Shelli Klein

President

Olimpia Nowicka-Sulla

Vice President

Kristallnacht Commemoration, November 9, 2025, 2:00 PM EST

Kristallnacht: Could It Happen Again? What Should We Do?

Prof. Michael Brenner

Amy Spitalnick

Dr. Peter Gengler

Given the increasingly toxic antisemitic atmosphere in the United States and around the world, we are raising questions about this year's Kristallnacht commemoration: Could Kristallnacht happen today, and, if so, what can the second-generation community do to prevent it?

To grapple with these questions, we have assembled a fascinating panel. Professor Michael Brenner of American University is a historian renowned for his expertise in German history. Amy Spitalnick, CEO of the Jewish Council for Public Affairs, is a major force in fighting antisemitism who successfully sued the Nazi hate groups behind the Charlottesville Unite the Right march. The moderator will be Dr. Peter Gengler, a historian at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum with expertise in modern German and East European cultural, political, and military history.

Register for the Zoom program to receive the link.

UPCOMING: Sunday, November 9, 7 PM

Please join Magen David Sephardic Congregation in Rockville, MD, and the Sephardic Jewish Brotherhood for a program on the Jews of Rhodes (now Greece), in commemoration of Kristallnacht (Night of the Broken Glass),

Register at the Magen David website.  

UPCOMING: Nowhere to Go: Holocaust Survivors in Post-War Europe

November 19, 2025, 4:00 PM EST

TOLI presents Prof. David Nasaw, author of "The Last Million: Europe's Displaced Persons from World War to Cold War." This program will focus on the plight of the displaced, Holocaust survivors who once again became victims of antisemitic policy in Europe, British-occupied Palestine, and the United States. Register to attend.

 UPCOMING: The Generations After Membership Party & Annual Meeting, December 7, 2025

Get an early start on Chanukah with your GenAfter family and friends! Join us for an in-person get-together and hear a review of the year’s events and accomplishments. Enjoy refreshments, a tantalizing sample of readings from our Memoir-Writing Group, short talks by our Speakers’ Bureau, a report on our very active Remember a Child program, and live music by Vladimir Fridman!

No charge, but donations are welcome! RSVPs are required, so click here by November 26th to register. Hope to see you there!

UPCOMING: Teach the Shoah Workshop, December 10, 2025

Don't miss this free, in-person storytelling workshop with TTS Executive Director Dr. Deborah Fripp and Director of Holocaust Scholarship Lynne Feldman. It will be held 11 AM–1 PM EST at the Rockville Town Center Library.

Listen to a moving Holocaust story from one GenAfter member about her mother and hear a second testimony-based survivor story. Learn how to shape Holocaust memories into stories and then try out your story telling skills utilizing artifacts and imagery. A panel of 2Gs will add their reflections on their role as memory keepers. Please register here.

UPCOMING: Book Group Meeting, December 14, 2025, 10:30 AM ET

Our next book group selection is I Seek a Kind Person: My Father, Seven Children, and the Adverts that Helped Them Escape the Holocaust, a fascinating account by Julian Borger.

Gen After members may RSVP to 2ndgenbookgroup@gmail.com to receive the Zoom link.

Join or Renew During Our Annual Fall Membership Drive!

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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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 -

UPDATE: Claims Conference 2025 Announcement

This year's Claims Conference finalized new negotiations with Germany, achieving record funding for survivor care and renewed commitments to Holocaust remembrance. Read Delegation President Gideon Taylor's report.

UPCOMING: Monthly Support Gatherings for 2Gs

Second-generation descendants of Holocaust survivors will meet from November 20, 2025–April 16, 2026, 7:00–9:00 PM ET. The monthly gatherings are 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. Register.

UPCOMING: American Jews and Israel, December 16–17, 2025

A Complicated Relationship

American University presents an in-person, two-day conference. Topics will include: The Diaspora Blues, Where American Jews Go From Here; History and Politics: A Special Relationship? Challenges to Democracy in Israel and the U.S.; Jewish Narratives in Flux: A View From Tel Aviv and Philadelphia; Cultural Exchange: American Jews and Israel Through Writers' Eyes; and After October 7 -- A New Era: Where Are We Now?

View the itinerary and speakers. Free registration to attend the sessions.

UPCOMING: Nowhere to Go, December 19, 2:00 PM ET

Holocaust Survivors in Post-War Europe

Following World War II, over 200,000 Jews in Europe were refugees, scarred and traumatized from the ordeal of the Holocaust. Many were stranded in Displaced Persons camps for years, longing to rebuild their lives but barred from emigrating to the United States and other countries.

This program will focus on the plight of the displaced, those who had survived the Holocaust to once again become victims of antisemitic policy in Europe, British-occupied Palestine, and the United States.

TOLI and the Joint Distribution Committee will host Professor David Nasaw, author of The Last Million: Europe’s Displaced Persons from World War to Cold War. Learn more and Register for the Zoom link.

- Ongoing Activities -

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

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.

Campus Antisemitism Data Hub on Campus4All.org presents dynamic graphs and charts to search, compare, explore, and analyze antisemitic incidents on campus from 2014 to 2025.

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.