FEBRUARY EVENTS

Online Holocaust Survivor Seminar Strength, Courage, and Hope   Guest Speaker: Holocaust Survivor Charlotte Adelman Friday, February 5th at 10am - 12pm RSVP: Tony Fusco at afusco@azjhs.org

Join us for a harrowing personal story of survival and rescue in France during the Holocaust. Charlotte Adelman was 9 years old and living in Paris when the Nazis invaded in 1940. When her parents were deported, she was eventually taken in by the Quatreville family in Beaumont du Argonne. The Quartreville family, recognized by Yad Vashem as Righteous among the Nations, hid her in a cellar, with a mattress and a lamp. Charlotte spent 9 months in the dark basement, recalling that food was brought to her by the Quartreville’s daughter, Ginette. Ms. Adelman lost contact with the family after the war, but was eventually reunited with the Quatrevilles after 70 years after receiving a message on Facebook.

Online Book Discussion Group How to Fight Anti-Semitism, by Bari Weiss Thursday, February 18th, at 2pm Discussion led by AZJHS Executive Director, Lawrence Bell, Ph.D Due to the overwhelming response to our Book Group Discussion, “How to Fight Anti-Semitism”, we have reached our capacity for attendance for this program.

Online “Surviving Humanity Series” Seminar Series Attaining Equal Justice: Lessons Learned Defending an Alleged 9/11 Terrorist Guest Speaker: Attorney, Howard Cabot Friday, February 19 , 2021 at 10am - 12pm RSVP: CLICK HERE

Noor Uthman Muhammed was born in Sudan during the late 1960s. The land was engulfed in a civil war and prolonged economic depression. Seeking an escape, he was drawn to Afghanistan and settled at Camp Khalden, continuing his religious studies and received some basic military training until 2000 when the camp closed. Noor was captured during a massive raid, caught in the wrong place at the wrong time. Mr. Cabot will share his experiences representing Noor within the U.S. military commission system, a conundrum of balancing national security and human rights while trying to afford defendants equal justice and due process of law.

From our friends at Arizona State University Jewish Studies

DID YOU KNOW?   The Arizona Jewish Historical Society (AZJHS)  provides the following to our community:   Museum Exhibitions on Jewish History and Art Documentary Films and Book Discussions Holocaust Education Seminars Interfaith Forums, Concerts, and Educational Events  Jewish Genealogy Programs at locations throughout the Valley   Additionally AZJHS:  Sponsors a unique community archive, with over 50,000 photographs, documents and artifacts pertaining to Jewish history in Arizona and the Southwest  Recorded over 300 oral and video histories of local residents  Offers guest speakers to local organizations and events  Promotes a positive vision of Jewish identity through history education   AZJHS has restored Phoenix's original synagogue building into a Phoenix Point of Pride museum, cultural center, and event venue open to people of all faiths.

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