Interfaith CincinnatiSaturday, April 11, 2026 | 11:00 am – 1:00 p.m.
Discover the stories hidden in family artifacts in this hands-on workshop with Dan Hurley, author of Crossing Borders, Expanding Boundaries. The session includes guided exercises, group discussion and practical tips for preserving and sharing your stories. Materials and handouts will be provided.
Through this daunting selection of more than 500 original artifacts from the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum in Poland, as well as more than 20 institutions and museums all over the world, Auschwitz. Not long ago. Not far away. portrays the complex reality of the notorious camp while sharing firsthand stories from those who survived, and those who perished.
These remarkable artifacts range from:
When guests enter the exhibition, they will confront one of history’s darkest periods… but they will also be part of an ongoing remembrance and will leave bearing the weight of society’s responsibility to combat hate and evil everywhere.
Auschwitz. Not long ago. Not far away. is hosted at Union Terminal by Cincinnati Museum Center and the Nancy & David Wolf Holocaust & Humanity Center. The exhibition was created by Musealia in cooperation with the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum.
The opportunity to bring this impactful exhibition to Cincinnati has been generously supported by Rhonda and Larry Sheakley, the Jewish Federation of Cincinnati, the Jewish Foundation of Cincinnati and the Ohio Holocaust and Genocide Memorial and Education Commission.
Educator Preview Night
October 21
4 to 9 p.m.
Calling all junior high, high school, homeschool and university educators and administrators! Preview the Auschwitz. Not Long Ago. Not Far Away. exhibition, the Nancy & David Wolf Holocaust & Humanity Center and the D-Day: Normandy 1944 OMNIMAX® film at no cost to help you plan a future field trip for your students.
Final entry to the exhibition will be at 8 p.m. and the final OMNIMAX® showing will start at 7:30 p.m. Reserve your ticket by calling 513-287-7021 and providing your educator credentials.
Limited tickets may also be available at the box office on the day of the event. Guests are welcome but will pay full admission pricing.
Note that The Children’s Museum, Museum of Natural History & Science and Cincinnati History Museum will NOT be open for this event.
Registration opens August 5 and is by phone only; call 513-287-7021
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Friday, August 1 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. In person at the Nancy & David Wolf Holocaust & Humanity Center at Union Terminal Lunch provided Join the Nancy & David Wolf Holocaust & Humanity Center for a professional development session designed to help educators prepare their students to engage meaningfully with the internationally acclaimed exhibition Auschwitz. Not Long Ago. Not Far Away. coming to the Cincinnati Museum Center this October. In this session, you’ll explore strategies for framing the exhibition appropriately for students, integrating the testimonies of local Auschwitz survivors and connecting the exhibition to broader themes in Holocaust education. Educators will also receive information on field trip packages, Holocaust speaker opportunities and additional lesson plans to support teaching about Auschwitz. |
Enjoy an evening of live entertainment, stirring speeches and a powerful call to action at this year’s International Freedom Conductor Awards, presented by Procter & Gamble. See below for this year’s honorees.
Saturday, September 27 | Aronoff Center for the Arts
Tickets available for purchase this summer 2025.
Robert Adler Peckerar’s recent translations unearth powerful stories rooted in this terrain, and this talk delves into how the region’s history and geography shaped the works of three very different writers.
Reception at 5 pm ET, Lecture at 5:30 pm ET
Join the Freedom Center for an evening with award-winning historian David Blight. Drawing excerpts from his latest book, Yale and Slavery: A History, Blight examines the history, legacies and remembrances of slavery in America, including how pillars of American higher education, even in New England, emerged over time intertwined with the national and international history of racial slavery. Along the way, Blight also addresses the current crisis of trust in universities as ownership and censorship of history threaten the integrity of fact and the inclusion of diverse voices. Presented as part of the Nathaniel R. Jones Freedom Speaker Series, generously supported by Francie and John Pepper.
With Rabbi Zev Eleff, Ph.D.
Tuesday, March 11
12:30 p.m. ET / 9:30 a.m. PT / 6:30 p.m. Israel
Online Event
Learn about the origins of the modern Purim play in Eastern European yeshivas of the early nineteenth century and how they developed in American institutions of Jewish learning across the Jewish spectrum, including here at Hebrew Union College. This event is cosponsored by the American Jewish Archives.
Learn how Hillel Poland is working day in and day out to deal with issues confronting young Jews all over the world, as well as providing support and community to Ukrainian refugees who have not seen their homes in years as the war with Russia persists.
Monday, December 2, 2024
7:00 – 9:00 p.m.
Congregation Beth Adam
10001 East Loveland Madeira Road Loveland, OH 45140