Phoenix Holocaust Association

Chanukah: 7 Candles
2025-12-20 | AZ
Hanukkah; the Jewish festival of rededication

Chanukah: 6 Candles
2025-12-19 | AZ

3GAZ Hanukkah Party
2025-12-18 18:00 - 20:00 (America/Phoenix) | Homestead Community Center, 18600 N. 98 St, Scottsdale, AZ, 85255
RSVP: https://phoenixholocaustassociation.app.neoncrm.com/np/clients/phoenixholocaustassociation/event.jsp?event=214&

Chanukah: 5 Candles
2025-12-18 | AZ

Chanukah: 4 Candles
2025-12-17 | AZ

Chanukah: 3 Candles
2025-12-16 | AZ

Chanukah: 2 Candles
2025-12-15 | AZ

December Café Europa
2025-12-14 13:00 - 15:00 | Beth El Congregation, 1118 W Glendale Ave,, Phoenix, AZ, 85021
December 14, 2025 @ 1:00 PM
To Pay online: https://phoenixholocaustassociation.app.neoncrm.com/np/clients/phoenixholocaustassociation/event.jsp?event=213&
Beth El Congregation
1118 W Glendale Ave, Phoenix
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
Contact Susan Getz: SUZE0000@GMAIL.COM or 480-246-9551
RSVP with Susan by Wednesday, December 12th.

Chanukah: 1 Candle
2025-12-14 | AZ

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)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Sukkot VII (Hoshana Raba)
2025-10-13 | AZ
Feast of Booths

Author Discussion
2025-10-12 13:00 - 14:00 | AZ
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 VI (CH''M)
2025-10-12 | AZ

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

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

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

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

Sukkot II
2025-10-08 | AZ

Sukkot I
2025-10-07 | AZ

Erev Sukkot
2025-10-06 | AZ

Yom Kippur
2025-10-02 | AZ
Day of Atonement
