Upcoming Events
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
Dedication
Sunday, March 8, 2026 at 7:00pm 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.
For more information, please contact: hrc@kean.edu
Elementary and Middle School Leadership Conference
Friday, March 13, 2026, at 9:00am EST
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 via Zoom
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
ART CONTEST: Anne Frank and Children of the Holocaust
Submission deadline, Monday, March 30, 2026
The Holocaust Resource Center and Kean Galleries invite students in grades 6-12 to submit original physical artwork inspired by Anne Frank and Children of the Holocaust for our 2026 Art Contest. Artwork can include paintings, drawings, sculptures, mixed media, etc. No digital or virtual submissions available at this time. We will begin collecting submissions in March.
Please note all artwork must be delivered to the Holocaust Resource Center - Library Room 206, Kean University, 1000 Morris Avenue, Union, NJ 07083 during business hours, Monday-Friday 9am-5pm.
For more information, please contact: hrc@kean.edu
Kwibuka 32
Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 10:00am via Zoom
In commemoration of Kwibuka 32, we invite you to join us for a virtual conversation to reflect on the international responses to the 1994 Genocide Against the Tutsi in Rwanda. We recommend that attendees view the film Shake Hands with the Devil in advance of the program. This program is designed for students grades 9+. Co-hosted with the Mercer County Holocaust, Genocide & Human Rights Education Center and the William Paterson University Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies.
For more information, please contact: hrc@kean.edu
Third Generation Voices of the Holocaust
Wednesday, April 15, 2026 at 10:00am EST via Zoom
In honor of Holocaust and Genocide Awareness Month, join Melissa Shore and Stacey David, grandchildren of survivors, to hear their family member's stories of wartime survival and rebuilding after the Holocaust. This program is co-hosted with 3GNJ and is suitable for students in grades 7-12.
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
But I Live Conversation with Editor Charlotte Schallié
Monday, May 4th, 2026, at 7:00pm EST via Zoom
Join the Holocaust Resource Center for our upcoming conversation on But I Live, with editor Charlotte Schallié. But I Live shares the stories of three Holocaust survivors through illustrations. Co-sponsored with the Holocaust Center of Pittsburgh and Alabama Holocaust Education Center.
For more information, please contact: hrc@kean.edu