“If we do not talk about it, if we do not remember, then the world will never know. And that has made me speak about it.”

—Henry Meyer, Holocaust Survivor


Rescue in the Philippines

Posted by on Mar 27, 2013 New Documentary To Be Broadcast Starting April 2013 In Honor Of Holocaust Remembrance Month A fascinating, but seldom-told, chapter of WWII history is recounted in a one-hour documentary, narrated by Liev Schrieber, that airs on public television stations nationwide beginning in April (.) Produced by 3 Roads Communications, “Rescue in the Philippines: Refuge from the Holocaust,” is...
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Yom Hashoah

Posted by on Mar 12, 2013 Reflect on the Holocaust at the annual community-wide commemoration on Sunday, April 7, 2:00 p.m. at the Mayerson JCC. The commemoration includes candle lighting, prayer, music, and moving program which remembers the victims, and honors the survivors. Keynote address by Eyal Press, author of Beautiful Souls: The Courage and Conscience of Ordinary People in Extraordinary Times, relating to...
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From Strength to Strength: JCRC, CHHE announce ongoing partnership

Posted by on Mar 8, 2013 The Center for Holocaust and Humanity Education (CHHE) and The Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC) are pleased to announce that Sarah Weiss will serve as Executive Director of both CHHE and JCRC. Weiss will split her time evenly between the two organizations. In September 2011, as part of an ongoing collaboration between the two organizations, Weiss was brought on as interim Consulting...
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The Reluctant Rescuer

Posted by on Feb 19, 2013 The Reluctant Rescuer: From Schindler’s List to Hotel Rwanda with Dr. Lawrence Baron March 4, 2013 7:30 pm at UC Blue Ash, Muntz Hall, Room 119 9555 Plainfield Road, Cincinnati, OH, 45236 Dr. Baron will trace and account for the shift from the image of rescuers of victims of genocide and persecution as courageous heroes like Oskar Schindler and Paul Ruseabagina. Dr. Lawrence Baron has held the...
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Meet the Author

Posted by on Feb 15, 2013 Louise Borden Discusses His Name Was Raoul Wallenberg Sunday, March 24, 2013, 2:00 p.m. The Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County, Main Library 800 Vine Street, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202 Acclaimed young adult author Louise Borden will speak about her creative journey writing the new nonfiction book, His Name Was Raoul Wallenberg. The book shares the inspiring story of how one man saved...
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