Symphony on Fire: A Story of Music and Spiritual Resistance During the Holocaust with Author Sonia Beker

May 06, 2024 7:00PM—8:00PM

Congregation Emanu-El of Westchester 2125 Westchester Ave E, Rye NY 10580

Congregation Emanu-El of Westchester & The Holocaust and Human Rights Education Center Yom Hashoah event Author Sonia Beker is the daughter of Max Beker and Fania Durmashkin, accomplished musicians in pre-war Vilna, Lithuania, who shared their music in the Vilna ghetto and, finally, the St. Ottilien Displaced Persons Camp where they first met in 1945.…

Annual Westchester Countywide Yom HaShoah Commemoration Holocaust Remembrance Day

May 06, 2024 12:00PM—1:00PM

Garden of Remembrance, 148 Martine Ave., White Plains, NY

This commemoration presented by HHREC, WJC and UJA Federation New York will feature reflections from Holocaust survivor Annie Kleinhaus, the procession of Westchester’s rescued Holocaust Torahs and remarks from County Executive George Latimer. This event is free and open to the public, and will be held rain or shine.

HHREC Annual Spring Luncheon

May 09, 2024 11:30AM—2:00PM

Bet Am Shalom Synagogue, 295 Soundview Ave, White Plains, NY 10606

Agi Keleti: The Jewish Olympian’s Story of Survival and Triumph – Exhibit and Speaker Michael Gyory

May 16, 2024 7:00PM—8:00PM

Ossining Public Library 53 Croton Avenue, Ossining, NY 10562

This event sponsored by the Ossining Public Library and HHREC will feature a presentation by HHREC Board Chairperson and GenerationsForward Speaker Michael Gyory on the oldest living Olympian and Holocaust survivor, Agi Keleti, his father’s cousin. Agi Keleti: The Jewish Olympian’s Story of Survival and Triumph is a very special exhibition that offers compelling insight into the…

Memory Keepers Story Hour: A Talk With Authors of “A Blessing, Not a Burden” Book – 7pm EST on Zoom

May 28, 2024 7:00PM—8:00PM

Zoom

Authors Dr. Alex Kor and Graham Honaker will appear on the HHREC Memory Keepers Story Hour to talk about their recently published book A Blessing, Not a Burden. The book chronicles the lives of Dr. Kor’s parents Eva and Mickey Kor as they managed to survive the unimaginable horrors of life in a concentration camp…