Due to the incoming storm, we will be postponing our Jan. 26 program featuring a discussion with Andrea Strongwater about her new and exquisite book, “Lost Synagogues of Europe: Paintings and Histories.” Please stay tuned for an update. Stay safe and take care of each other!

Book launch and exhibition for International Holocaust Remembrance Day. Andrea Strongwater, "Lost Synagogues of Europe: Paintings and Histories" (JPS 2025). Mon., Jan. 26 at 1:15 pm in Friends Hall. Non-Ramapo guests should follow the link for registration information. mailchi.mp/583878e82c7d...

My interns and I are putting together an exhibit about propaganda in the contexts of Nazism, WWII, and the Nazi genocides, including the Holocaust. If you or someone you know have relevant artifacts looking for a good home or would be interested in lending pieces, please hit me up.

It's Giving Tuesday and you're receiving a lot of emails. We packed ours full of incredible announcements and new videos. Please give it a look! mailchi.mp/d1be4864a0b9...

Behold our glorious cover art! "Keeping Contact: Jewish Cultural Initiatives across Cold War Borders" Eds. @rkpejsova.bsky.social & @labendz.bsky.social (Purdue '26). Moshe Peter Shamah created this original artwork. The volume derived from two symposia, the last held at @chgs-ramapo.bsky.social.

What a workshop! Musicologist and recitalist Tamara Freeman played music composed in the ghettos and camps of Nazi Europe and shared paintings to an intimate audience of genocide students and children of Holocaust survivors. We processed emotions and memory through art in meaningful partnership.

This is going to be an incredible event... and it is only part one! On March 25, 2025, in commemoration of Women's History Month we will stage a table read of one of Ms. Rana’s plays. Students interested in participating in the table read should contact Dr. Labendz ([email protected]).

This is going to be an incredible event... and it is only part one! On March 25, 2025, in commemoration of Women's History Month we will stage a table read of one of Ms. Rana’s plays. Students interested in participating in the table read should contact Dr. Labendz ([email protected]).

What an important evening. Thank you so much for sharing your time and wisdom, Andrea!

CfP: Inaugural Richard E. Fertel, z”l, Emerging Scholars Prize and Lecture in Holocaust and Antisemitism Studies We proudly issue the CfP for this fantastic initiative. Share widely and stay tuned for announcements. With gratitude to Bonnie Bornstein Fertel. networks.h-net.org/group/announ...

NY and NJ people! I'll be talking about concentration camp history and how mass civilian detention without trial took root all over the world more than a century ago. Join us at 5:30pm on Tuesday October 21 at Ramapo College in Mahwah. www.ramapo.edu/holocaust/ce...

Our trip this past summer was so wonderful, we're running it again in Summer 2026. We encouraged all interested students to attend this info session. Great news! We raised funds to cover the $1,000 fee for the 2-credit course for all participants! Program, flight & incidental fees paid by students.

We're thrilled at the opportunity to bring this program to Ramapo College for Women's History Month. In the spring, we intend to stage a table-read of one of Ms. Rana's plays on this difficult subject. Students are encouraged to become involved!

This is going to be an incredible event. Please join us in person!

We're accepting applications & nominations for this year's Bridging the Gaps Fellowship. Follow this link to learn more about the BtG Fellowship. You'll find links to apply or nominate a student. Open to Ramapo only. Testimonials below! www.ramapo.edu/holocaust/btg/

We had such an incredible time in Prague and its environs, we couldn't help getting together to tell y'all all about it! This is also an opportunity to thank our friends who contributed to defray participation costs. Please email [email protected] if you'd like to contribute for our 2026 trip!

Tonight!!!

Tonight!

This promises to be incredible. Don't sleep on this important issue or a chance to be in discussion with Dr. Marianne Hirsch!

This is going to be fascinating. We highly encourage you to sign up!

Ramapo students enjoying their time in Prague! The fancy room is the Franz Kafka Hall at the Jewish community, which was a place where young Jews could socialize freely during Communism.

Are you a teacher or educator (loosely construed) in the NJ-Area? Limited space is available for this incredible program, featuring @benlorber8.bsky.social and CHGS director @labendz.bsky.social. Colleen Tambuscio will lead a related pedagogy session. We hop to see you there!

Tonight!!!

Updated Post: VIDEO: Former White Supremacists Scott Kelly Ernest & Tyler DiPeppe – Ridgewood, NJ 4/3/2025 idavox.com/index.php/20...

Annual Armenian-Genocide Lecture "131 Years of Armenian Genocide and Counting" With Dr. Henry Theriault, Assoc. Provost, Worcester State University April 21, 2025 — Zoom only Register: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Educator Workshop Tues., May 20th /8:30 am - 3:00 pm / Ramapo College "Belonging: Reconsidering Antisemitism, Islamophobia, and other Racisms" with Ben Lorber PD credits available. Space is limited. Register here: www.eventbrite.com/e/ramapo-chg... @ramapocollegenj.bsky.social

"Making History at Ramapo College" - Learn about our history program, its students, and our embrace of digital humanities. Featuring the Center for Holocaust & Genocide Studies w comments from students and dir. @labendz.bsky.social. @ramapocollegenj.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=kX3I...

Join us tomorrow night!!!! Tuesday, April 8 at 6:30 pm (webinar only) Genocide Briefing: Sudan Danica Damplo, Policy Manager Simon-Skjodt Center for the Prevention of Genocide United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Register here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

CHGS Director @labendz.bsky.social in conversation with @mxscottkernest.bsky.social and @tylerdipeppe.bsky.social at Ridgewood Public Library on April 3, 2025. It was an incredible evening. Give it a watch! @ramapocollegenj.bsky.social

From CHGS Director Jacob Ari Labendz.

Lord Pickles is right that our institutions aren't prepared for the passing of the survivor generation. Yet Pickles responds wrongheadedly. I've been developing new pedagogies & giving talks about the future of Holocaust ed. Invite me to speak with your community/org. www.thejc.com/news/politic...

There is still space. Please join us for an important and, I can almost guarantee, toms of fun.

If you are in the Bergen County (NJ) area, please join us for a timely and meaningful discussion with former white nationalists Tyler Parker-DiPeppe and Scott Kelley Ernest (apologies for the naming mistake in the flier). Registration required ridgewoodlibrary.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/lea...

Antisemitism and Islamophobia in Contemporary Germany Dr. Armin Langer, University of Florida Friday, March 28 from 10:00 - 11:30 am Zoom only — Register in Advance Below To register use the QR Code or visit www.ramapo.edu/holocaust/Ce... @ramapocollegenj.bsky.social

Check out our impressive events, March 28 - April 8 "Antisemitism and Islamophobia in Contemporary Germany" (3/28) "Leaving White Nationalism: Personal Stories and Lessons for the Future" (4/03 at 1:10 and 6:30 pm) Sudan Briefing (4/08) @ramapocollegenj.bsky.social mailchi.mp/40d728d2d172...

The CHGS thanks Bonnie Bornstein Fertel for establishing an endowment in her husband's memory. We will award an annual prize in Richard's name to an early career scholar in Holocaust and/or antisemitism studies and invite them to campus. @ramapocollegenj.bsky.social mailchi.mp/f5dd3678447e...

This program is open to the public. It promises to be as interesting as it is timely. Join us! @ramapocollegenj.bsky.social

Kick off event tomorrow for Women's History Month at @ramapocollegenj.bsky.social

Film Screening and Discussion "999: The Forgotten Girls" with Heather Dune, Director Tues, Feb 25 at 7:00 pm Trustees Pavilion, Ramapo College Parking: [email protected] We thank the Bruch family for their support. @ramapocollegenj.bsky.social

One film, two screenings. @ramapocollegenj.bsky.social

This is going to be an incredible and timely conversation. Tomorrow night. In-person only. For parking and more information, email: [email protected] @ramapocollegenj.bsky.social @labendz.bsky.social @asadfromnyc.bsky.social

"Foundational Concepts: Islamophobia" with Asad Dandia Tuesday, Feb. 18 at 7PM in Trustees Pavilion One This is going to be an incredible discussion and an important continuation of our discussion with Jonathan Judaken about contemporary Antisemitism.

VENUE SHIFT (OF BENEFIT) "Foundational Concepts: Antisemitism" with Jonathan Judaken Thurs., Feb. 6 at 6:30 pm EST via Zoom We have moved Dr. Judaken's lecture online due to a weather-related campus closure. If you're reading this, you may join us! Register here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

An incredible & timely discussion. I'm excited to welcome @mxscottkernest.bsky.social & @tylerdipeppe.bsky.social to @chgs-ramapo.bsky.social at @ramapocollegenj.bsky.social! We hope to secure a public venue for a second discussion in the evening. All on Thursday, April 3!

Just one week away! Dr. Judaken is one of today's most distinguished scholars of antisemitism and a significant influence upon the thinking of CHGS director Jacob Labendz. Please join us (in person only) at @ramapocollegenj.bsky.social.

Starting in just over 30 mins.

Foundational Concept Series: Antisemitism Jonathan Judaken, PhD (Washington University) Thursday, February 6 at 6:30 pm in Friends Hall (SC-219) Email [email protected] for parking information. www.ramapo.edu/holocaust/ce...

International Holocaust Remembrance Day Lecture Finkelstein Memorial Library / Jan. 21 @ 7PM (Virtual) "The Last Years of Lived Holocaust Memory" Jacob Ari Labendz (@labendz.bsky.social), CHGS Dir. Follow the QR Code, the link on the flier, or call 845-352-5700 x244 @ramapocollegenj.bsky.social

We are honored to partner with the Rabbi Israel S. Dresner Center and the Jewish Historical Society of Norther NJ.

"A Concert for Peace with Violins of Hope" January 12 at the NJ Performing Arts Center A NJ Youth Sympathy Concert featuring violins that survived the Holocaust and music from Mendelssohn, Paul Frucht, David Winkler, and Leonard Bernstein. (CHGS is not a co-sponsor.)