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Catholic and Jewish Reactions to Antisemitism in Boston

Tomorrow, 6:00 pm

Free

Jewish Heritage Center

Wednesday, January 22 6:00pm - 7:00pm

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Requires registration Free

International Holocaust Remembrance Day Commemoration

Tomorrow, 6:30 pm

Rupert A. Nock Middle School, Newburyport

closeup of a ragged jewish badge and a yellowish piece of paper with the word yizkor, remember in hebrew and the name of a prayer in memory of deceased beloveds, on a gray rustic wooden surface

Free

Lappin Foundation

Wednesday, January 22 6:30pm - 7:30pm

Rupert A. Nock Middle School70 Low StNewburyport, MA 01950

Free

HBI Conversations Series Featuring Kerry Wallach

Tomorrow, 7:00 pm

Free

Hadassah Brandeis Institute

Wednesday, January 22 7:00pm - 8:00pm

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Requires registration Free

Occupied Words: What the Holocaust Did to Yiddish

Jan 23, 7:00 pm

Temple Israel, Boston

Free

Center for Adult Jewish Learning at Temple Israel of Boston

Thursday, January 23 7:00pm - 8:30pm

Temple Israel477 Longwood AvenueBoston, MA 02215

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Albert Laurence, Unsplash, Auschwitz concentration camp, Holocaust

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Annual International Holocaust Remembrance Day Commemoration

Jan 23, 7:30 pm

Free

Lappin Foundation

Thursday, January 23 7:30pm - 8:30pm

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Staged Reading of “Memoriam” by Noga Flaishon

Jan 26, 1:00 pm

Temple Israel, Boston

Center for Adult Jewish Learning at Temple Israel of Boston

Sunday, January 26 1:00pm - 4:00pm

Temple Israel477 Longwood AvenueBoston, MA 02215

Requires registration $5.00 - $10.00

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International Holocaust Remembrance Day: “Remember This” Film Screening

Jan 26, 4:00 pm

The Vilna Shul, Boston's Center for Jewish Culture, Boston

$25

Vilna Shul, Boston’s Center for Jewish Culture

Sunday, January 26 4:00pm - 6:30pm

The Vilna Shul, Boston's Center for Jewish Culture18 Phillips StBoston, MA 02114

Requires registration $25.00

Charles Gallagher (Courtesy photo: Boston College)

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Holocaust Remembrance Day Commemoration

Jan 26, 5:00 pm

Boston University Hillel, Boston

Free

AJC New England

Sunday, January 26 5:00pm - 6:30pm

Boston University Hillel213 Bay State RdBoston, MA 02215

Requires registration Free

“I Am Free … But Who Is Left?” Film Screening

Feb 11, 7:00 pm

Cinema Salem, Salem

Free

Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies

Tuesday, February 11 7:00pm - 9:00pm

Cinema Salem1 E India Square MallSalem, MA 01970

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1/15/2025 Top Pick

Sandra Mayo Maps Family Trauma Through Genogram Art

By Kara BaskinFor JewishBoston

1/14/2025 Top Pick

Global Emergency: Half of Adults Have Antisemitic Views

A worldwide ADL survey finds that 46% of the population believes in a number of anti-Jewish tropes and 20% have never heard of the Holocaust.

By Luke Tress & Zev StubFor The Times of Israel

1/6/2025 Top Pick

Training for Boston-Area Police Analyzes Law Enforcement’s Role

The program, called “What You Do Matters,” was created in partnership with the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.

By Bianca BeltránFor NBC10 Boston

12/31/2024 Top Pick

Feminist Icon From Jamaica Plain Unravels a Holocaust Mystery

Holocaust survivor Vilunya Diskin, 94, devoted her life to educating others and preserving the memory of those lost.

By Danny McDonaldFor The Boston Globe

Liz Walker, Ira Klein, "Is There Still a Home?"

12/16/2024 Top Pick

Anna’s Song: Is There Still a Home?

How music and movement brought my grandmother’s resistance story to life.

By Ira Klein

Adrien Brody in “The Brutalist” (Courtesy: Lol Crawley/A24)

12/5/2024 Top Pick

“The Brutalist” Showcases Fortitude, Trauma and Architectural Genius

By Judy Bolton-FasmanFor JewishBoston

11/29/2024 Top Pick

An Abandoned 19th Century Jewish Mural Finds a New Home

81-year-old Dedham woman fulfills mission to salvage historic art.

By Mark ShanahanFor The Boston Globe

A group of University students are seen from behind walking outside on campus as they make their way to class. They are dressed casually and have backpacks on as they talk together and make their way to school for the day.

11/18/2024 Top Pick

Campuses Are Ground Zero in Debates About Antisemitism

Universities have an important role in Jewish American history—highlighting both deep-seated prejudice toward Jews and Jewish students’ paths toward acceptance.

By Jonathan KrasnerFor Religion News Service

11/15/2024 Top Pick

In “A Real Pain,” Two Cousins Travel to Poland and Reckon With Identity

By Judy Bolton-FasmanFor JewishBoston

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