We had a wonderful turnout for our first Café Europa of the season! It was such a nice way to start the New Year surrounded by friends and family while enjoying good conversation. We were so grateful to see many of our local Holocaust survivors in attendance, as well as some new faces.

For Café Europa

Jeff Cain

Enid Schwartz

Donation to PHA’s General Fund

Center for Jewish Philanthropy

Helaine Wasser

Volker Benkert

Lori Pollock

Eva Flaster

Rise Stillman

Heather Roehl

Ann Arbitman

Dan Gutfreund

Shawn Dunn

Amy Tuchler

Karen Perna

Janice Friebaum

Holocaust Education

Esti Kurti

For the Hilton Family Holocaust Education Center

Helen and Marty Locke

Sherry Cohen

Karen Perna

For PHA Special Projects

Anthony Fusco

Buchanan Programme & Marley Kornreich

For 3GAZ

Jennifer Blohm

In Memory of Peter Jekel

Haja Silbermann

Thank you to everyone who donated to PHA's High Holy Day Appeal

Phoenix Holocaust Association (PHA) is extremely grateful to all our donors for their generous financial support. PHA is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization. All contributions are tax deductible. Please consider a regular, monthly donation to Phoenix Holocaust Association.

To RSVP and pay online for Café Europa

* Please make your reservations as early as possible for Café Europa by calling Susan Getz at (480) 246-9551 or emailing her at suze0000@gmail.com or clicking a link above. We will provide rides for any survivor who needs a ride. There is no charge for Holocaust survivors or their drivers.

RESERVATIONS ARE A MUST

October 7th Community Commemoration

Monday, October 7, 2024, 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm

This October 7th, join the Greater Phoenix Jewish community as we come together to commemorate the one- year anniversary of the Hamas attack on Israel. This special program will provide an opportunity to honor the lives lost and those still in captivity, reinforce our collective strength and resilience, and look towards a brighter future together.

She Held Me In Her Arms:

Friday, October 11, 2024, 10AM (MST)

Featured Guest: Holocaust Survivor & US Veteran, Hebert Marx

Pre-Recorded Seminar

Holocaust survivor, Herbert Marx was born on May 12, 1934. When Herbert was just 6 years old, Nazis came into his town, rounded up his family & loaded him, his mother, grandmother, and three aunts into a railroad car used to transport cattle where they traveled for two days prior to being taken to concentration camp in Gurs, in Vichy France. Please join us in hearing Herbert's courageous story. 

We Must Never Forget:

My Parents’ Story of Survival

A discussion with Renee Karson

Zoom or In-Person

Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024

10-11:30 a.m.

Keynote Speaker: Carl Wilkens

Rescuer during the Rwandan Genocide

Open to the General Public

Tuesday, October 29, 2024 3:30-4:30pm

Arizona Jewish Historical Society -

122 E. Culver Street, Phoenix, AZ

Courage and Memory: Bridging Holocaust Education with Commemoration of October 7th

 with Adi Bernstein

Wednesday, December 11 at 7pm (MST)

In this innovative lecture, Adi employs cutting-edge methods such as a 360-degree tour of the October 7th burnt vehicles compound and Nova. She discusses October 7th through the lens of a Holocaust educator, incorporating her extensive knowledge and beliefs about commemorations. Adi’s use of Jewish philosophy allows her to view October 7th from a perspective that emphasizes strength through courage and memory.

*Click on flyer to download

Please join PHA for a book discussion of Georgia Hunter's

We Were the Lucky Ones

Sunday, December 22, 2024 2:00-3:30pm Private home in Scottsdale (Address will be provided after RSVP)

Light refreshments will be served.

RSVP to: lesliefeldman.pha@gmail.com

Signed copies of We Were the Lucky Ones may be purchased on the registration page for the January 23 event featuring author Georgia Hunter and actor Busy Philipps:

https://phxha.com/events/we-were-the-lucky-ones/

Holocaust survivor Esther Basch spoke to Ashley Crose's Holocaust/Genocide studies class at Saguaro High School via Zoom.

Holocaust survivor Dirk Van Leenen spoke after all 18 performances of "The Diary of Anne Frank" at

Herberger Theater. He reached almost 6,000 Arizona students.

3G Adena Bernstein presented her grandmother's story of survival in Ashley Crose's Holocaust/Genocide Studies class at Saguaro High School

*Click on flyer to download.

The Phoenix Holocaust Association’s Speakers Bureau

The Phoenix Holocaust Association’s Speakers Bureau utilizes Holocaust survivors and their descendants. These speakers share meaningful experiences about the Holocaust and the impact on their lives. These real-life stories will make a lasting impression on your students and provide a memorable complement to your Holocaust curriculum.

To request a speaker: https://phxha.com/educate/#speakers-bureau

Is your annual PHA membership up to date? If not, please renew your membership today to help us continue to offer important and engaging events. Membership made after October 1 will include all of 2025.

Tribute Cards

Mark Life Cycle Events with PHA's Sympathy, Birthday, Congratulations, and Thank You cards. Click on the link below to send a tribute card

https://phxha.com/support/