Holocaust Center of Pittsburgh

Next week, our own Marcel Walker will be hosting an Echoes & Reflections webinar on using graphic novels in Holocaust education!

Are you participating in the April Daffodil remembrance campaign? Be sure to tag us with the hashtags #WarsawGhettoUprising #POLINMuseum #DaffodilCampaignPGH #HCofPGH and #P2GPGH Learn more about this free, international campaign at https://hcofpgh.org/the-daffodil-campaign/

Calling all youth activists and artists! This Friday, April 16 is the deadline to submit your artwork for the #ArtAgainstAtrocities competition! #ArtAgainstAtr...ocities is a youth-led campaign to raise awareness of atrocities past and present and to make #NeverAgain a reality. This campaign is for students who believe in the power of art to open hearts and minds, foster historical truth, and transform trauma into change. Youth aged 12-22 are eligible to submit original artwork of any form, win cash prizes, and be featured in a digital art showcase with a global audience to conclude #GenocideAwarenessMonth. Visit bit.ly/artagainst2021 to learn more and submit your art!

Excellent article from Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle about Miracle in Rwanda. Be sure to join us this Sunday for our International Conversation and, if you weren't able to join us Saturday, the play recording will be available for rent April 16-26 https://jewishchronicle.timesofisrael.com/holocaust-center-

This Friday is the deadline for students to submit their art to the Art Against Atrocities art competition! Winners receive cash prizes. Learn more and submit your piece:

The Holocaust didn’t start with ghettos and concentration camps. #ItStartedWithWords Holocaust survivors from around the world share their testimonies of how hate speech led to the unimaginable violence of the Holocaust. Listen as Holocaust survivor Abe Foxman shares his story: #NeverForget #HolocaustSurvivor #Holocaust #HolocaustEducation

Thank you Ryan Bizzarro for inviting Dr. Lauren Bairnsfather to speak today before the House Democratic Policy Committee! We appreciated the opportunity to speak with lawmakers about crucial issues of antisemitism and all forms of violent hatred that we are facing today. If you missed it, here's the recording from today--Lauren starts speaking at the 43 minute mark! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aOtH5OaTBPU

While the Holocaust mainly affected Jews in Europe, it also reached Jews in North Africa. Different countries in the region were subject to either Nazi military rule or racial laws. Thousands were sent to concentration camps, where they died of starvation and disease.

At 1:30pm our director, Dr. Lauren Bairnsfather, will be testifying during a hearing before the Pennsylvania House. She will be discussing the dangers of the current rise in antisemitism. The hearing will be streamed here: https://www.pahouse.com/policycommittee

A huge congratulations to Deesha Philyaw! Deesha is one of our amazing CHUTZ-POW! writers! <3 https://www.post-gazette.com//deesha-/stories/202101150164

One week from today, we'll be holding this special program for International Holocaust Remembrance Day! Please note that this event is one night only and will NOT be recorded--so be sure to register in advance to join us!

Tomorrow: Join us for B'nei Mitzvah info session - https://mailchi.mp//tomorrow-join-us-for-bnei-mitzvah-info

Writeup on a recent social justice panel at Duquesne featuring our very own Marcel Walker discussing the graphic novel "March"!

Join us on Thursday as Alison tells the story of her grandmother, Elizabeth Brown (z"l) https://www.eventbrite.com/e/generations-speaker-series-ali

An article from the Trib about Cantor Taube <3 https://triblive.com//schindlers-list-survivor-pittsburgh/

It is truly difficult to find the words to describe how devastating it is to share yet another piece of news about a local survivor passing. This time we must tell you that we have lost Manny Kolski. Manny was a ray of sunshine to our whole staff. He lived to the amazing age of 106, and it was our pleasure to be able to experience what a rich, long life he was able to experience in spite of the horrors he endured as a young man. May his memory forever be a blessing.

Sad News about Manny Kolski - https://mailchi.mp/hcpgh/sad-news-about-manny-kolski

Mourning Helen Bayer - https://mailchi.mp/hcpgh/mourning-helen-bayer