Events

Join 3GAZ and Phoenix Holocaust Association for a discussion and reading with local 3G author Malka Daskal, featuring her new novel The Teacher of Lost Orphans. Sunday, March 22 | 3:00–4:00 PM North Scottsdale (location shared upon registration) Free event | Registration required Seating is limited Set in the Cyprus internment camps after the Holocaust, this powerful work of historical fiction highlights a little-known chapter of Jewish history, as survivors rebuilt their lives and prepared for a future in a Jewish homeland. Inspired by the author’s own family story, the novel blends careful research with personal legacy.

Teaching the Holocaust Using the Humanities Sign-in: Begins at 8:30 AM, with a light breakfast served. Morning Session: Teaching the Holocaust Using the Humanities. All morning programming and lunch will take place at SCC, Indigenous Cultural Center. Lunch will be provided. Afternoon Session: Begins at 1:00 PM at the Tempe History Museum. This session will focus on Holocaust survivor Gerda Weissmann Klein and liberator Kurt Klein. Teachers who attend the full day will earn 6 CEUs. Substitute reimbursement is available for 20 teachers—first come, first served. This event is free, but teachers must register. Open to all teachers, grades 6 -12, ELA, social studies, and other disciplines For questions, contact Kim Klett: kimklett5@gmail.com

The Work of Forensic Anthropologists and Archaeologists in Bosnia In partnership with Scottsdale Community College Anthropology Department and Arizona State University, PHA invites you to our next speaker series event, Making the Unbearable a Bit More Bearable: The Work of Forensic Anthropologists and Archaeologists in Bosnia. Thursday, March 26, 2026 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM Through case studies from post-war Bosnia, this presentation explores how forensic evidence contributes to historical documentation, judicial accountability, and the restoration of dignity to victims and their families, while highlighting the ethical and humanitarian dimensions of this work. Event Speaker: Dr. Lisa Marsio Dr. Lisa Marsio is a professor of archaeology and biological anthropology at Scottsdale Community College. She received a B.A in Classical Archaeology,...

Register for our community-wide Yom HaShoah Commemoration Sunday, April 12, 2026 4:00 pm Advance registration is requested. The event location in Central Phoenix will be provided after registration confirmation. 2026 Yom HaShoah Book of Remembrance As part of our Yom HaShoah Commemoration, we pay tribute to those family members who perished in the Shoah and honor those who survived in a Book of Remembrance. Click the button below to submit your tribute. 

Monday, April 13 - Thursday, April 16, 2026 The theme of GAW 2026 is to examine some of the ways in which the global retreat from democracy and new authoritarianism connect with historic and contemporary cases of genocide. In the present era, the world is experiencing a resurgence in extremism, exclusionary nationalism, and authoritarianism. At the same time, democracies, even longstanding, stable ones, have experienced erosion and backsliding in democratic processes, practices, and institutions. These trends are highly concerning given that authoritarian states are particularly prone to genocide and mass violence.