HRC Events
A listing of past Holocaust Resource Center events. For featured upcoming events, visit our homepage.
Please join us for the MAHG Capstone Presentations via Zoom.
Influencing Perception: Mainstream Media Representations of Haiti's Crisis - Olivia
Harris
Kittatinny Regional High School's Holocaust And Genocide Research Center: A Teacher's
Vision Come to Life through Student Passion, Desire to Learn, and Dedication to Securing
a Better Future - Mary Houghtaling
For the Zoom Link, please email
Raz.Segal@stockton.edu
FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC - RSVP REQUIRED
RSVP online at www.BJEAtlantic.org
Email BJEJosh@aol.com
or call 609-822-4404 x124
Join us at the Marjorie & Lewis Katz JCC to learn about two Holocaust survivors who fell in love in Auschwitz, only to be separated upon liberation and lead remarkable lives apart following the war - and then to find each other again more than seventy years later. Join us for a bagel brunch and learn about this amazing love story.
FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC - RSVP REQUIRED
RSVP online at www.BJEAtlantic.org
Email BJEJosh@aol.com
or call 609-822-4404 x124
Dr. Samantha Vinokor-Meinrath serves as the Senior Director of Knowledge, Ideas, and
Learning at the Jewish Education Project. Join her for a deep dive into how the rise
in antisemitism from both the political Left and the Right is impacting the identity
and development of Jewish Generation Z‑ers.
She will hold up a lens up to current antisemitism and its impact on the choices and
opinions of the next generation of Jewish leaders.
FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC - RSVP REQUIRED
RSVP online at www.BJEAtlantic.org
Email BJEJosh@aol.com
or call 609-822-4404 x124
Please join us for a concert showcasing a private collection of violins, violas, and
cellos, all curated since the end of World War II. The provenances of these instruments
are not always clear, but they are symbols of Klezmer and other Jewish traditions.
All the instruments have a common denominator as symbols of hope and a way to say:
Remember me, remember us. Life is good, celebrate it for those who perished, for those
who survived. For all people.
For NJ Educators: 2.0 PDH (professional development hours)
FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC - RSVP REQUIRED
609.652.4699 or Irvin.Moreno-Rodriguez@stockton.edu
Join us at the Marjorie & Lewis Katz JCC to learn about a masterful work of investigative journalism by acclaimed Haaretz reporter Lee Yaron. 10/7: 100 Human Stories chronicles the massacre that ignited a war through the stories of more than one hundred civilians.
FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC - RSVP REQUIRED
RSVP online at www.BJEAtlantic.org
Email BJEJosh@aol.com
or call 609-822-4404 x124
Please join us for a lecture with Dr. Alex Kor as he chronicles the incredible strength,
perseverance, and forgiveness by both of his parents, Holocaust survivors Eva Mozes
and Michael Kor.
This lecture will feature the USC Shoah Foundation’s Dimensions in Testimony Interactive
Biography of Eva Kor.
For NJ Educators: 2.0 PDH (professional development hours)
FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC - RSVP REQUIRED
609.652.4699 or Irvin.Moreno-Rodriguez@stockton.edu
Stockton University will host a screening and talkback for the documentary How Saba Kept Singing with musician Avi Wisnia.
The award-winning documentary film shares the story of David S. Wisnia, Cantor, Holocaust
survivor, and military veteran, affectionately known as "Saba." David shares the story
of how he survived the Holocaust through music.
Please join us for an uplifting story about music, faith, family, and resilience,
proving love can grow and take hold even in the darkest of places.
For NJ Educators: 2.0 PDH (professional development hours)
FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC - RSVP REQUIRED
609.652.4699 or Irvin.Moreno-Rodriguez@stockton.edu
JewishGen, the Genealogical Research Division of the Museum of Jewish Heritage, is
the global home for Jewish genealogy. JewishGen.org offers both archival, historical,
contextual and networking components that are relied upon by thousands of people each
day. In this presentation, Avraham Groll discusses common challenges that people encounter
when researching their family history, and how JewishGen can help. This session includes
an overview of how to navigate key resources and features on JewishGen, and helpful
information needed for maximizing the potential benefit of the site.
FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC - RSVP REQUIRED
609-822-1109 or tserota@jfsatlantic.org
Please join us for a powerful and thought-provoking conversation with Raymond Polak,
survivor of the Holocaust, who will offer a firsthand account of the horrors of the
Shoah and the enduring human spirit.
For NJ Educators: 2.0 PDH (professional development hours)
FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC - RSVP REQUIRED
609.652.4699 or Irvin.Moreno-Rodriguez@stockton.edu
Please join us for a Musical Tribute to All Veterans led by Jed Gaylin, Conductor and Music Director for the Bay Atlantic Symphony
FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
For More Information: (609) 652-9000 - StocktonPAC.org
Join us for a panel discussing how to foster unity and understanding across different
faiths.
Panel will be moderated by staff of the William J. Hughes Center for Public Policy.
Stockton University will host a screening of the new HBO documentary A Tree of Life: The
Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting to remember the deadliest antisemitic attack in American history.
A Tree of Life: The Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting is a deeply personal portrait of the survivors, victims, and family members who share
their harrowing first-hand accounts of the impact of the shooting on the Pennsylvania
community. A survivor of the shooting will discuss both the attack and film after
the 6 p.m. screening in the Campus Center Theatre
Join us as we discuss the importance of healing, remembrance, and standing against
antisemitism.
For NJ Educators: 2.0 PDH (professional development hours)
FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC - RSVP REQUIRED
609.652.4699 or Irvin.Moreno-Rodriguez@stockton.edu
Please Join us in person for our Mitzvah Zecher Avot service.
If you are unable to attend in person, a Zoom option is available.
Questions: 609-652-4699
Please join us for a discussion on the history and impact of Latino Soldiers during
WWII presented by Irvin Moreno-Rodriguez, Director of the Sara and Sam Schoffer Holocaust
Resource Center.
Light refreshments will be served.
Join us for a powerful and unforgettable evening as we hear firsthand testimony from
a child survivor of the Holocaust. Together, we can ensure the voices of Holocaust
survivors are heard and that their testimony is never forgotten.
Free and Open to the public.
RSVP REQUIRED.
609-652-4699
Irvin.Moreno-Rodriguez@stockton.edu
Please join us for this important film screening and talkback focusing on remembering
the Lithuanian Jews murdered during the Shoah, learning more about the lives and resilience
of Holocaust survivors from Vilkija and Vilna, and the dangers of Holocaust distortion
and denial.
To RSVP:
609-652-4699 or email irvin.moreno-rodriguez@stockton.edu
Please join us for a free lecture with Dr. Michael Hayse on The Holocaust Survivors of South Jersey Project which documents and tells the life stories of all Holocaust survivors who have lived in a 3-county region of southern New Jersey.
For questions, please email: thomas.kinsella@stockton.edu
The Board of Jewish Education (BJE) in conjunction with the Anti-Defamation League,
The Jewish Federation of Atlantic and Cape May Counties, Shirat Hayam, and the Sara
and Sam Schoffer Holocaust Resource Center present three engaging speakers this July.
Programs are free and open to the community. A limited number of books will be available
for sale and signature; they are available for purchase in the BJE office.
For more information, contact Josh Cutler at 609-822-1854 or email BJEJosh@aol.com
"Four Winters: A Story of Jewish Partisan Resistance and Bravery in WWII"
Thursday August 24, 2023
7:00 pm
Tilton Square Theatre
331 Tilton Rd, Northfield, NJ 08225
FOUR WINTERS is an award-winning film using eyewitness testimonies of Holocaust survivors
who were partisans interwoven with archival footage. This film shares the power of
Jewish resistance during World War II in Nazi-occupied Europe. This story of resilience
and hope is told by partisans who escaped ghettos and concentration camps and became
fighters in the woods.
Cost: $20 per ticket.
The Holocaust: A Medically Driven Genocide
Tuesday, August 15, 2023
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Please join us to welcome Dr. Stuart Mest from the Holocaust Museum & Cohen Education
Center, Naples Florida who will present a free and open to the public program.
John F. Scarpa Academic Center - Room 211
3711 Atlantic Avenue
Atlantic City, NJ 08401
"75 Years of Jewish Agriculture in South Jersey: Alliance Colony to Jewish Poultry Farms"
Thursday August 10, 2023
7:00 pm
Stockton's Kesselman Hall (Atlantic City, NJ)
B119 | B120
This presentation will span 75 years of Jewish agriculture in South Jersey including
the early history of the Alliance Colony, and the Holocaust Survivors who established
poultry farms.
2 Professional Development Hours (PDH) for New Jersey Eductors
Wally and Lutz Hammerschlag 6th Annual Summer Educator Seminar Study Tour to New York City
Wednesday, July 26, 2023
The Study Tour includes a docent guided tour of the Museum of Jewish Heritage's newest exhibition, "The Holocaust: What Hate Can Do" and a guided tour of the 9/11 Memorial. Spaces will be reserved once a check or money order is received. Please reserve your space by Monday, July 17th. Cost for educators: $10.00
A Jewish Boy Survives in Hiding: Blocks from Anne Frank's Annex
Monday, June 12, 2023
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Please join us for an Event hosted by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
discussing the life story of Leo Ullman, child Holocaust survivor who is featured
in the Sara and Sam Schoffer Holocaust Resource Center at Stockton University. The
Stockton film to be featured: "There Were Good People... Doing Extraordinary Deeds:
Leo Ullman's Story."
8th Annual Armenian Genocide Remembrance Event
Wednesday, April 26, 2023
4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Please join us for the 8th Annual Armenian Genocide Remembrance Event at Stockton University at Stockton’s Lakeside Lane Lot.
Holocaust Remembrance Week Programming
Monday, April 17th - Sunday, April 23, 2023
The Holocaust Resource Center at Stockton University is commemorating Yom HaShoah 2023, with a weeklong series of television programs on The Stockton Channel (Comcast local channel 9).
Yom HaShoah 2023
Tuesday, April 18, 2023. 7:00 - 8:00 pm
Please join us for this year's Yom HaShoah commemoration for 2023. The event is free and open to the public.
40th Annual Holocaust Awareness Program
Tuesday, April 18, 2023. 12:30 - 1:30 pm
A dialogue with authors of My Mother's Words, Rita Stromfeld and Blanche Powell. A question and answer session will follow. The event is free and open to the public.
"Book Discussion with author Seth Stern, Speaking Yiddish to Chickens: Holocaust Survivors on South Jersey Poultry Farms"
Wednesday, March 22, 2023. 7:00 - 8:00 pm
Online via Zoom
The Holocaust Resource Center will present a virtual book discussion with author Seth Stern. Stern is a legal journalist and author of Speaking Yiddish to Chickens: Holocaust Survivors on South Jersey Poultry Farms (Rutgers University Press, 2023). A question and answer session will follow Seth Stern’s presentation. See flyer for details and more information.
"Dialogue about Bias & Hate"
Thursday, March 7, 2023. 4:30 - 5:45 pm
Stockton University Campus Center Theatre
A panel discussion about the power of social media and more. The event is free and open to the public.
"Lessons of Hope and Resilience: The Story of Cumberland County Holocaust Survivors Elizabeth and Sam Roth"
Thursday, March 2, 2023. 4:30 - 5:30 pm
Virtual presentation, via Zoom, by Dr. Michael Hayse, Irvin Moreno-Rodriguez, and Gail Rosenthal for the Vineland Public Library. The event is free and open to the public. Please call 609-652-4699 for the Zoom link.
Sunday, October 2, 2022
11:00 am
PLEASE JOIN US VIRTUALLY VIA ZOOM!
Mitzvah Zecher Avot
(The Good Deed of Remembering Family) Service
The Sara & Sam Schoffer Holocaust Resource Center at Stockton University announces the MITZVAH ZECHER AVOT (THE GOOD DEED OF REMEMBERING FAMILY) service for Holocaust survivors and their families on Sunday, October 2, 2022, at 11:00 am. For more information and the Zoom link, please contact Gail Rosenthal at 609-652-4699.
Sunday, September 18, 2022
12:30 pm
Stockton's Campus Center (Galloway, NJ)
Launch of Holocaust Survivors of South Jersey Digital Archive & Website
The project documents the life stories of Jewish Holocaust survivors who lived in Atlantic, Cape May and Cumberland counties. Seating is on a first come first served basis. The event is free and open to the public, but RSVP is required. Questions: 609-652-4699.
Thursdays: July 7th, July 14th, & July 28th
7:00 pm (EDT)
Stockton's Scarpa Academic Center (Atlantic City, NJ)
The Manya Project: One-woman Holocaust survivor plays
The Sara & Sam Schoffer Holocaust Resource Center is sponsoring with the Sam Azeez Museum of Woodbine Heritage three plays based on the life stories of Holocaust survivors Elizabeth Ehrlich Roth, Rose Ickowicz Rechnic, and Rosalie Lebovic Simon. Tickets are complimentary and seating is on a first-come, first-served basis. Doors open at 6:30 pm.
For NJ Educators: Free resource materials and 2 PDH
- The play, Rella, Rose, and I: Elizabeth Roth’s Story of Survival will be performed on Thursday, July 7th at 7:00 pm.
- The play, Try to Survive: Rose Ickowicz Rechnic's Memory of the Holocaust will be performed on Thursday, July 14th at 7:00 pm.
- The play, Girl in a Striped Dress: The Holocaust Story of Rosalie Lebovic Simon will be performed on Thursday, July 28th at 7:00 pm.
See attached flyer for details and more information.
Questions: 609-652-4699
Tuesday, July 26th- Thursday, July 28, 2022
9:00 am – 12:00 noon – There are no afternoon sessions.
The cost is free and open to all educators.
5th Annual Wally and Lutz Hammerschlag Summer Educator Seminar
Yad Vashem, The Sam Azeez Museum of Woodbine Heritage, the Sara and Sam Schoffer Holocaust Resource Center at Stockton University, Echoes & Reflections, and The Jewish Foundation for the Righteous will present the 5th Annual Wally and Lutz Hammerschlag Summer Educator Seminar, "THE HUMAN SPIRIT: Learning about Rescue, Resistance, and Faith during WWII and the Holocaust." This seminar will teach about the history of the Holocaust by using the theme of the human spirit to learn from the past to make a better future for all.
Tuesday, May 24, 2022
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm (EDT)
"A Salute to The United States Armed Forces"
In Honor of Memorial Day
The Sara and Sam Schoffer Holocaust Resource Center at Stockton University will be hosting an in-person presentation at the Milton & Betty Katz Jewish Community Center. The event will be moderated by Gail Rosenthal, Director of the Sara and Sam Schoffer Holocaust Resource Center, and Irvin Moreno-Rodriguez, Program Assistant of the Sara and Sam Schoffer Holocaust Resource Center.
See attached flyer for details and more information.
Questions: 609-652-4699
Tuesday, May 10, 2022
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm (EDT)
Lessons of Hope and Resilienace: Stories of Holocaust Survivors in Cumberland County via Zoom
The Sara and Sam Schoffer Holocaust Resource Center at Stockton University presents for the Vineland Public Library a virtual program about the life stories of Holocaust survivors in Cumberland County. The program will be presented by Dr. Michael Hayse, Wally and Lutz Hammerschlag Associate Professor of Holocaust Studies at Stockton University, Gail Rosenthal, Director of the Sara and Sam Schoffer Holocaust Resource Center, and Irvin Moreno-Rodriguez, Program Assistant of the Sara and Sam Schoffer Holocaust Resource Center.
See attached flyer for details and more information.
Questions & Zoom Link Request: 609-652-4699
Tuesday, April 27th - April 28, 2022
7:30 pm (EDT)
The Manya Project: World Premiere Performances of four one-woman Holocaust survivor plays
The Sara & Sam Schoffer Holocaust Resource Center is co-sponsoring with Rowan University’s College of Performing Arts three plays based on the life stories of Holocaust survivors Elizabeth Ehrlich Roth, Rose Ickowicz Rechnic, and Rosalie Lebovic Simon. Tickets are complimentary and seating is on a first-come, first-served basis. Doors open at 7:10 pm.
- The play, Rella, Rose, and I: Elizabeth Roth’s Story of Survivalwill be performed on Wednesday, April 27th at 7:30 pm in Rowan University’s Tohill Theatre – Bunce Hall.
- The play, Try to Survive: Rose Ickowicz Memory of the Holocaustwill be performed on Thursday, April 28th at 7:30 pm in Rowan University’s Tohill Theatre – Bunce Hall.
- The play, Girl in a Striped Dress: The Holocaust Story of Rosalie Lebovic Simon will be performed on Thursday, April 28th at 7:30 pm in Rowan University’s Tohill Theatre – Bunce Hall.
See attached flyer for details and more information.
Questions: 609-652-4699
Tuesday, April 26, 2022
7:00 - 8:00 pm (EDT)
Virtual Yom HaShoah 2022
Please join us for this year's virtual Yom HaShoah Service for 2022 with Stockton University's Ida E. King Distinguished Visiting Professor of Holocaust Studies (1999-2000), Dr. Michael Berenbaum, and Holocaust survivor, Betty Grebenschikoff. The event will be held on Tuesday, April 26, 2022, from 7:00 to 8:00 pm (EDT), online via Zoom. Please contact Gail Rosenthal for more information at 609-652-4699.
Thursday, April 21, 2022
7:00 - 9:00 pm (EDT)
Mass Robbery and Cultural Destruction in the Armenian Genocide: A Conversation with Cynthia Ruggerio and Dr. Ümit Kurt
The event will include a conversation on mass robbery and cultural destruction with Dr. Ümit Kurt, a historian of the modern Middle East with a focus on the Armenian genocide and interethnic relations and conflict, and MAHG alumna Cynthia Ruggerio, a practicing lawyer. A question and answer session will follow the conversation by Cynthia ruggerio and Dr. Ümit Kurt.
Questions: 609-652-4699
Tuesday, April 19, 2022
7:00 - 8:00 pm (EDT)
"Profiles of Local Holocaust Survivor Owned Businesses in South Jersey"
Please join us via Zoom livestream for a presentation, “Profiles of Local Holocaust Survivor Owned Businesses in South Jersey” which will highlight 30 businesses established by Holocaust survivors in Atlantic, Cape May, and Cumberland Counties. Join us to see and hear the stories of Holocaust survivors in our region and their contributions to the local Southern New Jersey communities.
Questions: 609-652-4699
Monday, April 11, 2022
9:55 - 11:30 am (EDT)
"Russia's War on Ukraine: Reflections of Ukrainian Holocaust Scholars and Educators"
Please join us for a virtual panel discussion moderated by Natalya Lazar, Ph.D., United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, and Raz Segal, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Holocaust and Genocide Studies, Stockton University. After the conversation, attendees will have the opportunity to raise questions for discussion.
Questions: 609-652-4699
EXHIBIT (FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC) ON DISPLAY AT THE RICHARD E. BJORK LIBRARY AT STOCKTON UNIVERSITY: "After the End of the World: Displaced Persons and Displaced Persons Camps," - Monday, March 21 - Thursday, April 28, 2022
The YIVO Institute for Jewish Research (YIVO) and Stockton University are pleased to announce the opening of the exhibition, After the End of the World: Displaced Persons and Displaced Persons Camps. The exhibit was created by the United Nations Department of Global Communications, United Nations Archives and YIVO. Professor Debórah Dwork, Center for the Study of the Holocaust, Genocide, and Crimes Against Humanity at the Graduate Center—CUNY, served as the scholar adviser for the exhibition. The exhibition was designed by YIVO and sponsored by the Refugee Studies Initiative and the Sara and Sam Schoffer Holocaust Resource Center at Stockton University.
An unprecedented humanitarian crisis unfolded after the Second World War. The exhibition examines the responses of the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration (UNRRA), the first multinational response of its kind, and of Jewish Holocaust survivors in the immediate post-war years.
The exhibition is on view from March 21 to April 28, 2022 at the Richard E. Bjork Library at Stockton University. The exhibition is open to the public, free of charge, and open seven (7) days a week.
Groups interested in touring the exhibit and the Sara and Sam Schoffer Holocaust Resource Center at Stockton University can contact Irvin Moreno-Rodriguez at 609 652-4699 or Irvin.Moreno-Rodriguez@stockton.edu.
Thursday, March 31, 2022
7:00 - 8:00 pm (EDT)
"The Betrayal of Anne Frank"
Please join Atlantic Cape Community College and the Sara and Sam Schoffer Holocaust Resource Center at Stockton University for a Zoom discussion followed by a question and answer session regarding the cold case team investigation about who and why Anne Frank's family was betrayed. 2.0 PDH (Professional Development Hours) available for educators.
Thursday, February 10, 2022
4:30 - 5:40 pm (EST)
"Erasing the Silences of Black Victims during World War II and the Holocaust"
Please join the Sara and Sam Schoffer Holocaust Resource Center at Stockton University for a dialogue with Fabulous Flores, Master of Arts in Holocaust and Genocide Studies student about the experiences of Black victims during the Holocaust. Dr. Mary Johnson, Adjunct Faculty in Holocaust and Genocide Studies at Stockton, will host the event. Participants can pose questions.
Image (left): Afro-German survivor at Dachau liberation. Credit: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, donated by Merle Spiege
Thursday, January 27, 2022
10:00 am (EST)
"Echoes in Ink: A Liberation Day Reading of Short Stories From the Holocaust"
Thursday, January 27, 2022
2:30 - 4:00 pm (EST)
"Waste and Recycling from Nazi Germany to the World Around Us Today"
Please join the Master of Arts in Holocaust and Genocide Studies Program and the Sara and Sam Schoffer Holocaust Resource Center at Stockton University for this conversation commemorating International Holocaust Remembrance Day. Dr. Anne Berg and Dr. Carl Zimring will discuss the links between waste, recycling, and state violence that are key in addressing the urgent environmental and political challenges we face. After the conversation, attendees will have the opportunity to raise questions for discussion.
Friday, December 10, 2021
2:00 - 4:00 pm (EST)
Virtual Fall 2021 MAHG Capstone Presentations via Zoom
Join the Master of Arts in Holocaust and Genocide Studies (MAHG) Program and MAHG students Marisa Campbell and Allison King for their final Capstone presentations. Click here to view the recording.
Tuesday, December 7, 2021
12:30 pm - 2:00 pm
Discussion with the Filmmakers: Paper Spiders
Stockton students are invited to attend a Zoom discussion with the filmmakers of Paper Spiders on Tuesday, December 7, 12:30-2:00 pm. After registering, students will receive a link to watch the film for free. The event supports learning objectives related to mental health disorders, family relationships and/or filmmaking and storytelling.
Thank you to the Psychology program, Sara & Sam Schoffer Holocaust Resource Center and Toby Rosenthal in the Communication Studies Program for bringing this special event to our campus. And special thanks to the filmmakers Natalie and Inon Shampanier for sharing their film and their time with our students.
Registration is required for this free event.
Sunday, December 5, 2021
11:00 am - 12:00 pm (EST)
Book Launch Event Led by Dr. Michael Berenbaum and Mindelle Pierce:
LOVE WITH NO TOMORROW
Join us virtually via Zoom to learn about love, joy and passion that took root among young Jews in ghettos and concentration camps, in hiding and in the killing fields of the Holocaust when tomorrow was precarious and all that there could be was today. The event will feature Dr. Michael Berenbaum, scholar of the Holocaust, author, and educator, and Mindelle Pierce, Second Generation after the Shoah, and author of Love With No Tomorrow: Tales of Romance During the Holocaust. The event will be held virtually, via Zoom, on Sunday, December 5, 2021, from 11:00 am to 12:00 pm (EST). For more information contact Gail Rosenthal at 609-653-4699.
This event is sponsored by the Sara & Sam Schoffer Holocaust Resource Center at Stockton University, The Milton and Betty Katz Jewish Community Center of Atlantic County, and the Sam Azeez Museum of Woodbine Heritage of Stockton University.
Tuesday, November 9, 2021
7:00 pm (EST)
The Annual Kristallnacht Lecture:
THE NOVEMBER POGROM OF 1938
(Online via Zoom)
Presented by Dr. Michael Hayse, Associate Professor of History and Holocaust and Genocide Studies at Stockton University & Director of the Holocaust Survivors of South Jersey Project and Exhibition
Drawing on oral history testimonies of Holocaust survivors who lived in South Jersey, Dr. Michael Hayse will explore Kristallnacht as an important turning point for Jews in Germany and Austria.
Thursday, October 28, 2021
4:30 - 6:00 pm (EDT)
Stockton University Master of Arts in Holocaust and Genocide Studies Alumni Panel Discussion: Holocaust, Genocide, and Human Rights Education (Online via Zoom)
Learn from MAHG alumni who are now working as Holocaust and genocide educators in museums and institutes across the United States. The panelists will discuss current opportunities available in the field of Holocaust and genocide education and key issues and challenges for those teaching Holocaust and genocide studies in the classroom and beyond. Dr. Jordan Corson, Assistant Professor of Education and Affiliated MAHG faculty, and Dr. Mary Johnson, Adjunct Professor of Holocaust and Genocide Studies at Stockton University, will moderate the panel. Attendees will have the opportunity to raise questions for discussion with the panelists.
Thursday, October 21, 2021
4:30 - 5:30 pm (EDT)
IN HONOR OF MULTICULTURAL MONTH AT STOCKTON UNIVERSITY
Virtual Book Presentation: The Mexican of Buchenwald
By Julio Godínez
Please join us for a conversation with author and journalist Julio Godínez who will discuss his new book, El mexicano de Buchenwald (The Mexican of Buchenwald). The book tells the unknown and brave story of one of the few Mexicans captured by the Nazis.
Julio Godínez is a Mexican journalist specialized in international current affairs. Godínez has reported for Newsweek en Español, Esquire Latin America, & GQ.
Sunday, September 12, 2021
11:00 am
PLEASE JOIN US VIRTUALLY VIA ZOOM!
Mitzvah Zecher Avot
(The Good Deed of Remembering Family) Service
The Sara & Sam Schoffer Holocaust Resource Center at Stockton University announces the MITZVAH ZECHER AVOT (THE GOOD DEED OF REMEMBERING FAMILY) service for Holocaust survivors and their families on Sunday, September 12, 2021, at 11:00 am. For more information and the Zoom link, please contact Gail Rosenthal at 609-652-4699.
Tuesday, July 17 - Thursday, July 29, 2021
9:00 am – 12:00 noon – There are no afternoon sessions.
The cost is free and open to all educators.
4th Annual Wally and Lutz Hammerschlag Summer Educator Seminar
Yad Vashem, The Sam Azeez Museum of Woodbine Heritage, the Sara and Sam Schoffer Holocaust Resource Center at Stockton University, Echoes & Reflections, and The Jewish Foundation for the Righteous will present the 4th Annual Wally and Lutz Hammerschlag Summer Educator Seminar, "LESSONS OF HOPE: Learning about Rescue, Resistance, and Faith during WWII and the Holocaust." The cost is free for educators. This seminar will teach about the history of the Holocaust by using the theme of hope to learn from the past to make a better future for all.
Event Link
June 3rd, June 10th, June 17th, & June 24, 2021
11:00 am - 12:00 pm (EDT)
Stockton Institute for Lifelong Learning (SILL) Short Summer Course:
The Holocaust and the Christian World: Reflections on the Past, Challenges for the Future
The Holocaust and the Christian World seems an unlikely combination of ideas, as surely nothing could be further removed from the principles, ethics, and aspirations of well-intentioned Christians. And yet, Christianity is linked to one of the greatest episodes of human hatred in history.
Monday, April 5, 2021
7:00 - 8:00 pm (EDT)
Virtual Yom HaShoah 2021:
Meet Holocaust Survivors via Zoom
Hear Their Life Stories
Please join us for this year's virtual Yom HaShoah Service for 2021 with Stockton University's Ida E. King Distinguished Visiting Professor of Holocaust Studies (1999-2000), Dr. Michael Berenbaum, and Holocaust survivors: Maud Dahme, Betty Grebenschikoff, Laura Oberlender, and Rosalie Simon. The event will be held on Monday, April 5, 2021, from 7:00 to 8:00 pm (EDT), online via Zoom. Please contact Gail Rosenthal for more information at 609-652-4699.
Thursday, March 18, 2021
4:30 - 5:45 pm (EDT)
Through the Lens of Now
Good Neighbors, Bad Times Revisited: New Echoes of My Father's German Village
Written by Mimi Schwartz
Join us in a conversation with American born author Mimi Schwartz and Rivka Weinstein, who grew up in Germany sharing perspectives on being a neighbor in the 1930s and today. The event will be held on Thursday, March 18, 2021, from 4:30 to 5:45 pm (EDT), online via Zoom. For more information, please contact Gail Rosenthal at 609-652-4699.
This event is sponsored by the Sara & Sam Schoffer Holocaust Resource Center at Stockton University, The Historical Studies Program of the School of Arts and Humanities, The Milton and Betty Katz Jewish Community Center of Atlantic County, and the Sam Azeez Museum of Woodbine Heritage of Stockton University.
Sunday, February 28, 2021
3:00 pm - 4:35 pm (EST)
Book Launch Event: The Hotel on St. James Place by Molly Golubcow
Molly Golubcow, Second Generation after the Shoah, will discuss her new book, The Hotel on St. James Place: Growing up in Atlantic City between the Boardwalk and the Holocaust. The book is the life story of Molly’s Holocaust survivor parents, Harry and Sonia Golubcow, former owners of the Seacrest Hotel - Atlantic City. The event will be held on Sunday, February 28, 2021, from 3:00 to 4:30 pm (EST), online via Zoom. For more information please contact Gail Rosenthal at 609-652-4699.
This event is sponsored by the Sara & Sam Schoffer Holocaust Resource Center at Stockton University, The Milton and Betty Katz Jewish Community Center of Atlantic County, and the Sam Azeez Museum of Woodbine Heritage of Stockton University.
Wednesday, February 17, 2021
4:30 pm - 5:15 pm (EST)
Sergeant Leon Bass During World War II in Nazi-Occupied Europe
Please join us for a Zoom presentation next week in honor of Black History Month at Stockton University, Sergeant Leon Bass During World War II in Nazi-Occupied Europe. The presentation will focus on the life story of Dr. Leon Bass. Dr. Leon Bass joined the U.S. Army during World War II and was a liberator of the Buchenwald concentration camp. As an 18 year old African American soldier, he encountered the brutal realities of racism in the United States Armed Forces. Decades later, Dr. Bass used his experiences to teach high school students about the consequences of racism.
This event is cosponsored by the Sam Azeez Museum of Woodbine Heritage, Master of Arts in Holocaust and Genocide Studies program, Minor in Holocaust and Genocide Studies, and Minor in Jewish Studies at Stockton University.
Wednesday, January 27, 2021
8:00 pm (EST)
18 Voices: A Liberation Day Reading Of Young Writers’ Diaries From The Holocaust
More than one million Jewish children were killed during the Holocaust and countless others survived. Some, like Anne Frank, kept diaries in which they confided their hopes, fears, and experiences. Join us for a special virtual reading of excerpts from these diaries, narrated by Liev Schreiber. By giving voice to the written words of some of the Nazis’ youngest victims, we will commemorate their suffering and learn from their courageous and resilient spirits. Watch the recording of the event here: https://youtu.be/7p_08hkOqGs
18 Voices is curated by Alexandra Zapruder and based on her book Salvaged Pages: Young Writers’ Diaries of the Holocaust.
Tuesday, January 26, 2021
4:30 pm (EST)
A Personal Account: Looking Back at the 75th Anniversary of the Liberation of Auschwitz Ceremony
with Doug Cervi, Executive Director of the New Jersey Commission on Holocaust Education and Adjunct Professor at Stockton University
Join the Sara and Sam Schoffer Holocaust Resource Center for a discussion with Doug Cervi about his experiences at the 75th Anniversary of the Liberation of Auschwitz ceremony Poland on January 27, 2020. Doug Cervi attended the ceremony with Holocaust survivors David Wisnia and Rosalie Simon. All are welcome. Watch the recording of the presentation here: https://youtu.be/DkJdFj7nilM
This event is cosponsored by the Sam Azeez Museum of Woodbine Heritage, Master of Arts in Holocaust and Genocide Studies program, Minor in Holocaust and Genocide Studies, and Minor in Jewish Studies at Stockton University.
Monday, November 9, 2020
7:00 pm (EST)
THE ANNUAL IDA E KING MEMORIAL LECTURE
Remembering Kristallnacht 82 Years Ago
(November 9 – 10, 1938)
Presented by Dr. Dienke Hondius
Ida E King Distinguished Visiting Professor of
Holocaust Studies - Spring 2020
“HIDING PLACES DURING THE HOLOCAUST:
NETWORKS OF SOLIDARITY UNCOVERED”
This illustrated lecture will show the latest findings of the “Mapping Hiding Places Research Project,” including Stockton University student research. This historical project presents findings on where and how Jews in Nazi-occupied Europe found hiding places. All can share and contribute knowledge about this topic in Holocaust Studies.
Wednesday, October 14, 2020
4:30 - 5:45 pm (EDT)
Zoom Presentation by Professor Jane Denny and
Irvin Moreno-Rodriguez
"Hoy Por Ti, Manana Por Mi (Today For You, Tomorrow For Me): Mexico During & After World War II"
This presentation will focus on the role of Mexico before and after World
War II and the story of Gilberto Bosques Saldivar (1892-1995), who served as the Mexican
Consul General in Marseille, France between 1939 and 1943. As the Consul General,
Bosques issued tens of thousands of visas for Spanish and Jewish refugees who wanted
to escape from Nazi-occupied Europe.
Tuesday, October 6, 2020
4:30 - 5:45 pm
Zoom Lecture by Dr. Jonathan Wiesen
"From Birmingham to Berlin: Racial Terror Lynching and Public Violence in the United States and Nazi Germany"
Dr. Jonathan Wiesen is Author of West German Industry and the Challenge of the Nazi Past, 1945-1955 (2001) and Creating the Nazi Marketplace: Commerce and Consumption in the Third Reich (2011) and he is the coeditor of Selling Modernity: Advertising in Twentieth Century Germany (2007). Questions: 609-652-4699.
Thursday, September 26, 2019
4:30 - 5:45 pm
MAHG Student-Faculty Coffee Break
All Master of Arts in Holocaust and Genocide Studies (MAHG) program faculty, staff, and students are invited to attend a coffee break in the Sara and Sam Schoffer Holocaust Resource Center classroom on Thursday, September 26, 2019, at 4:30 pm. Welcome the new semester with a cup of coffee and good company! The coffee break is sponsored by the Master of Arts in Holocaust and Genocide Studies (MAHG) Society. Questions: 609-652-4699
Monday, August 17th - Thursday, August 20, 2020
3rd Annual Wally and Lutz Hammerschlag Summer Educator Seminar
On Monday, August 17th - Thursday, August 20, 2020, Yad Vashem, The Sam Azeez Museum of Woodbine Heritage, the Sara and Sam Schoffer Holocaust Resource Center at Stockton University, and Echoes & Reflections will present the 3rd Annual Wally and Lutz Hammerschlag Summer Educator Seminar, "In the Age of Digital Learning: Teaching about the Holocaust through Art, Photograhy, Literature, Film, and more." The cost is free for educators. This seminar will teach about the history of the Holocaust by using the arts to connect with the past to make a better future for all. Strategies and resources will be shared.
Sunday, June 21, 2020
Father's Day 2020 Recipes from Holocaust Survivors Settled in South Jersey Communities in Atlantic and Cape May Counties
As we celebrate Father’s Day, we can lovingly look back and remember our dads (sometimes moms) preparing special recipes that they brought from their childhoods into their own kitchens. After WWII, as Holocaust survivors settled in South Jersey communities in Atlantic and Cape May Counties, some of these recipes were brought from Europe into their kitchens in South Jersey. For Father’s Day 2020, the staff of the Sara and Sam Schoffer Holocaust Resource Center at Stockton University are sharing stories and recipes of some of our local Holocaust survivors.
Monday, May 11, 2020
Holocaust & Genocide Studies Dual High School Credit End-of-Year Wrap-up Meeting
Teachers in th Dual Credit Program will meet with Steven Marcus, coordinator of the Holocaust and Genocide Dual Credit Consortium, and Gail Rosenthal, director of the Sara and Sam Schoffer Holocaust Resource Center at Stockton University. To learn more about the Holocaust & Genocide Studies Dual HIgh School Credit Program visit https://stockton.edu/dual-credit/.
Thursday, April 23, 2020
Online Lecture and Zoom session: "Self-Help During the Armenian Genocide: Recovering Refugee Voices," presented by post-doctoral Fellow in Holocaust and Genocide studies at Stockton University, Dr. Asya Darbinyan
In commemoration of the 105th Anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, the Master of Arts in Holocaust and Genocide Studies Program, Hughes Center for Public Policy, and Sara and Sam Schoffer Holocaust Resource Center present an evening of Armenian culture and remembrance. Dr. Asya Darbinyan, Post-Doctoral Fellow of Holocaust and Genocide Studies at Stockton University, will present a lecture entitled “Self-Help during the Armenian Genocide: Recovering Refugee Voices.”
The lecture will be available for viewing starting at 10:00 am on Tuesday, April 21, 2020. Watch here, or join us on Facebook or YouTube to watch.
