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February 2021

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The Hungarian Holocaust with Moshe Y. Vardi
The Hungarian Holocaust with Moshe Y. Vardi 6:30pm - 7:30pm (1h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Feb 2, 2021 at 6:30pm
Ends Feb 2, 2021 at 7:30pm
Join Holocaust Museum Houston and Moshe Y. Vardi as he speaks about the Hungarian Holocaust and his parents' survival.
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Childhood after Atrocity Crimes: Hope for Peace, Dignity and Equality
Childhood after Atrocity Crimes: Hope for Peace, Dignity and Equality 10:00am - 11:30am (1h 30m)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Feb 4, 2021 at 10:00am
Ends Feb 4, 2021 at 11:30am
Join the United Nations Department of Global Communications for a civil society briefing which will examine the approaches taken to support children who survived the Holocaust.
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Listening Contrapuntally to Witness Testimonies of Terezín
Listening Contrapuntally to Witness Testimonies of Terezín 4:00pm - 5:00pm (1h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Feb 5, 2021 at 4:00pm
Ends Feb 5, 2021 at 5:00pm
Referencing archival materials related to the documentary Goethe and Ghetto (1996), Wlodarski will share how her own contrapuntal listening revealed opportunities for scholarly self-reflection, listening beyond the dominant discourse of the film, and analytical critique of the film’s content.
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Jewish Identifiers: Reflections on Latin American Jewish Identity
Jewish Identifiers: Reflections on Latin American Jewish Identity 10:30am - 11:30am (1h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Feb 11, 2021 at 10:30am
Ends Feb 11, 2021 at 11:30am
Join the Ackerman Center for Holocaust Studies at the University of Texas at Dallas for a guest lecture by Dr. Deby Roitman, Strategic Advisory at Universidad Hebraica, Mexico.
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Intimacy and Trauma
Intimacy and Trauma 7:00pm - 8:00pm (1h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Feb 14, 2021 at 7:00pm
Ends Feb 14, 2021 at 8:00pm
Join Next Generations for a program focusing on Holocaust survivors' marriages.
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Peacebuilding in Troubled Times: A Dialogue on Hate & Extremism
Peacebuilding in Troubled Times: A Dialogue on Hate & Extremism 6:00pm - 7:00pm (1h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Feb 15, 2021 at 6:00pm
Ends Feb 15, 2021 at 7:00pm
Holocaust Museum Houston, Houston Coalition Against Hate, Congregation Beth Israel, and the Anti-Defamation League will collaborate on a panel discussion on peacebuilding and combating hate and extremism.
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Women, Trauma and Genocide: Sexual Violence against Women in the Holocaust
Women, Trauma and Genocide: Sexual Violence against Women in the Holocaust 5:30pm - 6:30pm (1h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Feb 16, 2021 at 5:30pm
Ends Feb 16, 2021 at 6:30pm
Ferris State University invites you to join internationally renowned academics Rochelle Saidel and Sonja Hedgepeth for a webinar focused on sexual violence against women in the Holocaust.
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The Impact of Colonial Rule on Rwanda
The Impact of Colonial Rule on Rwanda 10:30am - 11:30am (1h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Feb 17, 2021 at 10:30am
Ends Feb 17, 2021 at 11:30am
The Center for Holocaust, Human Rights & Genocide Education (Chhange) February Virtual Lunch & Learn Program will examine the legacy of colonialism in Rwanda and features Chhange Executive Director, Dr. Sara E. Brown.
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Athletes Against Antisemitism with Zach Banner, Josh Bell and Alysha Clark
Athletes Against Antisemitism with Zach Banner, Josh Bell and Alysha Clark 6:30pm - 8:00pm (1h 30m)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Feb 17, 2021 at 6:30pm
Ends Feb 17, 2021 at 8:00pm
Join The Holocaust Center of Pittsburgh for a special virtual event! A two-part conversation on combating antisemitism, racial justice and moving forward in unity with NFL offensive lineman Zach Banner, MLB first baseman Josh Bell and WNBA champion Alysha Clark.
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Blood Libel: On the Trail of an Antisemitic Myth
Blood Libel: On the Trail of an Antisemitic Myth 4:00pm - 5:00pm (1h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Feb 18, 2021 at 4:00pm
Ends Feb 18, 2021 at 5:00pm
Following the paper trail across Europe, from England to Italy to Poland, from the twelfth to the twentieth century, Magda Teter will show how the blood libel became rooted in European imagination and why this myth persists today.
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Why the Nazis Looted Art and Why it Still Matters
Why the Nazis Looted Art and Why it Still Matters 7:00pm - 8:30pm (1h 30m)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Feb 18, 2021 at 7:00pm
Ends Feb 18, 2021 at 8:30pm
Join the University of Denver, the Holocaust Museum Houston, and the Program in Jewish Studies at Rice University for an enlightening talk featuring Dr. Elizabeth Campbell, associate professor of history at the University of Denver and director of the Center for Art Collection Ethics. The discussion will highlight her work and why the legacy of Nazi art looting still impacts the art world today.
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Lunchtime Talk Series - Remembering (for) Tomorrow: Re-Engaging History to Ask New Questions
Lunchtime Talk Series - Remembering (for) Tomorrow: Re-Engaging History to Ask New Questions 12:00pm - 1:00pm (1h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Feb 19, 2021 at 12:00pm
Ends Feb 19, 2021 at 1:00pm
Blaffer Art Museum and Holocaust Museum Houston present the second of a two-part dialogue with Simon Fujiwara, Alexandra Zapruder, and Mary Lee Webeck in conjunction with the exhibition, "Simon Fujiwara: Hope House"—on view at the Blaffer through March 14, 2021.
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The Legacy: What do we want to do to ensure the memory of the Holocaust?
The Legacy: What do we want to do to ensure the memory of the Holocaust? 1:00pm - 2:00pm (1h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Feb 23, 2021 at 1:00pm
Ends Feb 23, 2021 at 2:00pm
Join Next Generations for a program that will focus on the differences among the generations and what is known at this point from research about the grandchildren of survivors.
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“Working through the Past”: German Efforts to Face Their Nazi History
“Working through the Past”: German Efforts to Face Their Nazi History 3:00pm - 4:00pm (1h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Feb 23, 2021 at 3:00pm
Ends Feb 23, 2021 at 4:00pm
Join the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum for the 2021 Joseph and Rebecca Meyerhoff Annual Lecture "Working through the Past: German Effors to Face Their Nazi History."
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Oppression and Resistance in America’s World War II Concentration Camps
Oppression and Resistance in America’s World War II Concentration Camps 11:00am - 12:00pm (1h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Feb 24, 2021 at 11:00am
Ends Feb 24, 2021 at 12:00pm
Join Dr. Gary Okihiro, Professor Emeritus of international and public affairs at Columbia University and a Visiting Professor of American studies at Yale University, as he outlines the nature of the oppression in that historical experience, and the resistance posed to those oppressive acts.
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Shoah through Muslim Eyes: What Is at Stake and What Do We Need to Know
Shoah through Muslim Eyes: What Is at Stake and What Do We Need to Know 6:30pm - 7:30pm (1h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Feb 24, 2021 at 6:30pm
Ends Feb 24, 2021 at 7:30pm
Northern Arizona University's Martin-Springer Institute presents "Muslims and the Shoah: A Martin-Springer Institute Zoom Series" comprised of four different speaker events. Join Mehnaz Afridi as the first speaker of this series.
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The Politics of Memory: Holocaust Distortion in Poland with Dr. Jan Grabowski
The Politics of Memory: Holocaust Distortion in Poland with Dr. Jan Grabowski 7:00pm - 8:00pm (1h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Feb 24, 2021 at 7:00pm
Ends Feb 24, 2021 at 8:00pm
Join the Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum for a discussion of the politics of Holocaust memory in Poland and the consequences of burying the past.
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ASU Center Lecture -- Prof. Havi Dreifuss on "The Warsaw Ghetto - The End (April 1942 - June 1943)"
ASU Center Lecture -- Prof. Havi Dreifuss on "The Warsaw Ghetto - The End (April 1942 - June 1943)" 10:00am - 11:30am (1h 30m)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Feb 25, 2021 at 10:00am
Ends Feb 25, 2021 at 11:30am
Appalachian State's Center for Judaic, Holocaust, and Peace Studies, North Carolina, NC, proudly invites the public to an online lecture by Professor Havi Dreifuss live from Israel. Professor Dreifuss' talk will center on the Warsaw Ghetto - The End (April 1942 - June 1943).
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Jewish and African American Relations in a Time of Rising Racism and Antisemitism
Jewish and African American Relations in a Time of Rising Racism and Antisemitism 11:00am - 12:00pm (1h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Feb 25, 2021 at 11:00am
Ends Feb 25, 2021 at 12:00pm
In honor of Black History Month, this panel discussion, sponsored by the Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy, will highlight the shared experiences amongst the Jewish and African American communities, as shown in the film, "Shared Legacies."
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Through Their Eyes with Sandy Lessig
Through Their Eyes with Sandy Lessig 6:30pm - 7:30pm (1h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Feb 25, 2021 at 6:30pm
Ends Feb 25, 2021 at 7:30pm
Join Mrs. Sandy Lessig and Holocaust Museum Houston for "Through Their Eyes," a project that Sandy has been very instrumental in creating. It involves the second generation and/or others who knew the survivor in the telling of their parents' or friend's survival stories.
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Creating Possibility | Disallowing Hatred – Introduction and Guided Inquiry
Creating Possibility | Disallowing Hatred – Introduction and Guided Inquiry 12:00pm - 1:00pm (1h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Mar 1, 2021 at 12:00pm
Ends Mar 1, 2021 at 1:00pm
The goal of Holocaust Museum Houston's Creating Possibility | Disallowing Hatred Program is to cultivate upstanders who are aware of the power of hatred in human decision making and to provide community members an opportunity to learn important concepts of history, civic awareness, and social justice.
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Peacebuilding in Troubled Times: A Dialogue on Hate & Extremism
Peacebuilding in Troubled Times: A Dialogue on Hate & Extremism 6:00pm - 7:00pm (1h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Mar 2, 2021 at 6:00pm
Ends Mar 2, 2021 at 7:00pm
Holocaust Museum Houston, Houston Coalition Against Hate, Congregation Beth Israel, and the Anti-Defamation League will collaborate on a panel discussion on peacebuilding and combating hate and extremism.
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Italian Internment during World War II and the Limits of Racism in America
Italian Internment during World War II and the Limits of Racism in America 11:00am - 12:00pm (1h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Mar 3, 2021 at 11:00am
Ends Mar 3, 2021 at 12:00pm
Join Dr. Laura Ruberto, Humanities professor at Berkeley City College, as she reflects on how political pressure, cultural visibility, and an emerging position of whiteness helped build public acceptance of this immigrant (Italian American) community.
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The Holocaust Letter: Our Last and Only Chance
The Holocaust Letter: Our Last and Only Chance 11:00am - 12:00pm (1h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Mar 3, 2021 at 11:00am
Ends Mar 3, 2021 at 12:00pm
Join the USC Shoah Foundation for a discussion with Faris Cassell about "The Unanswered Letter."
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Nazi Crimes and Legal Ethics
Nazi Crimes and Legal Ethics 5:00pm - 6:00pm (1h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Mar 3, 2021 at 5:00pm
Ends Mar 3, 2021 at 6:00pm
Join the Center for National Security and Human Rights Law for a discussion of the role of lawyers during the Nazi regime as the foundation for a review of the history of modern legal ethics, a summary of relevant requirements, and an analysis of how those requirements can help guide lawyers in today’s climate to help our society avoid the mistakes of history.
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Muslim Rescuers of Jews: Discovering the Righteous Among Arabs
Muslim Rescuers of Jews: Discovering the Righteous Among Arabs 6:30pm - 7:30pm (1h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Mar 3, 2021 at 6:30pm
Ends Mar 3, 2021 at 7:30pm
Northern Arizona University's Martin-Springer Institute presents "Muslims and the Shoah: A Martin-Springer Institute Zoom Series" comprised of four different speaker events. Join Robert Satloff as the second speaker of this series.
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3GNY Stories Live: WEDU Wednesdays
3GNY Stories Live: WEDU Wednesdays 7:00pm - 8:00pm (1h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Mar 3, 2021 at 7:00pm
Ends Mar 3, 2021 at 8:00pm
Alyssa will focus on the story of her grandmother, Stefi Greengrass. Alyssa is the grandchild of two Holocaust survivors who passionately dedicates her time volunteering for numerous non-profit organizations to help educate and combat antisemitism.
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Behind the Spectacle: Jews, Circuses, and Nazi Germany
Behind the Spectacle: Jews, Circuses, and Nazi Germany 1:00pm - 2:00pm (1h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Mar 4, 2021 at 1:00pm
Ends Mar 4, 2021 at 2:00pm
Join the Museum of Jewish Heritage – A Living Memorial to the Holocaust for a program exploring the lives and legacies of Jewish circus artists between 1860 and 1945.
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What is the Role of Yiddish in Holocaust Education
What is the Role of Yiddish in Holocaust Education 6:00pm - 7:00pm (1h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Mar 4, 2021 at 6:00pm
Ends Mar 4, 2021 at 7:00pm
What is the role of Yiddish in Holocaust education, and: what role does the Holocaust as an event play in Yiddish studies curricula today? Meyer Weinshel will provide some examples that speak to the challenges in answering both of these questions.
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February 2021

The Hungarian Holocaust with Moshe Y. Vardi

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  • Tue, Feb 2, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
  • Calendar:   Speaking Engagements
  • Location:  Zoom

Childhood after Atrocity Crimes: Hope for Peace, Dignity and Equality

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  • Thu, Feb 4, 10:00am - 11:30am
  • Calendar:   Speaking Engagements
  • Location:  Microsoft Teams

Listening Contrapuntally to Witness Testimonies of Terezín

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  • Fri, Feb 5, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
  • Calendar:   Speaking Engagements
  • Location:  Zoom

Jewish Identifiers: Reflections on Latin American Jewish Identity

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  • Thu, Feb 11, 10:30am - 11:30am
  • Calendar:   Speaking Engagements
  • Location:  Zoom

Intimacy and Trauma

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  • Sun, Feb 14, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
  • Calendar:   Speaking Engagements
  • Location:  Zoom

Peacebuilding in Troubled Times: A Dialogue on Hate & Extremism

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  • Mon, Feb 15, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
  • Calendar:   Speaking Engagements
  • Location:  Zoom

Women, Trauma and Genocide: Sexual Violence against Women in the Holocaust

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  • Tue, Feb 16, 5:30pm - 6:30pm
  • Calendar:   Speaking Engagements
  • Location:  Zoom

The Impact of Colonial Rule on Rwanda

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  • Wed, Feb 17, 10:30am - 11:30am
  • Calendar:   Speaking Engagements
  • Location:  Zoom

Athletes Against Antisemitism with Zach Banner, Josh Bell and Alysha Clark

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  • Wed, Feb 17, 6:30pm - 8:00pm
  • Calendar:   Speaking Engagements
  • Location:  Zoom

Blood Libel: On the Trail of an Antisemitic Myth

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  • Thu, Feb 18, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
  • Calendar:   Speaking Engagements
  • Location:  Zoom

Why the Nazis Looted Art and Why it Still Matters

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  • Thu, Feb 18, 7:00pm - 8:30pm
  • Calendar:   Speaking Engagements
  • Location:  Zoom

Lunchtime Talk Series - Remembering (for) Tomorrow: Re-Engaging History to Ask New Questions

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  • Fri, Feb 19, 12:00pm - 1:00pm
  • Calendar:   Speaking Engagements
  • Location:  Zoom

The Legacy: What do we want to do to ensure the memory of the Holocaust?

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  • Tue, Feb 23, 1:00pm - 2:00pm
  • Calendar:   Speaking Engagements
  • Location:  Zoom

“Working through the Past”: German Efforts to Face Their Nazi History

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  • Tue, Feb 23, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
  • Calendar:   Speaking Engagements
  • Location:  Webinar

Oppression and Resistance in America’s World War II Concentration Camps

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  • Wed, Feb 24, 11:00am - 12:00pm
  • Calendar:   Speaking Engagements
  • Location:  Zoom

Shoah through Muslim Eyes: What Is at Stake and What Do We Need to Know

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  • Wed, Feb 24, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
  • Calendar:   Speaking Engagements
  • Location:  Zoom

The Politics of Memory: Holocaust Distortion in Poland with Dr. Jan Grabowski

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  • Wed, Feb 24, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
  • Calendar:   Speaking Engagements
  • Location:  Zoom

ASU Center Lecture -- Prof. Havi Dreifuss on "The Warsaw Ghetto - The End (April 1942 - June 1943)"

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  • Thu, Feb 25, 10:00am - 11:30am
  • Calendar:   Speaking Engagements
  • Location:  Zoom

Jewish and African American Relations in a Time of Rising Racism and Antisemitism

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  • Thu, Feb 25, 11:00am - 12:00pm
  • Calendar:   Speaking Engagements
  • Location:  Zoom

Through Their Eyes with Sandy Lessig

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  • Thu, Feb 25, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
  • Calendar:   Speaking Engagements
  • Location:  Zoom

Creating Possibility | Disallowing Hatred – Introduction and Guided Inquiry

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  • Mon, Mar 1, 12:00pm - 1:00pm
  • Calendar:   Speaking Engagements
  • Location:  Zoom

Peacebuilding in Troubled Times: A Dialogue on Hate & Extremism

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  • Tue, Mar 2, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
  • Calendar:   Speaking Engagements
  • Location:  Zoom

Italian Internment during World War II and the Limits of Racism in America

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  • Wed, Mar 3, 11:00am - 12:00pm
  • Calendar:   Speaking Engagements
  • Location:  Zoom

The Holocaust Letter: Our Last and Only Chance

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  • Wed, Mar 3, 11:00am - 12:00pm
  • Calendar:   Speaking Engagements
  • Location:  Zoom

Nazi Crimes and Legal Ethics

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  • Wed, Mar 3, 5:00pm - 6:00pm
  • Calendar:   Speaking Engagements
  • Location:  Webinar

Muslim Rescuers of Jews: Discovering the Righteous Among Arabs

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  • Wed, Mar 3, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
  • Calendar:   Speaking Engagements
  • Location:  Zoom

3GNY Stories Live: WEDU Wednesdays

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  • Wed, Mar 3, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
  • Calendar:   Speaking Engagements
  • Location:  Zoom

Behind the Spectacle: Jews, Circuses, and Nazi Germany

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  • Thu, Mar 4, 1:00pm - 2:00pm
  • Calendar:   Speaking Engagements
  • Location:  Zoom

What is the Role of Yiddish in Holocaust Education

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  • Thu, Mar 4, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
  • Calendar:   Speaking Engagements
  • Location:  Zoom

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