Leah Rozenfeld Sills learned as an adult that her father, Stephen Rozenfeld, as well as her grandparents Abraham and Eugenia Rozenfeld, escaped Poland and survived the Holocaust due to the immediate actions of Abraham, who obtained transit visas from Bolivian Consul General Bilbao. Later, the family received help from an Upstander – Clara, the family…

Event Cosponsored by HHREC 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). Yet, against all expectations, the country welcomed around 20,000 Jewish refugees. Why did Bolivia…

Event Cosponsored by HHREC Register to watch online: https://tinyurl.com/54zvpkruRegister to attend in person: https://tinyurl.com/2a72yh44 From Swastika to Jim Crow tells the story of German Jewish scholars who joined the faculty at historically Black colleges and universities in the South and the challenges of leaving one oppressive society for another. In this discussion, documentarians Joel Sucher and Steven…

Event Cosponsored by HHREC In this workshop, QCC philosophy professor Dr. Shannon Kincaid will introduce participants to both the idea of discussion-based pedagogy, as rooted in American Pragmatism, and to its implementation in teaching texts that speak to the theme of the 2025-26 KHC-NEH colloquium, Resistance, Resilience and Reinvention: Artists and Academics Escaping Nazism. Key…

The HHREC Annual Luncheon will feature GenerationsForward Speaker June Hersh, best-selling author of Food, Hope & Resilience; Authentic Recipes and Remarkable Stories from Holocaust Survivors, and recently published Iconic New York Jewish Food. Registration available January 2026.