Erev Shavuot
Festival of Weeks
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Shavuot I
Festival of Weeks
Shavuot II
Festival of Weeks
The Birds Sang Eulogies
Friday, June 10 2022 - 10AM-12PM (MST) SPEAKER: Mirla G. Raz, daughter of Holocaust Survivors Mirla Geclewicz Raz is the daughter of Holocaust survivors. Her father was living in Lodz when the Germans entered in September 1939. Draconian laws were put into place immediately. In March 1940, the Jews of Lodz were trapped inside the Lodz Ghetto. When the Lodz Ghetto was liquidated in August 1944, her father and his remaining family members were shipped to Auschwitz. Ms. Raz’s mother was living in the city of Lvov (now Lviv in Ukraine) when Hitler broke his pact with Stalin. Her mother and her family were forced into the Lvov Ghetto. She escaped into Germany where she worked as a maid in...
Rescued
RESCUED Friday, June 24, 2022 - 10:00 am to 12:00 pm MST SPEAKER: Holocaust Survivor, Suly Chenkin. Suly Chenkinwas born in Kovno, Lithuania. As a ten month old, Suly’s family, together with about 40,000 other Jews were interned in the Kovno Ghetto. Her life was spared at 3 1/2 when her parents sent her into hiding with a woman named Miriam Shulman. Please join us as Suly tells her incredible story of perseverance and courage and how she eventually came to be reunited with her family. Register: afusco@azjhs.org
You Are My Liberator
Friday, July 8, 2022 - 10:00 am to 12:00 pm (MST) SPEAKER: US Liberator of World War II, Vernon Schmidt Register: afusco@azjhs.org
Erev Tish’a B’Av
The Ninth of Av
Tish’a B’Av (observed)
The Ninth of Av
Sevek & the Holocaust The Boy Who Refused to Die
Friday, August 12, 2022 - 10:00 am to 12:00 pm (MST) SPEAKER: Holocaust survivor, Sidney “Sevek” Finkel Sidney “Sevek” Finkel is the author of Sevek and the Holocaust, The Boy Who Refused to Die. This Holocaust seminar will focus on an eight-year-old Sevek, capturing the emotions of a boy who loses his home, his family and ultimately his humanity by the time he reaches the age of fourteen. This seminar is used to help with recently passed legislation that offers teachers an opportunity to apply this session in their curriculum in the State of Arizona, Join is on August 12 as Finkel will share his story, relaying a message of tolerance, hope and love. Sidney Finkel received the Philip K Weiss...
Living among the Dead
Valley of the Sun JCC 12701 N. Scottsdale Rd, Scottsdale, az3GAZ is pleased to present an author talk and discussion with Adena Bernstein Astrowsky. Adena Bernstein Astrowsky is the grandchild of two Holocaust survivors. She is the VP of the Phoenix Holocaust Assocation and a founding member of 3GAZ. Adena's novel "Living among the Dead" is the story of her grandmother, Mania Lichtenstein, and her journey and survival of the Holocaust. Date: Sunday, August 28th @ 3:00 pm Location: Valley of the Sun JCC Address: 12701 N. Scottsdale Rd., Scottsdale, AZ 85254 Registration: Meet the Author: Living Among the Dead (activecommunities.com) To view or purchase Living among the Dead http://mybook.to/ManiaL
CAFÉ EUROPA
Beth El Congregation 1118 W GLENDALE AVE, PHOENIX, Glendale, AZCAFÉ EUROPA WELCOME 5783 WITH DELICIOUS LUNCH, MUSIC AND FRIENDS SEPTEMBER 11, 2022 BETH EL CONGREGATION 1118 W GLENDALE AVE, PHOENIX @ 1 PM MUSICAL ENTERTAINMENT NO COST FOR HOLOCAUST SURVIVORS GUEST MEALS - $20 (PAYABLE IN ADVANCE OR AT THE DOOR) CHECKS CAN BE MAILED TO: 12701 NORTH SCOTTSDALE ROAD #122 SCOTTSDALE, AZ 85254 RSVP BEFORE SEPTEMBER 7, 2022. PLEASE TELL THE PERSON FROM PHA OR JFCS THAT CALLS YOU REGULARLY THAT YOU WANT TO ATTEND OR CONTACT SUSAN GETZ: SUZE0000@GMAIL.COM OR 480-246-9551 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 THE WEEK BEFORE SEPTEMBER 11, 2022. ALL FOOD SERVICE STAFF WILL...
Erev Rosh Hashana
The Jewish New Year
