A message from our Executive Director
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We are saddened to inform you about the death of two of our beloved survivors, Mrs. Ilse Kahn and Mrs. Bea Karp. May their memories always be for a blessing.
Kitty Williams and Dr. Fred Kader continue to give their testimony and have spoken in the last few months all across the metro area. Hazzan Michael Krausman and Dr. Steven Wees have also been telling the story of their family as members of the second generation (children of) survivors.
We are looking forward to our annual Week of Understanding beginning March 25 when in the course of five days over 5000 people will hear the stories of our local survivors and three survivors who are coming in from out of state. There are two programs that will be open to the public. First, on Tuesday, March 26 at Countryside Community Church at 7pm Peter Metzelaar from Seattle will present, “How I survived the Holocaust : The Story of a Hidden Child,” and on Wednesday, March 26 at Temple Israel at 6:30 pm Magda Brown from Chicago will present, “My Story of Survival.”
Finally, I hope that you will join us on Wednesday, May 1 at 7 pm
at Temple Israel for our annual Yom HaShoah Commemoration.
Thank you,
Scott Littky
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Come listen to a survivor
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Tuesday, March 26, 2019
Peter Metzelaar
Countryside Community Church 8787 Pacific St, Omaha, NE 68114
Time: 7:00 PM
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Wednesday, March 27, 2019
Magda Brown
Temple Israel
13111 Sterling Ridge Dr, Omaha, NE 68144
Time: 6:30 PM
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Art in the Holocaust
Gallery at the Omaha JCC
April 1-26
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Annually, the IHE trains middle school art teachers to build their knowledge of the Holocaust and the role of art during that period of history. Participating teachers then share this information with their students, using it an inspiration for a visual art project.
Upon completion, students prepare a written reflection on the project.
The Art & the Holocaust project culminates each year in an exhibit of art work in the gallery at the Jewish Community Center along with a reception for the artists, their parents, and their teachers. Local Holocaust survivors are also present.
Stop by to see this year's submissions.
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Omaha Community
Holocaust Commemoration
Wednesday, May 1, 7 p.m.
Temple Israel
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This year the keynote speaker Scott Miller, recently retired director of curatorial affairs at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, DC, will speak about his book,
Refuge Denied: The St. Louis Passengers and the Holocaust.
Our annual commemoration is marked by readings and music from our local clergy, along with a candle-lighting ceremony honoring our Holocaust survivors and those who perished.
There is a special program for Jewish teens in grades 8-12 at 5:30 p.m. that includes dinner and an educational component based on the short film "Pigeon" led by the staff of the Institute for Holocaust Education.
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Check out what we have been up to...
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Ellen Prochaska & Rebecca Ronayne, law students from Creighton University, speak about their experiences while on the "From Nuremberg to The Hague" study program at Urban Abbey.
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Artist in residence, Dr. Barbara Kirshenblatt-Gimblett, the curator of the Polin Museum in Poland, speaks with Jeremy Menard, Curator and Visual Resource Manager for the School of Art at UNO about the art of Dr. Kirshenblatt-Gimblett’s father, Mayer Kirshenblatt
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Dr. Fred Kader speaking to a local Girl Scout group
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Dr. Fred Kader and the staff at IHE participating in a panel discuss after a performance of Kindertransport at Creighton University
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Over thirty volunteers assisted in reading 400 essays for the first round of the 17
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Annual, Tribute to the Rescuers Essay Contest
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Remember to give on
May 22, 2019
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Donate to the IHE during Omaha Gives! to help ensure Holocaust Education in Nebraska
$25 - Pays for gas money for a Holocaust survivor to speak at a school
$50 - Helps buy art supplies for one class of middle school students studying Holocaust portraits
$150 - Helps to subsidize a performance of "My Broken Doll" for an area school
We are excited to announce that this year your gift will go even further because we have secured a matching gift of up to $5,000 from Gloria & Howard Kaslow.
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The IHE is grateful to the following generous donors who have made after-life commitments to ensure our work can continue:
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Anonymous (2)
John Atherton & Marti Rosen-Atherton
Michelle Byrnes
Robert & Marla Cohen
Jerry (of blessed memory) and Janey Dann
Deborah Denenberg
Norman & Eunie* Denenberg
Beth Seldin Dotan
Cantor Leo & Annette Fettman
Liz & Yonatan Feldstern
H. Lee and Carol Gendler Charitable Fund
Donald Gerber
Dora Goldstrom
Mark Goldstrom
Mary Sue Grossman
Bonnie Kuklin Horwich
Jon Jabenis
Karen & Gary Javitch
Rich and Fran Juro
Gloria C. Kaslow
Howard J. Kaslow
Beatrice Karp*
Marsha A. Kleinberg
Milton M. Kleinberg
Sara & Ari Kohen
Shane & David Kotok
Janie Fox Kulakofsky
Paula A. Lenz
Vincent P. Lenz
Steve & Bonnie Levinger
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David Lieberman
Felicia & Scott Littky
Jody & Neal Malashock
Chaya Sarah Malkah
Bruce Meyers
Eli & Ann Modenstein
Jane & Allan Murow
Mary-Beth & Bruce Muskin
Amy Nachman
Gary Nachman
Linda Neumann-Potash
Murray & Sharee Newman
Patty Nogg
Steve Nogg
Betty & Robert* Perelman
Gilda Pieck
Alan E. Potash
David & Gretchen Radler
Marty & Iris Ricks
Carl Riekes
Margo and Steve Riekes
Zoe Riekes
Jeffrey Schrager & Anne York Family Foundation
Melissa & Michael Shrago
Esther Silver
Fred Tichauer
John & Donna Walter
Benjamin & Anna* Wiesman Family
*of blessed memory
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