Museum - Arizona Jewish Historical Society New Building Project in Phoenix, Arizona

Several Holocaust Survivors spoke on behalf of the bill to mandate Holocaust Education in front of the Education Committee at the Arizona State Capitol today. The committee approved House Bill 2682, introduced by Rep. Alma Hernandez, D-Tucson, to advance in the Legislature. https://www.azcentral.com//survivors-want-requ/4592057002/ #cpjhc #AZJHS #events #arizonajewishhistoricalsociety #gallery #jewish #history #education #heritagecenter #phoenix #arizona #film #culture #nonprofit #imageofhope

The Liberators exhibit is now closed after a successful 9-month run. The next exhibit, Jewish Treasures of the Caribbean, will open January 12, 2020, at 7:00PM. Until then, the gallery is temporarily closed for the installation of the new exhibit. For more information or to sign up to attend the new exhibit opening on January 12th, please contact Jeffery Schesnol: [email protected] Open Mondays through Thursdays 10-4pm, 1st & 3rd Fridays 6-9pm and by appointment. #cpjhc #AZJHS #events #arizonajewishhistoricalsociety #gallery #jewish #history #education #heritagecenter #phoenix #arizona#film #culture #nonprofit #imageofhope

Happy Hanukkah from all of us at the Arizona Jewish Historical Society! #cpjhc #AZJHS #events #arizonajewishhistoricalsociety #gallery #jewish #history #education #heritagecenter #phoenix #arizona #film #culture #nonprofit #imageofhope

Continued Educational Programming, as part of the Holocaust Speakers Series. Please stay tuned for the next seminar. #cpjhc #AZJHS #events #arizonajewishhistoricalsociety #gallery #jewish #history #education #heritagecenter #phoenix #arizona #film #culture #nonprofit #imageofhope

Wishing You and Yours a Very Happy and Safe Thanksgiving Holiday! #cpjhc #AZJHS #events #arizonajewishhistoricalsociety #gallery #jewish #history #education #heritagecenter #phoenix #arizona #film #culture #nonprofit #imageofhope

Faces of Hope - Sir Nicholas George Winton Nicholas Wertheimer was born on May 19, 1909 in West Hampstead, London. His parents were both German Jews, who converted to Christianity and later changed the family name to Winton. In December 1938, Nicholas skipped his planned ski vacation in order to travel to Prague. There he met his friend, Martin Blake, who helped Jewish refugees at the time escape the country. Nicholas realized that war was imminent and decided to help despera...te Jewish parents get their children out of Czechoslovakia. He established the Czech-Kindertransport and the first train to leave Prague with hundreds of children was on March 14, 1939. In total Winton was able to rescue close to 700 children with his Kindertransport before returning home to London. Nicholas never spoke of his miraculous efforts until in 1998, his wife, Grete, found photos of the saved children in their family attic. In 2002 Czech TV aired a special called, The Power of Good: Nicholas Winton, and in 2003 Queen Elizabeth knighted him as Sir Nicholas George Winton. Winton passed away on July 1, 2015 at the age of 106, but he will always be referred to as the British Schindler for being a humanitarian hero. https://youtu.be/CbiX0sh5KqQ Help us in the building of the Center for Hope, Humanity and Holocaust Education. https://azjhs.org/Capital_Campaign.php #cpjhc #AZJHS #events #arizonajewishhistoricalsociety #gallery #jewish #history #education #heritagecenter #phoenix #arizona#film #culture #nonprofit #imageofhope #imagineacommunityofhope

Faces of Hope-Tauba Weiss Tauba Weiss was born in Lask, Poland on January 25, 1926. Throughout her childhood, Tauba had to deal with anti-Semitism from the Polish kids she grew up around. After the Nazis invaded Poland on September 3, 1939, the Weiss family was sent to the Lask Ghetto. Tauba worked as a tailor during this time making uniforms for the Nazis. In 1942, the Nazis came to the Lask ghetto and Tauba’s mother and six siblings were sent to the Chelmno concentration ca...mp to be gassed. For Tauba, her father, and brother, they were taken to the Lodz ghetto, where she worked as a shoemaker. In 1944, Tauba was transported to Auschwitz-Birkenau for a year before again being transferred to the Stutthof camp. Her next stop was the Dresden ammunition factory where Tauba made bullets. She was liberated on May 7, 1945, and later married Morris Weiss that same year. The two moved to California in 1951 and later she reunited with her father and brother in the United States. Tauba Weiss, a Holocaust educator, has three children and six grandchildren. Help us in the building of the Center for Hope, Humanity and Holocaust Education. https://azjhs.org/Capital_Campaign.php #cpjhc #AZJHS #events #arizonajewishhistoricalsociety #gallery #jewish #history #education #heritagecenter #phoenix #arizona#film #culture #nonprofit #imageofhope #imagineacommunityofhope

Faces of Hope-Elie Wiesel Elie Wiesel was born on September 30, 1928 in Sighet, a Transylvania village, which is now part of Romania. In 1940, the Nazis arrived in Sighet and by 1943, Elie, now 15 was deported to Auschwitz with the rest of his family. Upon arrival, Elie’s mother and younger sister were sent to the gas chambers, while Elie with his father were assigned to slave labor within the camp. The two were moved several times to other concentration camps like Buchenwald..., Buna, and Gleiwitz. Before Elie was liberated in April 1945 his father passed away. After the war, Wiesel resided in France and was reunited with his two older sisters, who had survived the war. His acclaimed memoir, Night (La Nuit), which delves into his experiences during the Holocaust has been translated into more than 30 languages. After the publication of his memoir, Elie wrote more than 50 fiction and nonfiction books about Judaism, the Holocaust, and the moral responsibility of all people to fight hatred, racism and genocide. In 1963, Elie became an American citizen and by 1969 he married Marion Rose. In 1986, Wiesel won the Nobel Prize for Peace and established the Elie Wiesel Foundation for Humanity. In 1992, Elie received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from former President George Bush Sr. On July 2, 2016, at his home in Manhattan, Elie Wiesel passed away at the age of 87. He leaves behind a lasting legacy and one of his more famous statements, to remain silent and indifferent is the greatest sin of all #cpjhc #AZJHS #events #arizonajewishhistoricalsociety #gallery #jewish #history #education #heritagecenter #phoenix #arizona #film #culture #nonprofit #imageofhope #imagineacommunityofhope

Faces of Hope-Dora Eiger Zaidenweber Dora was born on January 24, 1924, in the industrial city of Radom, Poland. After the invasion by the Nazis in September 1939, Dora was identified by her new ID card which stated she was Jewish. In March 1941 Dora and her family were forced into the local ghettos. While in the ghetto Dora married Jules Zaidenweber, who concealed their marriage certificate in his shoe. Dora worked at the weapons factory until her deportation to Auschwitz in... July 1944. She was liberated at Bergen-Belsen by British troops on April 15, 1945. Shortly afterward Dora reunited with her family and husband, Jules in 1950 she immigrated to America. In 2013, Dora translated and published her father’s historic memoir, Sky Tinged Red, from Yiddish to English. #cpjhc #AZJHS #events #arizonajewishhistoricalsociety #gallery #jewish #history #education #heritagecenter #phoenix #arizona #film #culture #nonprofit #imageofhope

It was a great day with North Pointe Prep. Thank you for all that attended and special thanks to Arizona Artist, Robert Sutz and Holocaust Survivor, Oskar Knoblauch. If your class is looking for a field trip, call us at (602) 241-7870 for more information regarding our exhibits and schedules. #cpjhc #AZJHS #events #arizonajewishhistoricalsociety #gallery #jewish #history #education #heritagecenter #phoenix #arizona #film #culture #nonprofit #imageofhope #imagineacommunityofhope

Forever in Our Hearts; We will Never Forget. Remembering those on September 11. #cpjhc #AZJHS #events #arizonajewishhistoricalsociety #gallery #jewish #history #education #heritagecenter #phoenix #arizona #film #culture #nonprofit #imageofhope #imagineacommunityofhope #911

Today, marks the 80th anniversary of the Declaration of War by France and the United Kingdom on September 3, 1939, after German forces had invaded Poland. World War II began in Europe and French and British forces would soon be in battle. Come visit the AZJHS to learn more about one extraordinary British military officer, Leonard Berney. He helped liberate thousands of Jews from Bergen Belson and became the commanding officer of a Panzer barrack in town that would be turned into the largest hospital in the world. #cpjhc #AZJHS #events #arizonajewishhistoricalsociety #gallery #jewish #history #education #heritagecenter #phoenix #arizona #film #culture #nonprofit #imageofhope #imagineacommunityofhope