, religion\, ethnicity\, sexual orientation\, gender expression\, and race. These acts are often motivated by those in power\, and collective trauma and tragedy are part of many people’s past and present. These themes are explored in the exhibition\, which features work by artists from the United States\, as well as the United Kingdom\, Israel\, Germany\, Italy\, and Canada.\n\nFor additional information about the exhibition or to schedule a tour\, contact Michelle Edgar\, Program Specialist\, Institute of Holocaust and Genocide Studies\, at michelle.edgar@raritanval.edu. To learn more about the Holocaust Institute\, visit https://www.raritanval.edu/community-resources/holocaust-institute.\n\nRVCC is located at 118 Lamington Road in Branchburg\, NJ. For further information\, visit www.raritanval.edu.
URL:https://cwb-pgh-org-staging.ehven.net/event/rvcc-slates-webinar-with-artists-of-bearing-witness-exhibition/
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SUMMARY:Lessons in Resilience from the Holocaust and Genocide with Tali Nates and Asya Darbinyan
DESCRIPTION:Join us on this transformative journey; let this series serve as your source of empowerment\, inspiring our community to find their own light within the encompassing shadows. \nAsya Darbinyan:\nExecutive Director of Chhange\, the Center for Holocaust\, Human Rights & Genocide Education\nDate: September 25\, 2024 \nTali Nates  \n\nTali Nates is the founder and director of the Johannesburg Holocaust & Genocide Centre (JHGC) and Chair of the South African Holocaust & Genocide Foundation (SAHGF). She is a historian who lectures internationally on Holocaust and genocide education\, memory\, reconciliation\, and human rights. Born to a family of Holocaust survivors\, her father and uncle were saved by Oskar Schindler. Tali has been involved in the creation and production of dozens of documentary films\, published many articles and contributed chapters to different books among them God\, Faith & Identity from the Ashes: Reflections of Children and Grandchildren of Holocaust Survivors (2015)\, Remembering The Holocaust in Educational Settings (2018)\, Conceptualizing Mass Violence\, Representations\, Recollections\, and Reinterpretations (2021) and The Routledge Handbook of Memory Activism (2023). \nIn 2021 she was part of the 12-member Expert Group of the Malmö Forum\, serving in an advisory capacity to the Secretariat of the Malmö Forum on their programme on Holocaust remembrance\, education and actions to combat antisemitism. Tali serves on many Advisory and Academic Boards including that of the Contested Histories Initiative\, the Interdisciplinary Academic Journal of Babyn Yar Holocaust Memorial Center and the Academic Advisory Group of the School of Social and Health Sciences\, Monash University (IIEMSA)\, South Africa. \nIn 2010\, Tali was chosen as one of the top 100 newsworthy and noteworthy women in \nSouth Africa by the Mail & Guardian newspaper and won many awards including the Kia Community Service Award (South Africa\, 2015)\, the Gratias Agit Award (2020\, Czech Republic)\, the Austrian Holocaust Memorial Award (2021) and the Goethe Medal (2022\, Germany). \nDr. Asya Darbinyan  \n \nDr. Asya Darbinyan is the Executive Director of Chhange (Center for Holocaust\, Human Rights & Genocide Education) at Brookdale Community College in Lincroft\, NJ. She earned her Ph.D. in History from the Strassler Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies at Clark University\, Worcester\, MA. Darbinyan’s research and teaching expertise stand at the intersection of genocide\, refugees\, and humanitarian interventions\, with a focus on the agency and actions of refugees in addressing their suffering and plight. Prior to joining Chhange\, Darbinyan worked as a Visiting Professor at the Strassler Center at Clark\, where she taught courses on Genocide and Women\, the Armenian Genocide\, and the History of Genocide. Darbinyan has also served as a Postdoctoral Scholar at the Martin-Springer Institute at Northern Arizona University (NAU)\, and a Fellow in Holocaust and Genocide Studies at Stockton University. She was the Deputy Director of the Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute in Yerevan\, Armenia\, prior to pursuing her doctoral degree in the USA. \nThe Remarkable Resilience of the Armenian Genocide Refugees \nThe Armenian genocide—orchestrated and systematically implemented by the Ottoman government against its Armenian subjects under the cover of the First World War—was a disaster that inflicted tremendous suffering and pain upon a people. The genocide took over 1.5 million lives\, triggered huge population movements\, and left hundreds of thousands of Armenians\, as well as Assyrians and Greeks\, without home and hope. In her talk\, Dr. Darbinyan reflects on the successful attempt of refugee-survivors\, including women and children\, to self-organize and help each other during the Armenian Genocide. The tremendous operations of Armenian volunteers to liberate abducted Armenian women and children from Muslim captivity\, the willingness and strength of exhausted and famished children to overcome endless obstacles and even find their way back home\, the efforts of refugees in classrooms and workshops to teach and train children survivors are testimony to the remarkable resilience in a time of catastrophe. The decisions made and the actions taken by those individuals constitute critical examples of agency\, self-help\, and self-organization. \n  \nIn the midst of uncertainty and shadows\, our series on resistance stands as a beacon of hope.  \nOver the course of our 8-part series\, we aim to shed light on the stories of individuals and communities courageously facing prevailing challenges. Our mission is to create a space where narratives of resilience take center stage\, unveiling the indomitable strength of the human spirit in adversity. \nThank you to our Partner: \n \nFuture Events in this Series: \n\nOctober 23\, 2024 – Paul Lowe: Capturing the Siege of Sarajevo (Tentative)\nNovember 20\, 2024 – Sarah Brown\, PhD: Women as Perpetrators and Rescuers (Tentative)
URL:https://cwb-pgh-org-staging.ehven.net/event/lessons-in-resilience-from-the-holocaust-and-genocide-with-tali-nates-and-asya-darbinyan/
LOCATION:ZOOM | Registration required and closes 30 minutes prior to the start of the program
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SUMMARY:"Jews and Islam: Exploring Shared Histories: a 3-Part Series" with Paul Forgasz
DESCRIPTION:Dive into a concise yet comprehensive exploration of the historical ties between Jews and Islam in our 3-part series. From moments of collaboration to periods of tension\, the series sheds light on the interconnected journey of these two influential communities. Gain insights into the impact of their shared history on the present global landscape and uncover lesser-known narratives that have shaped their relationship. Join us as we navigate through the nuanced dynamics that define the historical interactions between Jews and Islam. \nPaul Forgasz \n\n\n\nFor more than a decade\, Paul Forgasz was principal of the secondary (grades 7-12) campus of Mt Scopus College\, a large K-12 Jewish day school in Melbourne\, Australia. He also lectured in Bible and Jewish history at Monash University’s Australian Centre for Jewish Civilisation and taught about Jewish education\, as well as school leadership\, in the university’s Faculty of Education. Since 2010\, Paul has also curated and led Jewish study tours to various European destinations under the auspices of the Jewish Museum of Australia. For most of his professional life\, Paul has also been actively involved in Jewish-Christian dialogue and he also works closely with teachers in the Catholic education sector. \n\n1st Session September 10 2024\n2nd Session September 17 2024\n3rd Session September 24 2024\n\nThis is a 3 session course \nWe are offering PA Educators 5 Professional Development hours for attending the entirety of this course.
URL:https://cwb-pgh-org-staging.ehven.net/event/jews-and-islam-exploring-shared-histories-a-3-part-series-with-paul-forgasz/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240922T180000
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SUMMARY:Resilience Rising: Amplifying Voices of Hope: Opening Reception "Für das Kind / For the Child"
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER NOW! \n Opening Event on September 22nd\, 2024\, and stay tuned for more details on this impactful experience. \n\nEvent: Resilience Rising: Amplifying Voices of Hope Opening Reception\nDate: September 22\, 2024\nTime: 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm\nLocation: Rodef Shalom Congregation Freehof / Aaron Court 4905 Fifth Ave\, Pittsburgh\, PA 15213\n\nAmple FREE Parking \nThe exhibit will be open to the public at Rodef Shalom Congregation Aaron Court from September 22 to October 1\, 2024.\nEvent Program: \nArrival and Welcome Reception\nGuests are greeted upon arrival and invited to explore the exhibit. \n\nOpening Remarks\nKate Lukazawitz and Ellen Resnek from Classrooms Without Borders.\nEmily Loeb from The Holocaust Center of Pittsburgh.\nHannah Lessing\, General Secretary of the National Fund of the Republic of Austria for Victims of National Socialism since 1995\, and has overseen the Fund for the Restoration of the Jewish Cemeteries in Austria since 2010.\nMilli Segal: Introduction to the exhibit’s significance\, offering insights into the historical context and the stories behind the photographs on display.\nMichelle Ultman\, a second-generation descendant\, will share a personal account and reflections on the legacy of the Kindertransport.\n\nPerformance by Katia and Emili Stahovic\nA musical performance featuring traditional and evocative pieces\, including a violin performance that intertwines historical and contemporary themes. \nClosing Remarks and Acknowledgments\nFinal thoughts will be shared by staff from Classrooms Without Borders and the Holocaust Center\, with expressions of gratitude to guests and participants. \nPost-Event\nGuests are welcome to mingle\, enjoy refreshments\, discuss the program\, and continue viewing the exhibit.
URL:https://cwb-pgh-org-staging.ehven.net/event/resilience-rising-amplifying-voices-of-hope/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240918T173000
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SUMMARY:How Can International Cooperation Strengthen Democracy and Combat Antisemitism in Germany and the United States?
DESCRIPTION:The American Council on Germany and the American Academy in Berlin\, in cooperation with Classrooms Without Borders; the German-American Chamber of Commerce\, Pittsburgh Chapter; the Honorary Consul of Germany\, Pittsburgh; and Rodef Shalom Congregation cordially invite you to a Discussion with Dr. Sharon Nazarian\, President of the Y&S Nazarian Family Foundation and Inaugural Gahl Hodges Burt Scholar at the American Academy in Berlin on \n“How Can International Cooperation Strengthen Democracy and Combat Antisemitism in Germany and the United States?” \n\nWednesday\, September 18\, 2024\n5:30 – 7:00 pm\nLevy Hall at Rodef Shalom\n4905 Fifth Ave.\nPittsburgh\, PA 15213\n\n \nDr. Sharon S. Nazarian was earlier this year the inaugural Gahl Hodges Burt Scholar at the American Academy in Berlin. She is an expert on antisemitism and its intersection with democratic crisis across Europe\, North America\, and Australia. Dr. Nazarian is the president of the Y&S Nazarian Family Foundation\, with a regional office in Israel called the Ima Foundation. She is the founder of the Younes & Soraya Nazarian Center for Israel Studies at University of California\, Los Angeles\, housed at UCLA’s International Institute\, which provides a systematic\, academic study of contemporary Israel. In 2017\, the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) appointed Dr. Nazarian as senior vice president in international affairs. She served in this role for five years\, acting as chief diplomat and policymaker of ADL\, meeting with heads of state\, foreign ministers\, and leaders of Jewish communities around the world and advancing ADL’s initiatives for fighting antisemitism and racial hatred globally. She also oversaw ADL’s Israel office. \nDr. Nazarian currently serves as a member of ADL’s national board of directors\, a trustee of the board of Freedom House\, and is a member of the Council of Foreign Relations. She also chairs the board of the Y&S Nazarian Center for Israel Studies at UCLA and sits on the board of governors of University of Haifa. Dr. Nazarian studied journalism and international relations at the University of Southern California\, where also received her master’s and doctoral degrees in political science\, specializing in political economy and economic development in newly industrialized countries. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \nOrganized by \n \n\n\n\n\n\nThe  American Council on Germany (ACG) is an independent\, nonpartisan nonprofit organization that promotes dialogue among leaders from business\, government\, and the media in the United States and Europe. The ACG strengthens transatlantic understanding and coordinates policy initiatives on key issues in an era where economic and financial issues are as important as the diplomatic and military issues that dominated the early postwar decades of the relationship.
URL:https://cwb-pgh-org-staging.ehven.net/event/how-can-international-cooperation-strengthen-democracy-and-combat-antisemitism-in-germany-and-the-united-states/
LOCATION:Rodef Shalom Congregation Falk Library 4905 Fifth Ave\, Pittsburgh\, PA 15213\, 4905 Fifth Ave\, Pittsburgh\, PA\, 15213\, United States
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SUMMARY:"Jews and Islam: Exploring Shared Histories: a 3-Part Series" with Paul Forgasz
DESCRIPTION:Dive into a concise yet comprehensive exploration of the historical ties between Jews and Islam in our 3-part series. From moments of collaboration to periods of tension\, the series sheds light on the interconnected journey of these two influential communities. Gain insights into the impact of their shared history on the present global landscape and uncover lesser-known narratives that have shaped their relationship. Join us as we navigate through the nuanced dynamics that define the historical interactions between Jews and Islam. \nPaul Forgasz \n\n\n\nFor more than a decade\, Paul Forgasz was principal of the secondary (grades 7-12) campus of Mt Scopus College\, a large K-12 Jewish day school in Melbourne\, Australia. He also lectured in Bible and Jewish history at Monash University’s Australian Centre for Jewish Civilisation and taught about Jewish education\, as well as school leadership\, in the university’s Faculty of Education. Since 2010\, Paul has also curated and led Jewish study tours to various European destinations under the auspices of the Jewish Museum of Australia. For most of his professional life\, Paul has also been actively involved in Jewish-Christian dialogue and he also works closely with teachers in the Catholic education sector. \n\n1st Session September 10 2024\n2nd Session September 17 2024\n3rd Session September 24 2024\n\nThis is a 3 session course \nWe are offering PA Educators 5 Professional Development hours for attending the entirety of this course.
URL:https://cwb-pgh-org-staging.ehven.net/event/jews-and-islam-exploring-shared-histories-a-3-part-series-with-paul-forgasz-2/
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SUMMARY:Algorithms & Extremism Presented by Dr. Anna Floerke Scheid
DESCRIPTION:How do social media algorithms contribute to online radicalization and extremism? \nHow do search algorithms contribute to political violence\, like the January 6 riot at the U.S. capitol?\n\nIn our first Tech Ethics Colloquium of the year\, Dr. Scheid will offer practical suggestions to curb online radicalization and to advocate for legislation that requires responsible social media algorithms.\n\nDr. Anna Scheid\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDr. Anna Scheid started teaching at Duquesne University in 2007. During her time here\, she has taught courses in ethics\, theology\, religion and politics\, religion and global conflict\, Catholic Social Thought\, and faith-based activism. While Dr. Scheid’s research interests are in the area of Christian social ethics\, she is particularly concerned with ethical issues surrounding human rights\, conflict\, and post-conflict reconciliation.  She explores Christian perspectives on war and peace-especially just war theory and just peacemaking theory-and studies how restorative justice has been enacted in truth and reconciliation commissions around the world. \nDr. Scheid believes a key to higher education lies in building trust and community within the classroom. She works in helping students to identify what they are passionate about so they can direct their work toward those passions. This teaching philosophy has been evident in Dr. Scheid’s work with undergraduate students on research presented at the Undergraduate Research Symposium\, with several students having won awards under her mentorship. \nDr. Scheid is also the co-chair for the Day for Learning and Speaking Out (DLSO) against Racial Injustice. \nIN PERSON EVENT\nTuesday\, September 17\, 12 p.m.\nDuquesne University\n600 Forbes Avenue\nPittsburgh\, PA 15282\nStudent Union\, Room 119 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBring your lunch. Drinks and snacks will be provided!
URL:https://cwb-pgh-org-staging.ehven.net/event/algorithms-extremism-presented-by-dr-anna-floerke-scheid/
LOCATION:Duquesne University  600 Forbes Avenue Pittsburgh\, PA 15282\, 600 Forbes Avenue\, Pittsburgh\, PA\, 15282\, United States
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SUMMARY:"Jews and Islam: Exploring Shared Histories: a 3-Part Series" with Paul Forgasz
DESCRIPTION:Dive into a concise yet comprehensive exploration of the historical ties between Jews and Islam in our 3-part series. From moments of collaboration to periods of tension\, the series sheds light on the interconnected journey of these two influential communities. Gain insights into the impact of their shared history on the present global landscape and uncover lesser-known narratives that have shaped their relationship. Join us as we navigate through the nuanced dynamics that define the historical interactions between Jews and Islam. \nPaul Forgasz \n\n\n\nFor more than a decade\, Paul Forgasz was principal of the secondary (grades 7-12) campus of Mt Scopus College\, a large K-12 Jewish day school in Melbourne\, Australia. He also lectured in Bible and Jewish history at Monash University’s Australian Centre for Jewish Civilisation and taught about Jewish education\, as well as school leadership\, in the university’s Faculty of Education. Since 2010\, Paul has also curated and led Jewish study tours to various European destinations under the auspices of the Jewish Museum of Australia. For most of his professional life\, Paul has also been actively involved in Jewish-Christian dialogue and he also works closely with teachers in the Catholic education sector. \n\n1st Session September 10 2024\n2nd Session September 17 2024\n3rd Session September 24 2024\n\nThis is a 3 session course \nWe are offering PA Educators 5 Professional Development hours for attending the entirety of this course.
URL:https://cwb-pgh-org-staging.ehven.net/event/jews-and-islam-exploring-shared-histories-a-3-part-series-with-paul-forgasz-3/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240910T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240910T133000
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SUMMARY:Painted Memories of a Jewish Childhood in Poland Before the Holocaust
DESCRIPTION:Painted Memories of a Jewish Childhood in Poland Before the Holocaust\nPresentation by Barbara Kirshenblatt-Gimblett\n  \nLest future generations know more about how Jews died than how they lived\, Mayer Kirshenblatt (1916-2009) made it his mission to remember the world of his childhood in images and words. Born in Opatów (Apt in Yiddish)\, Mayer left for Canada in 1934 at the age of 17. \nHe had always told his family stories about growing up in Poland before the Holocaust. After his family begged him to paint what he could remember\, Mayer finally picked up his brush in 1989 at the age of 73. To his amazement\, the town of his childhood emerged in living color. Painting by painting\, story by story\, he had recreated the entire world of his youth. He created hundreds of paintings and drawings during the last 20 years of his life. \n \n\n\n\n\nImage above: Mayer Kirshenblatt\, Synagogue interior\, 1991. Acrylic on canvas. Gift of the Kirshenblatt Family. Taube Family Mayer July Art Collection at POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews\, Warsaw.
URL:https://cwb-pgh-org-staging.ehven.net/event/painted-memories-of-a-jewish-childhood-in-poland-before-the-holocaust/
LOCATION:PA
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240828T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240828T153000
DTSTAMP:20260708T171651
CREATED:20240508T173501Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240829T190250Z
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SUMMARY:Lessons in Resilience from the Holocaust and Genocide with Wolf Gruner: Resisters. How Ordinary Jews fought Persecution in Hitler's Germany
DESCRIPTION:Join us on this transformative journey; let this series serve as your source of empowerment\, inspiring our community to find their own light within the encompassing shadows. \nWolf Gruner:\nResisters. How Ordinary Jews fought Persecution in Hitler’s Germany \nWolf Gruner \n\nWolf Gruner holds the Shapell-Guerin Chair in Jewish Studies\, is Professor of History at the University of Southern California\, Los Angeles since 2008 and the Founding Director of the USC Dornsife Center for Advanced Genocide Research (previously USC Dornsife Shoah Foundation Center for Advanced Genocide Research) since 2014. \nHe is a specialist in the history of the Holocaust and in comparative genocide studies. He received his PhD in History from the Technical University Berlin in 1994 as well as his Habilitation in 2006. He was a postdoctoral fellow at Harvard University\, Yad Vashem Jerusalem\, the US Holocaust Memorial Museum\, Women’s Christian University Tokyo\, and the Center for Jewish Studies Berlin-Brandenburg\, as well as the Desmond E. Lee Visiting Professor for Global Awareness at Webster University in St. Louis. \nHe is an appointed member of the Academic Committee of the US Holocaust Memorial Museum (since 2017)\, the executive committee of the Consortium of Higher Education Centers of Holocaust\, Genocide and Human Rights Studies (since 2018)\, the International Academic Advisory board of the Center for the Research on the Holocaust in Germany at Yad Vashem’s International Institute for Holocaust Research\, Jerusalem (since 2012)\, and the International Advisory Board of the Journal of Genocide Research (since 2010). \nHe is the author of ten books on the Holocaust\, among them Jewish Forced Labor under the Nazis. Economic Needs and Nazi Racial Aims with Cambridge University Press (2006). He also published Parias de la Patria“. El mito de la liberación de los indígenas en la República de Bolivia 1825-1890 in Spanish with Plural Editores 2015. His 2016 prizewinning German book was published in 2019 as The Holocaust in Bohemia and Moravia. Czech Initiatives\, German Policies\, Jewish Responses with Berghahn in English\, as well as in Czech\, and is forthcoming in Hebrew. \nHe coedited four books\, including Resisting Persecution. Jews and Their Petitions during the Holocaust (Berghahn 2020)\, New Perspectives on Kristallnacht: After 80 Years\, the Nazi Pogrom in Global Comparison (Purdue UP 2019)\, and The Greater German Reich and the Jews. Nazi Persecution Policies in the Annexed Territories 1935-1945 (Berghahn 2015). \n \nHis new book Resisters. How Ordinary Jews fought Persecution in Hitler’s Germany (Yale University Press 2023) is written for a wider audience and features the life stories of five Jewish men and women who resisted in different ways against persecution in Nazi Germany. By discussing many of such courageous acts\, the book demonstrates the wide range of Jewish resistance in Nazi Germany\, challenges the myth of Jewish passivity and illuminates individual Jewish agency during the Holocaust. \nTali Nates  \n\nTali Nates is the founder and director of the Johannesburg Holocaust & Genocide Centre (JHGC) and Chair of the South African Holocaust & Genocide Foundation (SAHGF). She is a historian who lectures internationally on Holocaust and genocide education\, memory\, reconciliation\, and human rights. Born to a family of Holocaust survivors\, her father and uncle were saved by Oskar Schindler. Tali has been involved in the creation and production of dozens of documentary films\, published many articles and contributed chapters to different books among them God\, Faith & Identity from the Ashes: Reflections of Children and Grandchildren of Holocaust Survivors (2015)\, Remembering The Holocaust in Educational Settings (2018)\, Conceptualizing Mass Violence\, Representations\, Recollections\, and Reinterpretations (2021) and The Routledge Handbook of Memory Activism (2023). \nIn 2021 she was part of the 12-member Expert Group of the Malmö Forum\, serving in an advisory capacity to the Secretariat of the Malmö Forum on their programme on Holocaust remembrance\, education and actions to combat antisemitism. Tali serves on many Advisory and Academic Boards including that of the Contested Histories Initiative\, the Interdisciplinary Academic Journal of Babyn Yar Holocaust Memorial Center and the Academic Advisory Group of the School of Social and Health Sciences\, Monash University (IIEMSA)\, South Africa. \nIn 2010\, Tali was chosen as one of the top 100 newsworthy and noteworthy women in \nSouth Africa by the Mail & Guardian newspaper and won many awards including the Kia Community Service Award (South Africa\, 2015)\, the Gratias Agit Award (2020\, Czech Republic)\, the Austrian Holocaust Memorial Award (2021) and the Goethe Medal (2022\, Germany). \nIn the midst of uncertainty and shadows\, our series on resistance stands as a beacon of hope.  \nOver the course of our 8-part series\, we aim to shed light on the stories of individuals and communities courageously facing prevailing challenges. Our mission is to create a space where narratives of resilience take center stage\, unveiling the indomitable strength of the human spirit in adversity. \nThank you to our Partner: \n \nFuture Events in this Series: \n\nSeptember 25\, 2024 – Asya Darbinyan: Chhange and Holocaust Education\nOctober 23\, 2024 – Paul Lowe: Capturing the Siege of Sarajevo (Tentative)\nNovember 20\, 2024 – Sarah Brown\, PhD: Women as Perpetrators and Rescuers (Tentative)
URL:https://cwb-pgh-org-staging.ehven.net/event/lessons-in-resilience-from-the-holocaust-and-genocide-with-wolf-gruner-resisters-how-ordinary-jews-fought-persecution-in-hitlers-germany/
LOCATION:ZOOM | Registration required and closes 30 minutes prior to the start of the program
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240630T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240630T153000
DTSTAMP:20260708T171651
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SUMMARY:The Ghetto Fighters' House invites you to a new Talking Memory Series Romanian Jewry during the Holocaust:  Filling in the Gaps Holocaust Public Memory in Post-Communist Romania
DESCRIPTION:The Ghetto Fighters’ House invites you to a new Talking Memory Series\nRomanian Jewry during the Holocaust:  \n\nFilling in the Gaps  \nHolocaust Public Memory in Post-Communist Romania\nGuest Speakers:  \nDr. Ana Bărbulescu \nHolocaust Reception in Romania:  Politic Acknowledgement and Mnemonic Myopia  \nOlga Stefan \nThe Future of Memory: Approaches to Fighting Antisemitism and Holocaust Forgetting through Art and Media \nAnat Bratman-Elhalel \nAudio and Video Testimonies of Romanian Holocaust Survivors \nFor the fifth and final program in the series Romanian Jewry during the Holocaust:  Filling in the Gaps\, we will focus on Holocaust Public Memory in Post-Communist Romania \nOur first speaker\, Dr. Ana Bărbulescu\, will introduce our audience to the inconsistency that characterizes the public memory of the Holocaust within the Romanian society\, focusing on why the Romanian society has difficulties to acknowledge the Holocaust of the Romanian Jews.  As the founder of the transnational platform\, Olga Stefan\, the second speaker\, will discuss the mission and activities of the platform\, the research and documentaries undertaken and produced\, and what the future might hold as so many countries in the West slide to the right. Our final speaker is Anat Bratman-Elhalel\, Director of the Ghetto Fighters’ House Archives.  She will discuss the transcription project of audio and video testimonies that have been collected over the years. This project represents a significant step in making these valuable materials accessible to the public. Included in these testimonies are accounts from survivors from Romania. The lecture will disclose these testimonies. \nThere will be an exclusive screening of Olga Stefan’s film Gestures of Resistance.  This documentary connects the personal testimonies of some of the last survivors of the Holocaust from Romania\, Czech Republic and Slovakia through their presentations of antifascist resistance and their relevance in today´s society. A link to watch the documentary will be sent to registrants close to the date of the webinar. \nThe series is in participation with A.M.I.R. Organization\, Romanian Cultural Institute in Tel Aviv\, the Wilhelm Filderman Centre for the Study of Jewish History in Romania\, the Elie Wiesel National Institute for Studying the Holocaust in Romania\, Classrooms Without Borders\, Johannesburg Holocaust & Genocide Center\, and the Rabin Chair Forum at George Washington University.
URL:https://cwb-pgh-org-staging.ehven.net/event/filling-in-the-gaps-holocaust-public-memory-in-post-communist-romania/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240620T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240620T210000
DTSTAMP:20260708T171651
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SUMMARY:Film Screening: Screams Before Silence
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a group screening and opportunity for reflections on this documentary film\, in which Sheryl Sandberg\, former COO of Meta and\nfounder of LeanIn.org\, interviews multiple eyewitnesses\, released hostages\, first responders\, medical and forensic experts and survivors. \nScreams Before Silence contains accounts of sexual violence against women. We encourage people to engage or disengage as they feel comfortable. Therapeutic support will be available on site.\nAttempts to interrupt and disturb the program may result in removal from the premises and affect future participation in JCC programs.
URL:https://cwb-pgh-org-staging.ehven.net/event/screams-before-silence/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240613T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240614T170000
DTSTAMP:20260708T171651
CREATED:20240506T183753Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240508T140524Z
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SUMMARY:HGEN Armenian Genocide Workshop
DESCRIPTION:The Holocaust & Genocide Education Network will host a two-day workshop this June in Cleveland with a focus on the Armenian Genocide. Participants will be immersed in Armenian culture\, learn best practices for teaching the Armenian Genocide\, be provided with lessons and resources\, and come away with a better understanding of why this history is still relevant today.\n\n\nRegistration is free and all meals will be provided by the local Armenian community. Information on hotel group rates is available at the link provided to register. \n\n \nIf you have any questions\, please reach out to Misty Ebinger at mebinger@newlondon.k12.oh.us. 
URL:https://cwb-pgh-org-staging.ehven.net/event/hgen-armenian-genocide-workshop/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240602T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240602T153000
DTSTAMP:20260708T171651
CREATED:20240515T141211Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240528T150549Z
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SUMMARY:Talking Memory series: Jewish Forced Labor in Romania\, 1940-1944
DESCRIPTION:The Ghetto Fighters’ House invites you to a new Talking Memory series\nRomanian Jewry during the Holocaust:  Filling in the Gaps\nJewish Forced Labor in Romania\, 1940-1944\nOpening Remarks: \nDr. Martin Ladislau Salamon \nDirector of the Romanian Cultural Institute\, Tel Aviv \nGuest Speakers: \nDr. Dallas Michelbacher \nJewish Forced Labor in Romania\, 1940-1944 \nGreta Barak  \nNames and Archives: 14 Jews Sent to Forced Labor\, 1943 \n The third program in the series will focus on Jewish forced labor in Romania during the Holocaust.  Between 1941 and 1944\, more than 100\,000 Romanian Jews were conscripted into forced labor under the auspices of the Romanian military’s labor service system. \nDr. Dallas Michelbacher’s presentation will look at how these laborers worked in a wide variety of contexts\, including forced labor camps\, mobile forced labor battalions\, and forced labor units raised within Romanian cities. They performed numerous types of labor in the interest of the Romanian state\, including road and railroad construction\, clearing snow from streets and railroad tracks\, work in war-related industry\, and tasks of direct military significance like building and repairing fortifications. The forced labor system was part of a larger program of persecution directed against Romanian Jews as part of the “Romanianization” policy pursued by Ion Antonescu’s regime\, the goal of which was the complete removal of Jews from the Romanian social and economic life. \nGreta Barak\, an archivist at the Ghetto Fighters’ House\, will present a war-time document stored in the GFH Archive: a note of the 89th Infantry Division of the Romanian Army concerning a group of 14 Jews sent to forced labour in October 1943. \nThe series is in participation with A.M.I.R. Organization\, Romanian Cultural Institute in Tel Aviv\, the Wilhelm Filderman Centre for the Study of Jewish History in Romania\, the Elie Wiesel National Institute for Studying the Holocaust in Romania\, Classrooms Without Borders\, Johannesburg Holocaust & Genocide Center\, and the Rabin Chair Forum at George Washington University.
URL:https://cwb-pgh-org-staging.ehven.net/event/talking-memory-series-jewish-forced-labor-in-romania-1940-1944/
LOCATION:Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240526T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240526T153000
DTSTAMP:20260708T171651
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SUMMARY:Romanian Jewry during the Holocaust:  Filling in the Gaps: Military and Civilian Behavior Towards Jews  during the Holocaust in Bessarabia and Transnistria
DESCRIPTION:The Ghetto Fighters’ House invites you to a new Talking Memory series: \nRomanian Jewry during the Holocaust:  Filling in the Gaps \nJoin us for the second program on \nMilitary and Civilian Behavior Towards Jews \nduring the Holocaust in Bessarabia and Transnistria \nGuest Speakers: \nAdrian Cioflâncă \nRomanian Killing Units: The Case of the Police Companies on the Eastern Front\, 1941-1942 \nDr. Diana Dumitru \nCivilian Behavior toward Jews during the Holocaust in Bessarabia and Transnistria \nGreta Barak \nGershon Knispel’s Art Series “The Death March of the Romanian Jewry” \nThe second program in the series will focus on the military and civilian behavior towards Jews in Bessarabia and Transnistria during the Holocaust. Adrian Cioflâncă\, director of the “Wilhelm Filderman” Center for the Study of Jewish History in Romania and a member of the Collegium of the National Council for the Study of the Securitate Archives\, will discuss the role of police company attached to the Romanian Cavalry Corp\, which was an elite unit that took part in the Blitzkrieg during the Barbarossa Operation. He will also discuss his documentary film\, Memories from the Eastern Front that reveals a handsomely bound and carefully labelled photo album that bears silent witness to history as it traces the path of the 6th Regiment of the Romanian army during 1941 and 1942. \nThe presentation of Dr. Diana Dumitru\, current Ion Ratiu Visiting Professor in Romanian Studies at Georgetown University\, will delve into the painful Jewish-gentile interactions in the aftermath of the Holocaust in Bessarabia (since 1940 the Moldavian SSR)\, particularly focusing on the legacies of the of gentile collaboration with murderous Romanian authorities during World War Two. Using oral history interviews\, archival material\, and published memoirs\, the study sheds light on the sensitive and perilous context surrounding the revelation of neighbors’ involvement in murder\, betrayal\, and plunder of Jewish inhabitants during the Holocaust. \n  \nGreta Barak\, an archivist at the Ghetto Fighters’ House\, will talk about Gershon Knispel’s Art Series “The Death March of the Romanian Jewry” that is located in the museum’s art archives. A leading Israeli artist\, Gershon Knispel decided in the late 1990s to represent a chapter of the Romanian Jewry during the Holocaust\, namely the fate of the Jews from Bessarabia. \nThe series is in participation with A.M.I.R. (The Association of Romanian Jewry in Israel)\, Romanian Cultural Institute in Tel Aviv\, the Wilhelm Filderman Centre for the Study of Jewish History in Romania\, the Elie Wiesel National Institute for Studying the Holocaust in Romania\, Classrooms Without Borders\, Johannesburg Holocaust & Genocide Center\, and the Rabin Chair Forum at George Washington University.
URL:https://cwb-pgh-org-staging.ehven.net/event/romanian-jewry-during-the-holocaust-filling-in-the-gaps-military-and-civilian-behavior-towards-jews-during-the-holocaust-in-bessarabia-and-transnistria/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240523T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240523T203000
DTSTAMP:20260708T171651
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SUMMARY:POSTPONED Usable History in Times of Crisis:  Reflections on 10 Years of Living in the Past
DESCRIPTION:POSTONED\n\n\nIn the summer of 2014 Tammy Hepps moved to Squirrel Hill for one year to research her family’s ancestral Jewish community of Homestead\, Pennsylvania.  Ten years later\, she’s still here and still researching.  While she has made significant strides documenting the history and personalities in the community\, some of the most profound revelations came when the history she reconstructed intersected in unexpected ways with the events she lived through\, including immigration crises\, the Tree of Life shooting\, the COVID-19 pandemic\, and the Oct. 7 attack on Israel.\n\nThrough an exploration of these parallels between past and present\, we will explore various dimensions of what it means to turn to the past to derive strength in the present.  As our American Jewish community faces unprecedented challenges\, does treating our immediate\, personal histories as wisdom literature ground us or blind us?
URL:https://cwb-pgh-org-staging.ehven.net/event/usable-history-in-times-of-crisis-reflections-on-10-years-of-living-in-the-past/
LOCATION:ZOOM | Registration required and closes 30 minutes prior to the start of the program
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240522T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240522T153000
DTSTAMP:20260708T171651
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SUMMARY:Lessons in Resilience from the Holocaust and Genocide Dr. Khatchig Mouradian: Resisting the Armenian Genocide: Lessons in Resilience from a Clandestine Network of Humanitarians
DESCRIPTION:Join us on this transformative journey; let this series serve as your source of empowerment\, inspiring our community to find their own light within the encompassing shadows. \nKhatchig Mouradian:\nResisting the Armenian Genocide: Lessons in Resilience from a Clandestine Network of Humanitarians \nIn Conversation with Tali Nates \nDr. Khatchig Mouradian \n \nDr. Khatchig Mouradian is a lecturer in Middle Eastern\, South Asian\, and African Studies at Columbia University\, and the Armenian and Georgian Area Specialist at the Library of Congress. Mouradian is the author of the award-winning book The Resistance Network: The Armenian Genocide and Humanitarianism in Ottoman Syria\, 1915-1918. He is the co-editor of After the Ottomans: Genocide’s Long Shadow and Armenian Resilience and the forthcoming The I.B.Tauris Handbook of the Late Ottoman Empire: History and Legacy. \nTali Nates  \n\nTali Nates is the founder and director of the Johannesburg Holocaust & Genocide Centre (JHGC) and Chair of the South African Holocaust & Genocide Foundation (SAHGF). She is a historian who lectures internationally on Holocaust and genocide education\, memory\, reconciliation\, and human rights. Born to a family of Holocaust survivors\, her father and uncle were saved by Oskar Schindler. Tali has been involved in the creation and production of dozens of documentary films\, published many articles and contributed chapters to different books among them God\, Faith & Identity from the Ashes: Reflections of Children and Grandchildren of Holocaust Survivors (2015)\, Remembering The Holocaust in Educational Settings (2018)\, Conceptualizing Mass Violence\, Representations\, Recollections\, and Reinterpretations (2021) and The Routledge Handbook of Memory Activism (2023). \nIn 2021 she was part of the 12-member Expert Group of the Malmö Forum\, serving in an advisory capacity to the Secretariat of the Malmö Forum on their programme on Holocaust remembrance\, education and actions to combat antisemitism. Tali serves on many Advisory and Academic Boards including that of the Contested Histories Initiative\, the Interdisciplinary Academic Journal of Babyn Yar Holocaust Memorial Center and the Academic Advisory Group of the School of Social and Health Sciences\, Monash University (IIEMSA)\, South Africa. \nIn 2010\, Tali was chosen as one of the top 100 newsworthy and noteworthy women in \nSouth Africa by the Mail & Guardian newspaper and won many awards including the Kia Community Service Award (South Africa\, 2015)\, the Gratias Agit Award (2020\, Czech Republic)\, the Austrian Holocaust Memorial Award (2021) and the Goethe Medal (2022\, Germany). \nIn the midst of uncertainty and shadows\, our series on resistance stands as a beacon of hope.  \nOver the course of our 8-part series\, we aim to shed light on the stories of individuals and communities courageously facing prevailing challenges. Our mission is to create a space where narratives of resilience take center stage\, unveiling the indomitable strength of the human spirit in adversity. \nThank you to our Partners: \n \n \nFuture Events in this Series: \n\nAugust 28\, 2024 – Wolf Gruner: Resisters in Hitler’s Germany (Tentative)\nSeptember 25\, 2024 – Asya Darbinyan: Chhange and Holocaust Education (Tentative)\nOctober 23\, 2024 – Paul Lowe: Capturing the Siege of Sarajevo (Tentative)\nNovember 20\, 2024 – Sarah Brown\, PhD: Women as Perpetrators and Rescuers (Tentative)
URL:https://cwb-pgh-org-staging.ehven.net/event/lessons-in-resilience-from-the-holocaust-and-genocide-resisting-the-armenian-genocide-lessons-in-resilience-from-a-clandestine-network-of-humanitarians/
LOCATION:ZOOM | Registration required and closes 30 minutes prior to the start of the program
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240519T124500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240519T153000
DTSTAMP:20260708T171651
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SUMMARY:Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh: Yom HaZikaron Ceremony
DESCRIPTION:CELEBRATE ISRAEL WITH YOUR COMMUNITY\n\n\n\n\n\nIN PERSON SUNDAY\, MAY 19 | 12:45 – 3:30 PM\n \nMARCH STARTS AT 1:00 PM \nCONGREGATION BETH SHALOM\n5915 BEACON ST.\, PITTSBURGH\, PA 15217 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFree and Open to the Community\nNo Registration Required\nJoin your Pittsburgh community in person to celebrate Israel with a march\, activities and live music performed by the band HaShayara from Misgav’s Kibbutz Eshbal. The march begins at Congregation Beth Shalom and end at JCC Squirrel Hill. \nAttendees are encouraged to wear blue and white to show support! \nThere will be a live concert in the JCC at the end of the march with male and female singers. \nLight Refreshments (Dietary Laws Observed) • Free Parking
URL:https://cwb-pgh-org-staging.ehven.net/event/jewish-federation-of-greater-pittsburgh-2024-yom-hazikaron-ceremony/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240519T124500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240519T153000
DTSTAMP:20260708T171651
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SUMMARY:Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh: 2024 Yom Ha’atzmaut
DESCRIPTION:CELEBRATE ISRAEL WITH YOUR COMMUNITY\n\n\n\n\n\nIN PERSON SUNDAY\, MAY 19 | 12:45 – 3:30 PM\nMARCH STARTS AT 1:00 PM \nCONGREGATION BETH SHALOM\n5915 BEACON ST.\, PITTSBURGH\, PA 15217 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFree and Open to the Community\nNo Registration Required\nJoin your Pittsburgh community in person to celebrate Israel with a march\, activities and live music performed by the band HaShayara from Misgav’s Kibbutz Eshbal. The march begins at Congregation Beth Shalom and end at JCC Squirrel Hill. Attendees are encouraged to wear blue and white to show support! \nThere will be a live concert in the JCC at the end of the march with male and female singers. \nLight Refreshments (Dietary Laws Observed) • Free Parking
URL:https://cwb-pgh-org-staging.ehven.net/event/jewish-federation-of-greater-pittsburgh-2024-yom-haatzmaut/
LOCATION:PA
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240512T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240512T180000
DTSTAMP:20260708T171651
CREATED:20240401T142206Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240510T152213Z
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SUMMARY:Martha Liebermann: A Stolen Life In Partnership with Film Pittsburgh’s JFilm Festival
DESCRIPTION:Classrooms Without Borders is thrilled to announce our partnership with Film Pittsburgh for an extraordinary cinematic experience as part of the JFilm 2024 Film Festival! \n\nIN PERSON EVENT: \nThe Oaks Theater\n310 Allegheny River Blvd. Oakmont\, PA 15139: Time 4pm ET\nTickets will be available for JFilm’s full 2024 lineup on April 11.\n  \nIn early 1943\, Martha Liebermann\, now 85\, widow of the great impressionist painter Max Liebermann\, hopes to flee Nazi-ruled Germany. Her fear of deportation grows by the day. Rescue finally arrives in the form of the resistance fighters led by the charismatic ambassador’s widow\, Hanna Solf. The money needed for the rescue would be raised through the smuggling and sale of two legendary portraits by the Swedish painter Anders Zorn. But a Gestapo detective inspector is on their trail.  \n \n 
URL:https://cwb-pgh-org-staging.ehven.net/event/martha-liebermann-a-stolen-life-in-partnership-with-film-pittsburghs-jfilm-festival/
LOCATION:The Oaks Theater. 310 Allegheny River Blvd. Oakmont\, PA 15139\, 310 Allegheny River Blvd.\, Oakmont\, PA\, 15139\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240509T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240509T173000
DTSTAMP:20260708T171651
CREATED:20240226T152554Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240524T122906Z
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SUMMARY:When the Siren Cries: Yom Hazikaron Commemoration with Rabbi Jonty Blackman
DESCRIPTION:When the Siren Cries\nThis year on Israel’s Memorial Day\, the siren will sound through Israel as it does every year; but this year its ring will be much more piercing. For this year has been unlike any other. We have not only lost soldiers in battle; but we have lost ordinary citizens in ways that we can hardly bear to speak of. And through this all\, we have also been witness to heroism and fortitude that is astounding. We have also seen a coming together throughout the Jewish world of a connectedness that is deep and profound. \nThis session will honor the fallen through stories\, songs and poems that have been written in the wake of this momentous year – and we will remember and give thanks to those brave individuals who put aside their own needs to protect the nation and to protect freedom. \n\nRabbi Jonty Blackman \nJonty has led many seminars and missions in Poland and Israel and is a gifted educator and a fascinating storyteller. Jonty has a unique way of connecting his teachings to his audience\, such that their experience of learning leaves a deep and enduring impact on their lives. He weaves together Jewish history with philosophy\, culture with archaeology\, and the tragedy of the Holocaust with probing\, source-based theological questions. His intricate knowledge of Jewish history and the Holocaust\, combined with his analytical and sensitive approach to challenging philosophical questions offers students a profound educational experience.
URL:https://cwb-pgh-org-staging.ehven.net/event/when-the-siren-cries-yom-hazikaron-commemoration-with-rabbi-jonty-blackman/
LOCATION:https://cwb-pgh-org-staging.ehven.net/event/when-the-siren-cries-yom-hazikaron-commemoration-with-rabbi-jonty-blackman/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240505T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240505T153000
DTSTAMP:20260708T171651
CREATED:20240401T163155Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240401T163324Z
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SUMMARY:Silent Tears\, The Last Yiddish Tango
DESCRIPTION:Silent Tears\, The Last Yiddish Tango\n \n\n\nRodef Shalom Congregation\, 4905 Fifth Ave\, Pittsburgh\, PA 15213\, USA \n\n\n\nPayadora Tango performs award-winning music from Silent Tears\, The Last Yiddish Tango. From inspiring songs about survival to mournful laments\, this program\, based on poems\, testimonies\, and writings of women who survived the Holocaust\, conveys an almost indescribable depth of emotion rarely sung about.  Find out more and register to attend at rodefshalom.org/SilentTears. \n\n\nSilent Tears\, The Last Yiddish Tango is based on poems\, testimonies\, and writings of women who survived the Holocaust. The album reached #1 on World Music Charts Europe in 2023\, becoming the first Yiddish recording ever to top the chart. The project began when Dr. Paula David launched a poetry program to help elderly Holocaust survivors deal with long-term trauma from the horrific crimes they endured in their youth.   \nSilent Tears\, created by Payadora Tango\, composer Rebekah Wolkstein and journalist/producer Dan Rosenberg\, also includes works based on Holocaust survivor Molly Applebaum’s diary and memoir\, Buried Words about her experience in hiding underground in rural Poland during the Holocaust. \nFrom inspiring songs about survival to mournful laments\, this award-winning program conveys an almost indescribable depth of emotion rarely sung about. \nReservations required at rodefshalom.org/SilentTears:   \nFree for members of Rodef Shalom Congregation and Temple Sinai \n$18 for the public \nThis concert is presented by Rodef Shalom Congregation in partnership with the Holocaust Center of Pittsburgh and Classrooms without Borders \nFor a preview\, take a listen here!
URL:https://cwb-pgh-org-staging.ehven.net/event/silent-tears-the-last-yiddish-tango/
LOCATION:Rodef Shalom Congregation Falk Library 4905 Fifth Ave\, Pittsburgh\, PA 15213\, 4905 Fifth Ave\, Pittsburgh\, PA\, 15213\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240501T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240501T153000
DTSTAMP:20260708T171651
CREATED:20240318T144507Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240504T184514Z
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SUMMARY:Lessons in Resilience from the Holocaust and Genocide Featuring Johana Sliwa: An Unlikely Rescue: A Jewish Woman Who Helped Thousands of Poles during the Holocaust
DESCRIPTION:Join us on this transformative journey; let this series serve as your source of empowerment\, inspiring our community to find their own light within the encompassing shadows. \nJohana Sliwa:\nAn Unlikely Rescue: A Jewish Woman Who Helped Thousands of Poles during the Holocaust  \n \nDr. Joanna Sliwa is a historian at the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany (Claims Conference) in New York\, where she also administers academic programs. She has taught Holocaust and Jewish history at Kean University and at Rutgers University. Joanna has many years of experience working in teacher training on the Holocaust\, including in her ongoing role as Faculty Advisor to the Master Teacher Institute in Holocaust Education at the Allen and Joan Bildner Center for the Study of Jewish Life at Rutgers University – New Brunswick. Joanna’s scholarship focuses on the Holocaust in Poland and Polish Jewish history. Her first book\, Jewish Childhood in Kraków: A Microhistory of the Holocaust won the 2020 Ernst Fraenkel Prize awarded by the Wiener Holocaust Library. Her second book\, The Counterfeit Countess: The Jewish Woman Who Rescued Thousands of Poles During the Holocaust\, is co-authored with Elizabeth B. White. \nTali Nates  \n\nTali Nates is the founder and director of the Johannesburg Holocaust & Genocide Centre (JHGC) and Chair of the South African Holocaust & Genocide Foundation (SAHGF). She is a historian who lectures internationally on Holocaust and genocide education\, memory\, reconciliation\, and human rights. Born to a family of Holocaust survivors\, her father and uncle were saved by Oskar Schindler. Tali has been involved in the creation and production of dozens of documentary films\, published many articles and contributed chapters to different books among them God\, Faith & Identity from the Ashes: Reflections of Children and Grandchildren of Holocaust Survivors (2015)\, Remembering The Holocaust in Educational Settings (2018)\, Conceptualizing Mass Violence\, Representations\, Recollections\, and Reinterpretations (2021) and The Routledge Handbook of Memory Activism (2023). \nIn 2021 she was part of the 12-member Expert Group of the Malmö Forum\, serving in an advisory capacity to the Secretariat of the Malmö Forum on their programme on Holocaust remembrance\, education and actions to combat antisemitism. Tali serves on many Advisory and Academic Boards including that of the Contested Histories Initiative\, the Interdisciplinary Academic Journal of Babyn Yar Holocaust Memorial Center and the Academic Advisory Group of the School of Social and Health Sciences\, Monash University (IIEMSA)\, South Africa. \nIn 2010\, Tali was chosen as one of the top 100 newsworthy and noteworthy women in \nSouth Africa by the Mail & Guardian newspaper and won many awards including the Kia Community Service Award (South Africa\, 2015)\, the Gratias Agit Award (2020\, Czech Republic)\, the Austrian Holocaust Memorial Award (2021) and the Goethe Medal (2022\, Germany). \nIn the midst of uncertainty and shadows\, our series on resistance stands as a beacon of hope.  \nOver the course of our 8-part series\, we aim to shed light on the stories of individuals and communities courageously facing prevailing challenges. Our mission is to create a space where narratives of resilience take center stage\, unveiling the indomitable strength of the human spirit in adversity. \nThank you to our Partner: \n \nFuture Events in this Series: \n\nMay 22\, 2024 – Khatchig Mouradian: Resisting the Armenian Genocide: Lessons in Resilience from a Clandestine Network of Humanitarians\nAugust 28\, 2024 – Wolf Gruner: Resisters in Hitler’s Germany (Tentative)\nSeptember 25\, 2024 – Asya Darbinyan: Chhange and Holocaust Education (Tentative)\nOctober 23\, 2024 – Paul Lowe: Capturing the Siege of Sarajevo (Tentative)\nNovember 20\, 2024 – Sarah Brown\, PhD: Women as Perpetrators and Rescuers (Tentative)
URL:https://cwb-pgh-org-staging.ehven.net/event/lessons-in-resilience-from-the-holocaust-and-genocide-featuring-johana-sliwa-an-unlikely-rescue-a-jewish-woman-who-helped-thousands-of-poles-during-the-holocaust/
LOCATION:ZOOM | Registration required and closes 30 minutes prior to the start of the program
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240421T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240421T143000
DTSTAMP:20260708T171651
CREATED:20240328T151407Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240328T155538Z
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SUMMARY:Using Alternative Forms of Assessment: The Kindertransports as a Case Study
DESCRIPTION:Traditional assessments often fall short in capturing the depth and breadth of students’ understanding and skills. Participants in this online workshop will be exposed to alternative assessment models that can measure a student’s mastery of content knowledge and skills while using 21st-century technologies.  \nAligned with the Danielson Framework’s Critical Attributes for assessments\, the workshop will emphasize the importance of aligning assessments with instructional outcomes. The workshop will feature examples of alternative assessments by using the World War II Kindertransports\, offering educators a model for integrating children’s narratives during wartime into their courses. This fall\, Classrooms Without Borders will host a photo exhibit about the Kindertransports.  \nThis workshop will be facilitated by Kate Lukaszewicz\, Classrooms Without Borders Education Programs Director. Required pre-reading will be shared with registrants and Pennsylvania educators with a PPID can be awarded 2 Act 48 hours. 
URL:https://cwb-pgh-org-staging.ehven.net/event/using-alternative-forms-of-assessment-the-kindertransports-as-a-case-study/
LOCATION:ZOOM | Registration required and closes 30 minutes prior to the start of the program
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240418T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240418T160000
DTSTAMP:20260708T171651
CREATED:20240404T175414Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240419T211339Z
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SUMMARY:Unraveling Geopolitical Turbulence and the Israel's Protests with Avi Ben-Hur
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an information event as Avi Ben-Hur\, our esteemed CWB Scholar in Residence\, delves into the intricate geopolitical implications surrounding Israel’s recent protests. Against the backdrop of the largest demonstrations since the onset of the conflict\, Avi will provide invaluable insights into the underlying causes\, societal dynamics\, and global ramifications of the unrest. \nAvi Ben-Hur will navigate through the complexities of the protests\, analyzing their impact on regional stability\, the Israeli political landscape\, and international relations. Don’t miss this exclusive opportunity to gain a deeper understanding of the ongoing upheaval and its potential implications for the future. \nAvi Ben-Hur CWB Scholar in Residence \n \nA Brooklyn native\, Avi Ben-Hur moved to Israel in 1983. From 2003-2008 Avi was Director of the Archaeological Seminars School for Israeli Tour Guides. In 2008 Avi participated in re-writing the curriculum of the National Guiding courses for the Israeli Ministry of Tourism. As a “Scholar in Residence\, Avi has lectured\, taught and facilitated workshops in the US\, Warsaw\, Prague\, Berlin and Greece. From 1996-2000\, Avi taught in Yad Vashem’s International School for Holocaust Studies. As a guide\, Avi has specialized working with organizations focusing on political issues (such as AIPAC & CIJA)\, inter-faith programs and Holocaust studies. At Present\, Avi is an examiner for the Israeli Ministry of Tourism Licensing Boards and is the ongoing scholar in residence of Classrooms Without Borders
URL:https://cwb-pgh-org-staging.ehven.net/event/unraveling-geopolitical-turbulence-and-the-israels-protests-with-avi-ben-hur/
LOCATION:https://cwb-pgh-org-staging.ehven.net/event/unraveling-geopolitical-turbulence-and-the-israels-protests-with-avi-ben-hur/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240416T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240416T210000
DTSTAMP:20260708T171651
CREATED:20240227T145347Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240227T160942Z
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SUMMARY:Irena's Vow: IN THEATERS ON APRIL 15TH & APRIL 16TH
DESCRIPTION:Presents \nIRENA’S VOW \nBased on the true story of Irene Gut Opdyke  \n\nThrough the eyes of a strong-willed woman comes the remarkable true story of Irena Gut Opdyke and the triumphs of the human spirit over devastating tragedy. 19-year-old Irena Gut is promoted to housekeeper in the home of a highly respected Nazi officer when she finds out that the Jewish ghetto is about to be liquidated. Determined to help twelve Jewish workers\, she decides to shelter them in the safest place she can think of: the basement of the German commandant’s house. Over the next two years\, Irena uses her wit\, humor\, and courage to hide her friends until the end of the German occupation\, concealing them in the midst of countless Nazi parties\, a blackmail scheme\, and even the birth of a child. Her story is one of the most inspiring of our time. \n\nDirected by: Louise Archambault (Atomic Saké\, Familia)\nWritten by: Dan Gordon (Passenger 57\, Wyatt Earp)\nStarring: Sophie Nélisse (“Yellowjackets\,” 47 Meters Down: Uncaged)\, Dougray Scott (Mission: Impossible 2\, “Batwoman”)\, Andrzej Seweryn\, and Maciek Nawrocki\nProduced by: Nicholas Tabarrok\, p.g.a\, Beata Pisula\, Tim Ringuette\, Berry Meyerowitz and Jeff Sackman\nExecutive Produced by: Larry Greenberg and Leah Jaunzems\n\n \n\n*Official Selection – Toronto International Film Festival*\n*Official Selection – Woodstock Film Festival*\n*Official Selection – The JCC Chicago Jewish Film Festival*\n*Official Selection – Boston Jewish Film Festival*\n\nHere are the theaters in the Pittsburgh area: \n\nPhoenix Theatres Chartiers Valley Luxury 14 + PTX Address: 1025 Washington Pike\, Bridgeville\, PA\nAMC CLASSIC Westmoreland 15 Address: 5280 Old Rte 30\, Greensburg\, PA\nCinemark Center Township Marketplace Address: 99 Wagner Road\, Monaca\, PA\nCinemark Monroeville Mall and XD Address: 600 Monroeville Mall\, Monroeville\, PA\nCinemark North Hills and XD Address: 851 Providence Boulevard\, Pittsburgh\, PA\nCinemark Robinson Township and XD Address: 2100 Settlers Ridge Center Drive\, Robinson Township\, PA\nAMC Waterfront 22 Address: 300 West Waterfront Dr\, West Homestead\, PA
URL:https://cwb-pgh-org-staging.ehven.net/event/irenas-vow-in-theaters-on-april-15th-april-16th/2024-04-16/
LOCATION:PA
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240415T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240415T210000
DTSTAMP:20260708T171651
CREATED:20240227T145347Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240227T160942Z
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SUMMARY:Irena's Vow: IN THEATERS ON APRIL 15TH & APRIL 16TH
DESCRIPTION:Presents \nIRENA’S VOW \nBased on the true story of Irene Gut Opdyke  \n\nThrough the eyes of a strong-willed woman comes the remarkable true story of Irena Gut Opdyke and the triumphs of the human spirit over devastating tragedy. 19-year-old Irena Gut is promoted to housekeeper in the home of a highly respected Nazi officer when she finds out that the Jewish ghetto is about to be liquidated. Determined to help twelve Jewish workers\, she decides to shelter them in the safest place she can think of: the basement of the German commandant’s house. Over the next two years\, Irena uses her wit\, humor\, and courage to hide her friends until the end of the German occupation\, concealing them in the midst of countless Nazi parties\, a blackmail scheme\, and even the birth of a child. Her story is one of the most inspiring of our time. \n\nDirected by: Louise Archambault (Atomic Saké\, Familia)\nWritten by: Dan Gordon (Passenger 57\, Wyatt Earp)\nStarring: Sophie Nélisse (“Yellowjackets\,” 47 Meters Down: Uncaged)\, Dougray Scott (Mission: Impossible 2\, “Batwoman”)\, Andrzej Seweryn\, and Maciek Nawrocki\nProduced by: Nicholas Tabarrok\, p.g.a\, Beata Pisula\, Tim Ringuette\, Berry Meyerowitz and Jeff Sackman\nExecutive Produced by: Larry Greenberg and Leah Jaunzems\n\n \n\n*Official Selection – Toronto International Film Festival*\n*Official Selection – Woodstock Film Festival*\n*Official Selection – The JCC Chicago Jewish Film Festival*\n*Official Selection – Boston Jewish Film Festival*\n\nHere are the theaters in the Pittsburgh area: \n\nPhoenix Theatres Chartiers Valley Luxury 14 + PTX Address: 1025 Washington Pike\, Bridgeville\, PA\nAMC CLASSIC Westmoreland 15 Address: 5280 Old Rte 30\, Greensburg\, PA\nCinemark Center Township Marketplace Address: 99 Wagner Road\, Monaca\, PA\nCinemark Monroeville Mall and XD Address: 600 Monroeville Mall\, Monroeville\, PA\nCinemark North Hills and XD Address: 851 Providence Boulevard\, Pittsburgh\, PA\nCinemark Robinson Township and XD Address: 2100 Settlers Ridge Center Drive\, Robinson Township\, PA\nAMC Waterfront 22 Address: 300 West Waterfront Dr\, West Homestead\, PA
URL:https://cwb-pgh-org-staging.ehven.net/event/irenas-vow-in-theaters-on-april-15th-april-16th/2024-04-15/
LOCATION:PA
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240414T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240414T153000
DTSTAMP:20260708T171651
CREATED:20240401T103217Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240401T103217Z
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SUMMARY:The Ghetto Fighters’ House  Talking Memory Series Presents: The Holocaust and October 7: Entangled Memory?
DESCRIPTION:The Ghetto Fighters’ House Talking Memory Series Presents:\nThe Holocaust and October 7: Entangled Memory?\nGuest Speakers: \nProf. Havi Dreifuss \nHolocaust Studies and Commemoration Amidst Ongoing October 7th: Challenges and Connections \nDr. Ohad Ofaz \nEDUT 710: What We Learned from Holocaust Survivors’ Documentation \nYaron Tzur \nFacing Today’s Challenges: Navigating Holocaust Education at the Ghetto Fighters’ House Museum \nThe events of October 7 have sent shockwaves through the global community\, deeply influencing discussions on Holocaust remembrance. In this program\, we will thoughtfully navigate the entangled memory of the Holocaust and October 7\, examining its impact on remembrance and education. \n \nOur first speaker\, Prof. Havi Dreifuss will delve into the key challenges facing Holocaust studies both in Israel and worldwide amidst the aftermath of this tragic event. How does contemporary trauma\, including rising antisemitism and other factors\, influence our understanding and interpretation of Holocaust history? What intersections and parallels can be drawn between the study of the Holocaust and the events of October 7th? Through an exploration of research\, documentation\, and commemoration\, we will seek to illuminate the complex dynamics in navigating the legacy of the Holocaust in today’s world. \nDr. Ohad Ofaz will describe how WWII\, the Holocaust\, and the experiences of Holocaust survivors played a pivotal role in the emergence of audio-visual testimony. Central to this development was the contribution of Dori Laub\, a psychiatrist and Holocaust survivor\, who initiated the first video testimony project and formed a distinctive approach of attentive and empathetic interviewing techniques. The lecture will explore the evolution of the audio-visual testimony tradition from its origins in the Holocaust era to the Edut 710 initiative aimed at documenting the stories of survivors of the October 7th atrocities. It will highlight the incorporation and modification of Laub’s ethics of listening as a core concept in the current project. \nYaron Tzur\, Director of Content Development and Digital at the Ghetto Fighters’ House\, will share the museum’s educational approach to addressing questions that have emerged since October 7 and reflect on the key messages conveyed to visitors today. \nThis program is in partnership with Classrooms Without Borders\, the Rabin Chair Forum at George Washington University\, and the Institute for the History of Polish Jewry in Tel-Aviv university.
URL:https://cwb-pgh-org-staging.ehven.net/event/the-holocaust-and-october-7-entangled-memory/
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