Holocaust Center of Pittsburgh
Join us on August 4th the first program in our 2026–2027 series of teacher trainings. These trainings are designed for teachers across grade levels and subject areas, whether you are new to teaching the Holocaust and antisemitism or looking to deepen your existing practice. Each session will offer practical guidance, classroom-ready resources, and time to […]
The program will center on a conversation between Center of Life’s Rev. Tim Smith, and Avi Dresner, son of Civil Rights Activist Rabbi Israel “Sy” Dresner, and will trace the history of the African American-Jewish relationship during the Civil Rights Movement and explore ways to collaboratively address racism and antisemitism today. It will be moderated […]
Join us for the launch of the Holocaust Education Girl Scout Patch, created by local Girl Scout Lily Sassani with the mentorship of the Holocaust Center of Pittsburgh. The program will feature a video documenting the development of the patch and an overview of the stories it tells, followed by a Q&A with Lily. This […]
Rwanda genocide survivor and Director of the Kigali Genocide Memorial and Aegis Trust Freddy Mutanguha shares his powerful story of survival, healing, and contributing to the country’s unique journey through restorative justice. This session will examine Rwanda’s approach to rebuilding—through forgiveness, communal healing, and reconciliation—and the powerful lessons this path holds for the world. Freddy’s […]
Marion Ein Lewin, born in Holland, survived the concentration camp Bergen Belsen together with her parents and her twin brother. One of a handful of families who survived the Holocaust intact, they arrived in New York City in 1947. Marion and Steven, then age 9, had never been to school and were placed in kindergarten. […]
Eric Marcus, host of the Making Gay History podcast, introduces his series on the experiences of LGBTQ+ people during the rise of the Nazi regime, World War II and the Holocaust. Drawing on extensive research conducted for this first-of-its-kind audio documentary, Eric shares archival clips during a 45-minute presentation (followed by audience Q&A) that brings this […]
While survivor Edith Dach, Susan Terman’s mother, never wrote about her Holocaust experience, she and other family members told many stories to Susan. Susan then shared her family’s stories with her brother-in-law, Pittsburgh-area poet Philip Terman. From there, the book I am a Jew: A Holocaust Family Memoir was born. Containing Susan’s sharing of her mother’s stories […]
As we commemorate the 86th anniversary of Kristallnacht, the November pogrom, this event connects the outbreak of public anti-Jewish violence in Nazi Germany with the remarkable cultural production in the Theresienstadt ghetto. In the three and half years of its duration, the 140,000 inmates in Terezín played, composed, and listened to music, which provided comfort, […]
The Holocaust Center of Pittsburgh is pleased to welcome Dr. Alex Kor, son of Eva and Mickey Kor (z”l) and his co-author, Graham Honaker. Eva Kor (z”l) was a Holocaust survivor who advocated for healing through forgiveness, the subject of two critically acclaimed documentaries Eva: A-7063 and Forgiving Dr. Mengele, and the founder of the CANDLES Holocaust Museum […]
Learn about Holocaust survivor Solange Lebovitz’s experiences as a Jewish child and teen living in occupied France, hiding from the Nazis and their collaborators. While she was living in hiding, her other family members were in concentration camps and her brothers were members of the French Resistance. Solange was born in 1930 in Paris, France. […]