Mitchell Raff is a second-generation Holocaust survivor who grew up in Los Angeles. “Little Boy, I Know Your Name: A Second-Generation Memoir from Inherited Holocaust Trauma” is his first, intensely personal book.
Join 3GAZ for a film screening of "The Property" during the Greater Phoenix Jewish Film Festival on Sunday
March 9, 2025 @ 1:00pm at Beth El Congregation 1118 W. Glendale Ave., Phoenix, AZ To Pay online: PHXHA.COM/CONNECT/ Contact Elaine Goldenthal: elainegoldenthal@gmail.com
REGISTER: https://www.bethelphoenix.com/event/charlotte Holocaust survivor Charlotte Adelman and writer/editor Mala Blomquist discuss and read passages from their new book, Charlotte: A Holocaust Story of Strength, Courage, and Hope. Dessert reception to follow. Charlotte Adelman was born on March 26, 1932, in Paris, France. She grew up in a traditional Jewish household with her mother, Rose, her father, Herszle, and her brother, Max. Her early years were marked by a picturesque childhood, filled with love and happiness. Everything changed when Charlotte was just ten years old. The Nazi invasion of France and occupation of Paris brought terror and upheaval to her life. For the next four years, Charlotte lived in constant danger, fleeing for her safety on six separate occasions. During this time,...
With special focus on the 30th anniversary of the Srebrenica Genocide and the murder and displacement of Native American communities, Genocide Awareness Week 2025 will bring different cultures of remembrance, memorialization and repair after genocide in conversation with each other. The importance of survivor testimony, the need to bring perpetrators to justice, the power and limits of representation in text and art, as well as the difficulty to represent the complexity of genocide through memorialization are shared features of confronting genocide. Equally important is the need to counter genocide denial and distortion. Starting from common themes such as these, GAW fosters dialogues among survivors, academics, activists, artists, and government officials through presentations, performances, discussions, and exhibits. https://jewishstudies.asu.edu/GAW25
The event is free and no RSVP needed (the QR Code on the flyer is campus map), though there will be a charge for parking. Monday, March 31, 20205, 5 – 7 PM, CLCC Lect 110 Join us to view this short but important film about missing and murdered Indigenous persons, written and directed by Octavia Endischee, an ASU graduate from the The Sidney Poitier New American Film School, who will lead in a panel discussion after the screening. Joining her will be Raymond Meza and Jessica Antonio, who will share their own experiences, each having lost a sister. Since this topic can be traumatic and may be triggering to some, Indigenous healers will be on site to provide support and smudging.
This event is free so there is no RSVP needed (the QR Code on the flyer is campus map), though there will be a charge for parking . Tuesday, April 1, 2025, 3 – 5 PM, CLCC 246. Learn the personal stories of five genocide survivors: Branislav Vujic (Bosnia), Margaret “Marge” Rich (Holocaust), Rosine Kamugisha (Rwanda), Rafi Zaw Win (Rohingya) , and moderator Sarah Adams. What was the experience living in a country where you were targeted for elimination? How does one live with the consequences of that experience? What are the warning signs of genocide that we should be aware of? What resources exist for learning about, and confronting, acts of genocide? What can you do to help victims...
This event is free so there is no RSVP needed (the QR Code on the flyer is campus map), though there will be a charge for parking. Thursday, April 3, 2025, 3 – 5 PM, SANDS 101 David Livingstone Smith is a Professor of Philosophy at the University of New England and the award-winning author of “Less than Human: Why We Demean, Enslave, and Exterminate Others,” “On Inhumanity: Dehumanization and How to Resist It,” and most recently “Making Monsters: The Uncanny Power of Dehumanization.” Described in the NY Times Literary Supplement as “a philosopher seeking not just to interpret the world but to change it,” his work on dehumanization, race, and related matters is often featured in the national and...
The commemoration begins at 5 PM. Please register at https://phoenixhsa.formstack.com/forms/2025_yom_hashoah_rsvp If you would like to attend the Phoenix Symphony concert preceding the Holocaust Remembrance Day commemoration, you can purchase tickets HERE. Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony Sunday, April 27, 2:00 PM | Symphony Hall Those attending the Commemoration can receive 20% OFF concert tickets. The PROMO Code for discounted concert tickets will be sent by email after you register for the Commemoration. *Discount does not apply to previously purchased tickets.
Register: https://phoenixhsa.formstack.com/forms/mazel The Theatre Artists Studio, Phoenix Holocaust Association, and Arizona Jewish Historical Society are proud to present a staged reading and talk-back of the play "Mazel". Based on the experiences of Holocaust survivor Jack Sittsamer, who survived eight concentration camps, "Mazel" follows Sittsamer as he comes to America after the war and begins a new life in Pittsburgh, marrying and raising a family there. Like many survivors, Sittsamer buried his past and refused to speak to his children about his experiences. Now at the other end of his life, as depicted in Mazel, Sittsamer has begun speaking out. He finds an urgent need and a sense of purpose in these lectures. And that, unfortunately, does nothing to soothe his prickly relationship...
May 18, 2025 @1:00pm Congregation Beth Israel 10460 North 56th Street, Scottsdale, AZ 85253 To Pay online: PHXHA.COM/CONNECT/ Contact Susan Getz: SUZE0000@GMAIL.COM
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