From: <jennifer.faines@gmail.com> title: Raising Their Voices: A Lecture by Dr. Debórah Dwork description: Join the Holocaust Center of Pittsburgh and the Jewish Studies Program at the University of Pittsburgh for a public lecture by Dr. Debórah Dwork, Professor of Holocaust History at Clark University, currently serving as Scholar-in-Residence at the U. S. Holocaust Memorial Museum. […]
title: "Big Sonia" film with intro by Holocaust Center of Pittsburgh description: Don't miss this incredible documentary about a tenacious woman and her story of trauma, survival, and healing. Holocaust Center of Pittsburgh will be hosting this special screening, and sharing their mission to educate, provide resources, and counter intolerance in the world. About "Big […]
title: Generations Speaker Series: Moshe Baran and Avi Baran Munro description: The Holocaust Center of Pittsburgh is proud to host the first Generations Speaker Series. This series, which will be hosted in-person and live-streamed online, will consist of dialogues between Holocaust survivors and their family members. There will be three events, taking place in the […]
title: Sterne Screening and Discussion description: The Holocaust Center, in partnership with the Carnegie Mellon Department of Modern Languages and Rodef Shalom, is marking International Holocaust Remembrance Day with a special screening of Sterne (Stars). The East German film is a gripping drama about a sergeant in the Wehrmacht and how his life is changed […]
description: The Holocaust Center of Pittsburgh is proud to host the first Generations Speaker Series. This series, which will be hosted in-person and live-streamed online, will consist of dialogues between Holocaust survivors and their family members. There will be three events, taking place in the first three months of the year in various locations. All […]
title: CHUTZ-POW! The Art of Resistance Opening description: Join us for the opening of CHUTZ-POW! The Art of Resistance, the Holocaust Center's latest art exhibit. The Art of Resistance immerses viewers in the stories of real-life heroes that used various forms of resistance to defy the Nazis, and shows how their stories were brought to […]
Marcel Walker On Thursday, February 22 at 7:00pm, join CHUTZ-POW! artist Marcel Walker as he teaches the basics of drawing figures and faces! Marcel was recently named Pittsburgh City Paper’s Best Local Cartoonist, and has 25 years of experience as an artist and teacher. Marcel Walker During the event, Dr. Lauren Bairnsfather, Executive Director of […]
title: Who Is a Jew? Amiens, France, 1940-1945 description: Historian Dr. David Rosenberg will present the newest exhibition at Temple Emanuel's Thou Art Gallery, "Who Is a Jew? Amiens, France, 1940-1945." "Who Is a Jew?" focuses on a set of photo identification cards of Jews from Amiens and its region to explore how French Jews […]
title: Yom HaShoah Commemoration 2018 description: The Holocaust Center has been holding a community-wide commemoration since the establishment of the Center in 1980. This year’s Yom HaShoah commemoration will honor local survivors and their families. The program will include selections from Holocaust Center of Pittsburgh’s publication Flares of Memory. This event is free and open […]
title: The Second Annual Walk to Remember description: The Holocaust Center and Community Day School are proud to co-sponsor the second annual WALK TO REMEMBER.This event brings together Holocaust survivors and their families, honors the survivors, and educates the public about the legacies of local survivors. Participants walk the perimeter around Community Day School six […]