Despite the troubling and turbulent times we are living through, we hope the summer is providing some much-needed enjoyment. One of the most important conferences of the past few years will take place in Paris on September 12–15. The World Federation of Jewish Holocaust Survivors & Descendants is hosting the 2025 Conference, which will commemorate the 80th anniversary of the liberation. Hundreds of survivors and descendants from around the world will be there, and it’s not too late to register! The conference is offering historic tours before and after the meeting. Check holocaustchild.org and read the article below for details.

You can also find key information in the newsletter on what's happening in and around our community. We are planning an in-person local event in the coming months, so stay tuned for more info to come!

Shelli Klein

President

Olimpia Nowicka-Sulla

Vice President

UPCOMING: Speakers' Bureau Meeting, August 17, 10:00 AM ET

Our next online Speakers' Bureau meeting will reflect changes recommended by our members, beginning with a new start time (10:00 AM) and shorter duration (1-1/2 hours vs. 2). We will offer some specific suggestions from Teach the Shoah on how to encourage questions or discussion from your audience. Register to receive the Zoom link.

UPCOMING: Join an Online Gen After Writing Group!

Generations After has openings in Writing Group 2, led by Gina Roitman, and 3, led by Tommy Schnurmacher. Both writing group facilitators are 2Gs, experienced memoir-writing workshop leaders, and published authors. 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.

Writing Group 2 meets 1–3 PM on Wednesday afternoons. Sessions are tentatively scheduled for August 20, 9//3, 9/17, 9/30 (Tuesday), 10/16 (Thursday), and 10/29.

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.

Dates may be subject to change. For more information, please email Writing Groups Coordinator Dena Hirsh.

UPCOMING: Book Group Meeting, August 24, 10:30AM ET via Zoom

The Book Group will end the summer with a discussion of the memoir, The Diary of Mary Berg: Growing Up in the Warsaw Ghetto, an inspiring and fascinating tale of the strength of the human spirit during one of humanity’s darkest hours. It offers a unique insight from one of the few survivors of the Warsaw Ghetto. 

RSVP to 2ndgenbookgroup@gmail.com to receive the Zoom link.

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. Sign up or send your check to:

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.

- Around the Community -

REGISTER BEFORE 8/31: WFJHS&D 35th Annual Conference

World Federation of Jewish Holocaust Survivors & Descendants

September 12–15, 2025

Paris, France

HOTEL ROOMS ARE GOING VERY FAST and REGISTRATION CLOSES AUGUST 31. This will be an extraordinary gathering of survivors and descendants!! So, register now 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 along with the largest gathering of survivors we are likely to see in our lifetime. DON'T MISS THIS OPPORTUNITY!

View program highlights, which include opening Shabbat Dinner with Mme. Anne Hidalgo, Mayor of Paris, Eric de Rothschild, Chairman of the Mémorial de la Shoah, and Serge and Beate Klarsfeld, renowned Nazi documenters of the Holocaust in France, There will be workshops, panels, and trips before and after the conference to Drancy, Memorial de la Shoah, and the Jewish Quarter of Paris, Les Marais.

Additional highlights and Registration.

- Ongoing Activities -

Gen After Remember a Child Program

Are there b'nai mitzvah coming up in the family?

The Remember A Child (RAC) program pairs adult and young b'nai mitzvah students with children murdered during the Shoah before they were able to have a bar or bat mitzvah. Participants receive a scroll of remembrance, biography, and links for additional information about their child. More than 800 b'nai mitzvah students have enriched their milestone simcha by participating in this meaningful program. Contact RAC Coordinator Barbara Brandys at rac@genafterdc.org for information or visit the RAC website page.

Holocaust Survivors–The Last Generation

Child survivors meet the third Sunday of each month. Join the Zoom call or contact Ayana Touval for more information.

3GDC Group

Learn about DC, Maryland, and Virginia 3rd Generation activities on the 3G Facebook page.

Resources to Address Antisemitism

Listing of several organizations that can assist in addressing antisemitic incidents.

Jewish Records Indexing-Poland (JRI-Poland)

JRI-Poland seeks volunteers to help make important family records available. Contact volunteers@jri-poland.org.

Arolsen Archive Project "Every Name Counts"

“Every Name Counts” aspires to make available every name contained in the online archive. Help digitize names into the massive and vital Arolsen Archive. Learn more at the Arolsen Archive website or #everynamecounts.

Generations of the Shoah, International (GSI)

GSI newsletters list hundreds of Holocaust-related events, conferences, lectures, books, and resources from around the world at www.genshoah.org.

Jewish Foundation for the Righteous (JFR)

JFR supports those who rescued Jewish victims during the Shoah. Learn more and sign up for newsletters.