Nuremberg 80th Anniversary – A Chicago Family’s Connection to the Trial
On Thursday, October 1, 2026, at the Newberry Library in Chicago, join Laurie Pasler (Courtroom 600 Project Director) and Daniel Greene (Adjunct Professor of History at Northwestern University) for a conversation about the legacy and lessons from the Nuremberg Trials. They will discuss the trials’ impact on postwar narratives and politics, how Nuremberg is and […]
Steen Metz Speaks at the Deerfield Public Library
On Tuesday, September 29, 2026, the Deerfield Public Library welcomes Holocaust survivor, former Deerfield resident, and friend of the Spungen Foundation, Steen Metz, to share his story. Steen was one of the few Danish Jews captured in 1943. He and his family were deported to Theresienstadt, where his father perished. Steen and his mother were […]
Steen Metz Speaks at Huntley Springs
On Thursday, August 6, 2026, join the Huntley Springs Retirement Community as they welcome Holocaust survivor and friend of the Spungen Foundation, Steen Metz, to share his story. Steen was one of the few Danish Jews captured in 1943. He and his family were deported to Theresienstadt, where his father perished. Steen and his mother […]
Ida Kersz – Recording for the Farkas Center’s Survivor Studio Project
On Monday June 1, 2026, Ida Kersz recorded her story for the Farkas Center’s Survivor Studio Project. The Survivor Studio Project combines first-hand testimony from Holocaust survivors and art to create a lasting memory. The Farkas Center works with survivors in the Bay Area to record their stories. Those recordings are then shown in classrooms. […]
Bernard Zell Student Book Project Publication
On Tuesday May 26, 2026 the Spungen Foundation was invited back to Bernard Zell Anshe Emet Day School in Chicago for the culmination of the 8th graders year long project. In November 2025, the Foundation exhibited at Bernard Zell for two days, invited by teacher Jeff Ellison. The 8th graders were tasked with first picking […]
Wauconda Area Public Library Welcomes Steen Metz
On Saturday, September 6, 2025, join the Wauconda Area Public Library as they welcome Holocaust survivor and friend of the Spungen Foundation, Steen Metz, to share his story. Steen was one of the few Danish Jews captured in 1943. He and his family were deported to Theresienstadt, where his father perished. Steen and his mother […]
The Rescue of the Danish Jews – A Virtual Panel featuring Steen Metz
On Sunday July 27, join the Sousa Mendes Foundation for a virtual panel discussion called, “The Daring Rescue of Denmark’s Jewish Community.” The panel begins at 1:00 PM U.S. Central Time. It is a free event, though registration is required. This virtual event will take place in two parts: Fri.-Mon. July 25-28: you may view […]
Author Talk & Book Signing with Andrew Laszlo Jr.
On Friday, June 13, at 4:30 pm EST CANDLES Holocaust Museum is partnering with JCC Indianapolis to host Andrew Laszlo Jr., a second generation survivor who will be sharing the story of his father, Andrew Laszlo Sr., as told through Andrew Sr.’s book, Footnote to History: From Hungary to America, the Memoir of a Holocaust […]
“Lyrics and Laughter from Shanghai” – A Theatrical Performance
On Wednesday May 7 at Slippery Rock University for a student performance of “Lyrics and Laughter from Shanghai: A Relevant Cabaret with Historical Commentary.” The performance will take place at 6:00 PM (EST) in the Stoner Black Box Theater. This play follows one of many stories following Jews who fled Nazi persecution and found refuge […]
Operation Bernhard – Things You Didn’t Know About the Holocaust Podcast Feature
On Tuesday, April 22, 2025, Phyllis Zimbler Miller premiered a new episode of her podcast, Things You Didn’t Know About the Holocaust, centered on the topic of Operation Bernhard, the secret Nazi operation during World War II which forced Jewish prisoners in Sachsenhausen to forge British bank notes in an attempt to destabilize the British […]