Upcoming Events
Fall 2026
Lessons from the Holocaust in Amsterdam Travelearn: Information Sessions
Join the Center for International Studies to learn more about the Spring 2027 Lessons from the Holocaust in Amsterdam Travelearn. Open to both undergraduate and graduate students.
Monday, October 12, 2026 from 3:45pm to 4:30pm EST
Thursday, October 15, 2026 from 2:30pm to 3:30pm
For more information, please contact: keanabroad@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
In contrast with single testimonies, Greenspan's approach was to meet with the same survivors over years. REMNANTS recreates stunning moments from these long collaborations that challenge much of what we think we know about the Holocaust, about survivors, and about ourselves. 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 STEM Auditorium, Kean University
Much of what we think we know about Auschwitz has been shaped by a relatively small number of iconic photographs.
Paul Salmons, Chief Curator of Seeing Auschwitz, will take us beyond the frozen image to ask not only what it shows, but what it can reveal. A close reading uncovers not only the process of mass murder but also deeply moving personal stories, ethical dilemmas, and examples of extraordinary resistance.
For more information, please contact: adara.goldberg@kean.edu