Speeches

2013 Las Vegas, Michael Berenbaum on Kristallnacht

Posted on January 13, 2014

Michael Berenbaum: “Kristallnacht: The Reich Pogrom at 75: The End of the Beginning, the Beginning of the End.”

2012 Cleveland Conference

Posted on February 24, 2013

The 2012 annual conference was a resounding success, with nearly 400 child survivors, family, and descendants attending.  We heard presentations from internationally known experts such as Robert Krell, Patrick Henry, Mordecai Paldiel, and Menachem Rosensaft.  There were captivating panel discussions on diverse topics including “Self Help in the Ghetto” and the future of holocaust education.  Continue Reading »

2012 Cleveland, Dr. Robert Krell

Posted on November 10, 2012

Our good friend, Dr. Robert Krell spoke to us once again, and inspired us with his insights about our common past. To view his speech, followed by a brief biography, please click on the following link: Robert Krell speech Cleveland 2012

Robert Krell UN speech

Posted on February 6, 2012

2012 United Nations Holocaust Remembrance: The 2012 observance of the International Day of Commemoration in memory of the victims of the Holocaust focussed on the theme, “Children and the Holocaust”. The theme served to highlight the impact of mass violence on children. United Nations’ annual observance of the International Day of Commemoration in memory of Continue Reading »

Warsaw 2011: Professor Adam Rotfeld Speech, “Memory of Nations. About the Right to Forgive and Reconciliation”

Posted on August 20, 2011

Speech by Professor Adam Rotfeld about forgiveness and reconciliation given at the Warsaw 2011 conference. Click here to read the speech: Professor Adam Rotfeld’s Speech “Memory of Nations. About the Right to Forgive and Reconciliation”

Speech and Singing by Cantor Alberto Mizrahi, “A Living Traditon: Music of the Jews Throughout the World”

Posted on December 29, 2010

Presented at the Chicago/Skokie 2010 Conference. Listen now:  You can download the file here: Cantor Mizrahi Concert

Speech by Professor Peter Hayes, “Teaching the Holocaust in the 21st Century”

Posted on December 29, 2010

Presented at the Chicago/Skokie 2010 Conference. Listen now: You can download the file here: Peter Hayes Lecture: Teaching The Holocaust

Jewish Records Indexing — Poland

Posted on December 27, 2010

For information on Jewish genealogical and records research in Poland, how to access documents, find family members, etc.. please see Jewish Records Indexing – Poland. Holocaust survivors may be unaware that a remarkable number of Jewish records of Poland have survived the upheavals of history and the ravages of war. Jewish Records Indexing – Poland (JRI-Poland) has Continue Reading »

Speech of Rabbi Moshe Waldoks, Boston 2009

Posted on December 29, 2009

Click here to listen: Click here to downoad the file: Rabbi_Moshe_Waldoks_Speech.mp3

Jewish Rescuers Panel Presentation: George Mandel-Mantello

Posted on December 28, 2009

George Mandel-Mantello Judith Cohen, USHMM Thank you for allowing me to address you.  I would like to talk today about a remarkable man and the rescue effort he led – the Romanian/Hungarian Jewish businessman Gyorgy Mandl, aka George Mandel-Mantello. The main parts of the story have been known for sometime, largely owing to David Kranzler’s Continue Reading »

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