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The Holocaust and Jewish Heritage Studies Forum

We are pleased to announce the opening of the second year of the Holocaust and Jewish Heritage Studies Forum in Herzliya!

The Herzliya and surrounding-area branch of the “Generations of Continuity – Bearers of Holocaust and Heroism Heritage” association is pleased to invite you to a unique series of lectures and tours.

This year’s forum theme: “Threads of Hope – Human Networks Within the Period”

Lectures are held once a month, 18:00–19:30.

Lecture dates

The series will open on Monday, November 16, 2026, at 18:00.

The remaining meetings will take place once a month on Sundays, from 18:30–19:30, at the “Ze’ev” Eshkol Pais Center, 92 Yehuda HaNasi Street, Herzliya.

Program of meetings and lectures

Autumn Conference (October 21, 2026):
Opening conference of the “Generations of Continuity” association at the Palmach Museum in Tel Aviv. A recording will be sent to registrants.

Meeting 1 (November 16, 2026 – Monday):
Educational, cultural, and political networks in the Jewish world
Lecturer: Naama Galil

Meeting 2 (December 13, 2026):
Jewish and non-Jewish resistance networks in Nazi Germany
Lecturer: Yossi Gilad

Meeting 3 (January 10, 2027):
Women in wartime – The extraordinary stories of women who tried to change history
Lecturer: Shahar Sheklesh

Special tour (January 28, 2027, 10:30–12:30):
Following communities and families at the Holon Cemetery
Guide: Vered Ben-Artzi

Meeting 4 (February 7, 2027):
Photographs from Auschwitz-Birkenau as a source of information for understanding what took place in the camp
Lecturer: Gil Paran

Meeting 5 (March 14, 2027):
What the Jews knew—and especially what they did not understand—during the Holocaust
Lecturer: Dr. Yossi Kugler

Meeting 6 / Tour (late March / early April):
Study day and tour at Yad Vashem, including the performance “What Did the Free World Know?” and a tour of the exhibitions.

Meeting 7 (April 11, 2027):
Jan Karski and Witold Pilecki – Two members of the Polish underground and their decision to act
Lecturer: Orit Margaliot

Meeting 8 (May 16, 2027):
After All Is Said and Done – Holocaust survivors on the day after
Lecturer: Prof. Hanna Yablonka

For additional details, information about costs, and registration – click here.

For additional details or assistance with registration, please contact Menucha Vinshanker at 053-5659633.