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Genocide Education: How the Past Informs the Present and the Future

12/9/2021, 1:00 pm

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Lisa Gruenberg Discusses Her Book, “My City of Dreams,” With Laurel Braitman

12/7/2021, 1:00 pm

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Conversation With Journalist and Author Anne Sinclair

12/4/2021, 10:00 am

$12

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Plunder, Reparations and Restorative Justice

12/1/2021, 6:00 pm

Northeastern University, Boston

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The Yiddish of Yankeeland: The Jews of Boston and America, 1840–1924

Up Next: 11/2/2021, 4:00 pm

$85

The first “Oneg Shabbat” archive cache is recovered from the ruins of the Warsaw Ghetto in Warsaw, Poland, in September 1946 (Photo: The Ringelblum Archive)

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Time Capsules Under the Rubble: The Ringelblum Archive in the Warsaw Ghetto

11/21/2021, 1:30 pm

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Live Program: “Persian Lessons”

11/21/2021, 1:00 pm

Nahuel Pérez Biscayart in “Persian Lessons” (Courtesy: Signature Entertainment)

$15

“The Seven Boxes” Film Screening

Up Next: 11/7/2021

$15

“Plan A” Film Screening

Up Next: 11/7/2021

$15

Dear Palestine: A Social History of the 1948 War

11/18/2021, 12:15 pm

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8/23/2018 Top Pick

Vacationing in Nazi-Land

Julia Boyd’s “Travelers in the Third Reich” shows the extent to which reactions to the regime varied.

By The Boston Globe

Ben Kingsley stars as Adolf Eichmann in “Operation Finale” (Credit: Valeria Florini/Metro Goldwyn Mayer Pictures)

8/22/2018 Top Pick

“Operation Finale” and the Legend of the Mossad

By Miriam AnzovinFor JewishBoston

(Photo: Daytonarolexboston/Wikimedia Commons)

8/6/2018 Top Pick

Pioneering Initiative Explores the Latin American Jewish Diaspora

By Judy Bolton-FasmanFor JewishBoston

Marines in combat during the Korean War (Photo: Sergeant Frank C. Kerr/U.S. Marines)

7/31/2018 Top Pick

A Confession: Personal Stories Meet on a Quiet Street

A complete stranger agonizes to me about his wartime experiences. Two religious traditions, many commonalities.

By Ann Green

7/23/2018 Top Pick

Two Timely Documentaries to Watch Now

By Judy Bolton-FasmanFor JewishBoston

Mark Zuckerberg (Photo: Anthony Quintano/Flickr)

7/23/2018 Top Pick

Mark Zuckerberg Speaks to Holocaust Denial on Facebook

Facebook’s Jewish CEO tries to walk back his controversial remarks on freedom of speech and Holocaust deniers that spread anti-Semitism on the popular platform.

By Judy Bolton-FasmanFor JewishBoston

7/19/2018 Top Pick

A New Approach to Advocating for Israel

Students Supporting Israel is an on-campus organization that advocates for Israel—and Jewish pride—with innovative and engaging programs.

By Ann Green

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