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Please mark your calendars for FIU’s 7th Annual Holocaust & Genocide Awareness Week, presented by the Holocaust & Genocide Studies Program, Hillel at FIU, and the Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU. Join us January 23-28, 2022 for a stimulating series of in person, hybrid, and online exhibition openings, panel discussions, and films. Topics range from rescued Czech Torah scrolls to the legacy of slavery, from the massacre at Babi Yar to a VR Holocaust testimony storytelling experience, from the “new” antisemitism to our annual Holocaust Remembrance Ceremony and more. For more information visit https://www.hillelfiu.org/hgaw

Join us virtually from January 25-29 for Holocaust and Genocide Awareness Week, a series of lectures, films and discussions presented by Hillel at FIU, FIU's Holocaust and Genocide Studies program and the Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU. Fully online, the program is free and open to the public. For more information or to RSVP visit: https://www.hillelfiu.org/hgaw.

Monday 1/25 at 11am -- Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives Join panelists Lenny Hayes, and Jessica Smith in a conversation on how Two-Spirit/Native LGBTQ people are often forgotten in the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Womxn movement, moderated by Miss Florida Seminole, Dante Blais-Billie. Together the panelists will connect the historic genocide of Indigenous people to present-day violence experienced by Indigenous communities. Co-sponsored by Global Indigenous Forum, CWGS, and Honors College.

Monday 1/25 at 7pm -- Fig Tree: Film Discussion In this iteration of Black Lives in a Jewish Context, join Dr. Tudor Parfitt in conversation with Dr. Yonas Mulat for a post-film discussion around Fig Tree. Set during the Ethiopian civil war, Fig Tree tells the story of a Jewish teenager who hatches a scheme to keep her Christian boyfriend from being drafted, as she and her family prepare to flee the country and go to Israel. The film will be available for independent viewing from January 18-25, 2021. Please register at the link to receive access to both the film screening link and the Zoom discussion link. This program is presented in partnership with Hillel at FIU, the Global Jewish Studies Program and Holocaust and Genocide Studies Program at FIU, the Miami Jewish Film Festival, and the Steven J. Green School of International and Public Affairs as part of Holocaust and Genocide Awareness Week 2021.

Tuesday 1/26 at 11am -- @Eva.Stories With 1.1 million followers, @Eva.Stories is a high-budget visual depiction of the diary of Eva Heyman – a 13-year-old Hungarian who chronicled the 1944 German invasion of Hungary – but features hashtags, internet lingo, and emojis used by a 21st century-teenager. Its creators, Mati Kochavi, an Israeli hi-tech entrepreneur, who is from a family of Holocaust victims and survivors, and his daughter, Maya, produced the short videos to refresh what they see as fading memories of the genocide. Join @Eva.Stories creator Maya Kochavi, as she discusses the use of social media to tell the history of the Holocaust.

Tuesday 1/26 at 5pm -- On the Avenue: HGAW FIU's three SoBe arts outposts come together again for a special program as part of Holocaust and Genocide Awareness Week. In this edition of the informative series hosted by The Wolfsonian, Miami Beach Urban Studios, and Jewish Museum of Florida, we're focusing on exhibitions and collection items honoring the memory of those lost to the Holocaust, and the resilience of the Jewish community. Presentations will survey works in celebrated museum exhibitions including wooden Polish synagogue models and the graphic oeuvre of Austrian designer Julius Klinger, as well as an intimate performance by violist Michael Klotz. Co-sponsored by JMOF, MBUS, and The Wolf.

Wednesday 1/27 at 10am -- 6th Annual Holocaust Remembrance Ceremony Annual Holocaust Remembrance Ceremony with Holocaust Survivor Suly Chenkin. Presented in partnership with FIU Office of the President, CasaCuba, local clergy, JCCs. Introduction by President Rosenberg.

Wednesday 1/27 at 7pm -- We Bear Witness: Poetry and the Holocaust In honor of International Holocaust Remembrance Day, We Bear Witness features poets Geoffrey Philp, Joy Ladin, and William Heyen for an evening of readings and conversation. This program is presented in partnership with The Betsy.

Thursday 1/28 at 7pm -- When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit: Film Discussion Based on the semi-autobiographical book by Judith Kerr, When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit tells the story of a Jewish family who flees Berlin on the eve of the election in 1933. They initially settle in Zürich before moving to Paris, and finally, to London. Join Consul General Andreas Siegel, Barbara Weitz, and Olga Zelzburg for reactions to the film, presented in partnership with the MJFF, the German Consulate and the Ruth K. and Shepard Broad Distinguished Lecture Series. The film will be available for independent viewing from January 20-27, 2021.

Friday 1/29 at 5pm - Shabbat of the Living We are commanded to remember Shabbat and keep it holy. We utter "Never again" and swear to remember the Holocaust and the crimes against humanity. What does it mean to remember? What is the function of remembrance? What is our role and purpose in remembering? As the week of Holocaust and Genocide Awareness comes to an end, please join the community as it comes together to celebrate life and honor those who could not be with us. Co-sponsored by Miami’s Leo Martin March of the Living.

Bridge-building program kicks off with fundraiser at The Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU in Miami Beach

Join six-time NBA All-Star Amar'e Stoudemire as he joins Hillel at FIU in kicking-off Diversity University, an initiative that connects Jewish and African-American students on campus at FIU through bridge-building and educational programming. The program starts with a kick-off fundraiser at The Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU on September 19 at 7pm. Tickets can be purchased at https://hillelatfiu.wufoo.com/forms/amare-stoudemire-diversity-university/