Home / Events

Book Talk - Between Two Worlds: Jewish War Brides After the Holocaust

When: March 2, 2025 5:00 PM
Where: 265 Aragon Avenue
Coral Gables, FL 33134
Organizer: Nicole Freeman
Contact: Dr. Nicole Freeman at [email protected]
Summary: Join author Dr. Robin Judd for the true stories of Jewish women who lived through the Holocaust and went on to wed American, Canadian and British military personnel after the war.
RSVP Register Here
2025-03-02 17:00:00 2025-03-02 17:00:00 America/New_York Book Talk - Between Two Worlds: Jewish War Brides After the Holocaust Join author Dr. Robin Judd for the true stories of Jewish women who lived through the Holocaust and went on to wed American, Canadian and British military personnel after the war. (http://jewishmiami.org/events/book_talk_-_between_two_worlds_jewish_war_brides_after_the_holocaust) Coral Gables,FL Nicole Freeman [email protected]

Event Details

Description

The Holocaust Memorial Miami Beach in partnership with Books & Books is proud to present an afternoon with Dr. Robin Judd discussing Between Two Worlds: Jewish War Brides After the Holocaust.

The first 20 attendees will receive a free copy of the book courtesy of the Holocaust Memorial Miami Beach.

RSVP here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/an-afternoon-with-dr-robin-judd-tickets-1088671217919?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=cp&aff=ebdsshcopyurl&_gl=1*1o8rnt3*_ga*MTQ0NjE3NjU4OS4xNzM4NjEzMzYz*_ga_HRT0WVXW8P*MTczOTI5MjE1MS4zLjEuMTczOTI5MjE2OS40Mi4wLjA

About the Book:
Facing the harrowing task of rebuilding a life in the wake of the Holocaust, many Jewish survivors, community and religious leaders, and Allied soldiers viewed marriage between Jewish women and military personnel as a way to move forward after unspeakable loss. Proponents believed that these unions were more than just a ticket out of war-torn Europe: they would help the Jewish people repopulate after the attempted annihilation of European Jewry.

Historian Robin Judd, whose grandmother survived the Holocaust and married an American soldier after liberation, introduces us to the Jewish women who lived through genocide and went on to wed American, Canadian, and British military personnel after the war. She offers an intimate portrait of how these unions emerged and developed--from meeting and courtship to marriage and immigration to life in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom--and shows how they helped shape the postwar world by touching thousands of lives, including those of the chaplains who officiated their weddings, the Allied authorities whose policy decisions structured the couples' fates, and the bureaucrats involved in immigration and acculturation. The stories Judd tells are at once heartbreaking and restorative, and she vividly captures how the exhilaration of the brides' early romances coexisted with survivor's guilt, grief, and apprehension at the challenges of starting a new life in a new land.

About the Author:
Ohio State University Professor Robin E. Judd is a specialist in Jewish, transnational, and gender history, with particular interests in Holocaust studies, the history of antisemitism, the history of religion, the history of leadership, and the history of migration. In recognition of her work in Holocaust studies, Governor Dewine appointed her to Ohio’s Holocaust and Genocide Memorial and Education Commission in 2021.

Judd currently serves as the President of the Association for Jewish Studies, the largest international learned society and professional organization representing Jewish studies. She also serves as the Vice Chair of the Leo Baeck Institute’s Advisory Board, and is on the Hadassah Brandeis Institute’s Academic Review committee, and the Leo Baeck Institute Yearbook’s Editorial Board. She has previously held roles as the AJS’ VP of Programming, VP of Publications, and Chair of the Governance Committee, the American Editor of the Journal of Modern Jewish Studies, and the President of the Columbus Jewish Day School. She has received two leadership awards and was a participant of the President and Provost’s Leadership Initiative at the Ohio State University. Judd has received several fellowships and grants, including an ACLS, Hadassah Brandeis Institute Senior Fellowship Award, an NEH summer stipend, the College of Humanities' Virginia Hull Research Award, and the Coca Cola grant for Critical Difference.

Address

265 Aragon Avenue

Coral Gables, FL 33134

Directions

Get detailed directions and more on Google Maps

Book Talk - Between Two Worlds: Jewish War Brides After the Holocaust

Register

To register for this event, please click here.

Actions

  • Register Now
  • 2025-03-02 17:00:00 2025-03-02 17:00:00 America/New_York Book Talk - Between Two Worlds: Jewish War Brides After the Holocaust Join author Dr. Robin Judd for the true stories of Jewish women who lived through the Holocaust and went on to wed American, Canadian and British military personnel after the war. (http://jewishmiami.org/events/book_talk_-_between_two_worlds_jewish_war_brides_after_the_holocaust) Coral Gables, FL 33134 Nicole Freeman [email protected]
  • Add New Event
Welcoming Shlichim at Summer Camps

Welcoming Shlichim at Summer Camps

Despite a war with Iran, ballistic missiles and Israel’s closed airspace, this year’s delegation of summer camp shlichim (emissaries) is the largest ever.

Read More

Helping People With Disabilities During Crises

Helping People With Disabilities During Crises

When emergency sirens blare in Israel, most people run quickly to safety in shelters, but for those with disabilities, this may be impossible, which is why Federation is funding essential programs that help during wars, terror attacks and more.

Read More

Remembering the AMIA Attack in Argentina

Remembering the AMIA Attack in Argentina

Join Jewish Miami on Tuesday, July 22 for the Annual Commemoration of the tragic AMIA (Asociación Mutual Israelita Argentina) Jewish Community Center bombing in Argentina 31 years ago.

Read More

Hurricane Season Is Here

Hurricane Season Is Here

You can join the 2025 JVC Emergency Response Team (JVERT) to support our community if a disaster strikes.

Read More

Stay in Touch

Receive news about Greater Miami Jewish Federation events and more.