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SUMMARY:"999: The Forgotten Girls" Digital Screening
DESCRIPTION:The Holocaust Center of Pittsburgh is excited to be partnering with the JFilm Festival for the screening of 999: The Forgotten Girls. \nAward-winning author of the international bestseller 999: The Extraordinary Young Women of the First Official Transport to Auschwitz\, Heather Dune Macadam directs this riveting documentary based on her critically acclaimed book. The first prisoners to arrive at Auschwitz were 999 unmarried\, teenage Jewish girls sent by the Slovak government to meet the demands of the Nazis to provide a slave labor force. Macadam’s documentary reveals the important untold story of their unbreakable bonds and introduces a piece of Holocaust and women’s history that should never be forgotten. \nOfficial Selection: Hamptons Documentary Festival\, New York Jewish Film Festival \nWinner: Audience Award – Miami Jewish Film Festival \n“Macadam’s achievement is a needed tribute to these young female victims and the survivors who have kept their memories alive.” — Nora Lee Mandel\, Maven’s Nest  \nAvailable for viewing online May 2-12 in PA\, WV\, and OH. Learn more and purchase tickets here.
URL:https://hcofpgh.org/event/999-the-forgotten-girls-digital-screening/
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240505T140000
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SUMMARY:Silent Tears\, The Last Yiddish Tango
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URL:https://hcofpgh.org/event/silent-tears-the-last-yiddish-tango/
LOCATION:Rodef Shalom Congregation\, 4905 Fifth Avenue\, Pittsburgh\, PA\, 15213\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240506T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240506T190000
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SUMMARY:2024 Yom HaShoah Commemoration
DESCRIPTION:Yom HaShoah\, or Holocaust Remembrance Day\, is the day set aside to remember the approximately six million Jewish victims of the Holocaust. The Holocaust Center has been holding a community-wide commemoration every year since the establishment of the Center in 1980. \nThis year’s commemoration will be held on May 6\, 2024\, at 7 pm in Chatham University’s Campbell Memorial Chapel. The commemoration will include a candle-lighting ceremony in which six candles are lit in memory of the six million and three additional candles are lit in honor of the Veterans\, the Liberators\, and the Righteous\, those non-Jews who risked their lives to save the lives of their Jewish friends and neighbors. The candle-lighters are composed of Holocaust Survivors and/or descendants\, community members\, and lay leaders. \nThe commemoration will also include a film made by Chatham University students featuring local Holocaust survivors\, music played by members of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra\, songs and poetry performed by middle and high school students\, and a memorial for local survivors who have passed away. \nThis program will be in-person\, as well as live-streamed. \nRSVP for in-person attendance here. \nRSVP for virtual attendance here. A link to the livestream will be provided to registrants closer to the event. \nA recording of the program in its entirety will also be uploaded and shared at a later date. \nFor more information\, call: 412-421-1500 or email csahovey@hcpgh.org \nPlease note\, the location of this event has been changed from Eddy Theatre to Campbell Memorial Chapel on Chatham University’s Shadyside Campus. \n 
URL:https://hcofpgh.org/event/2024-yom-hashoah-commemoration/
LOCATION:Campbell Memorial Chapel\, Chapel Hill Road\, Pittsburgh\, PA\, 15232\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240508T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240508T203000
DTSTAMP:20260403T224113
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SUMMARY:"999: The Forgotten Girls" In-Person Screening and Q&A
DESCRIPTION:The Holocaust Center of Pittsburgh is excited to be partnering with the JFilm Festival for the screening of 999: The Forgotten Girls. \nThis screening will be followed by a Q&A with director Heather Dune Macadam. \nAward-winning author of the international bestseller 999: The Extraordinary Young Women of the First Official Transport to Auschwitz\, Heather Dune Macadam directs this riveting documentary based on her critically acclaimed book. The first prisoners to arrive at Auschwitz were 999 unmarried\, teenage Jewish girls sent by the Slovak government to meet the demands of the Nazis to provide a slave labor force. Macadam’s documentary reveals the important untold story of their unbreakable bonds and introduces a piece of Holocaust and women’s history that should never be forgotten. \nOfficial Selection: Hamptons Documentary Festival\, New York Jewish Film Festival \nWinner: Audience Award – Miami Jewish Film Festival \n“Macadam’s achievement is a needed tribute to these young female victims and the survivors who have kept their memories alive.” — Nora Lee Mandel\, Maven’s Nest  \nLearn more and purchase tickets here.
URL:https://hcofpgh.org/event/999-the-forgotten-girls-in-person-screening-and-qa/
LOCATION:The Oaks Theather\, 310 Allegheny River Blvd\, Oakmont\, PA\, 15139\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240509T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240509T190000
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SUMMARY:Waldman Arts and Writing Awards Ceremony 2024
DESCRIPTION:Join us as we celebrate the participants and winners of the 2024 Waldman Arts & Writing Competition. The event is open to the public and all students are strongly encouraged to attend along with their families\, friends\, and teachers. Winners will be honored and receive their award certificates; reception with light treats to follow. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister here.
URL:https://hcofpgh.org/event/waldman-arts-and-writing-awards-ceremony-2024/
LOCATION:Welker Room\, James Laughlin Music Hall\, 5798 Woodland Rd\, Pittsburgh\, PA\, 15232\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240603T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240603T183000
DTSTAMP:20260403T224113
CREATED:20240418T152101Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240508T221501Z
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SUMMARY:A Night of Hope & Hops: Debbie Leuchter Stueber Generations Breweries Talk
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URL:https://hcofpgh.org/event/a-night-of-hope-hops-debbie-leuchter-stueber-generations-breweries-talk-2/
LOCATION:Inner Groove Brewing\, 751 E Railroad St\, Verona\, PA\, 15147\, United States
CATEGORIES:Generations Talk
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240618T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240618T180000
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SUMMARY:Generations Speaker Presentation by Clare Drobot
DESCRIPTION:Join us as we welcome Clare Drobot for her first public talk with the Holocaust Center!  \nClare knew her paternal grandparent’s\, Wanda and Jan Drobot\, affectionately Yay and Nana\, as Polish immigrants living near her childhood home in Northern Virginia. But when Wanda passed away in 1998\, Clare began an unexpected journey exploring their shared and individual histories. Both Wanda\, née Salomea Wander and Jan\, originally Jakub Djament\, were Holocaust survivors who raised their children as Catholic in Post-WWII Poland. This is the story of Clare’s search to uncover her family’s past and understand the legacy of her Grandparent’s survival. \nAbout Clare: \nA dramaturg\, playwright\, and producer Clare Drobot is currently the Co-Artistic Director at City Theatre in Pittsburgh working alongside fellow Co-ADs Marc Masterson and Monteze Freeland. She has worked in various capacities at Premiere Stages at Kean University\, Laura Stanczyk Casting\, Williamstown Theatre Festival\, The McCarter Theatre\, The BE Company\, Play Penn\, and New Dramatists. Her work as a writer has been seen in Ars Nova’s ANT FEST and the New Hazlett Theatre’s CSA Series among others. She serves on the boards of the National New Play Network and Brew House Association and is a graduate of Leadership Pittsburgh (LP XXXVIII). BA/BFA Carnegie Mellon University\, member of LMDA. \nRegistration here. \nThe program will take place in Mellon Board Room\, which is in the lower level of Mellon Hall (Mellon Center) on Chatham’s Shadyside campus. We will have HC Event signs directing you around. Click here for a map of Chatham’s campus. \nGenerations programming is generously supported by the Sylvia & Martin Snow Family Fund.
URL:https://hcofpgh.org/event/generations-speaker-presentation-by-clare-drobot/
LOCATION:Mellon Board Room in Chatham University’s Mellon Hall\, Woodland Rd\, Pittsburgh\, 15232\, United States
CATEGORIES:Generations Talk
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240627T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240627T203000
DTSTAMP:20260403T224113
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SUMMARY:Reckoning with Antisemitism as Christians
DESCRIPTION:  \nLearn more and register: https://www.casp.org/reckoning \n\nPlease register below by Wednesday\, June 26 at 5 p.m.
URL:https://hcofpgh.org/event/reckoning-with-antisemitism-as-christians/
LOCATION:Pittsburgh Theological Seminary\, 616 N. Highland Ave\, Pittsburgh\, PA\, 15206\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240718T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240718T180000
DTSTAMP:20260403T224113
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LAST-MODIFIED:20240507T144352Z
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SUMMARY:Generations Speaker Presentation by Dr. Melissa Marks
DESCRIPTION:We are excited to host Dr. Melissa Marks’s presentation for the first time! The program will take place in Mellon Board Room\, which is in the lower level of Mellon Hall (Mellon Center) on Chatham’s Shadyside campus. We will have HC Event signs directing you around. Click here for a map of Chatham’s campus.   \nRegister here. \nBio: Dr. Melissa Marks is the daughter and granddaughter of Holocaust survivors. Her desire to understand the history and psychology of the Holocaust led her to become a social studies teacher\, a career she loved for a decade. Currently\, she is in her 21st year as a Professor of Education at the University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg. She is a member of advisory boards for the Holocaust Center of Pittsburgh\, Seton Hill’s National Catholic Center for Holocaust Education\, and the Westmoreland YWCA Racial Justice Committee. \nPresentation Synopsis: When we learn about the Holocaust\, we need to learn individual stories that inspire us: Inspire us to stand up for what is right\,  inspire us to speak out against evil even when we feel scared\, and inspire us to hope even in the darkest times. We need to recognize the power each of us has. The stories that I will share about my mother\, my grandmother\, and their extended family showcase the power individuals have in the choices we make. My mother and grandmother survived because of luck\, quick wits\, and the willingness of strangers to put what was right ahead of their own safety. My grandfather survived the camps because he hoped to see his baby daughter married under a chupah. \nGenerations programming is generously supported by the Sylvia & Martin Snow Family Fund.
URL:https://hcofpgh.org/event/generations-speaker-presentation-by-dr-melissa-marks/
LOCATION:Mellon Board Room in Chatham University’s Mellon Hall\, Woodland Rd\, Pittsburgh\, 15232\, United States
CATEGORIES:Generations Talk
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240805T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240805T203000
DTSTAMP:20260403T224113
CREATED:20240625T185934Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240705T175335Z
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SUMMARY:Building Bridges:  An evening with the Bamileke Community
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an evening of learning and conversation with leaders in the Bamileke and Holocaust Center Generations communities. During this program\, we will learn about the Bamileke experience of persecution\, explore the intersections between the two communities\, and talk about the relationships that have been building between children of survivors of the Holocaust and the Bamileke genocide. \nThe Bamileke are a minority ethnic group in Cameroon who experienced a genocide from the late 1950s to early 1970s. The Holocaust Center Generations group is composed of children and grandchildren of Holocaust survivors. \nRegister here.
URL:https://hcofpgh.org/event/building-bridges-an-evening-with-the-bamileke-community/
LOCATION:Eddy Theatre at Chatham University\, Woodland Rd\, Pittsburgh\, 15232\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240806T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240807T160000
DTSTAMP:20260403T224113
CREATED:20240528T161821Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240531T163214Z
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SUMMARY:2024 Holocaust Center of Pittsburgh Teacher Training
DESCRIPTION:The Holocaust Center of Pittsburgh 2024 Summer Teacher Training\, held in partnership with Echoes & Reflection\, is free of charge\, and Act 48 credit hours will be available. It will be held in-person on Chatham University’s Shadyside campus\, with courses led by Lynne Ravas\, veteran educator\, Generations Speaker\, and Echoes & Reflections facilitator. \nBoth days will include vetted resources and ready-made lesson plans that teachers can use in their classrooms immediately. We will also discuss the Holocaust Center’s Generations Speaker Program and how it complements these lessons. \nWhile we encourage you to attend both sessions\, the option is available to register for only one of the two days. There will be free parking\, and lunch will be provided. Check-in is at 8:30 a.m. on each day. \n– \nTeacher Training Day 1 – Tuesday\, August 6 from 9:00am-4:00pm (5 credit hours)\nAntisemitism: Understanding and Countering this Hatred Today \nIt is critical for young people to understand the dangers of antisemitism today and the threat that it poses to both Jewish and non-Jewish populations. This program helps teachers to educate about antisemitism\, examining its complexities from historic and contemporary perspectives. Educators gain strategies to help students respond to and counter antisemitism and forms of hate. \nDismantling Antisemitism Training with the Holocaust Center’s Noah Schoen \nWho are Jewish people? What is antisemitism\, and where does it come from? Why did the Holocaust happen? At the Holocaust Center of Pittsburgh\, we teach about the Holocaust with the goal of helping people comprehend its root causes. Understanding antisemitism is a critical part of this work. Our training builds capacity for participants to understand what antisemitism is\, how it affects Jewish and non-Jewish people\, and what we can do about it. \n– \nTeacher Training Day 2 – Wednesday\, August 7 from 9:00am-4:00pm (6 credit hours)\nFoundations of Holocaust Education: Focus on the Weimar Republic \nThis program is designed to enhance teachers’ knowledge\, capacity\, and confidence to teach about the Holocaust with a specific focus on the Weimar Republic and the conditions that led to the Nazis being elected in 1932. Educators are introduced to pedagogical principles and explore classroom lessons\, visual history testimonies and other resources that examine aspects of the history and its continued relevance today. \nHow We Remember: The Legacy of the Holocaust Today \nHow did the world respond when the reality of the Holocaust came to light? How can we learn from the international response to crimes against humanity in interpreting memory and history? During this program\, educators examine the pursuit of justice at Nuremberg\, the effect the trials had on how we understand the Holocaust\, how survivors coped with the trauma to build new lives in the aftermath\, and how we remember and memorialize the Holocaust today. \n– \nThis program is generously supported by The Jack Sittsamer Holocaust Endowment Fund for Teacher Training.
URL:https://hcofpgh.org/event/2024-holocaust-center-of-pittsburgh-teacher-training/
LOCATION:Chatham University Shadyside Campus\, 1 Woodland Road\, Pittsburgh\, PA\, 15232\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events for Educators,Teacher Training
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240827T184000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240827T184000
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SUMMARY:Jewish Heritage Night at PNC Park
DESCRIPTION:The Holocaust Center of Pittsburgh will be at Jewish Heritage Night hosted by the Pittsburgh Pirates! \nExperience a unique blend of sports\, culture\, and community during Jewish Heritage Night at PNC Park! Join us for an evening of baseball\, where you can reconnect with old friends and make new ones. Plus\, enjoy an optional pregame Kosher Meal catered by Elegant Edge Catering Company\, featuring a Loaded Chili Dog or an All-Beef Kosher Hotdog\, complemented with Pasta Salad\, Coleslaw\, Chips\, and Bottled Water. Each ticket also includes a special Pirates/Jewish Heritage Night co-branded bucket hat.  \n Don’t miss out on this wonderful opportunity to celebrate your heritage and enjoy America’s favorite pastime! \nGet tickets here. Purchase Deadline: Aug 23\, 2024 4:40 PM EDT \n 
URL:https://hcofpgh.org/event/pittsburgh-pirates-jewish-heritage-night/
LOCATION:PNC Park\, 115 Federal Street\, Pittsburgh\, PA\, 15212\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240912T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240912T180000
DTSTAMP:20260403T224113
CREATED:20240815T145436Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240815T145436Z
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SUMMARY:An Evening with Solange Lebovitz\, a Holocaust Survivor
DESCRIPTION:Learn about Holocaust survivor Solange Lebovitz’s experiences as a Jewish child and teen living in occupied France\, hiding from the Nazis and their collaborators. While she was living in hiding\, her other family members were in concentration camps and her brothers were members of the French Resistance. \nSolange was born in 1930 in Paris\, France. She survived by hiding in Normandy with help from a selfless\, brave Catholic couple. In 1952\, she married a fellow Holocaust survivor\, and they then settled in Pittsburgh. Solange has two children\, five grandchildren\, and three great-grandchildren. \nSolange is also an accomplished poet and writer\, and some of her poetry will be read at this event. Participants will also have the opportunity to ask their own questions during the program. \nThis event is a part of RAD Days 2024. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister here.
URL:https://hcofpgh.org/event/an-evening-with-solange-lebovitz-a-holocaust-survivor/
LOCATION:Eddy Theatre at Chatham University\, Woodland Rd\, Pittsburgh\, 15232\, United States
CATEGORIES:Featuring a Survivor,RAD Days
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240913T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240913T180000
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SUMMARY:Author Chris Heath in Conversation with Emily Loeb
DESCRIPTION:Author Chris Heath visits Riverstone Books to talk about his new book\, No Roads Leading Back\, with Emily Loeb. Join us for this discussion\, followed by a time for Q&A and book signing. \nWant to pre-order your copy of the book? You can do so here. Please note in the order comments that you plan to pick it up at the event. \nAbout the book: \nThis by turns shattering and hope-giving account of prisoners who dug their way to freedom from the Nazis is both a stunning escape narrative and an object lesson in the ways we remember and continually forget the particulars of the Holocaust. \nNo Road Leading Back is the remarkable story of a dozen prisoners who escaped from the site where more than 70\,000 Jews were shot in the Lithuanian forest of Ponar after the Nazi invasion of Eastern Europe in 1941. Anxious to hide the incriminating evidence of the murders\, the S.S. later in the war enslaved a group of Jews to exhume every one of the bodies and incinerate them all in a months-long labor—an episode whose specifics are staggering and disturbing\, even within the context of the Holocaust. From within that dire circumstance emerges the improbable escape made by some of the men\, who dug a tunnel with bare hands and spoons while they were trapped and guarded day and night—an act not just of bravery and desperation but of awesome imagination. Based on first-person accounts of the escapees and on each scrap of evidence that has been documented\, repressed\, or amplified since\, this book resurrects their lives\, while also providing a complex\, urgent analysis of why their story has rarely been told\, and never accurately. Heath explores the cultural use and misuse of Holocaust testimony and the need for us to face it—and all uncomfortable historical truths—with honesty and accuracy. \nAbout the author: \nAward-winning journalist CHRIS HEATH has written about a wide array of subjects for GQ\, The Atlantic\, Esquire and Vanity Fair. His story “18 Tigers\, 17 Lions\, 8 Bears\, 3 Cougars\, 2 Wolves\, 1 Baboon\, 1 Macaque\, and 1 Man Dead in Ohio.” won the 2013 National Magazine Award for Reporting; his story “The Militiamen\, the Governor and the Kidnapping That Wasn’t” was nominated for the 2023 National Magazine Award for Feature Writing. He has also written about popular culture\, including the books Pet Shop Boys\, Literally and the 2004 UK bestseller Feel\, about British pop star Robbie Williams. He co-wrote the lyrics for the Royal Shakespeare Company’s The Boy in the Dress\, which premiered in Stratford in November 2019. Based in Brooklyn\, Heath grew up south of Birmingham in the United Kingdom. \nAbout the conversation partner: \nA granddaughter of Holocaust survivors\, Emily became involved with the Holocaust Center of Pittsburgh in 2018\, when she started volunteering as a Generations Speaker. Since early 2023\, Emily has served as the Director of Programs and Education\, in which she oversees the Holocaust Center’s public and education programs\, as well as fundraising and the annual budget. Prior to joining the Holocaust Center\, for over a decade\, Emily ran the Gendler Grapevine Project\, a sunset initiative established to honor the work and vision of Rabbi Everett Gendler that funded initiatives that celebrated the deep connections between Jewish traditions\, social justice\, and the environment. She is currently writing a book about Rabbi Gendler’s life. Prior to that\, she worked for a Native American-owned and focused consulting company\, where she served as a project manager\, proposal writer\, and editor. With the goal of centering her professional and volunteer work around causes she believes in\, in 2017\, she founded Shattering Glass Ceilings Scholarship for women who are first-generation college students. Emily grew up in Kansas City\, where her grandmother was a Survivor Speaker for the local Holocaust center. Emily earned her bachelor’s degree at Colgate University\, studying Geography and Peace Studies\, and a master’s degree in Geography from the University of British Columbia. She lives in Pittsburgh with her husband\, two teenaged kids\, and two Boston Terriers. She loves being with her family\, hiking\, gardening\, writing\, and doing what she can to make the world a better place. \n\nRSVP here.
URL:https://hcofpgh.org/event/author-chris-heath-in-conversation-with-emily-loeb/
LOCATION:Riverstone Books\, 5841 Forbes Ave\, Pittsburgh\, PA\, 15217\, United States
CATEGORIES:Featuring HC Staff
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240922T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240922T200000
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SUMMARY:Resilience Rising: Amplifying Voices of Hope: Opening Reception “Für das Kind / For the Child”
DESCRIPTION:Mark your calendar for the Opening Event on September 22nd\, 2024\, and stay tuned for more details on this impactful experience. \nEvent: Resilience Rising: Amplifying Voices of Hope Opening Reception\nDate: September 22\, 2024\nTime: 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm\nLocation: Rodef Shalom Congregation Freehof / Aaron Court 4905 Fifth Ave\, Pittsburgh\, PA 15213\nRegistration: https://cwbpgh.org/event/resilience-rising-amplifying-voices-of-hope/?mc_cid=5c8000eeb1&mc_eid=d275d4bca9 \nThe exhibit will be open to the public at Rodef Shalom Congregation Aaron Court from September 22 to October 1\, 2024. \nMore Fall Exhibit Details COMING SOON!\nResilience Rising: Amplifying Voices of Hope\nThis fall\, prepare to embark on a powerful journey that spans from the Kindertransport era to today’s ongoing battles against hate and discrimination. “Resilience Rising: Amplifying Voices of Hope” will illuminate the strength and spirit of those who have faced adversity and fought for justice. \nExperience a series of engaging community events\, explore a moving traveling exhibit\, and immerse yourself in profound personal narratives\, evocative music\, and poignant poetry. This program promises to captivate and inspire\, bringing to light stories of resilience and hope. \n\nExhibition: Visit the “Für das Kind / For the Child” at community centers\, and educational institutions\, to gain insight into Kindertransport history and personal stories behind the artifacts.\nSpeaker Series: Events featuring Kindertransport survivors\, historians\, and experts\, discussing topics like its impact on families and communities\, with interactive Q&A sessions.\nSchool Outreach Program: Integrating Kindertransport history into school curricula\, providing resources\, lesson plans\, and virtual classroom visits by survivors or experts\, along with student projects and oral history interviews.\nCommunity Storytelling Workshops: Workshops exploring family histories\, connections to the Kindertransport\, or themes of displacement and resilience\, culminating in public sharing events.\nFilm Screenings and Panel Discussions: Screenings of related documentaries followed by discussions with filmmakers\, scholars\, and survivors\, delving into historical context and contemporary relevance.\nArt and Memory Workshops: Art-based workshops allowing participants to create works inspired by Kindertransport themes\, fostering creative expression and reflection on personal and collective memory.
URL:https://hcofpgh.org/event/resilience-rising-amplifying-voices-of-hope-opening-reception-fur-das-kind-for-the-child/
LOCATION:Rodef Shalom Congregation\, 4905 Fifth Avenue\, Pittsburgh\, PA\, 15213\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240926T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240926T173000
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SUMMARY:A Blessing\, Not a Burden: The Story of Two Holocaust Survivors\, Eva and Mickey Kor\, told by their son Dr. Alex Kor with Graham Honaker
DESCRIPTION:The Holocaust Center of Pittsburgh is pleased to welcome Dr. Alex Kor\, son of Eva and Mickey Kor (z”l) and his co-author\, Graham Honaker. \nEva Kor (z”l) was a Holocaust survivor who advocated for healing through forgiveness\, the subject of two critically acclaimed documentaries Eva: A-7063 and Forgiving Dr. Mengele\, and the founder of the CANDLES Holocaust Museum in Terre Haute\, Indiana. Alex will share the story of his mother\, as well as his father Mickey Kor (z”l) who was also a survivor\, and the lessons we can all learn through their incredible strength\, perseverance\, and hope. Alex will demonstrate the interactive hologram technology utilizing his mother’s testimony. A limited number of copies of his book about his parents’ Holocaust experiences\, A Blessing\, Not a Burden\, will be available for preorder through the registration site. Alex (and co-author Graham Honaker) will sign the books at the event. \nThis talk by Alex and Graham coincides with our theme for this programming year\, Generations: The Memory Keepers\, as we look to the next generation and descendants of Holocaust survivors\, to continue to tell their family’s stories. \nThis event is a part of RAD Days 2024. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister here.
URL:https://hcofpgh.org/event/a-blessing-not-a-burden-the-story-of-two-holocaust-survivors-eva-and-mickey-kor-told-by-their-son-dr-alex-kor-with-graham-honaker/
LOCATION:Rodef Shalom Congregation\, 4905 Fifth Avenue\, Pittsburgh\, PA\, 15213\, United States
CATEGORIES:RAD Days
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241001T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241001T183000
DTSTAMP:20260403T224113
CREATED:20240911T173816Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240911T173816Z
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SUMMARY:“A Night of Hope & Hops” at Golden Age Beer Company
DESCRIPTION:Join us for another installment of Generations Speaker Debbie Stueber’s “A Night of Hope & Hops” series – where she shares her parents’ stories of survival\, at local breweries! Hear about Kurt and Edith Leuchter\, as told by Debbie\, and their story of surviving the Nazis\, joining the French Resistance\, and making new lives in America. Kurt and Edith will likely join at the end for Q&A with the audience. And come have some good beer\, while you’re listening and learning!
URL:https://hcofpgh.org/event/a-night-of-hope-hops-at-golden-age-beer-company/
LOCATION:Golden Age Beer Company\, 337 E 8th Ave\, Homestead\, PA\, 15120\, United States
CATEGORIES:Generations Talk
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241025T121500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241025T130000
DTSTAMP:20260403T224113
CREATED:20241007T164258Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241007T170038Z
UID:27269-1729858500-1729861200@hcofpgh.org
SUMMARY:From the Ghetto to the Forest:‬‭ Surviving the Holocaust‬‭ in‬ Belarus‬‭ with guest lecturer Anika Walke‬ ‭
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URL:https://hcofpgh.org/event/from-the-ghetto-to-the-forest-surviving-the-holocaust-in-belarus-with-guest-lecturer-anika-walke/
LOCATION:Posner Hall\, Posner Grand Room 340\, 4980‬‭ Margaret Morrison St\, Pittsburgh\, PA\, 15213\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241110T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241110T173000
DTSTAMP:20260403T224113
CREATED:20240913T170459Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241022T202333Z
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SUMMARY:Music in Theresienstadt: A Conversation with Anna Hájková
DESCRIPTION:As we commemorate the 86th anniversary of Kristallnacht\, the November pogrom\, this event connects the outbreak of public anti-Jewish violence in Nazi Germany with the remarkable cultural production in the Theresienstadt ghetto. In the three and half years of its duration\, the 140\,000 inmates in Terezín played\, composed\, and listened to music\, which provided comfort\, spare time\, and a framework to make sense of the terrifying conditions in the camp. Historian Dr. Joshua Andy and Theresienstadt expert Dr. Anna Hájková will explore the many meanings of music in Theresienstadt. During the program\, members of the Three Rivers Young Peoples Orchestras (TYRPO) who visited Terezin this past summer will perform music and talk about their experience. \nRegistration here. \nHolocaust Center of Pittsburgh’s annual Kristallnacht program is generously supported by Edgar Snyder. \nCo-sponsored by the Winchester Thurston School\, University of Pittsburgh Jewish Studies Program\, University of Pittsburgh German Department\, and The Jack Buncher Endowed Chair in Jewish Studies at Carnegie Mellon University
URL:https://hcofpgh.org/event/save-the-date-kristallnacht-commemoration/
LOCATION:Rodef Shalom Congregation\, 4905 Fifth Avenue\, Pittsburgh\, PA\, 15213\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241111T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241111T190000
DTSTAMP:20260403T224113
CREATED:20241021T175207Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241022T185059Z
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SUMMARY:Generations Speaker Lee Kikel at Saint Luke the Evangelist Parish
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URL:https://hcofpgh.org/event/generations-speaker-lee-kikel-at-saint-luke-the-evangelist-parish/
LOCATION:Upper CDC Center at the Saints John and Paul campus – Saint Luke the Evangelist Parish\, 2586 Wexford Bayne Rd\, Sewickley\, PA\, 15143\, United States
CATEGORIES:Generations Talk
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241114T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241114T180000
DTSTAMP:20260403T224113
CREATED:20240911T174210Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241101T141817Z
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SUMMARY:“A Night of Hope & Hops” at Acclamation Brewing
DESCRIPTION:Join us at Acclamation Brewing for “A Night of Hope & Hops” with Generations Speaker Debbie Stueber! Hear her tell stories of her parents\, Kurt and Edith Leuchter\, including their experiences of surviving the Nazis\, joining the French Resistance\, and making new lives in America. Kurt and Edith will likely join at the end for Q&A with the audience. \nThis event will also feature a celebrity bartender! Liz Berlin is a captivating solo performer and founding member of triple-platinum Pittsburgh band Rusted Root. Seating and bar with Liz will open at 6:00\, Debbie’s talk will begin at 6:30. Acclamation will generously be donating all tips to the Holocaust Center of Pittsburgh. \nRSVP: https://www.acclamationbrewing.com/event-details/pub-speaker-debbie-stueber-the-holocaust-center-of-pittsburgh \nLiz enchants audiences with her original songs\, from tranquil to funky to raging. Over the years\, she’s explored various musical genres and bands\, from childhood roots in classical music\, to indie psychedelic Americana band Drowning Clowns\, to Social Justice Disco\, an anthemic activist collaboration with jazz diva Phat Man Dee. Beyond her music\, Liz and her husband Mike Speranzo co-own Mr. Smalls Theatre and Recording Studio\, showcasing world-renowned acts and local artists alike. She’s dedicated to education\, founding Creative Life Support’s youth artist development programs.
URL:https://hcofpgh.org/event/a-night-of-hope-hops-at-acclamation-brewing/
LOCATION:Acclamation Brewing\, 314 Arch St\, Verona\, PA\, 15147\, United States
CATEGORIES:Generations Talk
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241120T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241120T183000
DTSTAMP:20260403T224113
CREATED:20240919T201457Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241031T184327Z
UID:27189-1732127400-1732127400@hcofpgh.org
SUMMARY:Reckoning with Antisemitism: Listening to Jewish Voices
DESCRIPTION:Please join Christian Associates and the Holocaust Center of Pittsburgh as we welcome a panel of Jewish leaders to share how antisemitism has affected their lives and community and what they hope their Christian neighbors will come to understand about the Jewish experience. \n\nThe panel will include Eric Lidji\, director of the Rauh Jewish History Program & Archives at the Senator John Heinz History Center; Sara Stock Mayo\, a spiritual leader\, musician\, poet\, and activist; and Alan Iszauk\, Pittsburgh Jewish community member.\n\nRegister here.
URL:https://hcofpgh.org/event/reckoning-with-antisemitism-listening-to-jewish-voices/
LOCATION:John Knox Room at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary\, 616 N Highland Ave\, Pittsburgh\, PA\, 15206\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250127T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250127T190000
DTSTAMP:20260403T224113
CREATED:20241213T154617Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250103T155442Z
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SUMMARY:"The City Without Jews" Cine-Concert
DESCRIPTION:Join the Holocaust Center of Pittsburgh and the University of Pittsburgh Jewish Studies Program for a screening of The City Without Jews accompanied by live original music composed and performed by world-renowned klezmer violinist Alicia Svigals and celebrated silent film pianist Donald Sosin. \nThis is a free event\, but registration is required. Register here. \nHosted by the Holocaust Center of Pittburgh and the University of Pittsburgh Jewish Studies Program \nCo-sponsored by: \nEd and Arlene Lipsman in memory of Charles and Hilda Lipsman \nCarnegie Mellon University’s Jack Buncher Chair in Jewish Studies \nUniversity of Pittsburgh German Department \nFilm Pittsburgh \nRodef Shalom Congregation \nThe Tree of Life \nViolins of Hope Greater Pittsburgh \nMade possible by Sunrise Foundation for Education and the Arts \nAbout the Film:\nThe City Without Jews (Die Stadt ohne Juden)\, H. K. Breslauer’s 1924 silent masterpiece\, is based on the bestselling dystopian novel by Hugo Bettauer. It was produced two years after the book’s publication and\, tragically\, shortly before the satirical events depicted in the fictional story transformed into all-too-horrific reality. All complete prints were thought to be destroyed\, but thanks to the discovery of a nitrate print in a Parisian flea market in 2015\, this “lost” film can once again be appreciated in its unfortunately ever-relevant entirety. \nSet in the Austrian city of Utopia (a thinly-disguised stand-in for Vienna)\, the story follows the political and personal consequences of an antisemitic law passed by the National Assembly forcing all Jews to leave the country. At first\, the decision is met with celebration\, but when the citizens of Utopia eventually come to terms with the loss of the Jewish population – and the resulting economic and cultural decline – the National Assembly must decide whether to invite the Jews back. Though darkly comedic in tone and stylistically influenced by German Expressionism\, the film nonetheless contains ominous and eerily realistic sequences\, such as shots of freight trains transporting Jews out of the city. The film’s stinging critique of Nazism is part of the reason it was no longer screened in public after 1933. \nAbout the Musicians:\nAlicia Svigals and Donald Sosin have been bringing audiences to their feet throughout the US and Europe with their unique and stirring violin and piano scores for Jewish-themed silent films. Sosin is renowned silent film pianist and composer\, and Svigals is the world’s leading klezmer violinist and a founder of the Grammy-winning Klezmatics. After meeting at a silent film festival in Italy\, the two soon recorded their first original score for the 1923 German film The Ancient Law\, followed by City Without Jews and The Man Without a World. \nDonald Sosin (pianist and composer) has performed his silent film music at Lincoln Center\, MoMA\, the Kennedy Center\, BAM\, the National Gallery\, and major film festivals in the US and abroad San Francisco\, Telluride\, Hollywood\, Yorkshire\, Pordenone\, Bologna\, Shanghai\, Bangkok\, Berlin\, Vienna\, Moscow\, and Jecheon\, South Korea . He records for Criterion\, Kino\, Milestone and TCM. He has worked with Alexander Payne\, Isabella Rossellini\, Dick Hyman\, Comden and Green\, and has played for Mikhael Baryshnikov\, Mary Travers\, Marni Nixon\, Howie Mandel\, Geula Gill\, and many others. He records for Criterion\, Kino\, Milestone\, Flicker Alley and European labels\, and his scores are heard frequently on TCM. He has had commissions from MoMA\, EYE Amsterdam\, Deutsche Kinemathek\, L’Immagine Ritrovata\, the Chicago Symphony Chorus\, the San Francisco Chamber Orchestra and the Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra. He received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Denver Silent Film Festival\, and the Best Original Film Score award by the 2022 Mystic Film Festival. \nAlicia Svigals\, violinist/composer and a founder of the Grammy-winning Klezmatics\, is the world’s foremost klezmer fiddler. She almost single handedly revived the tradition of klezmer fiddling\, which had been on the brink of extinction until she recorded her debut album Fidl in the 1990’s. Svigals has performed with and written for violinist Itzhak Perlman\, and has worked with the the Kronos Quartet\, playwrights Tony Kushner and Eve Ensler\, poet Allen Ginsburg\, Robert Plant and Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin\, Debbie Friedman and Chava Albershteyn. She was awarded a Foundation for Jewish Culture commission for her original score to the 1918 film The Yellow Ticket and is a MacDowell fellow. In February 2018\, Svigals and jazz pianist Uli Geissendoerfer released Beregovski Suite\, their fantasy on klezmer melodies culled from the archive of early 20th century Soviet Jewish ethnomusicologist Moshe Beregovski. In May 2023\, Svigals was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Humane Letters by the Jewish Theological Seminary for “extraordinary contributions to the arts and Jewish life.” In June 2024 she released her newest album\, Fidl Afire\, on the Borscht Beat label – a return to her roots with a full-on party band. In August 2024 she was awarded the 2024 NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellowship in Folk/Traditional arts.
URL:https://hcofpgh.org/event/the-city-without-jews-cine-concert/
LOCATION:Rodef Shalom Congregation\, 4905 Fifth Avenue\, Pittsburgh\, PA\, 15213\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250131T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250131T180000
DTSTAMP:20260403T224113
CREATED:20250109T165917Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250109T165917Z
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SUMMARY:A Night of Hope and Hops: A Generations Talk by Debbie Leuchter Stueber
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URL:https://hcofpgh.org/event/a-night-of-hope-and-hops-a-generations-talk-by-debbie-leuchter-stueber/
LOCATION:Hazel Grove Brewing Company\, 4609 Irvine St\, Pittsburgh\, PA\, 15207\, United States
CATEGORIES:Generations Talk
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250206T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250206T203000
DTSTAMP:20260403T224113
CREATED:20241125T164040Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241202T191951Z
UID:27480-1738868400-1738873800@hcofpgh.org
SUMMARY:Righteous Among the Neighbors 2024 Cohort Celebration
DESCRIPTION:Join the Holocaust Center of Pittsburgh as we honor the 2024 class of Righteous Among the Neighbors! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRighteous Among the Neighbors is a project of the Holocaust Center of Pittsburgh that honors non-Jewish Pittsburghers who support the Jewish community and take action to uproot antisemitism. In partnership with the LIGHT Education Initiative and Mt. Lebanon High School\, student journalists interview honorees and write article-length profiles about their efforts. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister here.
URL:https://hcofpgh.org/event/save-the-date-righteous-among-the-neighbors-2024-cohort-celebration/
LOCATION:Jewish Community Center of Greater Pittsburgh\, 5738 Forbes Avenue\, Pittsburgh\, PA\, 15217\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250221T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250221T120000
DTSTAMP:20260403T224113
CREATED:20250121T194716Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250121T194716Z
UID:27653-1740139200-1740139200@hcofpgh.org
SUMMARY:"I am a Jew: A Holocaust Family Memoir" Book Talk & Discussion with Philip Terman and Susan Terman
DESCRIPTION:While survivor Edith Dach\, Susan Terman’s mother\, never wrote about her Holocaust experience\, she and other family members told many stories to Susan. Susan then shared her family’s stories with her brother-in-law\, Pittsburgh-area poet Philip Terman. From there\, the book I am a Jew: A Holocaust Family Memoir was born. \nContaining Susan’s sharing of her mother’s stories recast as poems\, I am a Jew: A Holocaust Family Memoir describes episodes of one family’s personal Holocaust experience. Join the Holocaust Center of Pittsburgh online on Friday\, Feb. 21 at noon\, as we discuss the writing of the poetry and creation of the book\, hear more about Edith Dach’s life\, and read some of the poems with Philip and Susan. \nIf you would like to purchase the book I am a Jew: A Holocaust Family Memoir in advance of the program on February 21\, please visit Amazon. \n\nRegister here.
URL:https://hcofpgh.org/event/i-am-a-jew-a-holocaust-family-memoir-book-talk-discussion-with-philip-terman-and-susan-terman/
LOCATION:Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250224T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250224T191500
DTSTAMP:20260403T224113
CREATED:20241220T174206Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241220T174749Z
UID:27585-1740420000-1740424500@hcofpgh.org
SUMMARY:Book Talk: Between Two Worlds- Jewish Brides after the Holocaust
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for the second annual Renee Sachs Memorial Lecture on Holocaust history. Dr. Robin Judd\, Professor of History at Ohio State University\, is a specialist in Jewish\, transnational\, and gender history\, with particular interests in Holocaust studies and the history of migration. She will be speaking about her award-winning book Between Two Worlds\, which tells the story of the Jewish Holocaust survivors who married North American and British military personnel. \n\n 
URL:https://hcofpgh.org/event/book-talk-between-two-worlds-jewish-brides-after-the-holocaust/
LOCATION:Cathedral of Learning: Room 501\, 4200 Fifth Ave\, Pittsburgh\, PA\, 15260\, United States
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250228
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250310
DTSTAMP:20260403T224113
CREATED:20250219T154527Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250219T155524Z
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SUMMARY:I Never Saw Another Butterfly and The Terezin Promise
DESCRIPTION:I Never Saw Another Butterfly and The Terezin Promise\nBy Celeste Raspanti\nDirected by Wayne Brinda \nARTICLE: Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle – Prime Stage Theatre presents ‘I Never Saw Another Butterly and The Terezin Promise’ \nIn the Terezin concentration camp\, Austrian artist Friedl Dicker-Brandeis teaches Jewish children to make poems and drawings in secret art classes. Witness her passion\, the children’s creativity\, and the irrepressible power of Art to bring hope and healing into the darkest hours of the Holocaust. \nFeb. 28 – March 9\, 2025 \nBUY TICKETS \nSpecial Dates: \nPreview: Friday\, February 28th at 7:30pm – Pay What You Can\nOpening Night: Saturday\, March 1st at 7:30pm\nSensory Inclusive: Saturday\, March 8th at 2:30pm – Pay What You Can\nAudio Describe: Sunday\, March 9th at 2:30pm\nASL / Live Caption: Sunday\, March 9th at 2:30pm\nMore Information \nSummary and what you will see –\nI Never Saw Another Butterfly is an uplifting and inspiring story about the use of art in times of tragedy. The story centers around Raja\, a young Czech teenager who is forced into Terezin\, or Theresienstadt\, a Jewish ghetto that was used as a stopping point for transport to the death camps in the east\, Auschwitz in particular. While many Jewish artists\, filmmakers\, and other people of cultural or political prominence were sent there\, the ghetto itself was still a miserable place to live. Disease was everywhere\, and starvation was the norm. \nWe are Honoring the 80th Anniversary of the end of World War II and the Liberation of the Concentration Camps. \nOf the more than 15\,000 children who passed through Terezin\, only 141 are known to have survived. Many drawings\, poems\, and other works of art that Raja and her friends smuggled out of Terezin have been shared with the world\, and through them\, these 15\,000 children live on. \nThrough the eyes of the children who lived in this camp\, we see how art helped them not only survive their time in the ghetto\, but also how it helped them cope. The play uses poetry from the book by the same name\, a collection of artwork and poetry by the children of the Terezin Concentration Camp\,1942-1944
URL:https://hcofpgh.org/event/i-never-saw-another-butterfly-and-the-terezin-promise/
LOCATION:New Hazlett Center for Performing Arts\, 6 Allegheny Square E\, Pittsburgh\, PA\, 15212\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250307T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250307T143000
DTSTAMP:20260403T224113
CREATED:20241220T174339Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250108T221040Z
UID:27587-1741336200-1741357800@hcofpgh.org
SUMMARY:Act 70 Wellness Day for Educators
DESCRIPTION:We all know that teaching the Holocaust is emotionally taxing\, not just for your students\, but also for you. The Holocaust Center of Pittsburgh believes that you (the teacher) must first take care of yourself before you can take care of others (your students). With that in mind\, we’re holding our first-ever “Act 70 Wellness Day” on Friday\, March 7\, 2025\, on Chatham University’s campus in Shadyside. \nThe day will be centered on supporting you and giving you the tools and connections to other educators so you can continue to do the difficult work. The day will include self-care activities\, networking opportunities to meet other Holocaust educators\, and information about local organizations that can help you teach the Holocaust more easily. Act 48 credits will be provided. \n\nRegister here.
URL:https://hcofpgh.org/event/act-70-wellness-day-for-educators/
LOCATION:Chatham University Shadyside Campus\, 1 Woodland Road\, Pittsburgh\, PA\, 15232\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events for Educators
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250311T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250311T190000
DTSTAMP:20260403T224113
CREATED:20250228T154212Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250228T154212Z
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SUMMARY:Edith and Kurt Leuchter: A Story of Love and Resilience
DESCRIPTION:She was born in Bruchsal\, Germany. He was born in Vienna\, Austria. As hidden children\, their paths crossed briefly in a French orphanage. This is just a part of their story\, separately and together: surviving the Holocaust\, fighting Nazis in the French Resistance\, and making a new life in America. This is the true story of Kurt and Edith Leuchter\, as told by their daughter Deborah Stueber. Kurt and Edith will attend virtually to answer audience questions. \nDeborah Leuchter Stueber has been a volunteer for the past 30 years at the Holocaust Center of Pittsburgh. In 2021 she was chosen as their Volunteer of the Year. Sharing her parents’ Holocaust experience with schools\, universities\, and various organizations for the last several years has been her passion. She feels strongly that it’s the responsibility of her generation and generations to come to carry on the survivors legacy. \nRegister here.
URL:https://hcofpgh.org/event/edith-and-kurt-leuchter-a-story-of-love-and-resilience/
LOCATION:Cranberry Public Library\, 2525 Rochester Rd.\, Cranberry Township\, PA\, 16066\, United States
CATEGORIES:Generations Talk
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