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The Holocaust Speaker Series, held each Wednesday at 11:00 am, features Holocaust survivors and descendants of survivors sharing stories of life before, during, and after the Holocaust. Join us on Wednesday, December 7, at 11:00 am via Zoom with Ruth Barnett.

Ruth tells the moving story of her mother, Irene Levin, who was born Josepha Weil in 1927. Josepha was a child of a large, prosperous, secular family in the Sudetenland, a German corridor of western Czechoslovakia. Josepha was just over eleven years old when her father died, and Hitler walked through the Sudetenland. By December 1941, Josepha, her mother, Irena, and stepfather, Georg, were deported to Terezin, where they spent over two years. Deportation to Auschwitz and slave labor at a sub-camp called Christianstadt followed.

In January 1945, with the Russians advancing, Josepha and her mother were forced on a Death March, which would span 200 miles in ice and snow. Then they were loaded into a cattle car to Bergen-Belsen concentration camp, where Irena was carried to her death upon arrival. The British liberated Bergen-Belsen in April 1945. After several months of recovery from typhus, Josepha returned to Prague. Only Georg and one cousin returned.

In 1947, Josepha immigrated to America and adopted her mother’s name, Irene. In 1949, Irene met and married her husband, Joe Levin, and raised three children. In 2017, as Ruth just retired from a career as a Quality Assurance professional, her father died. Ruth brought Irene to live in Mason. It was this time with her mother that got Ruth actively involved with her mother’s photos, memoirs, and sharing this important story of survival. It is Ruth’s belief that in this time of Holocaust denial and politicization, it is up to the generation of survivor children to assume the mantle of sharing these firsthand accounts of the realities of hate.

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Generously sponsored by Margaret and Michael Valentine and presented in partnership with the Harriet and Kenneth Kupferberg Holocaust Center and Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage.

The Holocaust Speaker Series, held each Wednesday at 11:00 am, features Holocaust survivors and descendants of survivors sharing stories of life before, during, and after the Holocaust. Join us on Wednesday, December 7, at 11:00 am via Zoom with Ruth Barnett.

Ruth tells the moving story of her mother, Irene Levin, who was born Josepha Weil in 1927. Josepha was a child of a large, prosperous, secular family in the Sudetenland, a German corridor of western Czechoslovakia. Josepha was just over eleven years old when her father died, and Hitler walked through the Sudetenland. By December 1941, Josepha, her mother, Irena, and stepfather, Georg, were deported to Terezin, where they spent over two years. Deportation to Auschwitz and slave labor at a sub-camp called Christianstadt followed.

In January 1945, with the Russians advancing, Josepha and her mother were forced on a Death March, which would span 200 miles in ice and snow. Then they were loaded into a cattle car to Bergen-Belsen concentration camp, where Irena was carried to her death upon arrival. The British liberated Bergen-Belsen in April 1945. After several months of recovery from typhus, Josepha returned to Prague. Only Georg and one cousin returned.

In 1947, Josepha immigrated to America and adopted her mother’s name, Irene. In 1949, Irene met and married her husband, Joe Levin, and raised three children. In 2017, as Ruth just retired from a career as a Quality Assurance professional, her father died. Ruth brought Irene to live in Mason. It was this time with her mother that got Ruth actively involved with her mother’s photos, memoirs, and sharing this important story of survival. It is Ruth’s belief that in this time of Holocaust denial and politicization, it is up to the generation of survivor children to assume the mantle of sharing these firsthand accounts of the realities of hate.

REGISTER HERE

Generously sponsored by Margaret and Michael Valentine and presented in partnership with the Harriet and Kenneth Kupferberg Holocaust Center and Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage.

Hon. Irwin Cotler, Special Envoy on Preserving Holocaust Remembrance and Combating Antisemitism, Government of Canada
Moderated by Felice Gaer, AJC Director, Jacob Blaustein Institute for the Advancement of Human Rights
2:00 p.m. Eastern, 1:00 p.m. Central,
12:00 p.m. Mountain, 11:00 a.m. Pacific
Hon. Irwin Cotler, Special Envoy on Preserving Holocaust Remembrance and Combating Antisemitism, Government of Canada
Moderated by Felice Gaer, AJC Director, Jacob Blaustein Institute for the Advancement of Human Rights
2:00 p.m. Eastern, 1:00 p.m. Central,
12:00 p.m. Mountain, 11:00 a.m. Pacific

Wednesday, January 26, 2022 | 7:00 PM | Holocaust & Humanity Center

On the eve of International Holocaust Remembrance Day, survivor Eva Schloss will share her powerful story live in Reakirt Auditorium to commemorate the Nancy & David Wolf Holocaust & Humanity Center’s third anniversary at Union Terminal.

Born Eva Geiringer in Vienna, Austria, Eva and her family fled to the Netherlands after Germany annexed Austria in 1938. They were neighbors of Anne Frank’s family during their time in Amsterdam. After the Nazis occupied the Netherlands, Eva and her family went into hiding. The family was later betrayed and sent to Westerbork Concentration Camp and then to Auschwitz II-Birkenau.

After the war, Eva and her mother moved back to Amsterdam and reconnected with Otto Frank, whom her mother married — making Eva Anne Frank’s posthumous stepsister.

Learn more about Eva’s story during this intimate conversation with her on January 26. HHC will also unveil Eva’s virtual intelligence testimony in our newest exhibit, Dimensions in Testimony. Using specialized recording and display technologies and next-generation natural language processing, DIMENSIONS IN TESTIMONY, allows visitors to ask two-dimensional displays of Holocaust survivors questions and receive responses in real time.

This free event is hosted in partnership with Cincinnati Museum Center.

Registration required. Visit website for details.

Wednesday, January 26, 2022 | 7:00 PM | Holocaust & Humanity Center

On the eve of International Holocaust Remembrance Day, survivor Eva Schloss will share her powerful story live in Reakirt Auditorium to commemorate the Nancy & David Wolf Holocaust & Humanity Center’s third anniversary at Union Terminal.

Born Eva Geiringer in Vienna, Austria, Eva and her family fled to the Netherlands after Germany annexed Austria in 1938. They were neighbors of Anne Frank’s family during their time in Amsterdam. After the Nazis occupied the Netherlands, Eva and her family went into hiding. The family was later betrayed and sent to Westerbork Concentration Camp and then to Auschwitz II-Birkenau.

After the war, Eva and her mother moved back to Amsterdam and reconnected with Otto Frank, whom her mother married — making Eva Anne Frank’s posthumous stepsister.

Learn more about Eva’s story during this intimate conversation with her on January 26. HHC will also unveil Eva’s virtual intelligence testimony in our newest exhibit, Dimensions in Testimony. Using specialized recording and display technologies and next-generation natural language processing, DIMENSIONS IN TESTIMONY, allows visitors to ask two-dimensional displays of Holocaust survivors questions and receive responses in real time.

This free event is hosted in partnership with Cincinnati Museum Center.

Registration required. Visit website for details.

Join us for an exclusive educator event with Holocaust survivor Eva Schloss, the posthumous stepsister of Anne Frank. 

At this event, educators will experience:

  1. V.I.P. ACCESS: Take a behind-the-scenes look at the museum’s VIRTUAL INTELLIGENCE EXHIBIT, featuring Eva Schloss. After previewing the exhibit, educators are invited to hear Eva share her powerful story live in Reakirt Auditorium at Union Terminal.
  2. COMMUNITY BUILDING: Engage with fellow educators prior to the event, with appetizers and drinks.
  3. CLASSROOM RESOURCES: Leave with curricular resources that showcase the power of survivor testimony in the classroom. All resources are designed to be easily implemented into existing curriculum.

Up to 3 Contact Hours Available.

Register on the event website.

Join us for an exclusive educator event with Holocaust survivor Eva Schloss, the posthumous stepsister of Anne Frank. 

At this event, educators will experience:

  1. V.I.P. ACCESS: Take a behind-the-scenes look at the museum’s VIRTUAL INTELLIGENCE EXHIBIT, featuring Eva Schloss. After previewing the exhibit, educators are invited to hear Eva share her powerful story live in Reakirt Auditorium at Union Terminal.
  2. COMMUNITY BUILDING: Engage with fellow educators prior to the event, with appetizers and drinks.
  3. CLASSROOM RESOURCES: Leave with curricular resources that showcase the power of survivor testimony in the classroom. All resources are designed to be easily implemented into existing curriculum.

Up to 3 Contact Hours Available.

Register on the event website.

The Holocaust Speaker Series, held each Wednesday at 11:00 am, features Holocaust survivors and descendants of survivors sharing stories of life before, during, and after the Holocaust. Join us on Wednesday, December 1 at 11:00 am via Zoom with Cheryl Hecht.

Cheryl tells the story of her father, David Hochstein, a Holocaust survivor from Cologne, Germany. Rescued by a Kindertransport, he was taken to London when he was 15. The Kindertransport movement was unique in that people of many religions came together to rescue 10,000 mostly Jewish children, bringing them to Great Britain. David’s story is one example of a teenager’s resilience, perseverance, and strength, during the Holocaust. Cheryl has worked as a professional and volunteer in the Jewish community. A graphic designer, she recently retired from the Mayerson JCC after 19 years.

Register in advance at this link.

The Holocaust Speaker Series, held each Wednesday at 11:00 am, features Holocaust survivors and descendants of survivors sharing stories of life before, during, and after the Holocaust. Join us on Wednesday, December 1 at 11:00 am via Zoom with Cheryl Hecht.

Cheryl tells the story of her father, David Hochstein, a Holocaust survivor from Cologne, Germany. Rescued by a Kindertransport, he was taken to London when he was 15. The Kindertransport movement was unique in that people of many religions came together to rescue 10,000 mostly Jewish children, bringing them to Great Britain. David’s story is one example of a teenager’s resilience, perseverance, and strength, during the Holocaust. Cheryl has worked as a professional and volunteer in the Jewish community. A graphic designer, she recently retired from the Mayerson JCC after 19 years.

Register in advance at this link.