Upcoming Events
April 2024
RISE UP: Young Holocaust Heroes Performance
3rd Annual Youth Holocaust Remembrance for Yom Ha’Shoah
Created in conjunction with Wagner College’s Holocaust Center, “Rise Up” tells the stories of six Holocaust survivors as they recall their happier days before the war and life in ghettos and camps with songs and words drawn from actual testimony. Explore how youth resisted the Nazis from forging ration cards to smuggling guns into the Warsaw Ghetto and why it matters today.
Directed by Mickey Tennenbaum
Event will take place at the St. George Theatre located at 35 Hyatt Street, Staten Island, NY.
May 2024
Holocaust Art and Poetry Contest Deadline
Artists of all ages are encouraged to enter. The theme for this year's contest is the 80th Anniversary of D-Day.
For more information or to submit email holocaust.center@wagner.edu.
Yom HaShoah Commemoration (Location: Temple Israel)
Join members of Temple Israel Staten Island for their 34th Annual Holocaust Memorial Day
Program will include a discussion on the recovery of personal property seized by the Nazis during the Holocaust.
Following discussion light refreshments will be served with time for conversation and reflection. We will end the evening with our annual Yom HaShoah commemoration service.
Location: Temple Israel Reform Congregation of Staten Island
315 Forest Avenue, Staten Island NY 10301
Staten Island Community Day Ceremony
During this ceremony, we will recognize those community members who lead by example.
Event co-hosted by the Holocaust Center.
Jewish Heritage Night at the FerryHawks
Enjoy a beautiful spring night while celebrating. Kosher food options.
June 2024
WCHC International Conference: Legal Issues in the Holocaust and Genocide
Join a renowned panel of International Scholars and legal practitioners as they discuss legal issues and the law in relation to Human Rights, Restitution, and Transnational Justice and Reconstruction. Panel and roundtable of speakers followed by a cocktail hour.
For more information or to RSVP visit wagner.edu/holocaust-center