Sara and Sam Schoffer Holocaust Resource Center Past Events

"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.
https://stockton.edu/holocaust-resource/yadvashemseminar2022.html

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
Click here to view the recording:https://youtu.be/3cGmG-jMeSM
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.
Click here to view the recording:https://youtu.be/9aBrvXtHYwg
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.
Click here to view the recording:https://youtu.be/Qo1MwnvC6Nw

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.
Click here to view the recording.

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.
Click here to view the recording: https://youtu.be/LxaJbgvGlK8

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.
Click here to view the recording:https://youtu.be/D_vgaRvqO6w

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.
Click here to view the recording: https://youtu.be/l4QPpr5QM10

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.
Click here to view the recording: https://youtu.be/qYGdfuxKixM

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.
Click here to view the recording.

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.
https://stockton.edu/holocaust-resource/yadvashemseminar2021.html

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

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
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
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
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”

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"

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

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.