Phoenix Holocaust Association

PHA Back to School Night
2025-08-14 17:00 - 20:00 (America/Phoenix) | 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

Introduction to Jewish History
2025-09-10 19:00 - 20:00 | Scottsdale Community, 9000 E Chaparral Rd, Scottsdale, az, 85256
Registration: https://jewishstudies.asu.edu/teachhistory
In partnership with Scottsdale Community College Anthropology Department and Arizona State University Jewish Studies, PHA invites you to our inaugural speaker series event, “Introduction to Jewish History.”
Introduction to Jewish History is a crash course in the Jewish historical experience from Late Antiquity to the Holocaust. It presents the major periods, geographies, trends, and concepts that have shaped Jewish history.
This is event is free and open to the public.

Event Speaker: Dr. Stanley Mirvis
Director, Center for Jewish Studies
Associate Professor, History
Harold and Jean Grossman Chair of Jewish Studies
School of Historical, Philosophical, and Religious Studies
Arizona State University

Café Europa
2025-09-14 13:00 - 15:00 | Congregation Beth Israel, 10460 N 56th St, Scottsdale, AZ, 85253
September 14 @ 1:00pm
CONGREGATION BETH ISRAEL, 10460 NORTH 56TH STREET, SCOTTSDALE, 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
RSVP with Susan by Wednesday, September 10. Cancellations within two days of the event will incur a $25 charge per guest.

3GAZ Babka Bake
2025-09-18 18:00 - 20:00 | Homestead Community Center, 18600 N. 98 St, Scottsdale, AZ, 85255
You’re invited to join us for a fun evening of baking! We welcome all 3Gs and their guests who are in 5th grade and up.
For just $36 per person, you’ll get everything you need to make a delicious Chocolate Babka, including all supplies and ingredients.
Mark your calendars for September 18, 2025, from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM. Registration: https://phoenixhsa.formstack.com/forms/3g_babka_bake_1

Location: Homestead Community Center, 18600 N 98th St, Scottsdale, AZ 85255

Erev Rosh Hashana
2025-09-22 | Arizona
The Jewish New Year

Rosh Hashana 5786
2025-09-23 | Arizona

Rosh Hashana II
2025-09-24 | Arizona

Erev Yom Kippur
2025-10-01 | Arizona
Day of Atonement

Yom Kippur
2025-10-02 | Arizona

Erev Sukkot
2025-10-06 | Arizona
Feast of Booths

Sukkot I
2025-10-07 | Arizona

Sukkot II
2025-10-08 | Arizona

Sukkot III (CH''M)
2025-10-09 | Arizona

Sukkot IV (CH''M)
2025-10-10 | Arizona

Sukkot V (CH''M)
2025-10-11 | Arizona

3GAZ Sukkot Circle of Sharing
2025-10-11 19:00 - 21:00 | Arizona
Saturday, October 11th, 2025 @ 7:00 pm
RSVP By October 10th: http://bit.ly/4nFEFua

Sukkot VI (CH''M)
2025-10-12 | Arizona

Author Discussion
2025-10-12 13:00 - 14:00 | Arizona
Award-winning author Mark Hass will discuss his acclaimed historical novel, The Days Before Tomorrow.
Sunday, October 12, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Register: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/XeklzV2VRfKhxDLXtCHEYw
Winner of the 19th Annual National Indie Excellence Award for New Fiction, The Days Before Tomorrow is a gripping coming-of-age novel set in Eastern Europe between the World Wars. When violence shatters their world, siblings Wolchi and Leja embark on a perilous journey that exposes the depths of history and humanity.

Sukkot VII (Hoshana Raba)
2025-10-13 | Arizona

Shmini Atzeret
2025-10-14 | Arizona
Eighth Day of Assembly

Simchat Torah
2025-10-15 | Arizona
Day of Celebrating the Torah

October Café Europa
2025-10-19 13:00 - 15:00 | Beth El Congregation, 1118 W GLENDALE AVE, PHOENIX, Glendale, AZ, 85021
To RSVP and pay online: https://phoenixholocaustassociation.app.neoncrm.com/event.jsp?event=156&

The Murray and Sabina Zemel z”l Educators Conference on the Holocaust and Genocide
2025-11-04 09:00 - 16:30 | Franciscan Renewal Center, 5802 E. Lincoln Drive, Scottsdale, AZ, 85253
Register: jewishstudies.asu.edu/zemel2025

Please join us for a free all-day professional development opportunity for teachers.
Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025
9:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Franciscan Renewal Center
5802 E. Lincoln Drive, Scottsdale, AZ

Kristallnacht Shabbat Dinner
2025-11-07 18:00 - 21:00 | Congregation Beth Tefillah, 10636 N 71st Pl, Scottsdale, AZ, 85254
RSVP: Shabbat Dinner – Event – Congregation Beth Tefillah of Arizona
Family and friends are welcome!
If you are a 3G (grandchild of a Holocaust survivor), please add “3GAZ” in the notes section when registering.
Friday, November 7, 20256:00 PM – 9:00 PMCongregation Beth Tefillah10636 N 71st Pl, Scottsdale, AZ 85254Featuring a special guest speaker from 3GAZ

Echoes from the Night of Broken Glass
2025-11-09 16:00 - 17:30 | Temple Kol Ami, 15030 N 64th Street, Scottsdale, AZ, 85254
Register: https://phoenixholocaustassociation.app.neoncrm.com/np/clients/phoenixholocaustassociation/event.jsp?event=4&
Survivors and descendants of survivors will be sharing how their families experienced and survived the Night of Broken Glass in November 1938 and how those events ultimately spurred all of them to flee Germany or Austria forever. Following their testimonies, Sheryl Ochayon, Project Director for Yad Vashem’s Echoes & Reflections, will speak about the legacy of the Night of Broken Glass and its echoes today, as we confront contemporary antisemitism.
This event is co-hosted by Phoenix Holocaust Association and Arizona Jewish Historical Society.
It will be held in the sanctuary of Temple Kol Ami.
15030 N 64th Street
Scottsdale AZ 85254

Fractured Childhoods
2025-11-10 19:00 - 20:00 | Scottsdale Community, 9000 E Chaparral Rd, Scottsdale, az, 85256
Registration: https://phoenixholocaustassociation.app.neoncrm.com/nx/portal/neonevents/events?path=%2Fportal%2Fevents%2F25204

In partnership with Scottsdale Community College Anthropology Department and Arizona State University Jewish Studies, PHA invites you to our speaker series event, “Fractured Childhoods: A conversation with Holocaust Survivor Hana Miley and Indian Boarding School Survivor Dr. Ramona Klein.”
Free to attend, but you must register
November 10, 2025 from 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM.
Scottsdale Community College
9000 E Chaparral Rd, Scottsdale, AZ

Cultural Competency Workshop
2025-11-14 09:00 - 12:00 | Valley of the Sun JCC, 12701 N. Scottsdale Rd, Scottsdale, az, 85254
Cultural Competency Workshop: Working with Holocaust Survivors & Generations After Presented by JFCS Aleinu in collaboration with Center for Jewish Philanthropy, Arizona Jewish Historical Society and Phoenix Holocaust Association
November 14th 9:00 AM-12 PM at Valley of the Sun JCC, 12701 N. Scottsdale Road, Scottsdale 85254
Register at: https://app.getoccasion.com/p/n/s3MNpZx4
Event Info:
3 CEUs offered for only $36 –
FREE for non CEU attendees
PLEASE RSVP BY Nov 12, 2025

November Café Europa
2025-11-16 13:00 - 15:00 | Congregation Beth Israel, 10460 N 56th St, Scottsdale, AZ, 85253
To Pay online: https://phoenixholocaustassociation.app.neoncrm.com/event.jsp?event=6&
Contact Susan Getz: SUZE0000@GMAIL.COM or 480-246-9551
RSVP with Susan by Wednesday, November 12th.
November 16, 2025 @ 1:00 PM
Congregation Beth Israel
10460 N 56th St, Scottsdale, 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

World Premiere of the documentary on Hanna's life story i was 8814
2025-11-18 17:00 - 20:00 | Herberger Theater Center, 222 E Monroe St, Phoenix,, Phoenix, AZ, 85004
The documentary i was 8814, the story of Hanna Zack Miley’s life––a story of forgiveness and reconciliation––features Hanna, a Jewish Holocaust survivor and Verena Lang, the daughter of a Nazi leader who opened the door for Hitler’s annexation (Anschluss) of Austria in 1938. The film will be screened for its World Premiere on November 18 at the beautiful historic Herberger Theater in Downtown Phoenix, Arizona. We invite you to join us. Ticket Purchase: https://www.etix.com/ticket/p/82549908/i-was-8814documentary-world-premiere-phoenix-events-the-herberger-theater-center?gclid=

The program:
5:00 PM: Welcome and Reception
6:00 PM: Film Screening
7:30 PM: Q&A with Hanna and the film team
8:00 PM: Meet & Greet (Buy a copy of Hanna’s autobiography, A garland for Ashes, and have her personally sign it.)
Tickets:
We created 3 tiers of tickets to make this event as accessible as possible to friends, family, students and community members.
+ Student Admission: $8
+ General Admission: $18
+ VIP Admission: $48 (Includes premium seating, a signed copy of Hanna’s autobiography, and a full color film poster)
