Upcoming Events
International Holocaust Remembrance Day: Dedication
Sunday, January 25, 2026 at 3:00pm EST at Wilkins Theatre, Kean University
Roger Peltzman is a pianist, actor, and playwright based in New York City. Dedication recounts Roger’s family’s tragic story of fleeing the Nazis in war-torn Europe, using drama, humor, powerful images, and musical performances that range from blues to Chopin.
Join us after the performance for a special talkback with Roger Peltzman. Ask questions and gain deeper insight into Dedication. The event is co-presented by Kean Stage in recognition of International Holocaust Remembrance Day.
General Assembly Meeting
Tuesday, February 3, 2026 at 4:30pm EST at the Human Rights Institute Gallery
Join the Council on Global Education and Citizenship for our upcoming General Assembly Meeting.
For more information, please contact: coykends@kean.edu
Maus and Anne Frank: Teaching with Challenged Graphic Novels
Monday, February 23, 2026 at 4pm EST via Zoom
This virtual presentation by Dr. Catherine Winters-Michaud will provide practical strategies for teaching graphic novels, including challenged texts, with a focus on Maus by Art Spiegelman and Anne Frank's Diary: The Graphic Adaptation. Teaching topics will include the Holocaust and the first amendment.
This program is presented with support from the Union County History Grant Program.
For more information, please contact: hrc@kean.edu
A Forgotten Story of Holocaust Refuge in Bolivia
Wednesday, March 4, 2026 at 12:00pm EST at Kupferberg Holocaust Center, Queensborough Community College
During the critical years of the Jewish refugee crisis, one unlikely country opened its doors: Bolivia. At the time, Bolivia was perceived as a poor and struggling nation, still recovering from the devastating war with Paraguay (1932–1935). Join anthropologist and historian Dr. Sandra Gruner-Domic as she explores the dynamics of the refugee community in Bolivia, as well as the geopolitical inferences and responses to migration of undesired people in unexpected regions.
For more information, please contact: hrc@kean.edu
Women, Gender, and Sexuality During the Holocaust: How Historians Know What We Know
Wednesday, March 4, 2026 at 4:30pm EST via Zoom
Join Carli Synder, Ph.D., as she explores the evolution of research on women, gender, and sexuality during the Holocaust, highlighting key scholars and methods that have shaped the field. The talk traces how scholars have developed historical knowledge about gender roles, sexual violence, gendered dimensions of resistance, and the roles of women as victims, bystanders, rescuers, collaborators, and perpetrators within the Nazi regime. To conclude, the presentation will discuss new directions in Holocaust studies related to these topics.
For more information, please contact: hrc@kean.edu
Enemies of the State: The Nazi Persecution of LGBTQ+ People
Friday, March 6, 2026, from 12:00 - 1:00pm EST via Zoom
This virtual high school program describes the experiences of German LGBTQ+ people under Nazi rule, and the destruction of the vibrant LGBTQ+ communities that had emerged during the Weimar years. The program will address the targeting, torture, and murder of tens of thousands of gay Germans through archival evidence. This program is for students 9-12.
For more information, please contact: hrc@kean.edu
Elementary and Middle School Leadership Conference
Friday, March 13, 2026
Join the Council on Global Education and Citizenship for this year's Elementary and Middle School Leadership Conference. This event is for students in grades 4-8 and their chaperones.
For more information, please contact coykends@kean.edu
Virtual Guided Tour of the Former Death Camp in Sobibór
Wednesday, March 25, 2026 at 9:00am EST
Sobibór was one of the Nazi death camps established under Operation Reinhardt, where more than 180,000 Jews were murdered before the uprising of October 14, 1943. The virtual program (40 minutes) includes the permanent exhibition, the outdoor memorial site, and a Q&A session.
For more information, please contact: hrc@kean.edu
Varian Fry: The Audacious American Journalist Who Saved Europe's Artists from the Nazis
Tuesday, April 28, 2026 at 12:30pm EST at Kupferberg Holocaust Center, Queensborough Community College
In this presentation, novelist and professor Julie Orringer will take you on a virtual journey to wartime Marseille and show you how one daring American achieved the impossible: the saving of more than two thousand artists, including Marc Chagall, Max Ernst, André Breton, Hannah Arendt, and many others.
For more information, please contact: hrc@kean.edu