Upcoming Events
Fall 2026
World Without Genocide: Virtual Presentation Series
Tuesday, September 15, 2026 from 4:30pm to 6:00pm EST
Wednesday, September 23, 2026 from 4:30 pm to 6:00pm EST
Thursday, October 8, 2026 from 4:30pm to 7:15pm EST
In recognition of Hispanic Heritage Month, join the Holocaust Resource Center, Human Rights Institute, and Council on Global Education and Citizenship for a virtual three-part presentation series: World Without Genocide. Explore memory, justice, and human rights across Latin America with Dr. Ellen J. Kennedy. The presentation series will be held via Zoom.
For more information, please contact: hrc@kean.edu
A More Perfect Union: Jewish Contributions to Expanding Religious Liberty
Thursday, September 24, 2026 at 4:30pm EST via Zoom
Join the Institute for Curriculum Services (ICS) and the Holocaust Resource Center at Kean University for a webinar exploring how early Jewish civic action helped expand religious liberty in America through primary historical sources.
For more information, please contact: hrc@kean.du
General Assembly Meeting
Thursday, October 8, 2026 from 4:30pm to 7:30pm EST via Zoom
Join the Council on Global Education and Citizenship at our upcoming October General Assembly Meeting. This meeting will feature keynote speaker, Ellen J. Kennedy, Ph.D. and a pedagogy session with Susana Monterio.
For more information, please contact: sarah.coykendall@kean.edu
Women’s Stories: Holocaust Histories in the Museum
Wednesday, October 21, 2026 from 2:30pm to 4:00pm EST via Zoom
Museums act as conduits of historical information to the public. As such, these institutions are responsible for considering their role in creating and perpetuating historical narratives. Using gender as a category of historical analysis reveals how women are underrepresented within memorial spaces dedicated to the Holocaust. While individual women may be visibly depicted in photos and conveyed through survivor testimonies, exhibits at many large museums often miss the overarching narrative of women’s collective experiences. Join Dr. Katie Chaka-Parks, Director of Education at the Zekelman Holocaust Center in Farmington Hills, Michigan, for a discussion about how these representations and omissions inform our understanding of the memory and history of the Holocaust. Organized by the Harriet & Kenneth Kupferberg Holocaust Center and co-sponsored by the Holocaust Resource Center of Kean University.
2026 High School Leadership Conference
Tuesday, October 27, 2026 from 9:00am to 1:15pm EST at Kean University
Join the Council on Global Education and Citizenship for this year's High School Leadership Conference, featuring Lamarr Womble. This event is for students grades 8-12 and their chaperones.
For more information, please contact: sarah.coykendall@kean.edu
2026 Kristallnacht Commemoration
Tuesday, November 10, 2026 at 5:00pm EST at Kean Hall Room 127
Join the Holocaust Resource Center and the Jewish Federation of Greater MetroWest NJ for the 35th Anniversary of our Kristallnacht Commemoration. Experience Remnants, a one person performance by Holocaust scholar and playwright Dr. Henry (Hank) Greenspan, inspired by decades of conversations with Holocaust Survivors. The performance will be followed by a discussion with Dr. Greenspan.
For more information, please contact: hrc@kean.edu
Yizkor Books: Narratives of Memory and Resilience of a Lost Jewish World
Wednesday, November 18, 2026 from 2:15pm to 4:00pm EST at the Harriet and Kenneth Kupferberg Holocaust Center
Written primarily by Holocaust survivors, yizkor books were created to memorialize the Jewish towns—known as shtetls, in Yiddish—once scattered across Eastern Europe. Yizkor books documented both the day-to-day culture that was characteristic of these communities, and their destruction during World War II. Join Jane Ziegelman, author of Once There Was a Town: The Memory Books of a Lost Jewish World, for a discussion about the history and substance of these remarkable books, as both testaments to the power of remembering and to the resilience of a people who refused to be forgotten. Organized by the Harriet & Kenneth Kupferberg Holocaust Center and co-sponsored by the Holocaust Resource Center of Kean University.
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2026 Murray Pantirer Annual Scholars Lecture
Tuesday, December 1, 2026 at Kean University
Save the date for our 2026 Murray Pantirer Annual Scholars Lecture. More details to come!