Tag: Jewish

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.

Can’t make it in-person? Join us on Livestream.

The Skirball Museum is excited to participate in Hanukkah Homecoming Weekend, celebrating Hanukkah alongside Jewish organizations around the world. Join Skirball Museum Director Abby Schwartz for an “illuminating” illustrated talk about Hanukkah-related art objects in the Museum’s collections followed by the lighting of the Hanukkah menorah for the last night of Hanukkah. This event will be offered both in-person and on Livestream. Registrants will receive the Livestream link prior to the event.

We are also offering a Hanukkah gift for our guests: a visit to our current exhibition A Portrait of Jewish Cincinnati!

Register by Thursday, December 2 at noon.
Proof of COVID vaccination required for entry.
Masks required for staff and visitors.

Can’t make it in-person? Join us on Livestream.

The Skirball Museum is excited to participate in Hanukkah Homecoming Weekend, celebrating Hanukkah alongside Jewish organizations around the world. Join Skirball Museum Director Abby Schwartz for an “illuminating” illustrated talk about Hanukkah-related art objects in the Museum’s collections followed by the lighting of the Hanukkah menorah for the last night of Hanukkah. This event will be offered both in-person and on Livestream. Registrants will receive the Livestream link prior to the event.

We are also offering a Hanukkah gift for our guests: a visit to our current exhibition A Portrait of Jewish Cincinnati!

Register by Thursday, December 2 at noon.
Proof of COVID vaccination required for entry.
Masks required for staff and visitors.

2021 marks the 200th anniversary of Jewish community life in Cincinnati, which formally began with the founding of Chestnut Street Cemetery in 1821. This exhibition features portraits of Cincinnati’s movers and shakers from the early 19th century to the present day, gleaned from our own rich collections as well as public and private collections, both local and national.

Thursday, November 4, 2021
5:30 pm — Galleries open for self-touring
6:15 pm — Remarks in the Mayerson Hall Auditorium
Remarks by descendants of portrait sitters and community
representatives will be livestreamed here

To attend in person, reserve your spot here

2021 marks the 200th anniversary of Jewish community life in Cincinnati, which formally began with the founding of Chestnut Street Cemetery in 1821. This exhibition features portraits of Cincinnati’s movers and shakers from the early 19th century to the present day, gleaned from our own rich collections as well as public and private collections, both local and national.

Thursday, November 4, 2021
5:30 pm — Galleries open for self-touring
6:15 pm — Remarks in the Mayerson Hall Auditorium
Remarks by descendants of portrait sitters and community
representatives will be livestreamed here

To attend in person, reserve your spot here

Holocaust & Humanity Center 21st Anniversary Celebration
Sunday, October 3, 2021 | 5:30 PM

Save the date to celebrate the Nancy & David Wolf Holocaust & Humanity Center’s 21st birthday! On October 3, 2021, join us for a festive gathering marking HHC’s birthday and highlighting the critical work HHC does in the community. We will bring our community back together and thank supporters like you who have been with us on this journey. You made this moment possible.

Join us at historic Union Terminal for a festive night filled with activities including:

  • Cocktails and hors d’oeuvres
  • Live music
  • Photo booth
  • Video Toast Booth – submit your well wishes or share a memory of HHC
  • NEW! Browse the traveling Upstander exhibit display
  • Take a tour of the Holocaust & Humanity Museum
  • NEW! Explore HHC’s newest virtual intelligence exhibit, Dimensions in Testimony

Mark your calendars now! More information coming soon.

Holocaust & Humanity Center 21st Anniversary Celebration
Sunday, October 3, 2021 | 5:30 PM

Save the date to celebrate the Nancy & David Wolf Holocaust & Humanity Center’s 21st birthday! On October 3, 2021, join us for a festive gathering marking HHC’s birthday and highlighting the critical work HHC does in the community. We will bring our community back together and thank supporters like you who have been with us on this journey. You made this moment possible.

Join us at historic Union Terminal for a festive night filled with activities including:

  • Cocktails and hors d’oeuvres
  • Live music
  • Photo booth
  • Video Toast Booth – submit your well wishes or share a memory of HHC
  • NEW! Browse the traveling Upstander exhibit display
  • Take a tour of the Holocaust & Humanity Museum
  • NEW! Explore HHC’s newest virtual intelligence exhibit, Dimensions in Testimony

Mark your calendars now! More information coming soon.

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, September 22 at 11:00 am via Zoom with Matt Yosafat.

Matt Yosafat was born in Katerini, Greece, in 1936. In 1942, he went into hiding with the Nazi occupation of Greece. The Yosafats hid in places including a cave and tobacco shelter, rarely safe and often separated. Ultimately, the Yosafat family reunited in Katerini and were liberated, but the outbreak of a civil war led the family to emigrate to the United States in 1951. In 1955, Matt met his wife, Anneliese — who had arrived in the United States with her family shortly after the war — and they were soon married in 1959.