BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:America/New_York X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1@ctvoicesofhope.org DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220302T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220302T140000 DTSTAMP:20220228T191710Z URL:https://www.ctvoicesofhope.org/events/lucy-adlingtons-the-dressmakers- of-auschwitz/ SUMMARY:Lucy Adlington's "The Dressmakers of Auschwitz" DESCRIPTION:A virtual event on Zoom\n\nPresented by the Departments of Hist ory\, Political Science\, Women's and Gender Studies\, and Judaic Studies\ n\nThe Dressmakers of Auschwitz: The True Story of the Women Who Sewed to Survive powerfully chronicles the stories of the women who used their sewi ng skills to survive the Holocaust\, stitching beautiful clothes in an ext raordinary fashion workshop within the Auschwitz concentration camp.\n\nLu cy Adlington is a British historian and writer with more than twenty years ' specialization in social history. Her previous non-fiction titles includ e Stitches in Time: The Story of the Clothes We Wear and Women's Lives and Clothes in WW2: Ready for Action. Her fiction titles include the award-wi nning young adult novel The Red Ribbon. She runs the History Wardrobe seri es of costume presentations and has an extensive collection of vintage and antique clothing. Find her on Facebook\, Instagram and Twitter @historywa rdrobe or at www.lucyadington.com. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2@ctvoicesofhope.org DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220313T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220313T130000 DTSTAMP:20220303T184416Z URL:https://www.ctvoicesofhope.org/events/a-conversation-with-gwen-strauss -moderated-by-pat-kazakoff/ SUMMARY:A Conversation with Gwen Strauss\, Moderated by Pat Kazakoff DESCRIPTION:Gwen Strauss is an award-winning children's author and poet who se poems\, short stories and essays have appeared in numerous journals inc luding Catapult\, The New Republic\, London Sunday Times and New England R eview among others.\n\nThe Nine follows the true story of her great aunt H elene Podiasky\, who led a band of nine female resistance fighters as they escaped a German forced labor camp and made a ten-day journey across the front lines of WWII.\n\n"A narrative of the unfathomable courage... Ms. St rauss does her readers - and her subjects - a worthy service by returning to the appalling history of women caught up in a time of rapacity and war. " - Wall Street Journal ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.ctvoicesofhope.org/wp-content/upload s/2022/02/gwen-strauss-the-nine.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:3@ctvoicesofhope.org DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220405T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220405T190000 DTSTAMP:20220303T184600Z URL:https://www.ctvoicesofhope.org/events/voices-of-hope-proudly-presents- i-am-here/ SUMMARY:Voices of Hope Proudly Presents: I AM HERE DESCRIPTION:STREAMING: April 6\, 7:00 - April 9\, 9:00 pm\n\nSponsored by t he families of Peter Fishman &\; Alan Lazowski\n\nClick here to registe r. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.ctvoicesofhope.org/wp-content/upload s/2022/02/i-am-here-movie.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:4@ctvoicesofhope.org DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220424T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220424T190000 DTSTAMP:20220303T185018Z URL:https://www.ctvoicesofhope.org/events/yom-hashoah-commemoration/ SUMMARY:Yom HaShoah Commemoration DESCRIPTION:Honoring the memory of the Martyred Six Million\n\nReading of t he names of our community's family who perished and departed survivors - 6 :00 pm\n\nRuth "Tutti" Fishman\, Peter Fishman &\; Garrett Fishman\, A Conversation Between Generations\n\nTo register for the candle procession of survivors and their families\, or for more information\, call 860-470-5 591 or 560-231-6315. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.ctvoicesofhope.org/wp-content/upload s/2022/02/yom-hashoah-candles.jpg LOCATION:The Emanuel Synagogue\, 160 Mohegan Drive\, West Hartford\, CT\, 0 6117\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=160 Mohegan Drive\, West Ha rtford\, CT\, 06117\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=The Emanuel Synagogue:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:5@ctvoicesofhope.org DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220425T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220425T200000 DTSTAMP:20220228T190731Z URL:https://www.ctvoicesofhope.org/events/community-wide-reading-of-the-na mes/ SUMMARY:Community-wide Reading of the Names DESCRIPTION: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6@ctvoicesofhope.org DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220516T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220516T190000 DTSTAMP:20220510T193119Z URL:https://www.ctvoicesofhope.org/events/a-conversation-with-anna-salton- eisen/ SUMMARY:A Conversation with Anna Salton Eisen DESCRIPTION:Anna Salton Eisen was an adult when she finally broke her paren ts' silence about their Holocaust experiences. Pillar of Salt: A Daughter' s Life in the Shadow of the Holocaust recounts her initially secret effort to uncover the truth about her father's past. This memoir completes the s tory told in The 23rd Psalm: A Holocaust Memoir\, which Salton Eisen wrote with her father\, George Salton\, about his experiences. A new expanded e dition of that book will be published in fall 2022.\n\nPillar of Salt will be available for purchase on April 26\, 2022.\n\nRegister Here ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.ctvoicesofhope.org/wp-content/upload s/2022/05/pillar-of-salt.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:7@ctvoicesofhope.org DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220613T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220613T190000 DTSTAMP:20220510T193155Z URL:https://www.ctvoicesofhope.org/events/a-conversation-with-sam-apple/ SUMMARY:A Conversation with Sam Apple DESCRIPTION:In Ravenous\, Sam Apple reclaims Otto Warburg as a morally comp romised genius who pursued cancer single-mindedly even as Europe disintegr ated around him. While the vast majority of Jewish scientists fled Germany in the anxious years leading up to World War II\, Warburg remained in Ber lin\, working under the watchful eye of the dictatorship. As the Nazis sys tematically murdered millions of Jews\, Warburg awoke each morning in an e legant\, antiques-filled home and rode horses with his partner\, Jacob Hei ss\, before delving into his research at the Kaiser Wilhelm Society. Hitle r\, deeply troubled by skyrocketing cancer rates\, ironically viewed Warbu rg as Germany's best chance of survival.\n\nSam Apple is on the faculty of the MA in Science Writing and MA in Writing programs at Johns Hopkins. In addition to Ravenous\, he wrote Schlepping Through the Alps and American Parent. His work has appeared in many publications\, including The New Yor k Times Magazine\, The New Yorker\, The Atlantic\, Wired\, and The Los Ang eles Times.\n\nRegister Here ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.ctvoicesofhope.org/wp-content/upload s/2022/05/ravenous.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:9@ctvoicesofhope.org DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220911T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220911T160000 DTSTAMP:20220829T174948Z URL:https://www.ctvoicesofhope.org/events/descendants-of-the-shoah-confere nce/ SUMMARY:Descendants of the Shoah Conference DESCRIPTION:The Descendants of the Shoah Conference is an opportunity to ra ise consciousness about Holocaust history\, personal experiences and the c ontinuity of remembrance. Through insightful dialogue\, conversation and d iscussion\, we will connect with our past by honoring and acknowledging th ose who perished\, while providing support to inspire descendants and the broader community to never forget.  The conference will consist of three one-hour sessions\, two in the morning and one in the afternoon. Coffee\, snacks and lunch provided.  Kashrut observed.\n\nThe day will conclude wi th The Klezmer Institute who will be hosting a concert for our attendees. Their program will conclude with a concert titled “Trampled Manuscripts: The Lost Klezmer Music of the An-ski Expeditions” performed by the Bivo lița Klezmer Trio (Bee-vo-lee-tsa) from Hamden\, CT. The concert will pre sent selections from a treasure trove of newly-available music accompanied by stories about the musicians and collectors who preserved this snapshot of Ashkenazic musical culture at the dawn of the twentieth century. This concert is co-sponsored by the Klezmer Institute and the Center for Judaic Studies and Contemporary Jewish Life at the University of Connecticut. We would like to thank the Puffin Foundation for their support of this conce rt.\n\nView the brochure:\n\n4 panel brochure conference 2022 FINAL\n\nVie w session descriptions and presenter bios:\n\nAll Session Descriptions\n\n All Presenter Bios\n\nREGISTER here.\n\n \; END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:17@ctvoicesofhope.org DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220922T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220922T120000 DTSTAMP:20220906T202225Z URL:https://www.ctvoicesofhope.org/events/the-rescuers-school-viewing/ SUMMARY:The Rescuers- School Viewing DESCRIPTION:\n\nThe Rescuers\, from Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Michael Ki ng and Producer\, Joyce D. Mandell\, uncovers the largely unknown stories of 13 heroic and courageous diplomats who\, at tremendous personal cost\, saved tens of thousands of Jews during World War II. The film follows Step hanie Nyombayire\, a young Rwandan anti-genocide activist who lost 100 mem bers of her family in the Rwandan Genocide of the 1990s\, and Sir Martin G ilbert\, the renowned 20th century and Holocaust historian\, as they trave l across 15 countries and three continents interviewing survivors and desc endants of the diplomats. Nyombayire and Gilbert explore and contemplate t he past in a quest\, in part\, to understand what should be done to stop t he ongoing genocide in Darfur and elsewhere. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:16@ctvoicesofhope.org DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220922T184500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220922T220000 DTSTAMP:20220906T201242Z URL:https://www.ctvoicesofhope.org/events/the-rescuers-community-viewing/ SUMMARY:The Rescuers-Community Viewing DESCRIPTION:\n\n \;\n\nThe Rescuers\, from Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Michael King and Producer\, Joyce D. Mandell\, uncovers the largely unkno wn stories of 13 heroic and courageous diplomats who\, at tremendous perso nal cost\, saved tens of thousands of Jews during World War II. The film f ollows Stephanie Nyombayire\, a young Rwandan anti-genocide activist who l ost 100 members of her family in the Rwandan Genocide of the 1990s\, and S ir Martin Gilbert\, the renowned 20th century and Holocaust historian\, as they travel across 15 countries and three continents interviewing survivo rs and descendants of the diplomats. Nyombayire and Gilbert explore and co ntemplate the past in a quest\, in part\, to understand what should be don e to stop the ongoing genocide in Darfur and elsewhere.\n\nPurchase Ticket s Here: Tickets for the Rescuers END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:13@ctvoicesofhope.org DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220930T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220930T140000 DTSTAMP:20220808T193326Z URL:https://www.ctvoicesofhope.org/events/power-of-words-series-id-like-to -say-sorry-but-theres-no-one-to-say-sorry-to/ SUMMARY:Power of Words Series: I'd Like to Say Sorry\, But There's No One t o Say Sorry To DESCRIPTION: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:10@ctvoicesofhope.org DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221027T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221027T213000 DTSTAMP:20220826T145344Z URL:https://www.ctvoicesofhope.org/events/evening-of-hope/ SUMMARY:Evening of Hope DESCRIPTION: \n2022 Evening of Hope: A Night at the Theater\nPlease join us on October 27\, 2022 at 7 pm at the Mandell Jewish Community Center in We st Hartford for "A Night at the Theater" presenting the award winning\, critically acclaimed off-Broadway show Wiesenthal performed by playwrig ht Tom Dugan. We are thrilled to be celebrating Eliane Sandler's contrib utions and commitment to Holocaust education by honoring her with this yea r's L'Dor V'Dor Award. Our evening will conclude with a dessert reception following the show.\n\n\nPlease Register Here\n\n \;\n\n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:19@ctvoicesofhope.org DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221113T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221113T203000 DTSTAMP:20221107T190718Z URL:https://www.ctvoicesofhope.org/events/5th-annual-kristallnacht-commemo ration/ SUMMARY:5th Annual Kristallnacht Commemoration DESCRIPTION:\nRegister today! END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20@ctvoicesofhope.org DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221116T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221116T203000 DTSTAMP:20221107T191444Z URL:https://www.ctvoicesofhope.org/events/nazi-racism-and-american-jim-cro w-laws/ SUMMARY:Nazi Racism and American Jim Crow Laws DESCRIPTION:\nRegister today!\nWednesday\, November 16\, 2022\n7:00-8:30 PM at Sterling House Community Center in Stratford\, Connecticut\n \;\nJ oin our panelists for a partial screening of the new documentary "The U.S. and the Holocaust\," and a discussion on\n \;\n\nThe U.S. and the Hol ocaust: Nazi Racism and American Jim Crow Laws            \nPa st\, Present and Future Perspectives\n \;\n\nPanelists include:\n  \;\n\nKhalilah Brown-Dean\, Ph.D. - Moderator\, Host of Disrupted on CT Pu blic\nChristina E. Chavarria - United States Holocaust Memorial Museum\nJe ffrey Fletcher - Ruby and Calvin Fletcher African American History Museum\ nAgneiszka Aya Marczyk - Fortunoff Video Archive\, Yale University END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:21@ctvoicesofhope.org DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221205T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221205T200000 DTSTAMP:20221117T110827Z URL:https://www.ctvoicesofhope.org/events/a-conversation-with-tova-friedma n-author-of-the-daughter-of-auschwitz/ SUMMARY:A Conversation with Tova Friedman\, author of "The Daughter of Ausc hwitz" DESCRIPTION: \;\nJoin us for an evening with Tova Friedman\, author of  The Daughter of Auschwitz"\n\nThis event will be held via Zoom and is co -sponsored by Voices of Hope and the Jewish Book Council.\nTova Friedman i s one of the youngest survivors of Auschwitz. In her memoir\, The Daughte r of Auschwitz\, written with award-winning former war reporter Malcolm B rabant\, Tova shared her experiences with the world to honor the victims w ho were silenced. Tova believes she has a responsibility to this history a live\, especially at a time when it is in danger of being forgotten.\n"I a m a survivor. That comes with survivor's obligation to represent one and a half million Jewish children murdered by the Nazis. They cannot speak. So I must speak on their behalf."\nFollowing the war\, Tova and her mother r eunited with her father and emigrated to the United States. Tova taught at Hebrew University of Jerusalem and was the Director of Jewish Family Serv ice of Somerset and Waren Counties in New Jersey.\nRegister for this impor tant conversation today! END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:22@ctvoicesofhope.org DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230109T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230109T200000 DTSTAMP:20230106T163437Z URL:https://www.ctvoicesofhope.org/events/january-9-2023-700pm-jai-chakrab arti-adam-langer-the-play-at-the-end-of-the-world-cyclorama/ SUMMARY:January 9\, 2023 | 7:00pm – Jai Chakrabarti & Adam Langer – The Play at the End of the World & Cyclorama DESCRIPTION:*Please note: this event will now be held viz Zoom.  \n\nJoin us to discuss two books about two plays with very different perspectives about the Holocaust\, that remind us about the power the past has to shape the present.\n\nA Play for the End of the World was set in early 1970's N ew York and rural India--the story of a turbulent\, unlikely romance\, a h arrowing account of the lasting horrors of the Second World War\, and a se aring examination of one man's search for forgiveness and acceptance.\n\nC yclorama is a deeply moving\, propulsive story of ten teenagers in Evansto n\, IL brought together by a high school production of The Diary of Anne F rank.\n\nTickets are FREE. Registration is required. Please register here .\n\n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:24@ctvoicesofhope.org DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230129T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230129T140000 DTSTAMP:20230110T191907Z URL:https://www.ctvoicesofhope.org/events/international-holocaust-remembra nce-day/ SUMMARY:International Holocaust Remembrance Day DESCRIPTION:\nThe United Nations General Assembly designated January 27—t he anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau—as International Holocaust Remembrance Day. On this annual day of commemoration\, the UN ur ges every member state to honor the victims of the Nazi era and to develop educational programs to help prevent future genocides.\nJoin us for the 1 3th Annual International Holocaust Remembrance Day.\nThe program will incl ude a kosher brunch\, the presentation of the 2023 Chesed Award (Nina Jaco bs)\, which is bestowed on individuals who demonstrate exemplary "acts of loving kindness\,” the presentation of the Simon Konover Recognition for Excellence in Holocaust Education (Rachel Torres and Joseph Goldman)\, an d an important keynote address about antisemitism from Joel N. Lohr\, Pres ident and Professor at the Hartford International University for Religion and Peace.\nRegistration is required and the cost is $20.00. Holocaust sur vivors are free.\nThis program is co-sponsored by Voices of Hope and JFACT .\nRegister here.\n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:27@ctvoicesofhope.org DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230314T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230314T200000 DTSTAMP:20230217T140318Z URL:https://www.ctvoicesofhope.org/events/power-of-words-speaker-series-me g-waite-clayton/ SUMMARY:Power of Words Speaker Series - Meg Waite Clayton DESCRIPTION:\n\n \;\n\n \;\nJoin us on Zoom for a conversation with acclaimed author Meg Waite Clayton who will be speaking about her newest publication\, The Postmistress of Paris.\nRegister here! END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:32@ctvoicesofhope.org DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230318T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230318T140000 DTSTAMP:20230215T154754Z URL:https://www.ctvoicesofhope.org/events/once-we-were-home/ SUMMARY:Once We Were Home DESCRIPTION:Once We Were Home\nAuthor Event with Jennifer Rosner\nSaturday\ , March 18\, 2023\n1:00 pm\nAvon Library \nCommunity Room\, \n281 Country Club Rd.\, \nAvon CT 06001\nFor more information and registration\, click here! END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:25@ctvoicesofhope.org DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230323T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230323T210000 DTSTAMP:20230322T133535Z URL:https://www.ctvoicesofhope.org/events/four-winters-hartford-jewish-fil m-festival/ SUMMARY:"Four Winters" - Hartford Jewish Film Festival DESCRIPTION:Voices of Hope proudly presents \n"Four Winters"\n Join us on Thursday\, March 23rd\, 2023 at 7:00pm at the Mandell JCC for this riveti ng film\, sponsored by the families of Peter Fishman and Alan Lazowski. Th e film will be followed by a REEL Talk panel featuring Jeanette Lazer\, Al an Berkowitz and Ted Zablotsky. Register here!\n \;\n"Deep within the forests of World War II Poland\, Lithuania\, Belarus\, and the Ukraine\, m ore than 25\,000 Jews fought back against the Nazis and their collaborator s. Many of these Jewish partisans had witnessed the murders of their famil ies and friends before escaping into the forest. Often based in mere holes in the ground and armed with whatever weapons they could build\, trade or steal\, Jewish men and women organized and fought\, against the better-tr ained and better-equipped war machine that Hitler was rolling across Easte rn Europe. The Jewish Partisans executed tactical missions including blowi ng up trains\, bridges\, police stations\, and telegraph lines. They carri ed out dangerous assignments\, whenever possible carrying two grenades\, o ne for their target and one for themselves in case of capture. By 1944\, J ewish Partisan vigilance had made the forests so dangerous that Nazi soldi ers were afraid to enter..."\n \;\nClick here for promotional material for the film LOCATION:Mandell JCC\, 335 Bloomfield Ave\, West Hartford\, CT\, 06117\, Un ited States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=335 Bloomfield Ave\, West H artford\, CT\, 06117\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Mandell JC C:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:30@ctvoicesofhope.org DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230416T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230416T203000 DTSTAMP:20230210T171605Z URL:https://www.ctvoicesofhope.org/events/yom-hashoah/ SUMMARY:Yom HaShoah DESCRIPTION: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:18@ctvoicesofhope.org DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York;VALUE=DATE:20230417 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York;VALUE=DATE:20230427 DTSTAMP:20230220T182854Z URL:https://www.ctvoicesofhope.org/events/march-of-the-living/ SUMMARY:March of the Living DESCRIPTION:\n\n \;\nMarch of the Living Trip\nApril 17 - 26\, 2023\nIt is only by remembering the past that we can ensure the future.\n\nThe Voi ces of Hope delegation\, along with our trip educator and historian\, Dr. Samuel Kassow\, and 10\,000 people from around the world will march togeth er in solidarity in Poland on Yom HaShoah and in Jerusalem on Israel's 75t h birthday. We are pleased to share that our delegation is now full! \n&n bsp\; END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:33@ctvoicesofhope.org DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230504T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230504T210000 DTSTAMP:20230504T171718Z URL:https://www.ctvoicesofhope.org/events/speak-up-storytelling-showcase/ SUMMARY:Speak Up Storytelling Showcase DESCRIPTION:Register Today LOCATION:Mandell JCC\, 335 Bloomfield Ave\, West Hartford\, CT\, 06117\, Un ited States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=335 Bloomfield Ave\, West H artford\, CT\, 06117\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Mandell JC C:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:28@ctvoicesofhope.org DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230522T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230522T000000 DTSTAMP:20230510T125410Z URL:https://www.ctvoicesofhope.org/events/power-of-words-speaker-series-da vid-de-jong/ SUMMARY:Power of Words Speaker Series - David de Jong DESCRIPTION:\n \;\nJoin us for this virtual event with David de Jong\, author of Nazi Billionaires: The Dark History of Germany's Wealthiest Dyna sties. \nRegister here! END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:35@ctvoicesofhope.org DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230606T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230606T140000 DTSTAMP:20230518T124252Z URL:https://www.ctvoicesofhope.org/events/holocaust-survivor-day/ SUMMARY:Holocaust Survivor Day DESCRIPTION:\n\nJoin us to celebrate our survivors on Holocaust Survivor Da y at the Mandell JCC. Please note that this year's event is limited to our survivor community and their families and is not open to the public.\nCon tact us for more information at 860.470.5591.\n \; END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:29@ctvoicesofhope.org DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230612T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230612T200000 DTSTAMP:20230608T194849Z URL:https://www.ctvoicesofhope.org/events/power-of-words-speaker-series-we ina-dai-randel-michael-frank/ SUMMARY:Weina Dai Randel & Michael Frank - EVENT POSTPONED DESCRIPTION:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDue to a family emergency\, our upcom ing program with Weina Dai Randel\, author of The Last Rose of Shanghai\, and Michael Frank\, author of One Hundred Saturdays\, has been postponed. We will advise once we have a new date.\n \; END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:36@ctvoicesofhope.org DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230830T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230830T140000 DTSTAMP:20230623T151015Z URL:https://www.ctvoicesofhope.org/events/the-watchmakers-virtual-author-e vent-with-scott-lenga/ SUMMARY:The Watchmakers: Virtual Author Event with Scott Lenga DESCRIPTION:Wednesday\, August 30 at 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm\n\n\nJoin us for a virtual event with author Scott Lenga\, joining us from Tel Aviv\, to dis cuss The Watchmakers: A Powerful WW2 Story of Brotherhood\, Survival\, an d Hope Amid the Holocaust.\n\nThis title was a 2022 National Jewish Book A ward Finalist! An extraordinary memoir of endurance\, faith\, and a uniqu e skill that kept three brothers together—and alive—during the darkest times of World War II.\n\nHarry Lenga was born to a family of Chassidic J ews in Kozhnitz\, Poland. The proud sons of a watchmaker\, Harry and his t wo brothers\, Mailekh and Moishe\, studied their father’s trade at a you ng age. Upon the German invasion of Poland\, when the Lenga family was upe nded\, Harry and his brothers never anticipated that the tools acquired fr om their father would be the key to their survival.\n\nUnder the most deva stating conditions imaginable—with death always imminent—fixing watche s for the Germans in the ghettos and brutal slave labor camps of occupied Poland and Austria bought their lives over and over again. From Wolanow an d Starachowice to Auschwitz and Ebensee\, Harry\, Mailekh\, and Moishe end ured\, bartered\, worked\, prayed\, and lived to see liberation.\n\nDerive d from more than a decade of interviews with Harry Lenga\, conducted by hi s own son Scott and others\, The Watchmakers is Harry’s heartening and unflinchingly honest first-person account of his childhood\, the lessons learned from his own father\, his harrowing tribulations\, and his inspiri ng life before\, during\, and after the war. It is a singular and vital st ory\, told from one generation to the next—and a profoundly moving tribu te to brotherhood\, fatherhood\, family\, and faith.\n\n\n\nHarry Lenga w as born in 1919 to a family of Chassidic Jews in Kozhnitz\, Poland. He cam e to the United States in April 1949 and lived with his wife and three chi ldren in St. Louis\, where he worked as a watchmaker for nearly thirty yea rs before he retired. In 1998\, he moved with his wife to Israel. Harry Le nga died on January 2\, 2000\, at the age of eighty.\n\nScott Lenga is th e son of Harry Lenga. He holds a BA in Economics from UC Berkeley and a la w degree from UCLA. He is married with three daughters who grew up listeni ng to stories about the grandfather they never really knew. He lives in Is rael\, where he provides general counsel services to emerging technology c ompanies. Visit him online at ScottLenga.com.\n\n\n\nCo-sponsored by the Avon Library\, The Jewish Historical Society of Greater Hartford\, Voic es of Hope\, Mandell Jewish Book Festival\, and the Maurice Greenberg C enter for Judaic Studies.\n\nPlease register here\; Zoom links will be sen t out before the event. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:37@ctvoicesofhope.org DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230919T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230919T200000 DTSTAMP:20230821T100008Z URL:https://www.ctvoicesofhope.org/events/power-of-words-meryl-frank-and-m arsha-lederman/ SUMMARY:Power Of Words Series: Meryl Frank and Marsha Lederman DESCRIPTION:Power of Words Speaker Series 2023\nin partnership with the Jew ish Book Council\nJoin us in conversation with Meryl Frank\, author of Un earthed\, and Marsha Lederman\, \nauthor of Kiss the Red Stairs\nRegister here!\n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:39@ctvoicesofhope.org DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231017T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231017T200000 DTSTAMP:20230920T213141Z URL:https://www.ctvoicesofhope.org/events/power-of-words-series-at-the-jcc -pam-jenoff-martha-hall-kelly-and-kristina-morris/ SUMMARY:Power of Words Series at the JCC - Pam Jenoff\, Martha Hall Kelly\, and Kristina Morris DESCRIPTION:Join us on October 17th\, 2023 at 7:00 pm the Mandell JCC!\nWe will be welcoming three wonderful authors for an in-depth conversation abo ut their newest publications. \nJoin us for a conversation on Code Name Sapphire by Pam Jenoff\, The Golden Doves by Martha Hall Kelly\,           and The Ways We Hide by Kristina McMorris.\nRegister here. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:34@ctvoicesofhope.org DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231102T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231102T210000 DTSTAMP:20231026T175421Z URL:https://www.ctvoicesofhope.org/events/2023-evening-of-hope/ SUMMARY:2023 Evening of Hope DESCRIPTION: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:40@ctvoicesofhope.org DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231109T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231109T203000 DTSTAMP:20230821T094653Z URL:https://www.ctvoicesofhope.org/events/power-of-words-series-with-ari-j oskowicz/ SUMMARY:Power of Words Series with Ari Joskowicz DESCRIPTION:Join us for a virtual conversation with Ari Josckowicz\,\nautho r of the new book Rain of Ash. \nWe look forward to partnering with the U CONN Center for Judaic Studies and Contemporary Jewish Life on this exciti ng program!\nNovember 9th\, 2023 | 7:30 pm\nRegistration to come! END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:41@ctvoicesofhope.org DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231211T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231211T200000 DTSTAMP:20231113T192315Z URL:https://www.ctvoicesofhope.org/events/power-of-words-series-buzzy-jack son-and-larry-loftis/ SUMMARY:Power of Words Series - Buzzy Jackson and Larry Loftis DESCRIPTION:\n\nMark your calendars for our virtual evening with Buzzy Jack son\, author of To Die Beautiful\, and Larry Loftis\, author ofThe Watchm aker's Daughter. \nDecember 11th\, 2023 | 7:00 pm\nRegister here!\n \ ;\n\n \; END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:46@ctvoicesofhope.org DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240111T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240111T210000 DTSTAMP:20240102T193745Z URL:https://www.ctvoicesofhope.org/events/the-honey-girl-of-auschwitz/ SUMMARY:The Honey Girl of Auschwitz DESCRIPTION:\n\n\nJoin us for a screening of "The Honey Girl of Auschwitz"\ nwith special guest Esther Basch!\nChabad House of Greater Hartford | 7:00 PM\nGet your tickets here! END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:42@ctvoicesofhope.org DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240116T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240116T140000 DTSTAMP:20240102T194645Z URL:https://www.ctvoicesofhope.org/events/power-of-words-series-richard-hu rowitz-and-nina-siegal/ SUMMARY:Power of Words Series - Richard Hurowitz and Nina Siegal DESCRIPTION:\nJanuary 16th\, 2024 | 1:00 pm\nJoin us in conversation with R ichard Hurowitz\, author of In the Garden of the Righteous\, and Nina Sie gal\, author of The Diary Keepers!\nRegister here! END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:38@ctvoicesofhope.org DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240128T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240128T143000 DTSTAMP:20240111T190149Z URL:https://www.ctvoicesofhope.org/events/save-the-date-international-holo caust-remembrance-day/ SUMMARY:Save the Date! International Holocaust Remembrance Day DESCRIPTION:\n\n \;\n\nRegister today at:\n\nhttps://voices-of-hope-inc .networkforgood.com/events/65293-2024-international-holocaust-remembrance- day END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:47@ctvoicesofhope.org DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240226T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240226T203000 DTSTAMP:20240207T170756Z URL:https://www.ctvoicesofhope.org/events/mr-arthur-asiimwe-the-genocide-a gainst-the-tutsi-in-rwanda-tragedy-reconciliation-and-rebuilding/ SUMMARY:Mr. Arthur Asiimwe: The Genocide Against the Tutsi in Rwanda: Trage dy\, Reconciliation\, and Rebuilding DESCRIPTION:\n\n \;\n\n \;\nJoin us for a special event with Mr. Ar thur Asiimwe\, Deputy Chief of Mission at the Embassy of the Republic of R wanda. \nFor more information and registration\, click here! END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:44@ctvoicesofhope.org DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240306T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240306T200000 DTSTAMP:20240207T181641Z URL:https://www.ctvoicesofhope.org/events/power-of-words-series-at-the-jcc -christopher-gorham/ SUMMARY:Power of Words Series at the JCC - Christopher Gorham DESCRIPTION:\nJoin us at the Mandell JCC of Greater Hartford\nfor this exci ting author event!\nMarch 6th\, 2024 | 7:00 pm\nWe will be in conversation with Christopher Gorham\,\nauthor of the new book Confidante.\nRegister here! END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:45@ctvoicesofhope.org DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240318T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240318T200000 DTSTAMP:20240216T173651Z URL:https://www.ctvoicesofhope.org/events/power-of-words-series-tara-ison- and-jennifer-rosner/ SUMMARY:Power of Words Series - Tara Ison and Jennifer Rosner DESCRIPTION:Our Power of Words Speaker Series continues!\n\n\n\nJoin us on March 18th\, 2024 at 7:00 pm for an evening with Tara Ison\, author of At the Hour Between Dog and Wolf\, and Jennifer Rosner\,\nauthor of Once We Were Home. \n Register here! END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:50@ctvoicesofhope.org DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240325T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240325T200000 DTSTAMP:20240320T171158Z URL:https://www.ctvoicesofhope.org/events/speaker-series-oren-schneider-an d-steven-hartov/ SUMMARY:Speaker Series: Oren Schneider and Steven Hartov DESCRIPTION:\nRegister today! END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:52@ctvoicesofhope.org DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240328T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240328T201500 DTSTAMP:20240326T124613Z URL:https://www.ctvoicesofhope.org/events/parents-webinar-has-your-child-e xperienced-antisemitism-in-school/ SUMMARY:Parents Webinar: Has Your Child Experienced Antisemitism in School? DESCRIPTION:\nRegister today! END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:51@ctvoicesofhope.org DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240404T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240404T200000 DTSTAMP:20240320T171111Z URL:https://www.ctvoicesofhope.org/events/2274/ SUMMARY:Speaker Series: Mark Schmidek DESCRIPTION:\nRegister today! END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:59@ctvoicesofhope.org DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York;VALUE=DATE:20240501 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York;VALUE=DATE:20240525 DTSTAMP:20240507T093806Z URL:https://www.ctvoicesofhope.org/events/portraits-of-survival-exhibit-at -the-mandell-jcc/ SUMMARY:Portraits of Survival Exhibit at the Mandell JCC! DESCRIPTION:\nWe are so pleased to bring Lena Stein's Portraits of the Sur vival back to the community this May. Come and view this beautiful collect ion in Chase Gallery at the\nMandell JCC of Greater Hartford. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.ctvoicesofhope.org/wp-content/upload s/2024/04/portrait-of-survival-exhbit-flyer-for-insta.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:49@ctvoicesofhope.org DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240503T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240503T123000 DTSTAMP:20240411T132827Z URL:https://www.ctvoicesofhope.org/events/statewide-holocaust-commemoratio n/ SUMMARY:Statewide Holocaust Commemoration DESCRIPTION:\nWe are pleased to return to the Senate Chambers at our Capito l Building in Hartford this year! For more information and registration\, click here! END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:48@ctvoicesofhope.org DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240505T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240505T150000 DTSTAMP:20240320T162844Z URL:https://www.ctvoicesofhope.org/events/yom-hashoah-holocaust-remembranc e-day/ SUMMARY:Yom HaShoah - Holocaust Remembrance Day DESCRIPTION:\nJoin us for our Yom HaShoah Commemoration \nSunday\, May 5th | 2:00pm\nWest Hartford Town Hall\nRegister here!\n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:60@ctvoicesofhope.org DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240509T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240509T203000 DTSTAMP:20240507T094149Z URL:https://www.ctvoicesofhope.org/events/glastonbury-holocaust-remembranc e-day-commemoration/ SUMMARY:Glastonbury Holocaust Remembrance Day Commemoration DESCRIPTION:\n\n\n\n \;\n\n \;\nRegistration is strongly recommende d but not required. Learn more here! ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.ctvoicesofhope.org/wp-content/upload s/2024/05/1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:54@ctvoicesofhope.org DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240516T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240516T210000 DTSTAMP:20240507T094631Z URL:https://www.ctvoicesofhope.org/events/hartford-film-festival-999-the-f orgotten-girls/ SUMMARY:Hartford Film Festival - 999: The Forgotten Girls DESCRIPTION:\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n \;\nJoin us for a scr eening of 999: The Forgotten Girls\, followed by a talkback with Zack Gel issen and Jane Schonberger and dessert reception in the gallery to view ou r Portraits of Survival exhibit! Register here!\nThe exhibit will be on di splay for the month of May.  ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.ctvoicesofhope.org/wp-content/upload s/2024/03/Film-Image.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:61@ctvoicesofhope.org DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240520T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240520T200000 DTSTAMP:20240507T093345Z URL:https://www.ctvoicesofhope.org/events/speaker-series-speaking-yiddish- to-chickens-with-seth-stern/ SUMMARY:Speaker Series - Speaking Yiddish to Chickens with Seth Stern DESCRIPTION:\n\n\n\n\nJoin us for this unique conversation with author Seth Stern via Zoom. Register here! ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.ctvoicesofhope.org/wp-content/upload s/2024/05/poster_board_Speaking_Yiddish_to_Chickens__1_2.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:53@ctvoicesofhope.org DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240604T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240604T140000 DTSTAMP:20240326T125626Z URL:https://www.ctvoicesofhope.org/events/holocaust-survivor-day-2/ SUMMARY:Holocaust Survivor Day DESCRIPTION:By invitation only\nWe are pleased to be co-sponsoring this yea r's\nHolocaust Survivor Day Luncheon:\nA Celebration of Hope\n\nWhile the event will be open to survivors\, their families\, and community\nmembers\ , attendance is by invitation only.\nWe encourage our schools and communit y groups to observe Holocaust\nSurvivor Day\, and to let us know how you w ill\nhonor our survivors this year! END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:55@ctvoicesofhope.org DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240617T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240617T203000 DTSTAMP:20240326T131340Z URL:https://www.ctvoicesofhope.org/events/save-the-date-speak-up-showcase/ SUMMARY:Save the Date - Speak Up Showcase! DESCRIPTION:\n\n \;\nSAVE THE DATE\n\n2024 Speak Up Showcase\nMore info rmation and registration to come! END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:67@ctvoicesofhope.org DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240911T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240911T200000 DTSTAMP:20240911T174841Z URL:https://www.ctvoicesofhope.org/events/community-read-and-dinner-the-kl ansmans-son-with-r-derek-black/ SUMMARY:Community Read - The Klansman's Son with R. Derek Black DESCRIPTION:Register today!\nPlease note: the program is now only via Zoom! 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