News and events
HRA18 Statement on Antisemitic Event in California
As antisemitic events in California escalated from blocking entrance to a Los Angeles Synagogue to outright violence against visitors, world watched in horror. Holocaust Remembrance Association issued a statement condemning this antisemitic action. You can read...
March of Remembrance: Statement on Campus Antisemitism
Demonstrations on US campuses have taken unexpected forms. The situation has by now become unbearable. March of Remembrance, Houston, TX has issued a statement against antisemitism on campuses and in support of Jewish students. Read the statement...
Root Source: Jewish-Christian Hanukkah Symposium
In an "almost historic" meeting Jewish and Christian speakers met for a symposium on Hanukkah. This happened during Hanukkah 2023. Organized by Root Source and hosted by The Nathaniel Foundation the sympoisum offered different perspectives on the holiday in the...
Kristallnacht – November 9 Event
The Holocaust Remembrance Association, Houston, Texas will be hosting an event online for the Night of the Broken Glass, Nov. 9, which is known as thr Kristallnacht in German. This year discussing the horrors of 1938 is especially relevant. I will be speaking...
Holocaust Garden of Hope: Nov.5th, 2023
The Holocaust Remembrance Association in Kingswood, Texas (near Houston) hosts a special event soon. The event is personally hosted by Director Rozalie Jerome. The Holocaust Garden of Hope is opening its Gate: a Replica of the Jasenovac Concentration Camp Gate in...
Holocaust Garden of Hope: Groundbreaking Ceremony
A historic event took place in Houston, Texas on November 14, 2022. A dream and a vision becomes reality. The Holocaust Garden of Hope held a groundbreaking ceremony. The Garden will commemorate the Holocaust especially through the fates of children. Read more...
Holocaust book is now available in German
Dr. Susanna Kokkonen's book about the Holocaust -including the history behind it- is now available in German. Published by Fontis, the book is about Jewish-Christian relations as well as the Bible and antisemitism. Time-wise the story goes from the Creation to Our...
The Historian: A Book Review
Sadly, the fate of refugees continues being a timely topic. "The Historian" recently published an interesting review of Professor Marion Kaplan's research "Hitler's Jewish Refugees: Hope and Anxiety in Portugal" (Yale University Press, 2020). You can read the...
Argentina and the Aftermath of the Holocaust
TV7 Archives has the specific program spoken in Spanish (subtitled in Finnish). Author and researcher Julian Schvindlermann speaking with Dr. Susanna Kokkonen about Argentina's past with a specific reference to the Jewish Community. When did first Jews of Argentina...
Holocaust Garden of Hope: Webinar Series Continues
As the new project Holocaust Garden of Hope is being built in greater Houston, TX, it is all about Sensitizing Hearts to the Issues of the Holocaust. Directed by Rozalie Jerome and her team, there is much to the project and much to learn and hear about the topic....