Across the Atlantic: Lifesaving Friendships during the Holocaust
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 learn about Americans who went to great lengths to help European Jews in need of escape–whether penpals, exchange students, or total strangers.
About the Series
“Two Are Better Than One:” Friendship in Jewish Text and Tradition
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. Join JTS faculty to explore the concept of friendship through Jewish texts, history, and thought. They will consider 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. We also consider some important paradigms for friendship and discuss the values we can distill from these models of friendship.
