Café Europa

Congregation Beth Israel 10460 N 56th St, Scottsdale, AZ

PHA Annual Meeting & Board Installation January 21, 2024@1:00pm Congregation Beth Israel 10460 N 56th St, Scottsdale, AZ FREE FOR HOLOCAUST SURVIVORS & DRIVERS GUEST MEALS - $20 (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

Addressing Antisemitism: Contemporary Challenges

January 28, 2024, 10AM (MST) In person and live on YouTube This event by the Center for Jewish Studies seeks to explain the recent upsurge of Jew hatred in the contemporary world. The symposium brings together prominent scholars to discuss the challenge of defining antisemitism, explaining its explosion in Europe and the United States, understanding its dissemination through digital media, and determining how scholars and activists should best combat it in an era of intensifying global turmoil. https://programs.cjh.org/tickets/addressing-antisemitism-2024-01-28

3G Stories Live with Jennifer Sosnow & Adena Bernstein at the Celebration of Jewish Life and Learning at Limmud AZ

Pardes Jewish Day School 12753 N Scottsdale Rd, Scottsdale, AZ

Join the founders of 3GAZ between 3:00 - 3:50 PM at Limmund AZ and hear their first-hand testimony as they share their grandparent's stories of how they survived the Holocaust. Understand the inherited trauma and how it affects the 3G population, and learn about Holocaust education in Arizona. Register: https://www.limmudaz.org/limmud-az-event/

In Honor of International Holocaust Remembrance Day, the Martin-Springer Institute, Temple Solel and Phoenix Holocaust Association present: : Schindler’s List Apartheid Legacy: From Poland to South Africa

Temple Solel 6805 E McDonald Dr, Paradise Valley, Arizona

Featuring speaker Tali Nates, Director of the Johannesburg Holocaust and Genocide Center in South Africa. Event is in-person and free and open to the public at 6805 E McDonald Dr, Paradise Valley. February 1, at 7PM (MST). Register: https://templesolelaz.shulcloud.com/event/tali-nates---schindlers-list-apartheids-legacy-from-poland-to-south-africa.html For More information: office@templesolel.org

Through the Eyes of Youth: Life and Death In The Bedzin Ghetto Holocaust Traveling Exhibit at Chandler Center for the Arts.

Chandler Center for the Arts 250 N Arizona Ave, Chandler, Arizona, United States

February 5-8 are free and open to the public: Located 250 N Arizona Ave | Chandler, AZ. Feb 5 : Is Educators Night and is only open to Chandler Unified school teachers. Feb 7, 5-7pm: Discussion with 2G Ettie Zilber author of a Holocaust Memoir, tours with student docents, free classroom materials for educators. Feb 6-8, 3-8 PM: Self-guided tours with Student Docents.

Documentary Film Screening Undying Love

Online Streaming: February 14, 2024 Film Link: Undying Love On Valentine's Day, February 14, we will be screening Undying Love. Undying Love tells the poignant, enduring and miraculous love stories of the survivors of World War II. Against the brutalized landscape of post-war Europe, this film focuses on how survivors struggled to reconstruct personal identities and forge intimate relationships. Using searing testimonies, poetic dramatizations, archives and images of romantic love from the pre- and post-Holocaust era, Undying Love is a textured retelling of several extraordinary love stories which emerged “out of the ashes".

Israel Close to Home

Feb 15, 2024 07:30 PM Discover the inspiring journeys of three remarkable women within our Jewish community, freshly returned from their enriching experiences in Israel. Immerse yourself in their captivating tales, accompanied by vibrant photos, as they recount meaningful encounters and unforgettable moments from their remarkable journey. Join us in celebrating the diverse narratives and connections forged in the heart of Israel. Register: https://hillel.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJcsf-CsrjIuHNSFt949PPEXk5rTmzXKLj5i#/registration

9 Holocaust-related Films at the Greater Phoenix Jewish Film Festival

UPCOMING HOLOCAUST FILMS screening in theaters at the 28th Annual Greater Phoenix Jewish Film Festival February 18 - March 3, 2024 Information& tickets available at www.gpjff.org Board member Ettie Zilber has been invited to speak at the "Talk Back" at the end of the documentary "J'Accuse" on February 28th.

Café Europa

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

Sunday February 18, 2024 @ 1 PM Beth El Congregation 1118 W Glendale Ave. Phoenix, AZ 85021 FREE FOR HOLOCAUST SURVIVORS & DRIVERS GUEST MEALS - $20 (PAYABLE IN ADVANCE ONLINE OR AT THE DOOR) MAIL CHECKS TO PHA, 12701 NORTH SCOTTSDALE ROAD #122 SCOTTSDALE, AZ 85254 To pay online: phxha.com/connect/ RSVP SUSAN GETZ: SUZE0000@GMAIL.COM

Sam Hilton Educators Conference on Antisemitism and Teaching of the Holocaust

Arizona Jewish Historical Society 122 E. Culver, Phoenix, AZ, United States

Free educator development program on antisemitism and teaching of the Holocaust. This year we will offer sessions for teachers who attended last year’s program and for teachers who are new to teaching about the Holocaust. We hope you will register. Please share this invitation with a teacher new to the district or a colleague for whom the program might be a good fit. Deadline for registration is February 15. The program will be held at the Arizona Jewish Historical Society. In addition to the educational sessions, you will have the opportunity to view their incredible Holocaust exhibit including the interactive hologram of a local survivor. The entire program is free. Books will be available for teachers and their students at...

3GAZ Babka Bake

12701 N Scottsdale Rd, Scottsdale 12701 N Scottsdale Rd, Scottsdale, Arizona

Join us for a 3GAZ Babka Bake from 7:00-8:30pm on Thursday, March 7 at the Ina Levine Jewish Community Campus. We invite 3Gs and their guests who are 5th grade and older. Cost is $36/person and includes all supplies and ingredients to make a Take and Bake Chocolate Babka. Register: 3G Babka Bake - Formstack

$36

Descendants’ Forum with Jay Levinsohn

Sunday March 10, 2024 @ 11AM on Zoom In commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the rescue of 1564 Torah Scrolls from the Czech Republic to London PHA is pleased to have Jay Levinson speak at our next Descendants’ Forum. Jay Levinsohn, who taught a class called Character Development Through Holocaust Studies for B'nai Mitzvah students for ten years at Temple Solel participated in the program. In his teaching mode, Jay is known as Dr. Jay. His goal was/is to have the Event serve as a starting point for the Community to spread the understanding of the miracle of having these Torahs in our Phoenix communities and to be able to spread the message from generation to generation. Join us...