Across the Atlantic: Lifesaving Friendships During the Holocaust
Date: Oct 30, 2023
Time: 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
Sponsor: Online Learning | Public Lectures and Events
Location: Online
Category: Online Learning Public Lectures & Events Two Are Better Than One
Across the Atlantic: Lifesaving Friendships During the Holocaust
October 30, 2023
1:00–2:30 p.m. ET
Part of our fall learning series, “Two Are Better Than One:” Friendship in Jewish Text, Thought, and Life
This session is generously sponsored by George A. Goldberg, MD, in loving memory of his parents, Max J. and Janet K. Goldberg.
With Dr. Edna Friedberg, JTS Fellow and senior curator, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
During the 1930s and ’40s, friendship ties could mean the difference between life and death, refuge and danger. In this session we’ll learn about Americans who went to great lengths to help European Jews in need of escape—whether pen pals, exchange students, or total strangers.
If you have previously registered for another session in this series, “Two Are Better Than One:” Friendship in Jewish Text, Thought, and Life, your registration admits you to all sessions in the series, and you may attend as many as you’d like.
ABOUT THE SERIES
“Two Are Better Than One:” Friendship in Jewish Text, Thought, and Life
Friendship is a critical component of our daily lives, our mental health, and our Jewish communal experiences. Ecclesiastes (4:9) posits, “Two are better than one,” underscoring the significance of companionship and partnership in Jewish tradition and the role they play in a life well-lived.
In this series, JTS scholars will explore the concept of friendship through Jewish texts, history, and thought. They will examine a range of paradigms for friendship and consider what values emerge from each. Together, we will reflect on friendship in times of joy and times of crisis, both with those in our inner circles and with our neighbors and fellow citizens more broadly.
