In Person Events

Wednesday, November 9, 2022. Reception at 6:00PM - Program Begins at 6:30PM. Please join us for an extraordinary experience a new exhibition, Stories of Survival: An Immersive Journey Through the Holocaust, which includes an interactive hologram of local survivor Oskar Knoblauch. Be among the first to see and interact with this new technology. Includes hors d’oeuvres reception. Dietary laws observed. Seating is limited. RSVP today! Register: https://www.azjhs.org/kristallnacht-remembrance-ceremony

  Nov 13, 2022 @ 1 PM Chompies 3212 E Cactus Rd, Phoenix, AZ 85032 Entertainment by accomplished violinist Moshe Bukshpan   FREE FOR HOLOCAUST SURVIVORS & DRIVERS GUEST MEALS - $20 (PAYABLE IN ADVANCE OR AT THE DOOR) MAIL CHECKS TO: PHA, 12701 NORTH SCOTTSDALE ROAD #122 SCOTTSDALE, AZ 85254 CONTACT SUSAN GETZ: SUZE0000@GMAIL.COM PLEASE LET PHA KNOW IF YOU NEED A RIDE. ONLY ATTEND IF YOU ARE FEELING WELL AND HAVEN’T BEEN EXPOSED TO ANYONE WHO TESTED POSITIVE FOR COVID.

  HANUKKAH CELEBRATION Sunday Dec 18, 2022 @ 1 PM Beth El Congregation 1118 W Glendale Ave, Phoenix, AZ 85021 Musical Entertainment by Pianist Deena Cukier FREE FOR HOLOCAUST SURVIVORS & DRIVERS GUEST MEALS - $20 (PAYABLE IN ADVANCE OR AT THE DOOR) MAIL CHECKS TO: PHA, 12701 NORTH SCOTTSDALE ROAD #122 SCOTTSDALE, AZ 85254 CONTACT SUSAN GETZ: SUZE0000@GMAIL.COM OR 480-246-9551

  Dr. Hersch Altman will be present to share his experiences during the Holocaust and provide great insight into his amazing story of survival. For More Information: https://www.carefree.org/holidays-in-carefree

Wednesday, Jan. 11 | 10-11:30 a.m. Guest speaker: Holocaust survivor and author Dirk Van Leenen The free program will be held at the East Valley JCC. Refreshments will be provided. Reservations are required. Dirk Van Leenen was born in 1940 just after the war had begun in The Netherlands. He has several degrees in horticulture and floral design and has spent his life working with flowers. At the University of Leiden, he studied English and he worked a number of years in Holland as an English teacher. For years, he used to tell stories about his experiences during the Second World War in Holland and his children and grandchildren always urged him to write a book about those difficult times....

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  6 p.m. Jan. 22, 2023 Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts Tickets $18, $36 and $54 Purchase at the center's box office or online at scottsdaleperformingarts.org   MusicaNova Orchestra and ASU's Center for Jewish Studies present one man's story of finding hope and love in an all-Jewish orchestra as Nazi oppression accelerated in 1930s Germany. The evening begins with the movie Winter Journey, based on classical radio host Martin Goldsmith's book, The Inextinguishable Symphony, followed by a Q&A with Mr. Goldsmith. The orchestra performs the final piece the Jewish orchestra rehearsed: an ironic slap at their oppressors, Nielsen's Fourth Symphony powerfully proclaims that "music is life, and like life, inextinguishable." Local choirs join the orchestra for the finale, Sibelius’...

*Please mark this important event in your calendars. January 29, 2023 7:00 p.m. Temple Solel 6805 E McDonald Dr, Paradise Valley, AZ 85253 How Can we Understand Contemporary Antisemitism? Michael Berenbaum, a Holocaust scholar who played a leading role in the creation of the USHMM and the content of its permanent exhibition, will address this difficult topic. He is currently Distinguished Professor of Jewish Studies at the American Jewish University. Event is free and open to public. Questions contact Tara Marcaussen @ tmarcussen@templesolel.org This event is sponsored by NAU’s Martin-Springer Institute, Temple Solel, and the Phoenix Holocaust Association.

  F E B R U A R Y 1 9 , 2 0 2 3 @ 1 : 0 0 P M C O N G R E G A T I O N O R T Z I O N 1 6 4 1 5 N 9 0 T H S T S C O T T S D A L E , A Z 8 5 2 6 0 MUSICAL ENTERTAINMENT BY GUITARIST GAL DRIMMER FREE FOR HOLOCAUST SURVIVORS & DRIVERS GUEST MEALS - $20 (PAYABLE IN ADVANCE OR AT THE DOOR) MAIL CHECKS TO: PHA, 12701 NORTH SCOTTSDALE ROAD #122 SCOTTSDALE, AZ 85254 To RSVP and pay online for Café Europa https://phoenixhsa.formstack.com/forms/cafe_europa_in_a_bag CONTACT SUSAN GETZ: SUZE0000@GMAIL.COM...

Teacher training will be focused on using TikTok in the classroom and using Survivor oral histories to teach the Holocaust. Thursday, February 23, 2023 from 9AM to 11AM (MST) at the Arizona Jewish Historical Society, 122 E. Culver, Phoenix, AZ 85004. There are financial incentives for teachers. To Learn more Visit: https://www.azjhs.org/azjhs-oskar-knoblauch-tiktok-contest

  Sunday, March 5th 3-5 pm (In-person) Horizon Park Ramada #2 15444 N. 100th Street Scottsdale, AZ 85260 RSVP by March 1 at 3gaz@phxha.com

Tue, Mar 28, 2023, 5:00 PM MST Free, including pizza and salad dinner and door prizes, including many classroom resources. Every teacher will receive a certificate for 3 seat hours. Where: Arizona Jewish Historical Society For teachers of grades 6-12 in any discipline who are either new teachers or new to teaching about the Holocaust. Special prizes for the first 25 registrants who attend. Registration: http://tinyurl.com/y9jtbyj5