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Gloria Feldman
The Holocaust Museum and Learning Center is pleased to announce the establishment of the Gloria and Rubin Feldman Family Education Institute. Gloria and Rubin (z’l) Feldman have a long history of philanthropy in the St. Louis Jewish community, and the Institute...
Archivist from US Holocaust Memorial Museum to Speak on Drawings from Child Survivors
Artwork created by child Holocaust survivors will be the focus of a public lecture at the St. Louis Holocaust Museum and Learning Center. “Children’s Drawings of Weir Courtney,” presented on Sunday, March 23, at 1 pm at the Jewish Federation Kopolow Building (12...
HMLC Receives STL250 Cake
Notice a large cake outside of Jewish Federation's Kopolow Building? To celebrate the 250th birthday of St. Louis, STL250 is presenting “Cakeway to the West,” placing 250 four-foot-tall cake sculptures decorated by local artists at notable spots throughout the region....
New Exhibit on Discrimination and Anti-Semitism in St. Louis
“Standing for Justice II: 1950-1980” illustrates the community’s response to discrimination, extremism and anti-Semitism as well as its involvement in issues of civil rights A new exhibit, “Standing for Justice II: 1950-1980: Documentation From the St. Louis Jewish...
Documentary About Family’s Emotional Journey to Screen at HMLC
The first film in the 2014 Sandra and Mendel Rosenberg Sunday Afternoon Film Series will be the gripping, award-winning documentary The Flat. Filmmaker Arnon Goldfinger, while cleaning out the Tel Aviv apartment of his recently deceased grandmother, finds evidence...
Inspiring Students to Confront Hatred
For years, Holocaust survivor Mendel Rosenberg couldn’t talk about what happened to him—the horrors of Dachau, the deaths of his father and brother. He had nightmares about Germans chasing and shooting him. But because he envisions a better world for our children, he...
Inspirational Story of Animator to Screen at HMLC
The December film in the Holocaust Museum and Learning Center’s Sandra and Mendel Rosenberg Sunday Afternoon Film Series will be Blinky and Me, which traces the past of a popular animator. It will screen at 1 pm on December 29, 2013, in the museum’s theatre in the...
Local Holocaust Survivor’s Story Told Through Live Performance
Beyond Me, an original multimedia musical written and performed by Suzanne Tanner, was inspired by Rachel Goldman Miller’s life When Suzanne Tanner met Rachel Goldman Miller, both women embarked on what Tanner calls a “destined” journey. One stop along the way: the...
Holocaust Museum Gets Grant for Education Institute
The Missouri Humanities Council (MHC) has awarded a grant in the amount of $6,677 to the Holocaust Museum and Learning Center in support of a four-day education institute in July 2014 titled “Using Testimony to Teach the History of the Holocaust.” The MHC is the only...
Nominations Open for JProStl Peer Recognition
JProStl, the association dedicated to supporting professionals working at Jewish organizations in St. Louis, is now accepting nominations for the 9th Annual Peer Recognition Awards. The awards honor those who exemplify professional excellence and dedication to their...