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While acclaimed French violinist Arnaud Sussmann regularly graces the world’s stages as a soloist and active touring member of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, this recital, for one night only, takes on a more personal nature. Drawing inspiration from his own grandfather’s survival of Auschwitz-Birkenau, Arnaud Sussman and pianist Michael Brown will perform works by Jewish composers whose… Read More

In 2009, Wendy Lower, acclaimed author and historian, was shown a horrific photograph of a Jewish family that revealed seldom-discussed aspects of the Nazis’ genocidal ideology. This rare evidence of open-air shootings in Nazi-occupied Ukraine, where Germans and their co-conspirators massacred Jews in broad daylight, inspired a relentless decade of research, interviews, and discovery. These efforts… Read More

The 100th anniversary of the Tulsa Massacre offers a unique opportunity for us as a nation to honor those who suffered in one of the most unforgettable crimes of domestic terrorism and racial violence in US history. On May 31 and June 1, 1921, white mobs in Tulsa, Oklahoma attacked the city’s Black residents and businesses…. Read More

Plunder: A Memoir of Family Property and Nazi Treasure shares the incredible story of how Menachem Kaiser, the grandson of Holocaust Survivors, fought to reclaim his family’s property in Sosnowiec, Poland. In doing so, he makes a shocking discovery: not only did his grandfather’s cousin survive the war, but also penned a memoir while he was… Read More

Nelson Mandela was one of the most famous human rights defenders of the 20th-century and the face of a movement against racial injustice. His unbreakable will inspired people around the globe to mobilize for human rights and contributed to a worldwide crusade demanding racial equality. A winner of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993 and… Read More

Nelson Mandela was one of the most famous human rights defenders of the 20th-century and the face of a movement against racial injustice. His unbreakable will inspired people around the globe to mobilize for human rights and contributed to a worldwide crusade demanding racial equality. A winner of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993 and… Read More

Nelson Mandela was one of the most famous human rights defenders of the 20th-century and the face of a movement against racial injustice. His unbreakable will inspired people around the globe to mobilize for human rights and contributed to a worldwide crusade demanding racial equality. A winner of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993 and… Read More

Nelson Mandela was one of the most famous human rights defenders of the 20th-century and the face of a movement against racial injustice. His unbreakable will inspired people around the globe to mobilize for human rights and contributed to a worldwide crusade demanding racial equality. A winner of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993 and… Read More

Be sure to join us for a live social justice and Nelson Mandela-inspired spoken word performance and Q&A with Kareem K.W.O.E. Wells and K.W.O.E Foundation Executive Director Judith Allen. Featured on ESPN and TEDx, and founder of K.W.O.E Group and Foundation, Wells is a burgeoning entrepreneur, recording artist, and emphatic motivational speaker who has devoted his time to… Read More

Join us for a thought-provoking and intimate conversation with two remarkable human rights leaders as they discuss their time with Nelson Mandela and the work still left to do in combatting hatred, racism, and antisemitism today. Judge Albert “Albie” Louis SachsAlbie Sachs was born in Johannesburg, South Africa in 1935, into a Jewish family of… Read More