“Shades of Heroism” Women’s Experiences of the Holocaust in The Ringelblum Archive
Resistance during the Holocaust took on many forms. Most of us are familiar with the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising of 1943 and the heroic sacrifice of Jewish men and women. But Jewish resistance also had a different, non-violent side. A good example of such efforts was the Ringelblum Archive and the Oneg Shabbat group.
“THREE MINUTES IN POLAND”: RESCUING INDIVIDUAL STORIES; RETRIEVING COMMUNAL PASTS || RESOURCE LIST
#TJHTalks21 & Warsaw Jewish Film Festival “THREE MINUTES IN POLAND”: RESCUING INDIVIDUAL STORIES; RETRIEVING COMMUNAL PASTS Guest Speakers: Glenn Kurtz and Roberta Grossman Wednesday, November 17, 2021 When Professor Glenn Kurtz first came across an inconspicuous 16mm reel in his parents’ Florida home, he did not anticipate that it would lead to him writing a bestselling […]
POLISH JEWS IN THE INTERWAR PERIOD: INTERNAL ENEMIERS OR SIGNIFICANT OTHERS? || RESOURCE LIST
#TJHTalks19 POLISH JEWS IN THE INTERWAR PERIOD: INTERNAL ENEMIES OR SIGNIFICANT OTHERS? Guest Speakers: Dr. Eva Hoffman and Dr. Jonathan Brent Wednesday, August 18, 2021 RESOURCE LIST Glenn Dynner and Francois Gesnet, Warsaw, The Jewish Metropolis: Studies in Judaica Ewa Hoffman, Shtetl: The Life and Death of a Small Town and the World of Polish Jews Antony Polonsky, The […]
MUSEUMS IN POLAND TODAY: BEYOND NATIONAL NARRATIVES || RESOURCE LIST
#TJHTalks18 MUSEUMS IN POLAND TODAY: BEYOND NATIONAL NARRATIVES Guest Speakers:Dr. Erica Lehrer, Dr. Joanna Wawrzyniak, and Dr. Maria Kobielska Wednesday, July21, 2021 https://youtu.be/NFdEfL350Zs RESOURCE LIST Zuzanna Bogumił, Joanna Wawrzyniak et al, The Enemy on Display: The Second World War in Eastern European Museums, Berghahn Books 2016 Maria Kobielska, Warsaw, 2004 – Gdańsk, 2017. Evolution of […]
RENEWAL PERSONIFIED: THREE DECADES OF THE KRAKOW JEWISH CULTURE FESTIVAL || RESOURCE LIST
Special episode of #TJHTalksorganised in partnership with the Krakow Jewish Culture Festival RENEWAL PERSONIFIED: THREE DECADES OF THE KRAKOW JEWISH CULTURE FESTIVAL Guest Speakers:Yossi Klien Halevi and Janusz Makuch Thursday, June 24, 2021 Letters to My Palestinian Neighbor Official Website English Version Available for Purchase Here Polish Version Available for Purchase Here Calendar of Events […]
MARGINALIZED JEWS: COMMUNAL OUTCASTS IN EASTERN EUROPE | RESOURCE LIST
#TJHTalks16 MARGINALIZED JEWS: COMMUNAL OUTCASTS IN EASTERN EUROPE Guest Speakers: Professors Natan Meir and Sylvie Anne Goldberg Sunday, May 23, 2021 This list is meant to accompany Natan Meir’s Stepchildren of the Shtetl: The Destitute, Disabled, and Mad of Jewish Eastern Europe, 1800-1939 (Stanford University Press, 2020). For more information, see: www.natanmeir.com GENERAL EASTERN EUROPEAN JEWRY […]
JEWISH HERITAGE PRESERVATION: CHALLENGES, OPPORTUNITIES, AND STRATEGIES| RESOURCE LIST
#TJHTalks15 JEWISH HERITAGE PRESERVATION: CHALLENGES, OPPORTUNITIES, AND STRATEGIES Guest Speakers:Ruth Ellen Gruber, Piotr Puchta, Victor Sorenssenmoderated byHelise Lieberman Wednesday, May 5, 2021 Foundation for the Preservation of Jewish Heritage in Poland (FODZ) Please visit the FODZ Website: http://www.fodz.pl/ and its fanpage https://www.facebook.com/fodz.poland to find out about ways of getting involved in Jewish heritage preservation. Piotr Puchta, Director: […]
WARSAW GHETTO UPRISING: AN ONGOING STRUGGLE?| RESOURCE LIST
#TJHTalks14 WARSAW GHETTO UPRISING: AN ONGOING STRUGGLE?N Guest Speakers:Professors Havi Dreiffus and Dariusz Stola Tuesday, April 20, 2021 Ainsztein, Reuben. The Warsaw Ghetto Revolt. New York: Holocaust Library, 1979 Brustin-Berenstein, Tatiana. “Deportacje i zagłada skupisk żydowskich w dystrykcie warszawskim.” Biuletyn Żydowskiego Instytutu Historycznego 1, 3 (January-June 1952), pp. 83-125 Cohen, Raya. “‘Against the Current’: Hashomer […]
AUSCHWITZ: PLACE, MEMORY, AND EDUCATION| RESOURCE LIST
#TJHTalks13 organised in partnership with FASPE AUSCHWITZ: PLACE, MEMORY, AND EDUCATION Guest Speakers:Paul Salmons and Paweł Sawicki, moderated by Thorsten Wagner Wednesday, March 10, 2021 Paul Salmons Publications Auschwitz Memorial and Museum 27 Online Lessons About the Camp The Virtual Visit to the Site MEMORIA Monthly Magazine The Annual Report for 2020 The Online Commemoration […]
JEWS, LIQUOR, AND LIFE | RESOURCE LIST
RESOURCES #TJHTalks12 JEWS, LIQUOR, AND LIFE Guest Speakers:Professors Glenn Dynner and Adam Teller, moderated by Ann Toback Tuesday, February 23, 2021 BOOKS History Glenn Dynner, Yankel’s Tavern: Jews, Liquor and Life in the Kingdom of Poland Jakub Goldberg, Żydzi w społeczeństwie, gospodarce i kulturze Rzeczypospolitej szlacheckiej Gershon Hundert, Jews in Poland-Lithuania in the 18th Century: […]