Jewish History

Yom Hashoah Resources

By Ellen Resnek / Thursday, March 20, 2025 / Comments Off on Yom Hashoah Resources

There are many ways to commemorate the Holocaust. This collection of Israeli resources from the iCenter can add important elements to whatever ceremony or learning experience you plan for Yom […]

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Book Launch: Kalman & Leopold – Surviving Mengele’s Auschwitz

By Ellen Resnek / Wednesday, March 5, 2025 / Comments Off on Book Launch: Kalman & Leopold – Surviving Mengele’s Auschwitz

This compelling story captures vivid recollections from two young survivors of Auschwitz, revealing their day-to-day details of life in the extermination camp and harrowing encounters with the infamous SS doctor […]

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Talking Memory: The Intersection of Heroism and Tragedy during the Holocaust in the Soviet Union

By Ellen Resnek / Sunday, February 23, 2025 / Comments Off on Talking Memory: The Intersection of Heroism and Tragedy during the Holocaust in the Soviet Union

The Ghetto Fighters’ House invites you to a new series: Jews in the Soviet Union: A Complex Narrative The Intersection of Heroism and Tragedy during the Holocaust in the Soviet Union […]

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Virtual Book Discussion Two Sisters: Betrayal, Love, and Resistance in Wartime France

By Ellen Resnek / Thursday, February 20, 2025 / Comments Off on Virtual Book Discussion Two Sisters: Betrayal, Love, and Resistance in Wartime France

Join us for a compelling virtual discussion with journalist and historian Rosie Whitehouse as we explore her latest book, Two Sisters: Betrayal, Love, and Resistance in Wartime France. This powerful […]

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Andrew Laszlo

Andrew Laszlo: Growing Up in Hungary, Surviving the Holocaust, and Coming to America

By Ellen Resnek / Thursday, February 13, 2025 / Comments Off on Andrew Laszlo: Growing Up in Hungary, Surviving the Holocaust, and Coming to America

Andrew Laszlo: Growing Up in Hungary, Surviving the Holocaust, and Coming to America Join Andrew Laszlo Jr. as he shares the extraordinary journey of his father, Andrew Laszlo, from a middle-class […]

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Sweet Lorraine in Auschwitz

By Ellen Resnek / Tuesday, February 4, 2025 / Comments Off on Sweet Lorraine in Auschwitz

Classrooms Without Borders is excited to share an important update about Sweet Lorraine in Auschwitz! In honor of the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz—where Holocaust survivor Frank Grunwald […]

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New Study Reveals Alarming Gaps in Holocaust Knowledge Among Young Adults Globally

By Ellen Resnek / Thursday, January 23, 2025 / Comments Off on New Study Reveals Alarming Gaps in Holocaust Knowledge Among Young Adults Globally

January 23, 2025 NEW YORK, NY—The Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany (Claims Conference) has unveiled the first-ever Eight-Country Holocaust Knowledge and Awareness Index, highlighting troubling gaps in Holocaust […]

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Sunday Salon Series – Hollywood, World Cinema and the Holocaust: Part 3

By Ellen Resnek / Thursday, January 16, 2025 / Comments Off on Sunday Salon Series – Hollywood, World Cinema and the Holocaust: Part 3

By POPULAR DEMAND and in Honor of Film Festivals Everywhere Hollywood, World Cinema and the Holocaust: Part 3 A Virtual Evening with Dr. Michael Berenbaum and Dr. Michael I. Berlin […]

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Announcement: Voices from the Holocaust Presentation Featuring CWB Educator Carol-Lynn Dubovi

By Ellen Resnek / Sunday, January 12, 2025 / Comments Off on Announcement: Voices from the Holocaust Presentation Featuring CWB Educator Carol-Lynn Dubovi

The Eldred WWII Museum is proud to host “Voices from the Holocaust” on Sunday January 19, 2025, at 1:30 PM, featuring special guest speaker Carol-Lynn, an esteemed educator with Classrooms […]

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Understanding the Holocaust Through the Personal Narrative of Rachel Pinchusowitch Litwak

By Ellen Resnek / Friday, January 3, 2025 / Comments Off on Understanding the Holocaust Through the Personal Narrative of Rachel Pinchusowitch Litwak

This lesson plan introduces students to the Holocaust through the personal narrative of Rachel Pinchusowitch Litwak, the mother of Dr. Zipora (Tsipy) Gur, founder of Classrooms Without Borders. Through excerpts […]

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