USHMM: How Humor Helped Heal the Pain of the Holocaust
Humor helped some people cope with the atrocious conditions in ghettos and concentration camps as they suffered under Nazi brutality.
Sousa Mendes Foundation: “Hidden Children and their Rescuers”
This program will explore the history and psychology of hidden children and their rescuers during the Holocaust. Speakers will include renowned Jewish advocate Abraham H. Foxman, psychologist Dr. Noémi Perelman Mattis and Holocaust educator Ruth Kapp Hartz.
USHMM: Three Powerful Films Available Online
As the Holocaust Documentation & Education Center continues to feature a variety of online programs, we are delighted to add these “three powerful films” from the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum for you to view.
Sousa Mendes Foundation: “Something Beautiful Happened”
Emmy Award-winning writer, producer, and author Yvette Manessis Corporon scours the globe to track down the Jewish family that her Greek Orthodox grandmother saved from the Holocaust in 1944.
USHMM: Friendships That Saved Lives
When Pennsylvanian teen Jane Bomberger and American exchange student Robert Harlan learned about Nazi persecution of Jews, they wanted to take action.
The Ghetto Fighters’ House: Talking Memory
Prof. Jan Grabowski will give a talk on “Holocaust Distortion and the Battle for Memory and Commemoration: The Case of Poland”.
