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“The Devil’s Confession” Film Screening and Discussion

Apr 23, 6:00 pm

Harvard University, Cambridge

The Devil's Confession: The Lost Eichmann Tapes

Free

Harvard Chabad

Wednesday, April 23 6:00pm - 8:00pm

Harvard University Emerson Hall 105, Harvard YardCambridge, MA 02138

Requires registration Free

“Remember/Zachor” Film Screening & Conversation for Yom HaShoah

Apr 23, 7:30 pm

Congregation Kehillath Israel, Brookline

Helen Hudes Spielman, Hanna Spielman, Alexander Spielman, Nathan Spielman and Mira Spielman Hanna L. Schrob Hanna Spielman-Schrob

Free

Congregation Mishkan Tefila

Wednesday, April 23 7:30pm - 9:00pm

Congregation Kehillath Israel384 Harvard StBrookline, MA 02446

Requires registration Free

Holocaust Resistance From a Feminist Perspective

Apr 24, 12:15 pm

Epstein Building, Waltham

Tema Schneiderman Tema Sznajderman, Bela Yaari Hazan and Lonka Korzybrodska Leah-Lonka Kozibrodska Ghetto Fighters House Archive

Free

Hadassah Brandeis Institute

Thursday, April 24 12:15pm - 5:15pm

Epstein Building515 South StWaltham, MA 02453

Requires registration Free

JCCNS Tour of Walnut Street Synagogue

Apr 27, 10:00 am

Walnut Street Synagogue, Chelsea

Congregation Agudath Shalom, Walnut Street Synagogue, Louis Davidson

$30

Jewish Community Center of the North Shore

Sunday, April 27 10:00am - 2:30pm

Walnut Street Synagogue145 Walnut StChelsea, MA 02150

Requires registration $30.00 - $36.00

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Yom HaShoah: Boston’s Community Holocaust Commemoration

Apr 27, 10:30 am

State Room: A Longwood Venue, Boston

Free

Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Boston

Sunday, April 27 10:30am - 12:30pm

State Room: A Longwood Venue Boston, MA 02109

Requires registration Free

Sophie Einstein (5) places a rock at the New England Holocaust Memorial during the community Holocaust commemoration of Yom HaShoah (Photo courtesy of Boston 3G)

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Yom HaShoah Family-Friendly Walk & Commemoration

Apr 27, 11:00 am

Massachusetts State House, Boston

Free

Boston 3G

Sunday, April 27 11:00am - 1:00pm

Massachusetts State House24 Beacon StBoston, MA 02133

Requires registration Free

“The Dewey Stone Connection: From Exodus to Independence” Film Screening

Apr 27, 4:00 pm

Congregation Mishkan Tefila in Brookline, Brookline

The Dewey Stone Connection: From Exodus to Independence Golda Meir American Jewish Historical Society New England Archives)

$10

Congregation Mishkan Tefila

Sunday, April 27 4:00pm - 6:00pm

Congregation Mishkan Tefila in Brookline384 Harvard StBrookline, MA 02446

Requires registration $10.00

“Four Winters” Film Screening With Director Julia Mintz

Apr 30, 6:30 pm

Congregation Beth Elohim, Acton

Free

Congregation Beth Elohim

Wednesday, April 30 6:30pm - 9:00pm

Congregation Beth Elohim133 Prospect StActon, MA 01720

Requires registration Free

Holocaust Remembrance Ceremony

May 5, 7:00 pm

J. Henry Higgins Middle School, Peabody

Sixteen Miles Out Unsplash Candles Candlelit Vigil

Free

Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies

Monday, May 5 7:00pm - 8:30pm

J. Henry Higgins Middle School85 Perkins StreetPeabody, MA 01960

Requires registration Free

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By Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History

3/31/2025 Top Pick

Jewish Heritage Night at Fenway: Baseball, Community and Pride

By Kara BaskinFor JewishBoston

3/21/2025 Top Pick

The 19th Annual Israel Arbeiter Holocaust Essay Contest

Students are invited to explore relevant Holocaust themes through writing. Open to students in grades 6-12.

By Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Boston

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

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