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SUMMARY:Renia's Diary
DESCRIPTION:Join us on June 3rd for a virtual talk with Holocaust survivor Elizabeth Bellak\, sister of Renia Spiegel. Register here. \n\n\n\n\nRenia Spiegel was born in 1924 to an upper-middle class Jewish family living in Poland. At the start of 1939 Renia began a diary sharing her hopes and dreams. She continued writing until she was killed by the Gestapo in July 1942. \nMeet Renia’s younger sister Elizabeth Bellak who survived the Holocaust and has preserved Renia’s legacy of beauty and love\, along with Elizabeth’s daughter\, Alexandra. \nAbout Renia’s Diary \nRenia Spiegel was born in 1924 to an upper-middle class Jewish family living in southeastern Poland\, near what was at that time the border with Romania. At the start of 1939\, Renia began a diary. “I just want a friend. I want somebody to talk to about my everyday worries and joys. Somebody who would feel what I feel\, who would believe me\, who would never reveal my secrets. A human being can never be such a friend and that’s why I have decided to look for a confidant in the form of a diary.” And so begins an extraordinary document of an adolescent girl’s hopes and dreams. By the fall of 1939\, Renia and her younger sister Elizabeth (née Ariana) were staying with their grandparents in Przemysl\, a city in the South\, just as the German and Soviet armies invaded Poland. Cut off from their mother\, who was in Warsaw\, Renia and her family were plunged into war. \nLike Anne Frank’s diary\, Renia’s diary became a record of her daily life as the Nazis spread throughout Europe. Renia writes of her mundane school life\, her daily drama with best friends\, falling in love with her boyfriend Zygmund\, as well as the agony of missing her mother\, separated by bombs and invading armies. Renia had aspirations to be a writer\, and the diary is filled with her poignant and thoughtful poetry. When she was forced into the city’s ghetto with the other Jews\, Zygmund is able to smuggle her out to hide with his parents\, taking Renia out of the ghetto\, but not\, ultimately to safety. The diary ends in July 1942 and is completed by Zygmund\, after Renia is murdered by the Gestapo.
URL:https://hcofpgh.org/event/renias-diary/
LOCATION:Zoom
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SUMMARY:My Dad’s Story: Remembering the Holocaust\, with Sue Tresatti and Richard Murphy
DESCRIPTION:More than 1.6 million people were imprisoned in Nazi concentration camps between 1933 and 1945. One of them was Norman Roth. \nJoin Norman’s daughter Sue Tresatti for the heartrending story of her father’s imprisonment in the Auschwitz and Buchenwald concentration camps as a teenage boy. Upon arrival at Auschwitz\, Norman’s life was spared for labor but his mother\, younger sister\, and younger brother were murdered in the gas chambers. Hear about how Norman survived years of horror and escaped to the West from behind the Iron Curtain\, eventually settling in Pittsburgh. \nMilitary researcher and WWII historian Richard Murphy provides historical context. An audience Q&A will follow the presentation. A reception with light refreshments will follow this program. \nRegister here.
URL:https://hcofpgh.org/event/my-dads-story-remembering-the-holocaust-with-sue-tresatti-and-richard-murphy/
LOCATION:Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall\, 300 Beechwood Avenue\, Carnegie\, PA\, 15106\, United States
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SUMMARY:Reckoning with Antisemitism as Christians: Reflections at One Year
DESCRIPTION:Join us on June 24th for an evening of celebration and reflection on the past year of the Reckoning with Antisemitism as Christians project. Register here. \n\n\n\n\nOver the past 12 months\, Christian clergy and lay leaders across southwestern PA have been engaging with Reckoning with Antisemitism as Christians\, a new project co-founded by Christian Associates of Southwest PA and the Holocaust Center of Pittsburgh. \nWe will hear from Christians who have been reckoning with antisemitism and from Jews who have taken part in their efforts. We will also share (for the first time!) a published book of sermons written by local Christian clergy who have engaged their congregations and communities in conversations about antisemitism\, from the pulpit and beyond. \nPlease note that parking is available in the synagogue parking lot and on nearby side streets (observe signs as marked). \nReckoning with Antisemitism as Christians provides support for Christians of all denominations to wrestle with the complex legacy of antisemitism in the Christian tradition\, and offers practical tools for clergy and lay leaders to dismantle antisemitism in their communities. \nThis event is made possible by funding from the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh. \nThe Holocaust Center of Pittsburgh is a program of the Tree of Life.
URL:https://hcofpgh.org/event/reckoning-with-antisemitism-as-christians-reflections-at-one-year/
LOCATION:Beit Kulanu (Formerly Rodef Shalom Congregation)\, 4905 Fifth Avenue\, Pittsburgh\, PA\, 15213\, United States
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