Tag: On-site

Performing Memory and Witness: The Lesson of Jan Karski “What can we do?” asks Jan Karski, the Polish emissary who risked his life to bring news of the Holocaust to the Allied governments. This is the question at the heart of Derek Goldman and Clark Young’s play Remember This: The Lesson of Jan Karski starring… Read More

Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter and author Jonathan Kaufman’s The Last Kings of Shanghai chronicles the fascinating tale of two rival Sephardic Jewish families from Baghdad, the Sassoons and Kadoories, that dominated the business, political, and cultural scene in Asia for the first half of the twentieth century. The book highlights what is perhaps the families’ most impressive achievement: the funding and saving of… Read More

Passage to Sweden, a documentary produced and directed by Suzannah Warlick, tells a compelling story about European Jews who escaped to freedom and safety in Sweden and events that occurred in Scandinavia and Budapest during World War II. The documentary highlights ordinary people’s courageous acts that helped save thousands of Jews from the occupying German… Read More

Against her grandmother’s wishes, award-winning author Silvia Foti made a promise to her mother on her deathbed to write a book about Jonas Noreika, her grandfather, a famous WWII hero. She had no idea that her seemingly simple promise would uncover dark family secrets. Foti’s discoveries would bring her to a personal crisis, challenge her Catholic faith, unearth Holocaust denial,… Read More

On the evening of November 9, 1938, the Nazis unleashed a horrific assault of devastating pogroms that marked the beginning of the Holocaust and would eventually become known as Kristallnacht – the “Night of Broken Glass.”  Join us as we commemorate the 83rd anniversary of the “Night of Broken Glass” with a program of remembrance… Read More

While the last two decades of popular media have been a catalyst for growth within the LGBTQ+ community, it is important to differentiate presence from representation. In recent years LGBTQ+ people have increasingly seen representations of themselves, celebrations of their lives and stories, and coverage of LGBTQ+ issues across media channels. This has led to… Read More

On this tour, participants will explore the outside features of the Museum, including the Ferro Fountain of The Righteous and Peace Garden, and how architectural spaces can influence emotional responses. Reservations can be made on-site, upon arrival, at the Information Desk. Please come dressed for outdoor weather. Tours will run as scheduled unless there is heavy… Read More

On this tour, participants will explore the outside features of the Museum, including the Ferro Fountain of The Righteous and Peace Garden, and how architectural spaces can influence emotional responses. Reservations can be made on-site, upon arrival, at the Information Desk. Please come dressed for outdoor weather. Tours will run as scheduled unless there is heavy… Read More

On this tour, participants will explore the outside features of the Museum, including the Ferro Fountain of The Righteous and Peace Garden, and how architectural spaces can influence emotional responses. Reservations can be made on-site, upon arrival, at the Information Desk. Please come dressed for outdoor weather. Tours will run as scheduled unless there is heavy… Read More

On this tour, participants will explore the outside features of the Museum, including the Ferro Fountain of The Righteous and Peace Garden, and how architectural spaces can influence emotional responses. Reservations can be made on-site, upon arrival, at the Information Desk. Please come dressed for outdoor weather. Tours will run as scheduled unless there is heavy… Read More