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Annual International Holocaust Remembrance Day Commemoration

Feb 24, 7:30 pm

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Lappin Foundation

Monday, February 24 7:30pm - 8:30pm

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Requires registration Free

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The Power of Representation: Film & Conversation

Mar 4, 6:30 pm

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

$25

Vilna Shul, Boston’s Center for Jewish Culture

Tuesday, March 4 6:30pm - 8:30pm

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

Requires registration $25.00

Ben Freeman: Author, Educator and Thinker

Mar 4, 7:00 pm

Jewish Community Center of the North Shore, Marblehead

Free

Jewish Community Center of the North Shore

Tuesday, March 4 7:00pm - 8:00pm

Jewish Community Center of the North Shore4 Community RoadMarblehead, MA 01945

Requires registration Free

Celebrate Jewish Women’s History Month

Mar 5, 7:30 pm

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Lappin Foundation

Wednesday, March 5 7:30pm - 8:30pm

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Estee Lauder, Bill Sauro, World Journal Tribune, Library of Congress

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“Wonder Women”: Brunch and Virtual Museum Tour

Mar 9, 10:00 am

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

$15

Vilna Shul, Boston’s Center for Jewish Culture

Sunday, March 9 10:00am - 12:00pm

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

Requires registration $15.00 - $25.00

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“Der Shusterman”: The History of the Jewish Shoe Industry

Mar 20, 6:00 pm

$18

Jewish Heritage Center

Thursday, March 20 6:00pm - 7:00pm

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Requires registration $18.00

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“Bombshell”: Film Screening & Conversation About the Woman Who Paved the Way for Bluetooth

Mar 20, 6:30 pm

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

$25

Vilna Shul, Boston’s Center for Jewish Culture

Thursday, March 20 6:30pm - 8:30pm

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

Requires registration $25.00

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2/18/2025 Top Pick

Honor Iconic Jewish Women at the Vilna Shul

By Kara BaskinFor JewishBoston

1/27/2025 Top Pick

Auschwitz Survivor 80 Years Later on Holocaust Remembrance Day

WBZ-TV’s Paula Ebben spoke with two Holocaust survivors in Massachusetts ahead of Holocaust Remembrance Day on Monday.

By Paula EbbenFor WBZ News

1/24/2025 Top Pick

Hidden Holocaust History Discovered in Brandeis Library Books

As the final generation of Holocaust survivors passes on, the books will remain as ‘material survivors, as witnesses.’

By A.Z. MadonnaFor The Boston Globe

1/21/2025 Top Pick

“Resistance: They Fought Back” Premieres Jan. 27 on PBS

By Kara BaskinFor JewishBoston

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

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