Holocaust

Embark on a journey of Jewish learning and discovery, exploring the depth of our Holocaust resources, where tagged items including audio, programs, and podcast episodes await your exploration.

e-TiM: The Mir Yeshiva's Incredible Escape to Shanghai

Dr. Marc Shapiro

Dr. Marc Shapiro reveals a little-known saga of Holocaust survival in four parts.
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The Mir Yeshiva's Escape to Shanghai, Part 1

Dr. Marc Shapiro

Dr. Marc Shapiro reveals one of the most unusual stories of Holocaust survival in two parts.
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The Morning After the Holocaust

The Morning After the Holocaust
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Rewiring Trauma: The Holocaust and the Science of Memory

Dr. Daniela Schiller

On the cutting edge of neuroscience, Dr. Daniela Schiller's research explores the possibility of traumatic memories being modified or altered, including the experience of Holocaust survivors and their memories. In conversation with Dr. Elliott…
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Rabbi Kalonymos Kalman Shapira: Jewish Spirituality and the Holocaust, Chanukah 1942

Dr. Don Seeman will present a lecture on Rabbi Kalonymos Kalman Shapira: Jewish Spirituality and the Holocaust, Chanukah 1942. Shapira's manuscripts, recovered from the ruins of the Warsaw Ghetto, outline his spiritual struggle to deal…
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Rabbi Kalonymos Kalman Shapira: Jewish Spirituality and the Holocaust, Chanukah 1942

Rabbi Dr. Don Seeman

Rabbi Kalonymos Shapira was a Hasidic Rebbe who ran the largest yeshiva in Warsaw before World War II. During his interment in the Warsaw Ghetto, he wrote sermons that are among the very last examples of traditional Jewish scholarship ever composed…
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