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The Old City: Jerusalem in Antiquity

2/14/2024, 7:00 pm

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Laid to Rest: Buried Stories of the Jewish Sex Trade

2/6/2024, 7:00 pm

Hadassah-Brandeis Institute, Waltham

Free

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“The Lost Brothers”: Film, Art Exhibit & Reception

2/4/2024, 5:00 pm

Center Makor, Brookline

Arie Perelman Adam Perelman Haim Etgar The Lost Brothers

$25

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The History and Politics of the West Bank and Gaza

2/1/2024, 7:00 pm

Free

“Deeply Rooted”: Closing Reception and Tour

1/31/2024, 5:00 pm

Hadassah-Brandeis Institute, Waltham

Rachel Kranson, PhD; University of Pittsburg, Department of History, Associate Professor, Religious Studies, Director of Jewish Studies

Free

Jewish Resistance and the Musicians of Terezin

1/29/2024, 7:00 pm

Boston University Hillel, Boston

Free

Never Again in five languages on the Unknown Prisoner memorial at the former Nazi German Dachau concentration camp, Munich, Germany

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International Holocaust Remembrance Day

1/28/2024, 3:00 pm

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

$18

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A Community Reading of “Night”

1/28/2024, 1:00 pm

Free

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Addressing Antisemitism: Contemporary Challenges

1/28/2024, 10:00 am

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12/2/2021 Top Pick

Reuniting a Family Scattered by the Holocaust

A tale of tragedy and survival on a global scale, extending to New England, Israel, Brazil, the Netherlands, and California, but shrouded in silence.

By Laura CrimaldiFor The Boston Globe

12/2/2021 Top Pick

In ‘Witness,’ There’s Nowhere for Jews To Call Home

The theater’s latest work blends live performance, film, and technology, but it is based on the real-life accounts of immigrants.

By Terry ByrneFor The Boston Globe

BOSTON, MA - JULY 6: Senate President Karen E. Spilka speaks on the steps of the Massachusetts State House in Boston on July 6, 2020. The Massachusetts State Senate unveiled a racial equity bill, called An Act to Reform Police Standards and Shift Resources to Build a More Equitiable, Fair and Just Commonwealth that Values Black Lives and Communities of Color. (Photo by Suzanne Kreiter/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)

11/29/2021 Top Pick

Lawmakers Vote to Require Genocide Education in High Schools

By Penny SchwartzFor The Times of Israel

11/22/2021 Top Pick

Viewing the Holocaust Through a Child’s Eyes

By Kara BaskinFor JewishBoston

Michael Aloni as Moshe Mishali in “Plan A” (Courtesy Menemsha Films)

11/19/2021 Top Pick

‘Plan A’ Dramatizes Plot To Kill Germans as Payback for Holocaust

Streaming via the Boston Jewish Film Festival through Nov. 21, the historical thriller tells the story of Nakam, the Jewish “avengers” who nearly poisoned Germany’s water supply.

By Rich TenorioFor The Times of Israel

Ofek Cohen as Yakov in “You Will Not Play Wagner” (Courtesy Jewish Arts Collaborative)

11/8/2021 Top Pick

“You Will Not Play Wagner” Sparks Complicated Feelings About Art

By Judy Bolton-FasmanFor JewishBoston

11/4/2021 Top Pick

Israel Arbeiter, a Forceful Driver of Holocaust Memory in Boston, Dies at 96

Israel “Izzy” Arbeiter, a Holocaust survivor who became an indefatigable leader for other survivors, died Friday.

By Penny SchwartzFor Jewish Telegraphic Agency

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