title: Book Talk and Signing: Wordwings by Sydelle Pearl description: Sydelle will discuss her book "Wordwings," the fictional diary of a 12-year-old girl in the Warsaw Ghetto. A well-researched history interwoven with folktales and fairy tales, Wordwings will launch our new book club. This event is free and open to the public. start-date: 2018-05-06 start […]
title: Generations Speaker Series: James and Paul Guggenheimer description: The Generations Speaker Series continues with local actor and radio personality Paul Guggenheimer speaking alongside his father, Dr. James Guggenheimer. Dr. Guggenheimer, a Professor at the University of Pittsburgh’s School of Dental Medicine, will speak about his experience as a child refugee. This event is free […]
title: Generations Speaker Series: Lynne Ravas and Alison Brown Karabin description: For the fourth talk in our ongoing Generations Speaker Series, Lynne will share one child’s experience in a Jewish orphanage in Germany during Kristallnacht. Alison will tell the story of her Grandmother’s survival in Auschwitz-Birkenau and the Volary death march. This event is free […]
title: The Holocaust and the 21st Century: 2018 Summer Teachers' Institute description: Our annual, week-long seminar addresses a variety of topics to help educators gain the knowledge to teach about the Holocaust more effectively. We bring in experts from around the country to share the latest research and tools with participating educators. This year’s topics […]
title: Americans and the Holocaust description: The Holocaust Center of Pittsburgh, in partnership with the Heinz History Center, is proud to host historian Rebecca Erbelding. Dr. Erbelding is an expert on American responses to the Holocaust and the War Refugee Board. She has worked at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum as an archivist, curator, […]
Holocaust Center of Pittsburgh announces screenings of “Not the Last Butterfly” documentary movie about the Butterfly Project 23 local libraries and hundreds of Pittsburghers have participated in the Butterfly Project WHO and WHAT • The movie, “Not the Last Butterfly” is the story of a San Diego artist's dream to work with communities to paint […]
Stitching History from the Holocaust Opening Reception Featuring Helen Epstein Talk on Jewish Women in Fashion description: The Holocaust Center of Pittsburgh is proud to host the exhibit “Stitching History from the Holocaust”, on loan from the Jewish Museum Milwaukee. This exhibit features reconstructed dress patterns from Hedy Strnad, a woman whose talent was tragically […]
title: 2018 Virtual Seminar Featuring Magda Brown and the Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center Hologram description: On October 29, students and teachers are invited to join us for our free livestream featuring Holocaust survivor Magda Brown and a demonstration of Interactive Testimony AKA “The Hologram”, both visiting Pittsburgh from Illinois. Magda will speak from […]
title: Teaching the Holocaust Through Theatrical Arts description: Teachers of all subject areas: How can principles of theatre be applied in your classroom to interpret and understand the difficult, important stories of the Holocaust? In partnership with Prime Stage Theater, the Holocaust Center will hold this teacher training at four times during the year in […]
The Holocaust Center of Pittsburgh’s Generations Speaker Series will be held at 7 p.m. at the Jewish Community Center of the South Hills, 345 Kane Blvd. Lynne Ravas will share one child’s experience in a Jewish orphanage in Germany during Kristallnacht. The program is free and open to the community, sponsored by Sylvia & Martin […]
title: Korkoro Screening and Discussion description: The Holocaust Center will mark International Holocaust Remembrance Day with a screening of the French film "Korkoro." The award-winning drama is a rare tribute to Romani victims of the Holocaust, and the event will include a discussion with an expert on the Roma experience. Tickets are $10, free for […]
Generations Speaker Series: Susan Hawkins description: Join us for our next installment of our popular Generations Speakers Series. Susan Hawkins, the daughter of survivors from Hungary and the Ukraine, will tell her parents’ story of loss and survival through concentration camps, hiding and emigration. She will also discuss her own recent journey of traveling back […]
title: The Numbers Keep Changing: Poems and Paintings by Judith R. Robinson description: As a Jew born during World War II, Judy Robinson has always been conscious of how easily her life might have been different if she had not been born in the United States. For that reason, the Holocaust became a subject of […]
title: Generations Speaker Series: Chana Brody description: Born in the Czech Republic, Chana and her parents, Ann & William Jakubovic, immigrated to the United States in 1969. The shadow of the Holocaust was ever-present in their household, even when it was not discussed. Chana feels that there is no better way to honor her parents’ […]
title: 2019 Yom HaShoah Commemoration description: This commemoration program focuses on Women and the Holocaust, the Holocaust Center’s 2018-2019 program theme, and includes short readings from women’s diaries during the Holocaust. The main event is a candle-lighting ceremony honoring Holocaust survivors, rescuers, liberators, and Righteous Gentiles. This year’s ceremony will honor first responders from SWAT, […]