Phoenix Holocaust Association

Online Discussion Miriam Friedmann
2023-03-08 17:00 (America/Phoenix)
Witness—The Art Legacy of Holocaust Survivor
David Friedman
Wednesday, March 8
5:00pmMST
Registration: https://tinyurl.com/28ss88ve
Please join PHA for an online discussion with Miriam Friedman
Miriam Friedman Morris will talk about her father, David Friedman’s life through art and her
journey to find his Nazi-looted art and preserve her father’s legacy. Austrian born David
Friedman(n) 1893-1980 was a Holocaust survivor whose drawings of persecution gave him
purpose to fight antisemitism and racial hatred. An accomplished painter, he was renowned
for his portraits drawn from life and leading Berlin press artist of the 1920’s. Friedman’s life’s
work was Nazi-looted and his promising career was destroyed. He survived the Lodz Ghetto and Auschwitz to paint again

Erev Purim
2023-03-06
Celebration of Jewish deliverance as told by Megilat Esther

3GAZ Multi-Generational Purim Celebration
2023-03-05 15:00 - 17:00 | Horizon Park, 15444 N. 100th Street, scottsdale, AZ, 85260, United States
Sunday, March 5th 3-5 pm (In-person)
Horizon Park Ramada #2
15444 N. 100th Street
Scottsdale, AZ 85260
RSVP by March 1 at 3gaz@phxha.com

Holding onto the Hate Let the Haters Win
2023-02-24 10:00 - 12:00
Friday, February 24, 2023, 10AM-12PM (MST)
Featured Guest: Holocaust Survivor, Andrew Schot
Andrew Schot was 9 years old in 1940 when the Germans invaded the Netherlands. He was almost two years younger than Anne Frank and about 5 years younger than her sister Margot.
Jewish students were banned from educational institutions, forced into smaller Jews only schools, this is where Andrew met Anne and through Anne, her sister Margot. While Andrew did not grow up in a Jewish home and was not considered a Jew according to Jewish Law (Andrew’s father was Jewish, his mother was not), Andrew was labeled a full blooded Jew by the anti-Semitic Nuremberg Laws. He was forced to wear a yellow star and recalls a sign in a store window: “No Jews allowed when humans are on the premises”.
His father, after receiving a relocation notice, went into hiding, returning to his home on weekends. He was caught and Andrew later found out he was taken to Bergen-Belsen. Andrew and his sister who was six years older, went into hiding, explaining to their mother that it would be better for all if they left. After surviving on the run for two years, careful to never stay in one place for more than a day, they were caught, loaded into trucks then cattle cars, separated from one another, Andrew’s sister’s train went to Dachau, Andrew’s was destined for Bergen-Belsen.
After liberation Andrew made his way to the United States, where was drafted into the U.S. Army, later transferring to the Air Force where he served for 26 years. Andrew didn’t tell anyone — including his wife and kids — about his own family’s World War II tragedy until the mid 90s. Since then Andrew has spoken to countless students, adults, military, and every graduating class of the Tucson Police Department. Andrew shares the importance of speaking up against prejudice and greed, not forgetting but also not permitting hate to have a role in his life.
REGISTER: https://www.azjhs.org/holocaust-survivor-conversations

Teacher Workshop and Tik Tok Competition
2023-02-23 09:00 - 11:00 | Arizona Jewish Historical Society, 122 E. Culver, Phoenix, AZ, 85004, United States
Teacher training will be focused on using TikTok in the classroom and using Survivor oral histories to teach the Holocaust.
Thursday, February 23, 2023 from 9AM to 11AM (MST) at the
Arizona Jewish Historical Society,
122 E. Culver, Phoenix, AZ 85004. There are financial incentives for teachers.
To Learn more Visit: https://www.azjhs.org/azjhs-oskar-knoblauch-tiktok-contest

Café Europa
2023-02-19 13:00 - 15:00 | C O N G R E G A T I O N O R T Z I O N, 1 6 4 1 5 N 9 0 T H S T, scottsdale, AZ, 85260, United States
F E B R U A R Y 1 9 , 2 0 2 3 @ 1 : 0 0 P M
C O N G R E G A T I O N O R T Z I O N
1 6 4 1 5 N 9 0 T H S T
S C O T T S D A L E , A Z 8 5 2 6 0
MUSICAL ENTERTAINMENT BY GUITARIST
GAL DRIMMER
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
To RSVP and pay online for Café Europa https://phoenixhsa.formstack.com/forms/cafe_europa_in_a_bag
CONTACT SUSAN GETZ: SUZE0000@GMAIL.COM
OR 480-246-9551

Online Book Discussion with Author Dan Grunfeld: By the Grace of the Game: The Holocaust, a Basketball Legacy and an Unprecedented American Dream
2023-02-15 17:00
By the Grace of the Game:
The Holocaust, a Basketball Legacy and an Unprecedented American Dream
Feb 15th @ 5:00 pm MST
Register: https://tinyurl.com/mr3ebppa
Dan Grunfeld is 3rd Generation Holocaust Descendant, a former professional basketball player, an accomplished writer, and a proud graduate of Stanford University. Join us when he discusses his family’s multi-generational epic detailing history’s only known journey from Auschwitz to the NBA. From the grips of the Nazis to the top of the Olympic podium, from the cheap seats to center stage at Madison Square Garden, from yellow stars to silver spoons, this complex tale traverses the spectrum of the human experience to detail how perseverance, love, and legacy can survive through generations, carried on the shoulders of a simple and beautiful game.

In Honor of International Holocaust Remembrance Day
2023-01-29 19:00 - 20:30 | Temple Solel, 6805 E McDonald Dr, Paradise Valley, Arizona, 85253
*Please mark this important event in your calendars.
January 29, 2023
7:00 p.m.
Temple Solel
6805 E McDonald Dr, Paradise Valley, AZ 85253
How Can we Understand Contemporary Antisemitism? Michael Berenbaum, a Holocaust
scholar who played a leading role in the creation of the USHMM and the content of its
permanent exhibition, will address this difficult topic. He is currently Distinguished
Professor of Jewish Studies at the American Jewish University. Event is free and open
to public.
Questions contact Tara Marcaussen @ tmarcussen@templesolel.org
This event is sponsored by NAU’s Martin-Springer Institute, Temple Solel, and the Phoenix Holocaust Association.

Love, Music, and Resiliency In The Shadow Of The Holocaust
2023-01-22 18:00
6 p.m. Jan. 22, 2023
Scottsdale Center for the
Performing Arts
Tickets $18, $36 and $54
Purchase at the center’s box office or
online at scottsdaleperformingarts.org

MusicaNova Orchestra and ASU’s Center
for Jewish Studies present one man’s story
of finding hope and love in an all-Jewish
orchestra as Nazi oppression accelerated in
1930s Germany.
The evening begins with the movie Winter
Journey, based on classical radio host Martin
Goldsmith’s book, The Inextinguishable
Symphony, followed by a Q&A with Mr.
Goldsmith. The orchestra performs the final
piece the Jewish orchestra rehearsed: an
ironic slap at their oppressors, Nielsen’s
Fourth Symphony powerfully proclaims that
“music is life, and like life, inextinguishable.”
Local choirs join the orchestra for the
finale, Sibelius’ magnificent Finlandia and its
soaring statement against tyranny.
Free tickets have been reserved for Holocaust survivors and their drivers.
To reserve tickets, please contact Tim Langille at Timothy.Langille@asu.edu or call
(404) 750-7643

CAFÉ EUROPA
2023-01-22 12:00
P H A A N N U A L M E E T I N G & I N S T A L L A T I O N
J A N U A R Y 2 2 , 2 0 2 3 @ 1 2 : 0 0 P M
C O N G R E G A T I O N O R T Z I O N
1 6 4 1 5 N 9 0 T H S T ,
S C O T T S D A L E , A Z 8 5 2 6 0

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
You can also pay online @ https://phoenixhsa.formstack.com/forms/cafe_europa_in_a_bag
CONTACT SUSAN GETZ TO RSVP: SUZE0000@GMAIL.COM

Generations After ‘No Greater Love…’
2023-01-11 10:00 - 11:30
Wednesday, Jan. 11 | 10-11:30 a.m.
Guest speaker: Holocaust survivor and author Dirk Van Leenen
The free program will be held at the East Valley JCC. Refreshments will be provided. Reservations are required.
Dirk Van Leenen was born in 1940 just after the war had begun in The Netherlands.
He has several degrees in horticulture and floral design and has spent his life working with flowers. At the University of Leiden, he studied English and he worked a number of years in Holland as an English teacher. For years, he used to tell stories about his experiences during the Second World War in Holland and his children and grandchildren always urged him to write a book about those difficult times.
His books include “Resistance on a Bicycle,” “The Americans are Coming” and “The Last Train to the Concentration Camp.” Books will be available for sale and signing after his presentation.
During this program, Dirk will provide his testimony of survival, and how Dirk’s father, Cornelius, is credited with saving thousands of Jews as he showed resistance on a bicycle. Additionally, Dirk was on the last train to Bergen-Belsen and was there for one day before liberation.
He is married to Cynthia June Van Leenen. The couple have seven children and 17 grandchildren and live in Arizona.
Register: https://www.evjcc.org/generations-after/

Chanukah: 8 Candles
2022-12-25
Hanukkah; the Jewish festival of rededication

Chanukah: 7 Candles
2022-12-24

Chanukah: 6 Candles
2022-12-23

Chanukah in Carefree Fifth Night
2022-12-22 17:30 - 19:30 | Sanderson Lincoln Pavilion, 101 Easy Street, Carefree, AZ, 85377, United States
Dr. Hersch Altman will be present to share his experiences during the
Holocaust and provide great insight into his amazing story of survival.
For More Information: https://www.carefree.org/holidays-in-carefree

Chanukah: 5 Candles
2022-12-22

Chanukah: 4 Candles
2022-12-21

Chanukah: 3 Candles
2022-12-20

Chanukah: 2 Candles
2022-12-19

Café Europa
2022-12-18 13:00 | Beth El Congregation, 1118 W Glendale Ave,, Phoenix, AZ, 85021
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

Chanukah: 1 Candle
2022-12-18

Discussion with Author, Martin Goldsmith: The Inextinguishable Symphony: A True Story of Music and Love in Nazi Germany.
2022-12-15 14:00
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 States, where the two made a new life for themselves that would nevertheless remain shadowed by the fate of their families. Here is Günther and Rosemarie’s story, a deeply moving tale of love and the remarkable resilience of the human spirit in the face of terror and persecution.
Along with the fate of Günther and Rosemarie’s families, this rare memoir also illuminates the Kulturbund and the lives of other fascinating figures associated with it, including Kubu director Kurt Singer―a man so committed to the organization that he objected to his artists’ plans for flight, fearing that his productions would suffer. The Kubu, which included some of the most prominent artists of the day and young performers who would gain international fame after the war, became the sole source of culture and entertainment for Germany’s Jews. A poignant testament to the enduring vitality of music and love even in the harshest times, The Inextinguishable Symphony gives us a compelling look at an important piece of Holocaust history that has heretofore gone largely untold.
Registration: The Inextinguishable Symphony: A True Story of Music and Love in Nazi Germany — Arizona Jewish Historical Society (azjhs.org)

Online Book Discussion with Author Gina Roitman: My Mother, the Nazi Midwife and Me
2022-11-16 17:30
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

www.nazimidwife.com

C A F É E U R O P A
2022-11-13 13:00 - 15:00 | Chompies, 3212 E Cactus Rd, Phoenix, Arizona, 85032
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.

Project Inspire Arizona: The 8th annual Challah Bake:
2022-11-10 18:00
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

You are invited to the opening of a new original exhibit and Kristallnacht Remembrance Ceremony
2022-11-09 18:00
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

Keynote Speaker for the Murray and Sabina Zemel z"l Educators Conference on the Holocaust and Genocide
2022-10-25 15:00 | Mirabella at ASU, 65 E University Dr., Tempe, AZ, 85281
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, East Asia, and nonproliferation.
Tuesday, October 25 at 3 pm
Mirabella at ASU
65 E University Dr.
Tempe, AZ 85281
As part of a day-long conference for educators, the keynote address is open to the public. No charge.

THE MURRAY AND SABINA ZEMEL z"l EDUCATORS CONFERENCE ON THE HOLOCAUST AND GENOCIDE
2022-10-25 10:00 - 16:00 | 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.

3GAZ STORIES LIVE
2022-10-24 19:00 | Valley of the Sun JCC, 12701 N. Scottsdale Rd, Scottsdale, az, 85254
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

Simchat Torah
2022-10-18
Day of Celebrating the Torah
