We have a wide variety of events coming up — both virtual and in-person. We hope you’ll join us and be part of our mission to combat antisemitism and hate of all kinds through Holocaust education.

Monday, October 30, 2023

7:30 PM - 9:30 PM

Community & Conversation - A Special Evening in Support of ISRAEL

Presented by Gold Coast Arts & Temple Beth-El of Great Neck in association with HMTC

Featuring a conversation with:

Avraham Melamed, Israeli survivor; 1972 Munich Olympics Massacre

Together with:

Ambassador Ido Aharoni, Israel’s former Consul-General, New York & the Tri-State area

Jon Loew, Producer, Netflix Series, Spy Ops

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Sunday, November 5, 2023, 11:00 AM

HMTC Daffodil Memorial Garden Ceremony Bulb Planting Event

Join us in planting 1,500 Daffodil bulbs. The Daffodil Project aspires to build a worldwide Living Holocaust Memorial by planting 1.5 million Daffodils in memory of the children who perished in the Holocaust and in support of children suffering in humanitarian crises in the world today. The shape and color of the daffodils represent the yellow stars that Jews were forced to wear during the Holocaust. Yellow is the color of remembrance. Daffodils represent our poignant hope for the future. They are resilient and return with a burst of color each spring, signifying hope, renewal, and beauty. The daffodils also honor those who survived the Holocaust and went on to build new lives after this dark and challenging period.

Stay tuned for the daffodil bloom sometime in late March and early April.

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Thursday, November 9, 2023

5:30 PM -  6:30 PM

Kristallnacht Commemoration

On the 85th anniversary of Kristallnacht or "Night of Broken Glass", we look to commemorate those whose lives were lost or forever changed by the events of November 9th, 1938. 

This event will consist of a brief candlelit service in honor of survivors and victims of one of humanity's darkest periods in history.

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Sunday, November 12, 2023, 1:00 PM Opening Event

The Kindertransport Journey: Memory into History Exhibit

Presented by the Kindertransport Association in association with HMTC. Please join us in this very special opening event of the Kindertransport Exhibit. In the nine months between the pogrom of November 9, 1938 (Kristallnacht “the Night of Broken Glass”) and the start of World War II, a bold rescue operation now known as the Kindertransport brought nearly ten thousand unaccompanied children from Germany, Austria, Czechoslovakia to safety in Great Britain. Most of the children, but not all, were Jewish. Most of the parents who sent them to safety perished in the Holocaust. This exhibit traces that larger story, sharing both the history and details of the lives of individual Kinder and their families. It is an effort to retrieve the almost-lost story of an almost-lost generation.

There will be refreshments and appetizers at the event.

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Wednesday, November 15, 2023

1:00 PM  2:00 PM

HMTC Book Club - The Enemy Beside Me, by Naomi Ragen (on Zoom)

As the head of an organization in Tel Aviv that seeks to bring Nazi war criminals to justice, Milia Gottstein has dedicated her life to making sure that the voices of Holocaust victims will never be silenced. But when she brings her work to Lithuania and tries to force the government to admit their historic responsibility for annihilating almost their entire Jewish population, including her own family, she is confronted with choices that threaten to betray all she has achieved.

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Sunday, April 7, 2024, 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Lovers in Auschwitz Book Launch

The incredible true story of two Holocaust survivors who fell in love in Auschwitz, only to be separated upon liberation and lead remarkable lives apart following the war—and then find each other again more than 70 years later.

About the speakers:

Michael Berkowitz (https://www.ucl.ac.uk/hebrew-jewish/people/academic-staff/prof-michael-berkowitz) is a Professor of Modern Jewish History at University College London. One of the subjects of Lovers in Auschwitz, Helen "Zippi" Spitzer, was a key source for his 2007 book The Crime of My Very Existence. Michael will be presenting together with Keren Blankfeld (https://kerenblankfeld.com/) regarding her forthcoming book Lovers in Auschwitz: A True Story. Keren is an award-winning journalist and the granddaughter of four World War II refugees. She has been a guest on CNN, BBC World News, and E! Entertainment.

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Be On The Lookout For Our Upcoming Events In Future Newsletters:

- Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day
- Yom Hashoah
- Upstander Awards Dinner
- And Other Educational Programs

Over 200 Long Islanders came together in the Children's Memorial Garden of the Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center for the ceremony called "Families Light up the Darkness."

A moment of silence was held to honor those who lost their lives and participants prayed for the safety and well-being of those affected by the terror attacks in Israel.

Organizers said it was a meaningful opportunity to come together as a community to show their support for Israel.

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HMTC Planning on building a state-of-the-art auditorium to meet the growing demand for Holocaust and tolerance education

The Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center is constructing an auditorium to increase the number of visitors they can accommodate. With the increasing amount of antisemitism in the state, they say education is essential to combat hateful acts. Read more in The LI Herald.

Learn more about Naming Opportunities for the New Auditorium

For more information about these events or HMTC, contact [email protected] or 516.571.8040. Keep our important work going. Support HMTC with a donation today.

The Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center is constructing an auditorium to increase the number of visitors they can accommodate. With the increasing amount of antisemitism in the state, they say education is an essential tool to combat hateful acts.