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America and Its Jews at 250

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Brandeis University, Waltham

$18

Brandeis University

Wednesday, September 9 5:30pm - 7:00pm

Brandeis University415 South StWaltham, MA 02453

Requires registration $18.00

Anita Wyzanski Robboy: “Gisela Warburg Wyzanski: A Life Dedicated to the Rescue of Children”

Sep 14, 12:30 pm

Anita Wyzanski Robboy (Courtesy: Prince Lobel Tye LLP)

Free

Hadassah Brandeis Institute

Monday, September 14 12:30pm - 1:30pm

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Requires registration Free

Jewish Finland Tour

Sep 17, 12:00 pm

Free

Walnut Street Synagogue

Thursday, September 17 12:00pm - 1:00pm

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“Esther Denouncing Haman” (1888) by Ernest Normand

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Calling on Esther Across the Ages

Sep 17, 7:00 pm

Calderwood Hall, Boston

$15

Vilna Shul, Boston’s Center for Jewish Culture

Thursday, September 17 7:00pm - 8:30pm

Calderwood Hall Boston, MA 02115

Requires registration $15.00 - $25.00

“Munkács Miracle” Documentary Film Screening

Oct 6, 7:00 pm

Temple Emanuel, Newton

Free

Temple Emanuel of Newton

Tuesday, October 6 7:00pm - 8:30pm

Temple Emanuel385 Ward StNewton, MA 02459

Free

Mezuzah Traces: Memory on the Doorposts of Poland

1/7/2027, 7:00 pm

Free

Lappin Foundation

Thursday, January 7 7:00pm - 8:00pm

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International Holocaust Remembrance Day Commemoration

1/26/2027, 7:30 pm

Free

Lappin Foundation

Tuesday, January 26 7:30pm - 8:30pm

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9/9/2026 Top Pick

A Haunting New Acquisition Brings Art, Memory, and Family History to the MFA

Painted in the shadow of the Holocaust, “Bread of Affliction” tells a powerful story of Jewish life, history, and resilience.

By Laura Conrad MandelFor Vilna Shul, Boston’s Center for Jewish Culture

8/31/2026 Top Pick

An Ancient Jewish Fruit Comes to America

An ancient Jewish melon is making a comeback—and landing on the menu at Somerville’s Lehrhaus.

By Emma BreitmanFor The Forward

8/28/2026 Top Pick

Brandeis Opens 250 Years of Wondering to Public

A free Brandeis course examines how Jews have navigated belonging, identity and change in America.

By Agatha KhishchenkoFor The Times of Israel

8/20/2026 Top Pick

Rembrandt and a Heroine’s Tale of Facing Down Oppression

“The Book of Esther in the Age of Rembrandt” presents dazzling works by the Dutch master and other painters who depicted a biblical story about freedom for Jews.

By Murray WhyteFor The Boston Globe

8/11/2026 Top Pick

The Childhood Choices That Helped My Mother Survive the Holocaust

A Krakow exhibition sheds new light on how Janet Applefield survived the Holocaust—and the agency children had in shaping their own fates.

By Jonathan Applefield

8/4/2026 Top Pick

Finding “Shalom Street”: Uncovering the North End’s Hidden Jewish History

By Nikki StewartFor Old North Illuminated

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8/3/2026 Top Pick

Queen Esther, Heroine Muse of the Art World

By Laura Conrad MandelFor Vilna Shul, Boston’s Center for Jewish Culture

(Courtesy: Wyner Family Jewish Heritage Center)

7/29/2026 Top Pick

A New England Archive of Jewish History Revives the Past

Explore the rich history of Jewish life in Greater Boston through the stories that shaped our community.

By Doug HolderFor The Somerville Times

Assembling a lox bagel, overhead flat lay shot. Sandwich with smoked salmon and fresh vegetables on a wooden cutting board and baking paper

7/27/2026 Top Pick

The Bagel’s Journey From Jewish Immigrant Food to American Breakfast Staple

The bagel in America is an immigrant story with a hole in the middle.

By Josh CornfieldFor AP News

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