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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

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

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

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.

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,

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