Upcoming Events (unless otherwise indicated, all event times are listed in EST)
Past Events
2024
WEST CHESTER UNIVERSITY (PA)
April 8, 7:15 p.m.
All the Horrors of War: A Jewish Girl, a British Doctor, and the Liberation of Bergen-Belsen Virtual event
WESTERN GALILEE COLLEGE HOLOCAUST STUDIES PROGRAM, SIR MARTIN GILBERT INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE: THE SECOND WORLD WAR AND THE HOLOCAUST (Israel)
March 13, 10:OO a.m. (17:00 - 19:00 Israel time)
A Race Against Time: The British Second Army and the Liberation of Bergen-Belsen, as part of a panel on “The British Gaze" Virtual event
2G TUESDAYS: Testimonies told by Children of Holocaust Survivors
February 13, 7:00 p.m. (on Zoom)
THE NEW SHUL (Scottsdale, AZ)
February 3, 12:30 p.m. (MST)
All the Horrors of War: A Jewish Girl, a British Doctor, and the Liberation of Bergen-Belsen
VALLEY BEIT MIDRASH (Scottsdale, AZ)
January 29, 7:00 p.m. (MST)
The Ethics of Rescue: True Stories Behind Bergen-Belsen’s Liberation
Hybrid event
BETH EMETH CONGREGATION OF THE WEST VALLEY (AZ)
January 28, 2:00 p.m. (MST)
All the Horrors of War: A Jewish Girl, a British Doctor, and the Liberation of Bergen-Belsen
THE JEWISH COMMUNITY FEDERATION OF GREATER ROCHESTER
January 23, 7:00 p.m.
The Meaning of Liberation: Holocaust Remembrance Day Reflections
ISGAP (Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy) Seminar
January 8, 11:00 a.m. (4:00 p.m. UK time)
Vital Considerations in Teaching Holocaust Literature Virtual event
2023
THE BROTHERHOOD SYNAGOGUE (NYC)
November 8, 7:00 p.m.
Kristallnacht Commemoration: Pretexts for Murderous Action: Beginnings of All the Horrors of War Virtual event
ST. ELIZABETH UNIVERSITY (Morristown, NJ)
October 12, 7:00 p.m.
All the Horrors of War: A Jewish Girl, a British Doctor, and the Liberation of Bergen-Belsen Virtual event
LONGFELLOW BOOKS (Portland, ME) with The Jewish Community Alliance of Southern Maine
August 29, 6:00 p.m.
All the Horrors of War: A Jewish Girl, a British Doctor, and the Liberation of Bergen-Belsen
HOLOCAUST RESOURCE CENTER, KEAN UNIVERSITY (NJ)
April 20, 4:30 p.m.
Lecture for Holocaust & Genocide Remembrance month: The Ethics of Rescue: True Stories Behind Bergen-Belsen’s Liberation
Virtual event
TEMPLE CHAVERIM (Plainview, NY)
April 19, 7:30 p.m.
Yom Hashoah Remembrance Program: All the Horrors of War: A Jewish Girl, a British Doctor, and the Liberation of Bergen-Belsen Virtual event
BRANDEIS NATIONAL COMMITTEE, SOUTH MIAMI-DADE CHAPTER
April 17, 11:00 a.m.
Lecture for Holocaust Remembrance Day (Yom Hashoah): The Ethics of Rescue: True Stories Behind Bergen-Belsen’s Liberation
IKEDA CENTER FOR PEACE LEARNING AND DIALOGUE
March 9 (date made available on The Dialogue Studio)
Building Our Store of Stories: A Conversation on the Greater Self
Interview with Program Manager Lillian I (衣慎祖), for a special, multi-part series exploring themes from Mr. Ikeda’s 1993 Harvard lecture, Mahayana Buddhism and Twenty-first Century Civilization
SONOMA STATE UNIVERSITY (CA), 40TH ANNUAL HOLOCAUST & GENOCIDE LECTURE SERIES: AGAIN & AGAIN: PATTERNS OF GENOCIDE
February 22, 1:00 p.m. (4:00 p.m. PT)
The Liberation of Bergen-Belsen
Adele Zygielbaum Memorial Lecture Virtual event
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA and the Jewish Council of North Central Florida (Gainesville, FL)
January 26, 6:00 p.m.
The Meaning of Liberation: Holocaust Remembrance Day Reflections
TEMPLE BETH-EL (Fort Myers, FL)
January 24, 7:00 p.m.
Broadcast and Top Secret: Displaced Persons, The Truman Administration, and the Pursuit of a Jewish Homeland
Virtual event
CONGREGATION SHOMREI TORAH, TEMPLE ISRAEL, TALLAHASSEE JEWISH FEDERATION, HOLOCAUST EDUCATION RESOURCE COUNCIL, MIDTOWN READER (at Cong. Shomrei Torah, Tallahassee, FL)
January 23, 7:00 p.m.
International Holocaust Remembrance Day Talk: The Meaning of Liberation: From Auschwitz to Bergen-Belsen
JEWISH CULTURE AND HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE GROUP
January 15, 1:00 p.m.
Personal Stories of Survival: All the Horrors of War
Virtual event
HOLOCAUST CENTER FOR HUMANITY (Seattle, WA)
January 3, 3:00 p.m. (12:00 p.m. PT)
A Great Experiment in Educating Teenage Refugees: The Case of a Swedish International School
Virtual event
2022
FRIENDS OF THE SIMON WIESENTHAL CENTER (Toronto)
November 30, 3:00 p.m.
All the Horrors of War: A Jewish Girl, a British Doctor, and the Liberation of Bergen-Belsen
Virtual event
HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL MIAMI BEACH (FL)
November 7, 4:00 p.m.
The Ethics of Rescue: True Stories Behind Bergen-Belsen’s Liberation
Virtual event
THE COMMONS IN LINCOLN (MA)
November 3, 2:30 p.m.
All the Horrors of War: A Jewish Girl, a British Doctor, and the Liberation of Bergen-Belsen
CENTER FOR HOLOCAUST AND GENOCIDE EDUCATION, UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA
October 27, 3:00 p.m (2:00 p.m., CT)
Norman Cohn Family Lecture Series: The Ethics of Rescue: True Stories Behind Bergen-Belsen’s Liberation
Virtual event
BOSTON ATHENAEUM
September 28, 7:00 p.m.
Bernice moderated a talk with Andrew Nagorski, author of Saving Freud: The Rescuers Who Brought Him to Freedom
Virtual event
BIOGRAPHERS INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION CONFERENCE: “A NEW AGE OF BIOGRAPHY: DISRUPTION AND OPPORTUNITIES” (The Leon Levy Center for Biography, CUNY, NYC)
May 15, 11:00 a.m.
Panelist, “Writing About Family History”
Virtual event
HOLOCAUST DOCUMENTATION AND EDUCATION CENTER (Dania Beach, Florida) “Meet the Author”
May 11, 3:30 p.m.
The Julie & Howard Talenfeld “Meet the Author” Online Series: All the Horrors of War
Virtual event / Free / Register
UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE
May 4, 7:00 p.m.
All the Horrors of War: A Jewish Girl, a British Doctor, and the Liberation of Bergen-Belsen. Hosted by Professor Polly Zavadivker
Virtual event / Free / Register
HOLOCAUST EDUCATION COMMISSION and FEDERATION, Columbia, South Carolina
May 1, 7:00 p.m.
Speaker at Yom Hashoah program: At the Beginning and at the End: What a young girl witnessed and how she endured the "worst of the worst"
TEMPLE REYIM (Newton, MA)
April 28, 7:00 p.m.
Yom Hashoah program / All the Horrors of War
Virtual event / Free
JEWISH NATIONAL FUND—USA READING SERIES
April 27, 7:00 p.m.
Conversation with Steven Shalowitz about All the Horrors of War: A Jewish Girl, a British Doctor, and the Liberation of Bergen-Belsen
Virtual event / Free /
KINGSTON UNIVERSITY (London, UK)
April 26, 1:00 p.m. (6:00 p.m. UK time)
Conversation with Dr. Radu Cinpoes about To Meet in Hell: Bergen-Belsen, the British Officer Who Liberated It, and the Jewish Girl He Saved
Virtual event / Free / Register
AMERICAN UNIVERSITY (Washington D.C.)
April 20, 12:30 p.m.
All the Horrors of War: A Jewish Girl, a British Doctor, and the Liberation of Bergen-Belsen. Hosted by Professor Pamela S. Nadell
Virtual event
HOLOCAUST EDUCATIONAL TRUST (London, UK)
April 11, 12:00 p.m. (5:00 p.m. UK time)
To Meet in Hell: Bergen-Belsen, the British Officer Who Liberated It, and the Jewish Girl He Saved
Virtual event
NEW JERSEY WORLD WAR II BOOK CLUB
April 6, 7:00 p.m.
All the Horrors of War: A Jewish Girl, a British Doctor, and the Liberation of Bergen-Belsen
Virtual event
HISTORY HACK PODCAST (UK)
April 1, 1:00 p.m. (6:00 p.m. UK time) Date to be aired: TBD
To Meet in Hell: Bergen-Belsen, the British Officer Who Liberated It, and the Jewish Girl He Saved
TEMPLE BETH ELOHIM (Wellesley, MA)
March 30, 7:00 p.m.
Rescuing Hope: Resistance and Resilience
Virtual event
5400 CLUB AT THE WEINSTEIN JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER (Richmond, VA)
March 28, 12:30 PM
All the Horrors of War
Virtual event
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA (History Department)
March 27, 6:00 p.m.
The Ethics of Rescue: Stories Behind the Liberation of Bergen-Belsen
Virtual event
BALTIMORE HEBREW INSTITUTE AT TOWSON UNIVERSITY (Maryland)
March 23, 7:00 p.m.
The Ethics of Rescue: True Stories Behind Bergen-Belsen’s Liberation
Virtual event / Free / Register
THE 52nd ANNUAL SCHOLARS’ CONFERENCE ON THE HOLOCAUST AND THE CHURCHES, THE ACKERMAN CENTER FOR HOLOCAUST STUDIES, UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS
March 6, 7:15 p.m.
MItchell L. and Miriam Lewis Barnett Keynote Lecture: “The Ethics of Rescue: Stories Behind the Liberation of Bergen-Belsen”
Hybrid event /
KAHAL KADOSH BETH ELOHIM (Charleston, SC)
March 3
All the Horrors of War (virtual event)
TIFERETH ISRAEL CONGREGATION (Washington D.C.)
February 1
Reflections on International Holocaust Remembrance Day—The Story of Bergen-Belsen’s Liberation (virtual event)
HABERMAN INSTITUTE FOR JEWISH STUDIES (at Leisure World, Silver Spring, MD)
January 27
Reflections on International Holocaust Remembrance Day—The Story of Bergen-Belsen’s Liberation (virtual event)
BETH ISRAEL CONGREGATION (Fayetteville, NC)
January 26
Reflections on International Holocaust Remembrance Day—The Story of Bergen-Belsen’s Liberation (virtual event)
BETH SHALOM SYNAGOGUE (Columbia, SC)
January 25
Lunch & Learn program: All the Horrors of War (virtual event)
TREE OF LIFE BOOK CLUB (Columbia, SC)
January 24
All the Horrors of War (virtual event)
DELRAY BEACH PUBLIC LIBRARY (FL)
January 18
All the Horrors of War Author’s Talk (virtual event)
2021
All the Horrors of War Hadassah of Greater Baltimore, November 15
“Pretexts, Lies, and All the Horrors of War,” commemoration of Kristallnacht, Riverdale Jewish Center, NY, November 9
“The Unheeded Warning,” presentation with Robin Vrba, widow of Rudolf Vrba, who escaped Auschwitz to warn Allied leaders of the impending murder of Hungarian Jews. Bet Am Shalom Synagogue, White Plains, NY, November 7
All the Horrors of War Stan Greenspon Holocaust and Social Justice Education Center in collaboration with the Charlotte Mecklenburg Library, NC, October 27
All the Horrors of War Temple Beth Sholom Sisterhood and Men’s Club, Sarasota, FL, October 21
All the Horrors of War Bristol Community College Holocaust and Genocide Center, MA, October 7
A Race Against Time: The Story of My Mother’s Rescue The University Club of Boston, September 29
The Belsen Trial Mitchell Hamline School of Law, MN, September 2
All the Horrors of War The Forest Hills Jewish Center, NY, August 9
Conversation with Menachem Kaiser, author of Plunder: A Memoir of Family Property and Nazi Treasures, The Wyner Family Jewish Heritage Center, July 20
All the Horrors of War The Union Club of Boston, June 24
To Meet in Hell The Wiener Holocaust Library, London, UK, June 23
All the Horrors of War Boston BookLab, June 8
From Two Vantage Points: The Story of a Complex Liberation Johannesburg Holocaust & Genocide Centre in partnership with the Durban Holocaust & Genocide Centre, May 25
“A great experiment in educating refugee children” for Contextualizing the Jewish Orphan Experience, with Marlene Trestman, Center for Jewish History, NYC, May 10
The Ethics of Rescue: The Story of the Liberation of Bergen-Belsen Candles Holocaust Museum, IN, May 1
Weaving Disparate Narratives: Behind the Scenes of Bergen-Belsen’s Liberation George L. Mosse Program in History and the Mosse/Weinstein Center for Jewish Studies, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, April 29
“Humans of the Holocaust” conversation with Dr. Michael Berenbaum, American Jewish University, CA, April 22
All the Horrors of War Temple Emanu-El of Haverhill, MA, April 11
All the Horrors of War Arden Heights Boulevard Jewish Center Congregation Ahavat Israel, Staten Island, NY, April 9
All the Horrors of War Belmont Books with Beth El Temple Center, Belmont, MA, April 8
Family Affairs: Writing Parents’ Stories, with Susan Jacobowitz, in conversation with Natalia Aleksiun Center for Jewish History, NYC, April 7
All the Horrors of War Yom Hashoah talk at Temple Israel, Temple Beth Sholom, and Temple Beth Am (Metrowest MA), April 7
All the Horrors of War Between the Lines: Author Conversations From the Library of JTS, NYC, April 6
All the Horrors of War Cohn-Haddow Center for Jewish Studies, Wayne State University, MI, April 5
Interview with Jenny Skoog, Inkslingers Podcast, March 15
Biography as a Window into Character: All the Horrors of War The Wyner Family Jewish Heritage Center at New England Historic Genealogical Society, February 22
A Conversation with My Mom with Ruth (Rachel) Mermelstein, Holocaust Memorial Resource & Education Center of Florida, February 7
Overcoming Adversity: A Case Study Holocaust & Genocide Studies Lecture Series, Sonoma State University February 2
All the Horrors of War: A Mother-Daughter Conversation JCC Chicago, IL February 1
All the Horrors of War Lincoln Academy, MA January 25
All the Horrors of War Brookline Booksmith with Facing History and Ourselves, MA January 13
2020
All the Horrors of War Concord Free Public Library, MA, December 6
All the Horrors of War East Meadow Jewish Center Sisterhood, NY, December 2
All the Horrors of War Maimonides Society at Literatour Berks, PA, December 3
Presentation for Professor Dennis Klein’s “History of the Holocaust” class, Kean University, Nov. 18
All the Horrors of War: Astounding behind-the-scenes stories of the liberation of Bergen-Belsen—the largest concentration camp in 1945 3GNY, Nov. 15
From Two Vantage Points: The Stories of a Survivor and a Liberator of Bergen-Belsen Limmud Boston 2020, November 15
The Story Behind All the Horrors of War with Ruth (Rachel) Mermelstein, Temple Emanuel of Andover, MA, November 13
Presentation for Professor Paul Miller’s “Fathoming Evil: Genocide in the Modern World” class, McDaniel College, October 28
Interview with Mark Klobas, New Books Network Podcast, October 16
From Two Vantage Points: A Liberator and a Survivor of Bergen-Belsen with Ruth (Rachel) Mermelstein and Mirla Raz, Phoenix Holocaust Association September 9
The Liberation of Bergen-Belsen and Faith in its Aftermath 2020 International e-conference on Religion and the Holocaust (Global Center for Religious Research) August 15
All the Horrors of War Harvard Bookstore Webinar with Professor Michael Zank, Director of the Elie Wiesel Center for Jewish Studies, June 3
All the Horrors of War Podcast with Hank Garner, May 22
All the Horrors of War Interview with Rabbi Sam Cohon, Syndicated/Podcast “Too Jewish Radio” May 19
All the Horrors of War Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center of Nassau County Webinar with Ruth (Rachel) Mermelstein and Thorin Tritter, May 19
All the Horrors of War Interview with Mary Eileen Williams, Syndicated/Podcast “Feisty Side of Fifty” May 14
All the Horrors of War webinar with Ruth Mermelstein and Newton Centre Minyan, May 10
All the Horrors of War, Book of Life Podcast (available through this link to the Book of Life blogspot), April 20
Writing the Extreme from Two Vantage Points: Survivor and Liberator in Affect and Empathy: Holocaust Memory in Contemporary Narratives, New England Modern Languages Convention, March 6
All the Horrors of War Webinar with Dr. Michael Berenbaum, Museum of Jewish Heritage—A Living Memorial to the Holocaust, April 14,*
*Eve of the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Bergen-Belsen
A Jewish Girl, a British Doctor, and the Liberation of Bergen-Belsen: Unearthing the Story of My Mother's Survival, Lunch & Learn at Worship and Study Minyan, Harvard Hillel, January 11