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Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum presents History Highlights – Beyond Anne Frank: Hidden Children in the Netherlands Many events have been canceled or postponed due to coronavirus concerns. Please check with the organization before going to any event.
Photo courtesy of Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum Anne Frank is the most well-known hidden child during the Holocaust, representing the many children hidden throughout Europe, including hundreds in the Netherlands. But her story is very different from the others. Dr. Charlotte Decoster, Director of Education at the Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum, will talk about the hiding experience of Jewish children in the Netherlands during the Holocaust.
How a Holocaust survivor, now Dallas resident came to trust a new college grad to write his life story
Max Glauben knew his experience as a Holocaust survivor would make a powerful book. But he hadn t found the perfect person to write it until he found Jori Epstein. Author: Teresa Woodard Updated: 10:33 PM CDT April 7, 2021
DALLAS It began at synagogue on a Friday night in 2016.
Jori Epstein had just graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a degree in journalism and Plan II Honors. It was her first weekend back home in Dallas.
She didn’t know Max Glauben well. But like most everyone across North Texas, she knew his story.
The Holocaust Museum of Los Angeles will host a livestream Yom HaShoah commemoration ceremony specifically honoring the Sephardic communities in Southern Europe and North Africa that were victims of Nazi brutality. The virtual ceremony, which takes place Sunday, April 11 will feature a keynote address by Dr. Aomoar Baum, associate professor and vice chair of Undergraduate Studies, UCLA Department of Anthropology, a speech from Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, performances by singer-songwriters Shira Bouskila and Montana Tucker, and appearances from survivors.
While the museum itself remains closed due to pandemic restrictions, its Yom HaShoah event is open to anyone who wishes to join and honor the Sephardic community.
Noel Paul Stookey is still singing for a good cause
The Blue Hill resident gained famed with Peter, Paul and Mary in the 1960s and recently put out an album to raise money for several causes.
Photo by Sally Farr
Noel Paul Stookey first gained fame as a singer and activist with Peter, Paul and Mary nearly 60 years ago. As part of that folk trio, he sang to more than 200,000 people during the 1963 civil rights march on Washington, D.C., where Martin Luther King Jr. also delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech.
HEAR HIM LIVE
Noel Paul Stookey will perform live to kick off the Portland Press Herald’s virtual Source Maine Sustainability Awards at 7 p.m. April 21. Register to attend the event at pressherald.com/source2021.