Joining hands and hearts to keep Holocaust memory alive, fighting hatred and genocide
Joining hands and hearts to keep Holocaust memory alive, fighting hatred and genocide
Dr. Irit Felsen joined the WFHS&D 2024 Conference in Toronto, CA to present a plenary talk on How has the Israel/Gaza War been impacting the various generations of the Shoah?
300 Holocaust Survivors and Descendants gathered in Markham, Canada for 3 days of community, making connections, learning from each other, talking, and dancing!
The 2024 World Federation of Jewish Holocaust Survivors & Descendants conference, in conjunction with Generations of the Shoah International and The Kindertransport Association, was held September 20-23, 2024 in Toronto, Canada. The conference’s theme was: “Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow: Living in Challenging Times”.
The 2023 World Federation of Jewish Holocaust Survivors & Descendants conference, in conjunction with Generations of the Shoah International and The Kindertransport Association, will be held August 25-28 2023 in Washington DC at the Omni Shoreham Hotel. This conference is open only to survivors and descendants and accompanying spouses/partners. Conference co-sponsors include the Child Survivor Continue Reading »
Preserving Holocaust History Through Artifacts and Research. Experts from the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum will present on how they continue rescuing the evidence of the Holocaust and acquiring materials amid the pandemic, including conducting oral history interviews, and about the meticulous research offered to all. SPEAKERS: James Gilmore, Oral History Curator, Curatorial Acquisitions Continue Reading »
After 2 long years, the community gathered together, 4 generations strong, for an in-person conference. Memories, tears, insights, joy, and dances were shared, longtime connections renewed and new made.
Jonathan Ornstein, executive director of the Jewish Community Centre of Krakow, and Rabbi Michael Schudrich, Chief Rabbi of Poland, speak with members of the World Federation of Jewish Child Survivors of the Holocaust and Descendants on the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine. To watch the 80 minute video: https://vimeo.com/734445681
Helen Epstein, author of the groundbreaking Children of the Holocaust speaks with the WF 4.10.2022. The topic is “Drawing on the past to meet the crises of our present.” She speaks about how her parents’ experiences during the Holocaust were role models for her as she faced Covid-19 and cancer and discusses how similar coping Continue Reading »
Dr. Irit Felsen speaks on Generations of Holocaust Survivors and “How the Holocaust affects us and why our gatherings mean so much to us” The talk, 1.5 hours, followed by a discussion with participants, took place in the ether, on zoom on November 7, 2021. To watch, click here
In the World Federation of Jewish Child Survivors of the Holocaust and Descendants’ first virtual event, Michael Berenbaum speaks on current events to World Federation members on January 17, 2021. This event may now be viewed online here
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