2022: "The Art Cured Me!",
with Tibor Spitz, Survivor, Engineer, Artist

After the war, Tibor became an engineer specializing in glass. While traveling between Cuba and Czechoslovakia he was able to seek asylum in Canada. He and his wife, Noemi, eventually settled in Kingston, NY. Upon retiring at 68, Tibor became a full-time artist. His work has been shown in many exhibits. Tibor will share his experiences during WWII and his art.

2022: Educators Workshop - Expressing the Inexpressible",
with Tibor Spitz, Survivor, Engineer, Artist

The educator workshop was a hands-on experience focused on bringing the arts into the classroom to deepen our understanding of the Holocaust. Participants had the opportunity to speak with Holocaust survivor Tibor Spitz about how his art helped him recover from inexpressible trauma.

2021: State of Indiana Never Again Ambassador Award

The Greater Lafayette Holocaust Remembrance Committee was recognized by the Indianapolis Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC) and the Indiana Civil Rights Commission (ICRC), for its commitment to Holocaust education by being awarded the State of Indiana's Never Again Ambassador Award at the State's 23rd Annual Holocaust Remembrance Program that was held on Tuesday, November 9, 2021, at the Capitol in Indianapolis. Award presentation and acceptance speach by Sarah Powley.

2021: The Horrors of Genocide in Bosnia: Universal Lessons of Rhetoric, Rage, and Resilience,
with Jordan Steven Sher, Author

And Still We Rise: A Novel about the Genocide in Bosnia, this a truth-based fiction that follows one family's journey from the concentration camps of Prijedor, Bosnia, to their eventual resettlement in the U.S. This book is a testimonial to the constancy of hope that must be ever-present if one is to heal from unbearable atrocities. Jordan will offer both an historical context for the genocide and its current manifestations, and insight into how individuals who survived the trauma can find a sense of balance in their lives. Lastly, his presentation is a call to action for all of us to be vigilant to the grim consequences of authoritarianism.

2021: My Journey Through Life,
with Sam Wachs, Holocaust Survivor

Sam Wachs was five years old and in hiding with his mother on a neighbor's farm. When his mother was murdered by Nazis, the farmer's wife carried him to his aunt, who was interned in a forced labor camp. Sam was the only child in the camp. Sam will share his post-WWII journey across three continents, from Poland to Argentina and finally to Israel.

2020: A Discussion with Oscar Singer, Holocaust Survivor

Oscar Singer survived two concentration camps and labored in four others in Poland during World War II. He was imprisoned from ages 14 to 20. He will share his life story with the help of his daughter, Lee.

2019: The Vast Landscape of the Holocaust,
with Frank Grunwald, Holocaust Survivor

Frank (Michael, or 'Misa') Grunwald was only six when German troops entered Czechoslovakia in March 1939. By mid-1942, Misa and his family were moved to the Nazi-occupied Terezin concentration camp and a year later to Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp in Poland.