Phoenix Holocaust Association

The Diary of Anne Frank
2024-09-21 19:00 (America/Phoenix) | Herberger Theater Center, 222 E Monroe St, Phoenix,, Phoenix, AZ, 85004
In cooperation with the Phoenix Holocaust Association, Childsplay invites you to join us for a special performance of The Diary of Anne Frank at the Herberger Theater Center on Saturday, September 21st at 7 pm.
Please use discount code TDAF30 to receive a $30 ticket price
for Center Orchestra seats only. This discount is equal to $20 off
the regular adult price and $10 off the student/senior price.
Go to www.childsplayaz.org or call the Herberger Theater
Center directly at 602-252-8497 to purchase tickets.

Circle of Sharing Event: In a Sukkah Under the Stars
2024-10-19 19:00 - 21:00 | AZ
Register: 3gaz@phxha.com

Café Europa
2024-10-20 13:00 - 15:00 | Beth El Congregation, 1118 W GLENDALE AVE, PHOENIX, Glendale, AZ, 85021
To Pay online : https://phoenixhsa.formstack.com/forms/cafe_europa_in_a_bag

Contact Susan Getz : SUZE0000@GMAIL.COM

Murray & Sabina Zemel z"l Educators Conference on the Holocaust and Genocide
2024-10-29 09:30 - 15:30 | Burton Barr Library, 1221 N. Central Ave, Phoenix, AZ, 85004
The program will be held at Burton Barr Library in Phoenix and will conclude with renowned keynote speaker Carl Wilkens – the only American rescuer who remained in Rwanda during the 1994 genocide. Sessions include the opportunity to hear the testimony of a local Holocaust survivor, and to learn from The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History’s Arizona History Teacher of the Year Mr. Ashley Crose.
The entire program is free.
Books will be available for teachers and their students at no cost. Please bring a bag or two for the free books you select.
Participants will obtain a certificate for CE units.
Please contact us at info@phxha.com if you have any questions.
We look forward to seeing you on October 29.
Registration: The Murray and Sabina Zemel z”l Educators Conference on the Holocaust and Genocide | Jewish Studies (asu.edu)

Keynote Speaker: Carl Wilkens
2024-10-29 15:30 - 16:30 | Arizona Jewish Historical Society, 122 E. Culver, Phoenix, AZ, 85004, United States
The Keynote is Open to the Community

Registration: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSem7Cc0VLQeSX7M0yTa8B9DXwXXP05IgRR9KVzoRAmGSelBKA/viewform

Café Europa
2024-11-10 13:00 - 15:00 | Congregation Beth Israel, 10460 N 56th St, Scottsdale, AZ, 85253
To Pay online:
PHXHA.COM/CONNECT/
or
Contact Susan Getz:
SUZE0000@GMAIL.COM

3GAZ Spring Planning Meeting
2024-11-24 10:00 - 12:00 | Coffee Plantation, 7366 E. Shea Blvd. #101, Scottsdale, AZ, 85260, United States
RSVP: 3GAZ@phxha@gmail.com

December Café Europa
2024-12-15 13:00 - 15:00 | Beth El Congregation, 1118 W GLENDALE AVE, PHOENIX, Glendale, AZ, 85021

Book Discussion of Georgia Hunter's We Were the Lucky Ones
2024-12-22 14:00 - 15:30 | AZ
RSVP FOR DECEMBER BOOK DISCUSSION TO: lesliefeldman.pha@gmail.com
January Event Link: https://phoenixhsa.formstack.com/forms/an_evening_with_georgia_hunter

Chanukah in Carefree Nightly Menorah Lighting
2024-12-29 17:30 - 19:00 | Sanderson Lincoln Pavilion, 101 Easy Street, Carefree, AZ, 85377, United States
For More Information: https://chanukahincarefree.com/

January Café Europa
2025-01-12 13:00 - 15:00 | AZ
To Pay online: PHXHA.COM/CONNECT/
Contact Susan Getz: SUZE0000@GMAIL.COM

We Were the Lucky Ones
2025-01-23 18:00 - 21:00 | Chaparral High School, 6935 east Gold Dust Ave, Scottsdale, az, 85253
Online registration has closed. Admission at the door on January 23rd will be $40/person, payable by cash or check only.

In partnership with the Center for Jewish Philanthropy, please join the Phoenix Holocaust Association for an evening with New York Times bestselling author Georgia Hunter and Critics’ Choice Television Awards Best Supporting Actress Winner Busy Philipps.
When Georgia Hunter was fifteen years old, she discovered that she came from a family of Holocaust survivors. Years later, she embarked on a journey of intensive research, determined to unearth and record her family’s remarkable story. The result is the New York Times best seller, We Were the Lucky Ones, which has been published in over 20 languages and adapted for television by Hulu as an eight-part limited series. Hunter’s searing novel is the story of a Jewish family ripped away from each other at the start of the German and Russian occupation of Poland on the eve of World War II, and their extraordinary journey back to each other—a story based on Hunter’s grandfather’s real Holocaust survival story.

Ms. Hunter will be interviewed by Chaparral High School alumna actress Busy Philipps, who has starred in many critically acclaimed television series including Dawson’s Creek, Cougar Town and Girls5eva, and whose filmography includes Made of Honor, He’s Just Not That Into You and Mean Girls.

Event Sponsors (in formation)
Julee Landau & Robert Shahon
Buchanan Programme & Marley Kornreich
ASU Jewish Studies
Arizona Jewish Historical Society
Greater Phoenix Jewish Film Festival
Valley Beit Midrash
The Driver Provider

February Café Europa
2025-02-09 13:00 - 15:00 | Congregation Beth Israel, 10460 N 56th St, Scottsdale, AZ, 85253
February 9, 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
RSVP by Wednesday, Feb 5th.

Little Boy, I Know Your Name A Second-Generation Memoir from Inherited Holocaust Trauma
2025-02-19 10:30 | AZ
Presented by Mitchell Raff
Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025

There are two time slots this day to hear Mr. Raff speak

At the East Valley JCC from 10-11:30 a.m.
Mr. Raff will also speak at a residence in Scottsdale 5-6:30 p.m. on (The address will be sent after registration.)

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.

There is no charge to attend, registration is required. The program will be held at the East Valley JCC.
NOTE: This presentation contains sensitive information that may not be appropriate for guests under age 18. Topic is most appropriate for 2Gs and 3Gs or anyone who else grew up with survivors. Questions? Contact Karen Perna, ksperna@yahoo.com.
Registration: Generations After – EVJCC

Film screening of "The Property" with 3GAZ
2025-03-02 15:00 - 19:00 | Shea Harkins, 7354 E Shea Blvd, scottsdale, AZ, 85260 Most popular places at this ad, United States
Join 3GAZ for a film screening of “The Property” during the Greater Phoenix Jewish Film Festival on Sunday, March 2, 2025, at 3:00 pm. Join us for a no-host dinner after the film/talk at 5:30pm at Pita Jungle. If you’d like to join us for the dinner after the film/talk RSVP at: 3gaz@phxha.com.
Purchase tickets for the film: https://gpjff.org/events/property/

*This event features a post-screening talkback right after the movie with Dr. Anna Cichopek-Gajraj from ASU’s School of Historical, Philosophical and Religious Studies. The film plus talkback is a total of 2 1/2 hours.

March Café Europa
2025-03-09 13:00 - 15:00 | Beth El Congregation, 1118 W GLENDALE AVE, PHOENIX, Glendale, AZ, 85021
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

Book Talk by Charlotte Adelman and Mala Blomquist
2025-03-30 12:00 - 15:00 | Beth El Congregation, 1118 W GLENDALE AVE, PHOENIX, Glendale, AZ, 85021
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, the Nazis were systematically rounding up Jews for deportation to concentration camps in Eastern Europe. Tragically, her mother, Rose, was among those deported and perished in Auschwitz, a notorious concentration camp in Poland.
By the end of the war, Charlotte had been separated from her family for nearly five years. She was reunited with her father shortly after the war ended and, following two years of tireless searching through Red Cross facilities, she was finally reunited with her brother, Max.
After the war, Charlotte returned to Paris and lived there until 1957 when she immigrated to Montréal, Canada. It was there that she met Alex, the love of her life. Together, they built a life filled with love and joy, sharing 50 years of marriage until Alex’s passing in 2011. They raised two wonderful children and became proud grandparents to two grandsons.
Today, Charlotte is an active member of the Phoenix Holocaust Survivors Association, where she attends regular meetings and contributes to the community. In collaboration with Steven Spielberg and the Shoah Foundation, Charlotte’s story was documented on video. Her testimony is preserved and available at each of the six major Holocaust museums worldwide.
Charlotte’s story stands as a powerful testament to resilience and remembrance. Among the 76,000 Parisians who perished in the Holocaust, her mother, Rose, is honored at the Holocaust Museum in Paris, built in 2005 to memorialize those who were lost.

Rosenbluth Family Charitable Foundation Genocide Awareness Week 2025
2025-03-31 - 2025-04-04 | AZ
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

Red Hand - Film Screening and Panel Discussion: Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons at GAW ASU West Valley Campus
2025-03-31 17:00 - 19:00 | ASU West Campus, 4701 W Thunderbird Road, Glendale, AZ, 85306
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.

Lived Experience of Genocide: A Conversation with Survivors at GAW ASU West Valley Campus
2025-04-01 15:00 - 17:00 | ASU West Campus, 4701 W Thunderbird Road, Glendale, AZ, 85306
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 of genocide? A Candlelight Vigil to remember victims of genocides will be will be held in Delph Courtyard beginning at 5:30pm.

Making Monsters: Why Dehumanization Matters at GAW at ASU West Valley Campus
2025-04-03 15:00 - 17:00 | ASU West Campus, 4701 W Thunderbird Road, Glendale, AZ, 85306
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 international media.

2025 Holocaust Remembrance Day Commemoration
2025-04-27 17:00 - 18:30 | Symphony Hall, 75 N 2nd St, Phoenix, AZ, 85004
Attendance at the commemoration requires an RSVP. Please note that RSVPs will be accepted until Saturday evening, April 26, at 7 PM. You are required to show proof of registration (on your phone or printed copy of the email you received from PHA.
Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony
Sunday, April 27, 2:00 PM | Symphony Hall

Mazel
2025-04-29 18:00 - 20:30 | Arizona Jewish Historical Society, 122 E. Culver, Phoenix, AZ, 85004, United States
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 with his daughter Pearl. When she was a child, he would never talk about this essential fact of his life. Now she sees him sharing it with strangers. Things go from unsteady to much worse with the arrival of Martin, a 19-year-old German spending a year abroad learning about and working with Holocaust survivors. Pearl not only doesn’t forgive the Germans, she can’t see why anyone should … especially her father, who has taken Martin under his wing.

The talk-back will feature Mazel’s esteemed playwright, Amy Hartman, the show’s cast, and acclaimed director, Kathleen Butler, who will be flying in from New York to direct this compelling piece of theatre.

Tuesday, April 29 6:00-8:30pm
Arizona Jewish Historical Society
Cutler Plotkin Jewish Heritage Center
122 E. Culver St.
Phoenix, AZ 85004
Tickets: $36/person
Refreshments will be served.
All ticket proceeds will support the Holocaust education initiatives of PHA and AZJHS.

May Cafe Europa
2025-05-18 13:00 - 15:00 | Congregation Beth Israel, 10460 N 56th St, Scottsdale, AZ, 85253
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

Café Europa
2025-06-22 13:00 - 15:00 | Beth El Congregation, 1118 W GLENDALE AVE, PHOENIX, Glendale, AZ, 85021
June 22, 2025 @ 1:00pm at Beth El Congregation 1118 W Glendale Ave. Phoenix, AZ
Free for Holocaust survivors and drivers.
Guest meals $25 Payable in advance, online, by mail or at the door.
Mail checks to: PHA,
12701 North Scottsdale Road #122
Scottsdale, AZ 85254
To Pay online: PHXHA.COM/CONNECT/
Contact Susan Getz: SUZE0000@GMAIL.COM or 480-246-9551
RSVP with Susan by Wednesday June 18.

A Day at the Heard Museum is Cancelled
2025-06-25 13:00 - 15:00 | The Heard Museum, 2301 N. Central Ave., Phoenix, AZ, 85004
PHA invites you to join us for a memorable tour of artistic
exploration and engaging company at the Heard Museum.
Experience the rich and vibrant world of American Indian art,
showcasing a diverse range of traditional and contemporary works.
Cost: $13.00 per person (20 person limit)
June 25, 2025 at 1:00 pm
Location: 2301 N. Central Ave. Phoenix, AZ 85004
*The tour is about two hours long. We will NOT be
providing transportation through Envoy but will do
our best to personally pick up anyone who may need
a ride.

PHA Annual Ice Cream Social
2025-07-27 13:00 - 14:30 | Beth El Congregation, 1118 W GLENDALE AVE, PHOENIX, Glendale, AZ, 85021
Pay online: https://phoenixhsa.formstack.com/forms/cafe_europa
RSVP: Susan Getz: suze0000@gmail.com or 480-246-9551

Jewish Community Day with the Arizona Diamondbacks
2025-08-10 13:00 | Chase Field, 401 E Jefferson St, Phoenix, AZ, 85004, United States
We’re excited to be a part of Jewish Community Day with the Arizona Diamondbacks on Sunday, August 10, 2025, at 1:10 pm, at Chase Field! This annual event brings together hundreds from across our Jewish community for a day of baseball, pride, and connection.
Date: Sunday, August 10, 2025
Location: Chase Field, Phoenix, AZ
Opponent: Colorado Rockies
Organized by: Center for Jewish Philanthropy of Greater Phoenix
Event Website: phoenixcjp.org/diamondbacks
Ticket Information

Special Event Ticket Package: Includes a D-backs Hebrew clear drawstring bag (limited quantity available).
Youth Tickets (15 & under): $25 with a free upgrade to the seating location for additional tickets. Limit of 2 youth per 1 adult discounted Special Event ticket.
To Obtain Youth Ticket Code: Contact Johanna Imperial at jimperial@dbacks.com or text 602.462.4113 with your full name and number of children under 15.
Pricing ranges from $27-$70 per person based on section.

Event Highlights

National Anthem: Performed by the Jewish Community Choir.
Holocaust Survivor Kathy Gross to throw the first pitch!
Kosher Food Truck: Back by popular demand, we will have a kosher food truck from Fata Morgana available for anyone to purchase delicious kosher food from during the day.
Community Area: Organized by the Center for Jewish Philanthropy, located under/behind Banner Health Centered Field near Section 145W.

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PHA Back to School Night
2025-08-14 17:00 - 20:00 | Scottsdale Community, 9000 E Chaparral Rd, Scottsdale, az, 85256
PHA has a host of wonderful programs in store for educators this school year. Learn more by joining our Back-to-School Night
Register: https://phoenixhsa.formstack.com/forms/back_to_school_night_for_teachers

3GAZ Sunday Brunch
2025-08-17 09:30 - 11:30 | Little Pickle, 2525 E. CAMELBACK RD, Phoenix, Arizona, 85016
August 17th @ 9:30-11:30 am at Little Pickle at the Esplanade.
Come and hang out with other 3Gs! https://www.littlepickleaz.com/
RSVP: by August 16th @ 3GAZ@phxha.com
