Upcoming Events
International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide
Friday, December 5, 2025 from 2:30pm to 4:30pm EST at the Miron Student Center Atrium
Join the Holocaust Resource Center for a tabling event honoring the International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide. Tabling event to learn about the history of genocide and contemporary advocacy.
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
Virtual Guided Tour of the Former Death Camp in Sobibór
Wednesday, March 25, 2025 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