To celebrate Hanukkah, we are holding an in-person event on December 15th—a gala intergenerational luncheon and party, complete with Hannukah foods, games, dancing, and entertainment. We are excited to see everyone in person for the first time since the pandemic! We are delighted that 3GDC is co-sponsoring the event with us. Please see registration details below, and be sure to sign up quickly, as space will be limited.

The event will be preceded by Gen After’s annual membership meeting and Board elections at noon. At 12:30 we'll start the party and luncheon. Be sure your membership is current so that you will be eligible to vote. You can view the bios of the Board nominees on the Gen After website. 

Is there a story behind your family hanukkiah? Or perhaps you have more than one hanukkiah in your home. Feel free to send a picture(s) and story to us at genafterdc@genafterdc.org and we will share it in the next newsletter. Here is a link to the story behind one special hanukkiah that was hidden in Poland, then Finland and which now resides in Yad Vashem's new collection center. We hope you enjoy it.



Hoping to see you at the Hannukah celebration!!

Shelli Klein,

President

Olimpia Nowicka-Sulla,

Vice-President

UPCOMING: Intergenerational Chanukah Party, December 15, 2024

Congregation Beth El

8215 Old Georgetown Road, Bethesda, MD

12:00 PM ET Annual Meeting & Elections; 12:30 PM ET Hannukah Party

REGISTER BY DECEMBER 8th

Gen After and 3GDC will co-host an intergenerational Hanukkah luncheon. Join this freylich, in-person event and enjoy festive Hannukah foods, entertainment by Lox and Vodka, singing, and dancing! Admission fees will help cover expenses (survivors and children five years old and under are free). Gen After members can register at the discounted price of $18. Join or renew your membership.

Gen After's Annual Meeting and Elections will be held prior to the festivities at 12:00 PM at the same location. Members are encouraged to attend!

UPCOMING: Speakers' Bureau Meeting, January 5, 2025, 11:00 AM ET

Hear presentations from Speakers' Bureau members who have recently taken training from either Teach the Shoah and/or the JCRC Maggid training. We will also discuss how to craft our talks so they are suitable for different audiences.

We anticipate an increase in requests for speakers as we approach International Holocaust Remembrance Day on January 27.

RSVP to receive the Zoom link to the upcoming Speaker's Bureau meeting.

To refer organizations looking for a speaker,

please send them the Request a Speaker link.

UPCOMING: Book Group with 2G Alex Kor, December 22, 2024, 11:00 AM

The Gen After Book Group's December book selection is A Blessing, Not a Burden by Gen After member Alex Kor. Alex and co-author Graham Honaker will participate in the Zoom discussion. Generations After members can sign up or contact the Book Group for additional details at 2ndgenbookgroup@gmail.com. Not a current Gen After member? Join or renew.

Read the Jewish Journal article highlighting Alex and the book.

Alex and Graham are scheduled to speak and autograph books at the National Museum of American Jewish Military History in DC on Sunday, January 12, from 2:00--3:30 PM ET.

- Around the Community -

UPCOMING: Haberman Institute Lecture Series, December 2, 8, 11, 2024

Explore our Eastern European heritage in a new three-part series. Register for each: In the Shadow of the Shtetl: Life in Ukraine and Post-War Eastern Europe.

UPCOMING: Personalizing the Past, December 11, 2024, 7:30 PM ET

The Bethesda Chevy Chase Jewish Community Group will host Professor Susan Evans, Ed.D., Research and Reference Specialist, The David M. Rubenstein National Institute for Holocaust Documentation, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.

Professor Evans will present an overview of the USHMM's Research Services, including examples of digitalized documentation and how individual inquiries regarding victims who perished and those who survived, are processed.

She will also explain how those who wish to initiate such research can submit a personal inquiry. Register to receive the Zoom link.

UPCOMING: International Holocaust Remembrance Day Concert

January 27, 2025, 7:00 PM ET, Bender JCC, 6125 Montrose Road, Rockville, MD

The JCCGW will host the Iris Music Project and vocalist, Frieda Enoch. Music is a powerful expression of emotions and experiences, and unites, strengthens and inspires us! We look toward a bright future filled with love, humor and hope, but we will always remember…!’

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Send your Gen After Newsletter Items by the 15th of Every 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.

- 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 for information and click for details.

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.