Past Events

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17 Jun

Save the Date - Speak Up Showcase!

Monday, June 17, 2024    
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
  SAVE THE DATE 2024 Speak Up Showcase More information and registration to come!
04 Jun

Holocaust Survivor Day

Tuesday, June 4, 2024    
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
By invitation only We are pleased to be co-sponsoring this year's Holocaust Survivor Day Luncheon: A Celebration of Hope While the event will be open [...]
Speaker Series - Speaking Yiddish to Chickens with Seth Stern

Speaker Series - Speaking Yiddish to Chickens with Seth Stern

Monday, May 20, 2024    
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Join us for this unique conversation with author Seth Stern via Zoom. Register here!
Hartford Film Festival - 999: The Forgotten Girls

Hartford Film Festival - 999: The Forgotten Girls

Thursday, May 16, 2024    
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
        Join us for a screening of 999: The Forgotten Girls, followed by a talkback with Zack Gelissen and Jane Schonberger and dessert [...]
Glastonbury Holocaust Remembrance Day Commemoration

Glastonbury Holocaust Remembrance Day Commemoration

Thursday, May 9, 2024    
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
    Registration is strongly recommended but not required. Learn more here!
05 May

Yom HaShoah - Holocaust Remembrance Day

Sunday, May 5, 2024    
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Join us for our Yom HaShoah Commemoration Sunday, May 5th | 2:00pm West Hartford Town Hall Register here!
03 May

Statewide Holocaust Commemoration

Friday, May 3, 2024    
10:00 am - 12:30 pm
We are pleased to return to the Senate Chambers at our Capitol Building in Hartford this year! For more information and registration, click here!
Portraits of Survival Exhibit at the Mandell JCC!

Portraits of Survival Exhibit at the Mandell JCC!

Wednesday, May 1, 2024 - Friday, May 24, 2024    
All Day
We are so pleased to bring Lena Stein's Portraits of the Survival back to the community this May. Come and view this beautiful collection in Chase [...]
04 Apr

Speaker Series: Mark Schmidek

Thursday, April 4, 2024    
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Register today!
28 Mar

Parents Webinar: Has Your Child Experienced Antisemitism in School?

Thursday, March 28, 2024    
7:00 pm - 8:15 pm
Register today!
25 Mar

Speaker Series: Oren Schneider and Steven Hartov

Monday, March 25, 2024    
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Register today!
18 Mar

Power of Words Series - Tara Ison and Jennifer Rosner

Monday, March 18, 2024    
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Our Power of Words Speaker Series continues! Join us on March 18th, 2024 at 7:00 pm for an evening with Tara Ison, author of At the [...]
06 Mar

Power of Words Series at the JCC - Christopher Gorham

Wednesday, March 6, 2024    
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Join us at the Mandell JCC of Greater Hartford for this exciting author event! March 6th, 2024 | 7:00 pm We will be in conversation [...]
26 Feb

Mr. Arthur Asiimwe: The Genocide Against the Tutsi in Rwanda: Tragedy, Reconciliation, and Rebuilding

Monday, February 26, 2024    
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
    Join us for a special event with Mr. Arthur Asiimwe, Deputy Chief of Mission at the Embassy of the Republic of Rwanda.  For [...]
28 Jan

Save the Date! International Holocaust Remembrance Day

Sunday, January 28, 2024    
12:30 pm - 2:30 pm
  Register today at: https://voices-of-hope-inc.networkforgood.com/events/65293-2024-international-holocaust-remembrance-day
16 Jan

Power of Words Series - Richard Hurowitz and Nina Siegal

Tuesday, January 16, 2024    
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
January 16th, 2024 | 1:00 pm Join us in conversation with Richard Hurowitz, author of In the Garden of the Righteous, and Nina Siegal, author of The [...]
11 Jan

The Honey Girl of Auschwitz

Thursday, January 11, 2024    
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Join us for a screening of "The Honey Girl of Auschwitz" with special guest Esther Basch! Chabad House of Greater Hartford | 7:00 PM Get [...]
11 Dec

Power of Words Series - Buzzy Jackson and Larry Loftis

Monday, December 11, 2023    
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Mark your calendars for our virtual evening with Buzzy Jackson, author of To Die Beautiful, and Larry Loftis, author ofThe Watchmaker's Daughter.  December 11th, 2023 | [...]
09 Nov

Power of Words Series with Ari Joskowicz

Thursday, November 9, 2023    
7:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Join us for a virtual conversation with Ari Josckowicz, author of the new book Rain of Ash.  We look forward to partnering with the UCONN [...]
02 Nov

2023 Evening of Hope

Thursday, November 2, 2023    
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
17 Oct

Power of Words Series at the JCC - Pam Jenoff, Martha Hall Kelly, and Kristina Morris

Tuesday, October 17, 2023    
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Join us on October 17th, 2023 at 7:00 pm the Mandell JCC! We will be welcoming three wonderful authors for an in-depth conversation about their [...]
19 Sep

Power Of Words Series: Meryl Frank and Marsha Lederman

Tuesday, September 19, 2023    
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Power of Words Speaker Series 2023 in partnership with the Jewish Book Council Join us in conversation with Meryl Frank, author of Unearthed, and Marsha Lederman, [...]
30 Aug

The Watchmakers: Virtual Author Event with Scott Lenga

Wednesday, August 30, 2023    
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Wednesday, August 30 at 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Join us for a virtual event with author Scott Lenga, joining us from Tel Aviv, to discuss The Watchmakers: [...]
12 Jun

Weina Dai Randel & Michael Frank - EVENT POSTPONED

Monday, June 12, 2023    
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Due to a family emergency, our upcoming program with Weina Dai Randel, author of The Last Rose of Shanghai, and Michael Frank, author of One [...]
06 Jun

Holocaust Survivor Day

Tuesday, June 6, 2023    
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Join us to celebrate our survivors on Holocaust Survivor Day at the Mandell JCC. Please note that this year's event is limited to our survivor [...]
22 May

Power of Words Speaker Series - David de Jong

Monday, May 22, 2023    
12:00 am
  Join us for this virtual event with David de Jong, author of Nazi Billionaires: The Dark History of Germany's Wealthiest Dynasties.  Register here!
04 May

Speak Up Storytelling Showcase

Thursday, May 4, 2023    
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Register Today
17 Apr

March of the Living

Monday, April 17, 2023 - Wednesday, April 26, 2023    
All Day
  March of the Living Trip April 17 - 26, 2023 It is only by remembering the past that we can ensure the future. The [...]
16 Apr

Yom HaShoah

Sunday, April 16, 2023    
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
23 Mar

"Four Winters" - Hartford Jewish Film Festival

Thursday, March 23, 2023    
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Voices of Hope proudly presents  "Four Winters"  Join us on Thursday, March 23rd, 2023 at 7:00pm at the Mandell JCC for this riveting film, sponsored [...]
18 Mar

Once We Were Home

Saturday, March 18, 2023    
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Once We Were Home Author Event with Jennifer Rosner Saturday, March 18, 2023 1:00 pm Avon Library Community Room, 281 Country Club Rd., Avon CT [...]
14 Mar

Power of Words Speaker Series - Meg Waite Clayton

Tuesday, March 14, 2023    
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
    Join us on Zoom for a conversation with acclaimed author Meg Waite Clayton who will be speaking about her newest publication, The Postmistress [...]
29 Jan

International Holocaust Remembrance Day

Sunday, January 29, 2023    
12:30 pm - 2:00 pm
The United Nations General Assembly designated January 27—the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau—as International Holocaust Remembrance Day. On this annual day of commemoration, the [...]
09 Jan

January 9, 2023 | 7:00pm – Jai Chakrabarti & Adam Langer – The Play at the End of the World & Cyclorama

Monday, January 9, 2023    
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
*Please note: this event will now be held viz Zoom.   Join us to discuss two books about two plays with very different perspectives about the [...]
05 Dec

A Conversation with Tova Friedman, author of "The Daughter of Auschwitz"

Monday, December 5, 2022    
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
  Join us for an evening with Tova Friedman, author of The Daughter of Auschwitz" This event will be held via Zoom and is co-sponsored by [...]
16 Nov

Nazi Racism and American Jim Crow Laws

Wednesday, November 16, 2022    
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Register today! Wednesday, November 16, 2022 7:00-8:30 PM at Sterling House Community Center in Stratford, Connecticut   Join our panelists for a partial screening of [...]
13 Nov

5th Annual Kristallnacht Commemoration

Sunday, November 13, 2022    
7:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Register today!
27 Oct

Evening of Hope

Thursday, October 27, 2022    
7:00 pm - 9:30 pm
2022 Evening of Hope: A Night at the Theater Please join us on October 27, 2022 at 7 pm at the Mandell Jewish Community Center [...]
30 Sep
22 Sep

The Rescuers-Community Viewing

Thursday, September 22, 2022    
6:45 pm - 10:00 pm
  The Rescuers, from Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Michael King and Producer, Joyce D. Mandell, uncovers the largely unknown stories of 13 heroic and courageous diplomats [...]
22 Sep

The Rescuers- School Viewing

Thursday, September 22, 2022    
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
The Rescuers, from Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Michael King and Producer, Joyce D. Mandell, uncovers the largely unknown stories of 13 heroic and courageous diplomats who, [...]
11 Sep

Descendants of the Shoah Conference

Sunday, September 11, 2022    
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
The Descendants of the Shoah Conference is an opportunity to raise consciousness about Holocaust history, personal experiences and the continuity of remembrance. Through insightful dialogue, [...]
A Conversation with Sam Apple

A Conversation with Sam Apple

Monday, June 13, 2022    
7:00 pm
In Ravenous, Sam Apple reclaims Otto Warburg as a morally compromised genius who pursued cancer single-mindedly even as Europe disintegrated around him. While the vast [...]
A Conversation with Anna Salton Eisen

A Conversation with Anna Salton Eisen

Monday, May 16, 2022    
7:00 pm
Anna Salton Eisen was an adult when she finally broke her parents' silence about their Holocaust experiences. Pillar of Salt: A Daughter's Life in the [...]
25 Apr

Community-wide Reading of the Names

Monday, April 25, 2022    
8:00 am - 8:00 pm
Yom HaShoah Commemoration

Yom HaShoah Commemoration

Sunday, April 24, 2022    
7:00 pm
Honoring the memory of the Martyred Six Million Reading of the names of our community's family who perished and departed survivors - 6:00 pm Ruth [...]
Voices of Hope Proudly Presents: I AM HERE

Voices of Hope Proudly Presents: I AM HERE

Tuesday, April 5, 2022    
7:00 pm
STREAMING: April 6, 7:00 - April 9, 9:00 pm Sponsored by the families of Peter Fishman & Alan Lazowski Click here to register.
A Conversation with Gwen Strauss, Moderated by Pat Kazakoff

A Conversation with Gwen Strauss, Moderated by Pat Kazakoff

Sunday, March 13, 2022    
1:00 pm
Gwen Strauss is an award-winning children's author and poet whose poems, short stories and essays have appeared in numerous journals including Catapult, The New Republic, [...]
02 Mar

Lucy Adlington's "The Dressmakers of Auschwitz"

Wednesday, March 2, 2022    
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
A virtual event on Zoom Presented by the Departments of History, Political Science, Women's and Gender Studies, and Judaic Studies The Dressmakers of Auschwitz: The [...]