Tag: On-site

Join us as we explore the ways Jewish people maintained their humanity and dignity by using their spirituality to lift themselves above the dehumanization of the Holocaust. This docent-led tour will highlight artifacts and stories from the Museum’s Karkomi Holocaust Exhibition through the lens of Jewish spiritual resistance. Hear the stories of those who found… Read More

A moving tribute by the son of Holocaust Survivors to his parents, Not a Real Enemy tells the true story of Ervin Wolf and his family as the fascist tide of Eastern Europe took hold of Hungary. The book weaves together a narrative that illustrates the Wolf family’s comfortable upper-class life as Hungarian Jews at… Read More

Join Dr. Marvin Berman for an emotional journey through live piano improvisations of masterpieces by titans like Beethoven, Puccini, Verdi, Mascagni, and Bizet intertwined with scores from cinematic favorites such as Fatal Attraction, Apocalypse Now, Raging Bull, and Mission Impossible. Punctuated with enlightening commentary, the evening will combine soaring classical melodies with favorites from contemporary… Read More

After the Nazi Party came to power, the Order Police (Ordnungspolizei, Orpo) – Germany’s uniformed precinct police officers, battalions, and members of the German gendarmerie – played a crucial role in carrying out the Nazi Party’s agenda. While the Order Police performed ordinary tasks such as responding to accidents and crime, they were perpetrators of… Read More

In the Museum’s special exhibition, The Girl in the Diary, 14-year-old Rywka Lipszyc’s writings include details about her commitment to Bais Yaakov. Formed in interwar Poland in 1917 by Sarah Schenirer as a response to a lack of religious schooling for Jewish girls, Bais Yaakov schools had an unparalleled impact on a traditional Jewish society… Read More

Join Sid. Z. Leiman, PhD, internationally acclaimed scholar of Jewish history and literature, for a candid conversation about spiritual resistance during the Holocaust. Dr. Leiman’s work combines extensive research in Holocaust era documents with personal knowledge of 20th century Eastern European life and sheds light on this fascinating aspect of the Holocaust. Hosted by Rabbi… Read More

In the early 20th century, Berlin was the center of LGBTQ+ life. LGBTQ+ people frequented a variety of clubs, bars, and cafes where they could gather and socialize openly in affirming spaces. Berlin’s reputation as an LGBTQ+ haven soon became a staple of tourist literature, and quickly became a destination for those seeking community and… Read More

What motivates a man to leave his home, wife, and children on a cold night to help refugees marching towards the border of his country? In the seemingly peaceful and picturesque Austrian countryside resides Hans Breuer, Austria’s last wandering shepherd. Just hours outside of Breuer’s modest rural cabin, the tranquility is disrupted as thousands of… Read More

Since the creation of the modern-day State of Israel, Richard Wagner’s music has been unofficially banned in the country, on the grounds that the German composer was promoted during the Nazi era as Hitler’s favorite composer. But can Wagner’s music transcend the antisemitic views of its creator? You Will Not Play Wagner, a film adaptation… Read More

Join Chicago Historian and TikTok star Shermann Dilla Thomas for an interactive tour of The Green Book and the neighborhood of Bronzeville. Starting off at the Museum, you’ll explore the national story of the Green Book through our exhibition before taking a bus into the city to see the real-life buildings and companies listed in… Read More