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‘The Tragedy of Slovak Jews’ Exhibit Opens

Petrik Gallery 1400 Inspiration Place SW , Cedar Rapids, IA, United States

Be the first to see this poignant exhibition, which documents the story of Slovak Jews before and during the Holocaust. Slovakia, under the leadership of fascist leader Jozef Tiso, was the only country that paid the Nazis to deport its Jewish citizens. It is believed that 90% of the Slovak Jewish population fled or was...

Regular museum admission prices

‘The Tragedy of Slovak Jews’ Exhibit Opens

Petrik Gallery 1400 Inspiration Place SW , Cedar Rapids, IA, United States

Be the first to see this poignant exhibition, which documents the story of Slovak Jews before and during the Holocaust. Slovakia, under the leadership of fascist leader Jozef Tiso, was the only country that paid the Nazis to deport its Jewish citizens. It is believed that 90% of the Slovak Jewish population fled or was...

Regular museum admission prices

Voices of the Generations: Stories from the Holocaust

WFLA/ZCBJ Heritage Hall 1400 Inspiration Place SW , Cedar Rapids, IA, United States

After Julie’s mother, Hanna, a Holocaust survivor, passed away in 1990, Julie created a program that would teach the history of the Holocaust to her 7th grade b’nai mitzvah classes. Her goal was to teach the Holocaust as seen through the eyes of her mother. This was the beginning of Voices of the Generations a unique and personal approach to Holocaust education.

Free

Voices of the Generations: Stories from the Holocaust

WFLA/ZCBJ Heritage Hall 1400 Inspiration Place SW , Cedar Rapids, IA, United States

After Julie’s mother, Hanna, a Holocaust survivor, passed away in 1990, Julie created a program that would teach the history of the Holocaust to her 7th grade b’nai mitzvah classes. Her goal was to teach the Holocaust as seen through the eyes of her mother. This was the beginning of Voices of the Generations a unique and personal approach to Holocaust education.

Free