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Posted by Edith Samers on 01/25/2020 @ 10:37 PM
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Yad VaShem Ceremony
The Fifth World Holocaust Forum’s ceremony from Yad VaShem in Jerusalem featuring remarks by Israeli Pres. Rivlin, PM Netanyahu and heads of state from France, Great Britain, Russia, Germany & the U.S; with Rabbi Israel Meir Lau and Cantor Shai Abramson. Sunday - 12 Noon
Talmud: Morality In The Shoah
With the commemoration of International Holocaust Remembrance Day on Monday, Jan 27, JBS presents Rabbi Mordechai Becher’s (Gateways) review of Talmudic examples of how one maintains moral integrity and Jewish identity in extreme circumstances. Sunday - 9am; Tuesday - 9am & 4:30pm; Thursday - 7pm
Witness: Survivor Esther Geizhals
Esther Geizhals recalls her childhood in Lodz, Poland and the nightmare she endured throughout the Shoah -- from Auschwitz to Bergen Belsen -- through liberation – to her creating a beautiful life and family in the United States. Sunday 3pm; Monday 10:30am
92nd Street Y: Rabbi Israel Meir Lau
Chief Rabbi of Tel Aviv Rabbi Meir Lau (formerly chief rabbi of Israel) describes his miraculous survival as a young child in Auschwitz and shares tales of his storied rabbinic career in conversation with Rabbi Menachem Genack at the 92nd Street Y.
Sunday – 8pm & 2am; Monday - 10pm & 4am; Wednesday - 10:30am; Friday - 8pm & 1am; Saturday - 3pm
In The News: International Holocaust Remembrance
Amb. Ron Adam, Israel’s Ambassador to Kigali, Rwanda, discusses the significance & importance of the United Nation’s commemoration of “International Holocaust Remembrance,” held annually on January 27 marking the liberation of Auschwitz. With Shahar Azani. Sunday - 5:30pm & 11:30pm; Monday 3:30am, 8:30am & 12:30pm
Concert: Hershtik & Stark
Cantors Netanel Hershtik and Yaakov Stark present an inspiring cantorial concert “The Music Lives On,” featuring classic melodies from pre-Holocaust Europe. In honor of “The March of the Living” from The Hampton Synagogue, Westhampton Beach, NY. Tuesday - 8 pm & 1:30am; Thursday - 2pm; Saturday - 7pm; Sunday – 3am
DL Conference: The Human Dimension
Alice Greenwald, Ivy Schamis and Dr. Ruth Westheimer discuss the ways in which antisemitism and hate affect average individuals. With Stephen Smith (Shoah Foundation) from 2019 ADL Conference “Never Is Now” from the Javits Center in NYC. Monday - 7:30pm & 1:30am; Wednesday - 1:30pm
Adam Frankel: The Survivors
Author Adam Frankel (“The Survivors: A Story of War, Inheritance and Healing”) discusses the traumas of learning his father was not his biological father and of his family legacy as survivors. With Indra Nooyi by UJA-JCC of Greenwich, Ct at G’wich YMCA. Monday - 8pm & 1am; Wednesday - 2 pm; Saturday - 8pm & 1am
JLC Conference: Wisse & Hanson
Ruth Wisse (Distinguished Senior Fellow, TIkva Fund) discusses the threat of socialism in America; and Victor Davis Hanson (Military Historian, Hoover Institution) addresses Israeli exceptionalism. From the 2019 Jewish Leadership Conference on Jews & Conservatism, NYC.
Wednesday - 8pm & 1:30am; Thursday – 1pm
Jonathan Sacks
The former Chief Orthodox Rabbi of the UK, describes how meeting the Lubavitcher Rebbe and Rav Joseph Soloveitchik changed his life; his years as Chief Rabbi; and his evolution on Jewish pluralism.
Today (Sunday) - Noon & 6pm; Monday – 3pm
Commander Lebovitz
Eugene Aryeh Lebovitz, commander of troops in Haifa during the 1947 War of Independence, reminisces about his survival at Auschwitz, his running the British blockade, and his ongoing work on behalf of Israel and Jewish life.
Monday - 9pm & Midnight; Tuesday - 3pm
Child of Buchenwald
Moshe Avital, who survived Auschwitz and Buchenwald to become one of the “Children of Buchenwald” (a ship which ran the British blockade of Palestine), describes his journey and his fighting with the Haganah in the War of Independence. Tuesday - 9pm & Midnight; Wednesday - 3pm
SJP Report
Founding Director and President of ISGAP Charles Small discusses his organization’s research on Students For Justice In Palestine (SJP) and the BDS movement, and the urgency of combatting antisemitism today.
Wednesday - 9pm & Midnight; Thursday – 3pm
Daniel Pearl's Father, Yehuda Pearl
On the anniversary of the 2002 murder of his son, journalist Daniel Pearl, who ended his life with the words "I am Jewish," Yehuda Pearl talks about his own sense of Jewish identity and whether he sees himself as Abraham in the Akedah. Thursday - 9pm & Midnight; Friday - 2pm
Article Of Hope – Ilan Ramon
Documentary producer Dan Cohen talks about "An Article of Hope," his film on Israeli astronaut Ilan Ramon carrying a small Torah scroll from Auschwitz into space before tragically perishing when the Columbia shuttle burned on re-entry, Feb 1, 2003. Thursday 10pm & 1am
Saturday: Israeli Films – Dorit Inbar
Dorit Inbar, General Mgr. of the New Fund for Cinema & Television of Israel, talks about the blessings associated with being a foster mother (for both her family and her foster son), and describes the creativity of the Israeli documentary film industry. Saturday - 6pm
From the Aleph-Bet: Lesson 14
Learn the Hebrew letters Final Nun and Tzadek. Monday - 9am & 4:30pm; Wednesday - 7pm; Saturday - 11am
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