September 2025: The Generations After Newsletter | |
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Hundreds will be gathering this month in Paris for the 35th annual World Federation of Jewish Holocaust Survivors and Descendants conference. The program is inspiring and amazing, and we hope to see many of you there. If you are not able to make it, however, watch for highlights in the upcoming newsletter.
The Generations After is also planning both a provocative November Kristallnacht event and a December in-person Annual Meeting/Membership Party where we will highlight some of our accomplishments during this very challenging year. You won't want to miss this meaningful event and opportunity to meet old and new friends. During this Fall membership campaign, please log onto the website, check your membership status, and Join or renew.
Best wishes to all of you from The Generations After for a healthy and happy new year. May 5786 be a year of restored health and reduced hatred for all humanity and Am Yisrael.
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Olimpia Nowicka-Sulla
Vice President
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- Generations After Events and Updates -
| | UPCOMING: A Journey to Healing, September 25, 2025, 20:00 IDT | | Gen After member Alex Kor will present My Loving Mother, Eva Mozes Kor: A Journey to Healing as a panelist during the program Sons & Mothers. The virtual event will be hosted by Women in the Holocaust International Study Center. Register to receive the Zoom link. | | UPCOMING: Speakers' Bureau Meeting, October 26, 2025, 10:00 AM ET | | We hope to have one of the JCRC's (Jewish Community Relations Council) staff members who is responsible for their Speakers' Bureau and Maggid training describe their program at this meeting. They have also offered to discuss what the role is of our speakers in classrooms and how we can meet this difficult moment for teachers and students. Register to receive the Zoom link. | | UPCOMING: Book Group Meeting, October 19, 2025 | | |
Our next book will be The Light Through the Storm by Margalit Ganor. A Jewish family flees Nazi-occupied Romania in 1942 and faces a subsequent shipwreck and capture in a foreign land. Dr. Leon Schmelzer's faith and courage are pushed to the limits as he strives to save his wife and daughter amidst hatred and adversity.
The author is a member of Dorot Hahemshech, the 2G Israeli organization that has partnered and helped plan our three joint programs in the aftermath of October 7th.
RSVP to 2ndgenbookgroup@gmail.com to receive the Zoom link.
| | UPCOMING: Join a Gen After Writing Group! | | |
Currently, Generations After has openings in Writing Group 3, led by Tommy Schnurmacher. Tommy, himself a 2G, is an experienced writing group facilitator, memoir-writing workshop leader, and published author. Writing Group 3 will meet 7–9 PM on Tuesday evenings on 10/21, 11/4, 11/18, 12/2, 12/16, and 12/30.
Writing Group 2 with Gina Roitman has already begun its Fall session, which runs through the end of October. There may be openings in her workshops for the following session. Meetings are normally held on Wednesday afternoons. Learn more.
Participants must be members of The Generations After and pay the Group registration fee prior to the first session. Join or renew on our website.
Dates may be subject to change. For more information, please email Writing Groups Coordinator Dena Hirsh.
| | ONGOING: A Meaningful B'nai Mitzvah Commemoration | | |
Gen After's Remember A Child (RAC) program pairs adult and young b'nai mitzvah students with children who perished during the Shoah before they were able to have their own bar or bat mitzvah celebration. Participants receive a scroll of remembrance, biography, and links for additional information about the child matched to them. More than 800 b'nai mitzvah students have enriched their milestone simchas by participating in this meaningful program. Visit the RAC website page or contact RAC Coordinator Barbara Brandys for details at genafter@genafterdc.org.
| | It's Our Annual Fall Membership Drive! | | Join The Generations After or Renew Your Membership! Individual member dues are $36, and family memberships are $54. Your generous support will help us keep you and the 2G community engaged and informed and ensure that the legacy of the Shoah is never forgotten. | | |
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Gen After Newsletter Submission Deadline
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Send your Gen After Newsletter Items by the 23rd of Each Month
Do you know of an event or news item that the Generations After community needs to learn about? Please email it by the 15th of the month along with a very short description to genafter@genafterdc.org. Our Communication Committee will review it and, if possible, publish it in the upcoming issue.
| | IN MEMORIAM: David Schaecter, z"l | | |
David Schaecter, a brilliant and devoted human being and Holocaust survivor leader, passed away on September 4. David had turned 96 on August 4, 2025.
He was a tremendous champion for the Holocaust survivor community and the Jewish people. Read more in the Miami Herald about his legacy.
| | UPCOMING: Supportive Connection for 2Gs, Monthly, 7:00 PM ET (Resuming in November) | | Second Generation descendants of Holocaust survivors are invited to join monthly gatherings facilitated by Dr. Irit Felsen and Dr. Jenni Frumer. These sessions, hosted by Holocaust Learning Experience, are more than meetings—they are a safe, informal space for connection, mutual support, and engaging dialogue. Each gathering offers a chance to unite with others who share a unique bond, exchange meaningful insights, and strengthen our collective resilience. While the program was paused over the summer, it will resume in November. Register. | | REGISTER: WFJHS&D 35th Annual Conference | | |
World Federation of Jewish Holocaust Survivors & Descendants
September 12–15, 2025
Paris, France
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HOPE TO SEE YOU IN PARIS!!
This will be an extraordinary gathering of survivors and descendants to mark the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Europe and the end of World War II. WFJHS&D will hold its 35th annual conference with its partners, Mémorial de la Shoah, the Kindertransport Association, and Generations of the Shoah International. The conference is now at capacity, so registration has been closed.
As soon as the videos are available, we will share them in the newsletter.
View Additional highlights and Registration.
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