In Person Events

Jan. 12 at 11 am  Location: East Valley JCC located at 908 N Alma School Rd, Chandler, AZ    Topic: Experiences of Being Child or Grandchild of Survivors. Other family members are welcome.   This is a meeting for ourselves, the family members of survivors and any guest we choose to invite. We can share documents, pictures, precious family things and stories that made us who we are.   Please RSVP to the front desk at EVJCC if you and any guests are coming. 480-897-0588 https://www.evjcc.org/   This is an in-person meeting. Because of Covid, vaccines and masks are required indoors. No snacks, just water is offered.

Monday, February 21, 2022 12:30 - 2:00 pm Martin Pear JCC 12701 N Scottsdale Rd, Scottsdale   Our February speaker is Ruth Rotkowitz. Ruth is the daughter of Holocaust survivors and has become an expert on inherited trauma. She holds a B.A. and M.A. in English. In New Jersey, she taught writing at two community colleges. In New York, Ruth taught English at one of the city’s specialized high schools. After moving to Arizona, she joined the Phoenix Holocaust Association, an organization dedicated to preserving the Shoah memory. As a representative of the organization, she gives talks throughout the Phoenix area on Holocaust-related books and programs. Ruth is the author of two novels, Escaping the Whale and the prequel, The Whale Surfaces. The protagonist of Escaping the Whale, in...