History & Holocaust

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America and Its Jews at 250

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Brandeis University, Waltham

$18

Brandeis University

Monday, October 5 5:30pm - 7:00pm

Brandeis University415 South StWaltham, MA 02453

Requires registration $18.00

“Munkács Miracle” Documentary Film Screening

Tomorrow, 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

Exterior view of the Knesset, Israel's house of parliament on Givat Ram, Jerusalem, the capital of Israel.

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Jewish Storytelling at a Time of Extremism

Oct 14, 12:00 pm

Free

Shalom Hartman Institute of North America

Wednesday, October 14 12:00pm - 2:00pm

See event description for location

Requires registration Free

Darsheni: Exploring the Thought of Elie Wiesel

Oct 18

Boston University Hillel, Boston

Free

Elie Wiesel Center for Jewish Studies

Sunday, October 18 11:00am - 5:00pm

Boston University Hillel213 Bay State RdBoston, MA 02215

Requires registration Free

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Chelsea’s Transition From Little Jerusalem to a Multicultural Melting Pot

Oct 18, 2:00 pm

Walnut Street Synagogue, Chelsea

Free

Walnut Street Synagogue

Sunday, October 18 2:00pm - 5:00pm

Walnut Street Synagogue145 Walnut StChelsea, MA 02150

Requires registration Free

Insider’s Tour of Baza Gourmet Food and Spirits

Oct 19, 1:30 pm

Baza Gourmet Food & Spirits, Newton

$25

JCC Greater Boston

Monday, October 19 1:30pm - 3:00pm

Baza Gourmet Food & Spirits30 Tower RdNewton, MA 02464

Requires registration $25.00 - $30.00

Wyner Family Jewish Heritage Center Open House

Oct 20, 6:00 pm

American Ancestors, Boston

Free

Jewish Heritage Center

Tuesday, October 20 6:00pm - 7:30pm

American Ancestors97 Newbury StBoston, MA 02116

Requires registration Free

Flora Cassen, PhD: “Stained Glass: A Reflective History of Antisemitism”

Oct 26, 12:30 pm

Free

Hadassah Brandeis Institute

Monday, October 26 12:30pm - 1:30pm

See event description for location

Requires registration Free

Organizing From the Triangle Factory to the Picket Line

Oct 27, 7:00 pm

Boston Workers Circle, Brookline

Free

New England Jewish Labor Committee

Tuesday, October 27 7:00pm - 8:30pm

Boston Workers Circle6 Webster StBrookline, MA 02446

Requires registration Free

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JBM Author Series: “Hollywood vs. Nazis” With Michael Benson

Oct 27, 7:00 pm

Jewish Community Center of the North Shore, Marblehead

$20

Jewish Community Center of the North Shore

Tuesday, October 27 7:00pm - 9:00pm

Jewish Community Center of the North Shore4 Community RoadMarblehead, MA 01945

Requires registration $20.00

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10/5/2026 Top Pick

An Inside Look at Boston’s New Holocaust Museum

Get an inside look at Holocaust Museum Boston, opening in spring 2027 with immersive exhibits, survivor testimony and an authentic Holocaust-era railcar.

By Jewish Journal

A game of Chinese origin usually played by four persons with tiles resembling dominoes and bearing various designs, which are drawn and discarded until one player wins with a hand of four combinations of three tiles each and a pair of matching tiles.

10/5/2026 Top Pick

Jewish Women Didn’t Invent Mah Jongg. But We Helped Keep It Alive.

By Carla Naumburg

9/9/2026 Top Pick

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

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