St. Joseph's University in Philadelphia is hosting the 40th Annual Scholars' Conference on the Holocaust and the Churches this year from March 6-8.

The theme this year is “Crisis & Credibility in the Jewish Christian World: Remembering Franklin H. Littell”

For more information and to register, visit the event webpage at St. Joseph's University

On Wednesday January 27th, the 65th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz concentration camp, Holocaust Survivor Kurt Herman spoke to members of the Planned Parenthood-sponsored Rainbow Room in Doylestown PA.
The Rainbow Room is a regional center for lesbian, gay, bi-sexual and transgendered youth who need a supportive, safe, and empowering environment where their needs and questions can be answered.

The Holocaust Awareness Museum joins the world in remembering the liberation of Auschwitz by the Soviet army on January 27, 1945.
We invite you to join the Holocaust Awareness Museum and the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in remembering this day. International Holocaust Remembrance Day

UPDATE

We are pleased to provide you with a new survivor biography of Belle Ostroff, who hid for 4 years through the German occupation of France. Her biography can be viewed and downloaded here.

Kurt Herman's biography has been added and can be viewed and downloaded here.

Manya Frydman Perel's biography has been added and can be downloaded here.

Holocaust survivor Michael Hershkovitz told his Peco/Exelon audience that one Saturday morning, in 1942, his normal middle class existence came to an abrupt end when German soldiers marched into his small village in Czecklosovakia. He saw disrespect, abuse, cruelty, and murder as he and his family moved to tent cities, railroad cars, and finally concentration camps.

The Holocaust Awareness Museum sponsored the first performance of Lida Stein and the Righteous Gentile, Sunday morning, January 24, 2010 at Beth Sholom synagogue, Elkins Park. PA. This second production of the Anne Frank Theater Project this season was performed in front of an audience of 100 students and adults.

We are pleased to provide you with a downloadable biography of Ruth Hartz.
View it here

The International Opera Theater, in association with the International House Philadelphia are proud to announce six performances of Brundibar and the Children of Theresienstadt from January 24-31 at The Ibrahim Theater

We are pleased to provide an updated and expanded biography of Michael Herskovitz. In addition, you can easily download his biography.
View it here