Holocaust | Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh

Annual community-wide Yom HaShoah program, by the Holocaust Center of Pittsburgh.

Please join the Holocaust Center for our annual Kristallnacht Commemoration program.

Program w/ “Soul Witness” filmmaker Harvey Bravman

Brunch to mark the 40th anniversary of the founding of the Holocaust Center of Pittsburgh. More details to follow!

Conversation with Ted Comet, discussing trauma and his survivor wife’s tapestry work.

Lunchtime program by USHMM in DC

Adolf Hitler vs. Franklin D. Roosevelt. The 1936 Olympics. American antisemitism during World War II. These are just a few of the topics that loom large in the conversation of America during the Holocaust. What role did Pittsburghers play in this larger story? In this conversation, preeminent scholar and professor Dr. Barbara Burstin talks with…

The story of nearly 20,000 Jewish refugees fleeing Nazi-occupied Europe during World War II, to the Chinese port city of Shanghai.

In the early 1990s, renowned Holocaust testimony expert Lawrence Langer conducted over 80 hours of interviews with Holocaust survivors residing in Brookline, Masachusetts. For over 20 years, they sat in a metal closet, waiting to be edited and produced into something usable for education purposes. Finally, in 2016, experienced producer R. Harvey Bravman was tasked…

Our ongoing “Conversations” series features community members having a dialogue with Holocaust Center of Pittsburgh director Dr. Lauren Apter Bairnsfather. This summer’s conversations will center around the theme of “The Power of the Individual”. For this Conversation, Lauren will discuss various topics with Betty Cruz, the CEO and President of the World Affairs Council of…

Generations Speakers Series continues with former Holocaust Center of Pittsburgh Director Linda Hurwitz telling her parents’ story of survival.

Generations Speakers Series continues online, featuring Auschwitz survivor and current Pittsburgh resident Oscar Singer, telling his story of survival alongside his daughter, Lee Fischbach

Born in the Czech Republic, Chana and her parents, Ann & William Jakubovic, immigrated to the United States in 1969. The shadow of the Holocaust was ever-present in their household, even when it was not discussed. Chana feels that there is no better way to honor her parents’ memory than to tell their story.

2018 Holocaust Educator of the Year Nick Haberman will lead this training around creating an emotionally honest classroom. Educators will discuss best practices for developing a safe space to talk about Holocaust history and the connections to the difficult and necessary topics that 2020 has introduced into the conversation. Teachers will brainstorm ways to use…

CANCELED In this unprecedented time of social activism, there are many important voices advocating for well-overdue rights for Black individuals and all of those who have been marginalized in our society. Unfortunately, in some cases, popular figures have incorporated rhetoric into their activism that shifts the blame of racial oppression to Jews. As we know…

In the early 1990s, renowned Holocaust testimony expert Lawrence Langer conducted over 80 hours of interviews with Holocaust survivors residing in Brookline, MA. For over 20 years, they sat in a metal closet, waiting to be edited and produced into something usable for education purposes. Finally, in 2016, experienced producer R. Harvey Bravman was tasked…

Hear Dr. Edith Eva Eger, a holocaust survivor, psychologist and author of the international bestselling book, The Choice. This Zoom event is sponsored by Chabad of Squirrel Hill, Chabad of the South Hills, Chabad of Monroeville, Chabad of CMU, Chabad of Pitt, Chabad Young Professionals, The Holocaust Center of Pittsburgh, Aleph Institute and Friendship Circle.

Our ongoing “Conversations” series features community members having a dialogue with Holocaust Center of Pittsburgh director Dr. Lauren Apter Bairnsfather. This summer’s conversations will center around the theme of “The Power of the Individual”. About Marcel Walker: Marcel Lamont (M.L.) Walker is an award-winning graphic-prose creator and expert in social applications for comic-book art. In 2017,…

Learn to engage and inspire students by teaching about the 30,000 Jews who fought back against the Nazis and their collaborators as Jewish partisans. During this unit, Teaching with the Motion Picture Defiance, teachers will learn to use the film Defiance starring Daniel Craig and Liev Schreiber, to explore History, Leadership, Ethics, and Values.