3GAZ STORIES LIVE

Valley of the Sun JCC 12701 N. Scottsdale Rd, Scottsdale, az

  Monday, October 24th at 7:00 pm AZ/Pacific Featuring Third Generation Holocaust Descendants: Adena Bernstein Astrowsky, Jennifer Sosnow & Jennifer Blohm 3GAZ leaders will share the narratives of their grandparents and loved ones who survived the Holocaust. Adena will speak about her beloved bubbie, Mania Lichtenstein, A Story of Love and Strength in the Ghetto; Jennifer Sosnow will speak about her grandfather, an Auschwitz survivor, A Message that Peace is the Most Important Thing; and Jennifer Blohm will speak about her cousin, Gitle Roshtein, An Account of Courage and Resilience in the Ukraine and Beyond.   Registration: https://apm.activecommunities.com/valleyofthesunjcc/Activity_Search/2309 Registration is free but is required for all in-person or online attendees

THE MURRAY AND SABINA ZEMEL z”l EDUCATORS CONFERENCE ON THE HOLOCAUST AND GENOCIDE

Arizona State University Tempe Campus, Tempe

  Tuesday, October 25 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. ASU Tempe Campus Keynote Speaker: Ellen Germain The Murray and Sabina Zemel z"l Educators Conference on the Holocaust and Genocide aims to aid Arizona teachers in building programs, developing curricula and sharing best practices in educating on the Holocaust and other genocides. The conference is free and open to the public. The first 50 teachers enrolling will also receive funding to cover substitute teachers for the day of the conference.

Keynote Speaker for the Murray and Sabina Zemel z”l Educators Conference on the Holocaust and Genocide

Mirabella at ASU 65 E University Dr., Tempe, AZ

  Ellen Germain, Special Envoy for Holocaust Issues, U.S. Department of State Ellen Germain assumed her duties as Special Envoy for Holocaust Issues on August 23, 2021. She is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service. Ms. Germain served as Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina from 2018-2021. Her previous positions include director of the Office of Arabian Peninsula Affairs in the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs (2015-2017), head of the U.S. Consulate General in Krakow, Poland (2012-2015), and postings as deputy political counselor at the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad (2007-2008) and at the U.S. Mission to the United Nations in New York (2008-2012) where she was responsible for issues relating to the Middle East,...

You are invited to the opening of a new original exhibit and Kristallnacht Remembrance Ceremony

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

Project Inspire Arizona: The 8th annual Challah Bake:

Project Inspire Arizona: The 8th annual Challah Bake: Thursday, Nov. 10th at 6pm. Where: 6140 E. Thunderbird Rd. Cost $18. Make challah in a bag with a million women and girls in 1000s of cities around the globe on this same night for the worldwide Shabbat Project! Then “Shake it up”with Frumba/Zumba star Rebbetzin Tzipora Gelman from Chicago! Special school and organization presentations, Singing and learning, Plus learn how to make shabbat dips with a food network chef champion. Register: at https://shabbatprojectarizona.formstack.com/forms/2022 or 602-469-1606

C A F É E U R O P A

Chompies 3212 E Cactus Rd, Phoenix, Arizona

  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.

Online Book Discussion with Author Gina Roitman: My Mother, the Nazi Midwife and Me

IMAGINE learning that 52 Jewish newborns “died” right after their birth in one DP camp in Germany – between 1946-1947!!! Who killed them and why? JOIN US: The Phoenix Holocaust Association invites you to an interview with Gina Roitman, award winning writer, poet, essayist, and a Second Generation, born in the Passau DP Camp, Germany, to Polish survivor parents. We will focus on her two books and also describe the post-war horrors reflected in her documentary film “My Mother, the Nazi Midwife and Me.” Also about her books: Tell Me a Story, Tell me the Truth; Don’t Ask. Wednesday, November 16, 2022 at 5:30 PM Arizona time; 7:30 PM EST; 4:30 PM Pacific (check your time zones). To register: https://tinyurl.com/2p87b2dv  ...

Discussion with Author, Martin Goldsmith: The Inextinguishable Symphony: A True Story of Music and Love in Nazi Germany.

The Inextinguishable Symphony: A True Story of Music and Love in Nazi Germany Discussion with Author, Martin Goldsmith   December 15, 2022 at 2PM (MST) Discussion via ZOOM   Set amid the growing tyranny of Germany's Third Reich, here is the riveting and emotional tale of Günther Goldschmidt and Rosemarie Gumpert, two courageous Jewish musicians who struggled to perform under unimaginable circumstances―and found themselves falling in love in a country bent on destroying them. Beautifully and simply told by their son, National Public Radio commentator Martin Goldsmith, The Inextinguishable Symphony takes us from the cafés of Frankfurt, where Rosemarie and Günther fell in love, to the concert halls that offered solace and hope for the beleaguered Jews, to the United...

Café Europa

Beth El Congregation 1118 W GLENDALE AVE, PHOENIX, Glendale, AZ

  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