Recent News

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

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.

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

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