Philadelphia 2026 Conference Program

October 23–26, 2026 · Browse by day or audience, or search the program.

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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2026

4:45PM - 5:45 PM
Orientation Open To All

Orientation for New Conference Attendees

Moderator / Facilitator: Isabel Alcoff - Facilitator
5:50 PM - 6:50 PM
Orthodox Religious Services Open To All

Orthodox Religious Services

5:50 PM - 6:50 PM
Conservative/Reform Religious Services Open To All

Conservative/Reform Religious Services

5:45 PM - 6:45 PM
Happy Hour 3G Only

Happy Hour

6:15:PM 6:45 PM
Candle Lighting Open To All

Candle Lighting

Moderator / Facilitator: \
7:00 PM - 9:15 PM
Shabbat Dinner - Conference Opening Open To All

Welcome Remarks: Special Guest, Philadelphia Mayor, Charelle L. Parker

9:30 PM - 10:45 PM
Getting to Know Each Other Open to All

Small Group Gatherings

Moderator / Facilitator: Jacqueline Shelton, Jenni Frumer, Rita Benn - Coordinators

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2026

7:30 AM - 8:45 AM
Breakfast Not specified

Breakfast

7:00AM - 8:45 AM
Orthodox Religious Services Open To All

Orthodox Religious Services

10:40 AM - 12:20 PM
Workshop 1G

What Are Our Concerns Today?

Moderator / Facilitator: Alfred Garwood - Facilitator
10:40 AM - 12:20 PM
Workshop 2G (First time at tjhe conference)

How Has Being a Child of Survivors Influenced Who I Am Today?

Moderator / Facilitator: Charles Silow - Facilitator
10:40 AM - 12:20 PM
Workshop 2G (First time at the conference)

How Has Being a Child of Survivors Influenced Who I Am Today?

Moderator / Facilitator: Ira Brenner - Facilitator
10:40 AM - 12:20 PM
Workshop 2G

What Are Our Concerns Today?

Moderator / Facilitator: Simone Gorko - Facilitator
10:40:AM - 12:20 PM
Workshop 2G

For Those Who Don’t Fully Know Their Parents’ Holocaust Histories: Challenges and Soluntions

Speakers / Presenters: Jude Richter, Samantha Seligman
Moderator / Facilitator: Jenni Frumer - Facilitator
10:40:AM - 12:20 PM
Workshop/Panel Open to All

Reclaiming Our European Citizenship

Speakers / Presenters: Emily Loeb , Megan Stevenson-Krause
Moderator / Facilitator: Jason Kikel - Facilitator
10:40:AM - 12:20 PM
Seminar Open to All

How Is the State of Pennsylvania Fighting Antisemitism?

Speakers / Presenters: Rep. Kristin Marcell; Rep. Jared Solomon; Rep. Ben Waxman
Moderator / Facilitator: Jason Holtzman - Moderator
10:40:AM - 12:20 PM
Workshop Spouses and Partners

What Have We Gained, and What Challenges Have We Faced as Part of a Survivor Family?

Moderator / Facilitator: Carol Kornreich - Facilitator
10:40:AM - 12:20 PM
Seminar 2G & 3G

Speaker Training

Moderator / Facilitator: Esther Finder and Ken Engel - Facilitators
12:40: PM - 1:40 PM
Lunch Not specified

Lunch

1:45:PM -3:15 PM
Plenary 2 Open to All

Trauma, Resilience, and Growth

Speakers / Presenters: Alfred Garwood, Irit Felsen, Ira Brenner, Robert Krell
Moderator / Facilitator: Jenni Frumer - Moderator
3:30:PM - 5:15 PM
Workshop 1G

Looking Back at Our Accomplishments and How We Have Contributed to the World

Moderator / Facilitator: Robert Krell - Facilitator
3:30:PM - 5:15 PM
Workshop 2G

How Do We Feel About Our Changing Role in Carrying Forward the Legacy of the Holocaust?

Moderator / Facilitator: Ira Brenner -Facilitator
3:30:PM - 5:15 PM
Workshop 3G

3G Networking Session

Moderator / Facilitator: Jane Pashman - Facilitator
3:30:PM - 5:15 PM
Workshop Open to All

A Dialogue Among the Generations

Moderator / Facilitator: Charley Silow - Facilitator
3:30:PM - 5:15 PM
Workshop Open to All

What Has It Been Like to Be in an Interfaith Marriage Within a Survivor Family?

Moderator / Facilitator: Carol Kornreich - Facilitator
3:30:PM - 5:15 PM
Workshop Open to All

What Has It Been Like Being LGBTQ+ in a Survivor Family?

Moderator / Facilitator: Jenni Frumer - Facilitator
3:30:PM - 5:15 PM
Seminar Open to All

The Holocaust’s Legacy in America: Ashes and Inspiration

Speakers / Presenters: Eric Lichtblau
Moderator / Facilitator: Esther Finder - Moderator
5:30 PM - 6:456 PM
Special Session Open to All

Survivor Tells Her Story

Speakers / Presenters: Jadwiga Galazka, Poland
5:30 PM - 6:456 PM
Special Session Open To All

Survivors Tells His Story

Speakers / Presenters: Alfred Garwood, United Kingdom
5:30 PM - 6:456 PM
Special Session Open To All

Survivor Tells Her Story

Speakers / Presenters: Barbara Cohn, United States
5:30 PM - 6:456 PM
Special Session Open To All

KTA Survivors Tells His Story

Speakers / Presenters: Ralph Samuel, United States
6:45 PM - 7:00 PM
Mincha/Maariv Open To All

Mincha/Maariv

7:00:PM - 8:00 PM
Seminar Open to All

Fighting Hate on Social Media

Speakers / Presenters: Miriam Mattova
Moderator / Facilitator: Dana Pauly - Moderator
8:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Dinner Not specified

Dinner

10:45 PM - 11:45 PM
Dancing to DJ Jazzy Gold Open To All

Dancing to DJ Jazzy Gold

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2026

7:30 AM - 8:45 AM
Breakfast Not specified

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2026

10:40 AM - 12:20 PM
Workshop Open to All

Are We Allowed to Be Happy?

Speakers / Presenters: Charles Silow and Alfred Garwood
10:40 AM - 12:20 PM
Workshop 3G

How Can We, as 3Gs, Work Together to Make the Greatest Impact?

Speakers / Presenters: Informal brainstorming session
Moderator / Facilitator: Jane Pashman - Facilitator
10:40 AM - 12:20 PM
Workshop 3G

How Can We, as 3Gs, Work Together to Make the Greatest Impact?

Speakers / Presenters: Informal brainstorming session
Moderator / Facilitator: Michael Mantell - Facilitator
10:40 AM - 12:20 PM
Workshop 2G

Writing Workshop

Moderator / Facilitator: Rita Benn - Facilitator
10:40 AM - 12:20 PM
Panel Open to All

How Are Countries Around the World Responding to Rising Antisemitism?

Speakers / Presenters: Jenni Frumer, USA; Marilyn Sinclair, Canada; Debra Barnes, United Kingdom Max Arpels Lezer, Netherlands; Gabriela Moros, Germany; Jadwiga Galazka, Poland; Lior Lalieu, Franc ; Julian Fleischer, Denmark.
Moderator / Facilitator: Sharon Buenos - Moderator
10:40 AM - 12:20 PM
Panel Open to All

Three Lesser-Known Cases of Jewish Rescue and Resistance During the Shoah

Speakers / Presenters: Jacqueline Shelton, Katrin Schultheiss, Sylvia Sklar
Moderator / Facilitator: Nan Lefenfeld - Moderator
11:00 AM - 12:20 PM
Seminar Open to All

Through the Eyes of Jewish Child Survivors from Poland and the Enduring Significance of Their Testimonies

Speakers / Presenters: Joanna Michlic
11:00 AM - 12:20 PM
Seminar 2G

For Those Born in DP Camps After the Shoah

Speakers / Presenters: Serafima Velkovich, via Zoom from Yad Vashem
Moderator / Facilitator: Charles Silow and Steve Weiner - Moderators
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Lunch Not specified

Lunch

3:30 PM - 5:15 PM
Seminar Open to All

Genealogy Seminar

Speakers / Presenters: Jude Richter , Jenny Rappaport
Moderator / Facilitator: Steve Weiner - Moderator
3:30 PM - 5:15 PM
Panel Open to All

What Has It Been Like for Jewish College Students on Campuses Today?

Speakers / Presenters: Isabelle Waksman, Lehigh; Alek Golubchick, UPenn; Maya Leyzarovitch, Upeen; Prof. Henry Israeli, Drexel University
Moderator / Facilitator: Cindi Silverman Chronister - Moderator
3:30 PM - 5:15 PM
Workshop 3G

Heritage Trips to Our Ancestral Homes

Moderator / Facilitator: Pamela Finder - Facilitator
3:30 PM - 5:15 PM
Special Session Open to All

Present and Connect: Three-Minute Presentations and Networking

Speakers / Presenters: Esther Finder and Ken Engel
3:30 PM - 5:15 PM
Panel Open to All

Kindertransport Generations: Making a Difference and New Discoveries

Speakers / Presenters: TBD
Moderator / Facilitator: Melissa Hacker - Moderator
3:30 PM - 5:15 PM
Panel Open to All

Transmission of Intergenerational Legacy

Speakers / Presenters: Willy Handler, Dori Eckstein, Bernie Fuhrspan
Moderator / Facilitator: Marilyn Sinclair - Moderator
5:30:PM - 6:45 PM
Special Session Open to all

Survivor Tells Her Story

Speakers / Presenters: Frieda Mahler Seidner, United States
5:30:PM - 6:45 PM
Special Session Open to all

Survivor Tells His Story

Speakers / Presenters: Robert Krell, Canada
5:30:PM - 6:45 PM
Special Session Open to All

Survivor Tells His Story

Speakers / Presenters: Max Arpels Lezer, Netherlands
7:00 PM - 7:15 PM
Candle Lighting Open to All

Survivors Tell Their Stories

Speakers / Presenters: Rose Gelbart and Erika Gold, United States
7:15 PM - 8:15 PM
Dinner Not specified

Dinner

8:15 PM - 9:00 PM
Special Session Open to All

American Jewry and the Holocaust: A Reevaluation

Speakers / Presenters: Jonathan Sarna
10:00 PM - 10:45 PM
Dancing Open to All

Dancing to DJ Jazzy Gold

MONDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2026

7:30 AM - 8:45 AM
Breakfast Not specified

Breakfast

10:30AM - 11:00 AM
Closing Ceremonies Not specified

Closing Ceremonies

12:00 PM - 5:00 PM
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Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History

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