In Grand Sanctuary, Holocaust Survivors Share Their Stories

Wed, 06/29/2022 - 5:00pm
Walter and Phyllis Loeb were honored that Rabbi Nicole Auerbach walked them to the bima for Walter to record his interview.
Walter and Phyllis Loeb were honored that Rabbi Nicole Auerbach walked them to the bima for Walter to record his interview.

On a Wednesday morning in New York in the fall of 2021, Rabbi Nicole Auerbach greeted Walter and Phyllis Loeb in Central Synagogue’s majestic sanctuary. She led them through the arch-lined nave, past row after row of pews, beyond the six sets of capital columns wrapped in colorful, gold-accented reliefs, all the way up to the intricately carved Mahagony bima, the stage where the synagogue’s rabbi and cantor preside over Shabbat and holiday services.

New Swedish Holocaust Museum Inaugurated in Stockholm

Tue, 06/28/2022 - 9:02am
Lizzie Oved Scheja discusses the quest to create Sweden's new Holocaust memorial museum. Read her interview below. Photo credit: Ania Scheja.
Lizzie Oved Scheja discusses the quest to create Sweden's new Holocaust memorial museum. Read her interview below. Photo credit: Ania Scheja.

"It’s very important that the Swedish Holocaust Museum is one of Sweden’s National Historical Museums. We believe the Holocaust is not a Jewish concern, but that it is, and must be, a universal one." Lizzie Oved Scheja (pictured above, full interview below), founder and director of J! Jewish Culture in Sweden, speaking earlier this month after Swedish Minister of Culture Jeanette Gustafsdotter inaugurated the country’s first museum dedicated to preserving and perpetuating the memory of the Holocaust.

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My Name is Sara Film Premiere and Reception: New York City

$18 Suggested Donation 
July 12, 2022 @ 6:00 pm | $18 Suggested Donation
The New York premiere event will take place in Safra Hall at the Museum of Jewish Heritage on Tuesday, July 12, in partnership with USC Shoah Foundation.
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Start: July 12, 2022 / 6:00 PM
Cost: $18 Suggested Donation
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My Name is Sara Film Premiere and Reception: Los Angeles

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July 19, 2022 @ 7:00 pm | $18 Suggested Donation
The Los Angeles premiere event will take place at the Museum of Tolerance at the Simon Wiesenthal Center in partnership with USC Shoah Foundation, Museum of Tolerance, and Holocaust Museum LA.
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Start: July 19, 2022 / 7:00 PM
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Pianist Mona Golabek to introduce The Willesden Project at a Benefit Concert for Ukrainian Refugees at the POLIN Museum in Warsaw

Thu, 06/16/2022 - 6:07pm

USC Shoah Foundation is bringing The Willesden Project educational initiative to a group of 500 Ukrainian refugees and other guests in Warsaw, Poland this weekend. The event will also feature a musical performance by USC Shoah Foundation partner and celebrated pianist Mona Golabek.

Call for Papers: Fifth International Graduate Students' Conference on Holocaust and Genocide Studies

Thu, 06/16/2022 - 1:18pm

 

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