Events for May 2, 2019
All Day
Yom HaShoah
Yom HaShoah is a national day of remembrance in Israel, and globally, to mourn and commemorate the loss of six million Jews who perished in the Holocaust. Emanu-El's remembrance is usually incorporated into Shabbat Services, along with a number of other events to mark this important occasion.
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Baby Fingers: A Musical Journey Through Sign Language and Learning
Baby Fingers will return as part of a baby sign language mini-series. Whether you intend to incorporate sign language in your life for the long term or simply during this pre-verbal and developing verbal time, watch in awe as your child discovers the world of language.
Find out more »2:00 PM
Claude Lanzmann’s Shoah: Four Sisters (part 2)
Ada Lichtman survived Sobibor death camp because she was a seamstress, valued by Nazi guards for her skill refashioning dolls snatched from Jewish children into presents they could give their own kids. Half a century later, in her home in Israel, she still sews dresses for tiny figurines. Paula Biren lived because the controversial head […]
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