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SUMMARY:Exploring Jewish Buffalo w/Chana Revell Kotzin\, Ph.D.
DESCRIPTION:Register for FREE to receive the zoom link: Click here! \nHistory is everywhere in the news\, but what about the diverse stories of Jewish Buffalo? Since the 19th century\, Jews have been making their home in Buffalo\, bringing and building an array of attachments and connections\, while forging ever-evolving paths in the city and suburbs. Part of the breadth of Jewish life in America\, Jewish Buffalonians have created a diverse array of local institutions and organizations\, businesses\, and initiatives as they have responded to challenges and changes as individuals\, families and neighbors. From utopian dreams that fail to materialize to neighborhoods and community institutions that did emerge\, we will trace these local\, national and international stories from the 1820’s to our contemporary times over three online sessions. What was the attraction of Buffalo for Jews? Who settled here and why? How did communities evolve? Which factors were instrumental in shaping Jewish living in Greater Buffalo? How did these dynamics interact with existing communities? Did Buffalo Jewish trajectories mirror or diverge from other Jewish Community Histories in America? \nUsing materials drawn from organizational archives\, as well as individual\, family and business papers\, we will study the varied stories of Jewish community in the Greater Buffalo region. \nSession 1 (February 9th) will explore the Ararat story and its enduring fascination\, the later founding of a Jewish community in Buffalo with the beginnings of communal buildings\, as well as the men and women who made this happen. \nSession 2 (February 16th)\, we will follow the exponential growth of Jewish communities from 1881 and organizational flourishing alongside the creation of the “first” Jewish neighborhood on William Street. Through its different cultures and commercial vitality\, we will follow unfolding national and international stories of flight\, refuge\, wars\, and more. \nSession 3 (February 23rd)\, we will delve into the stories of North Buffalo and other areas in the city\, then track increasing suburban developments\, chart the legacy of the Holocaust and the impact of the birth of the Stat of Israel in Buffalo. Tracing newer forms of communal attachments and initiatives as well as legacy inheritances across the latter half of the twentieth century\, we will conclude this course in our contemporary times. \nFor over a decade\, Dr. Chana Revell Kotzin was the Director of the Jewish Buffalo History Project\, a University-Community archives program that amassed over 50 Jewish organizational and personal collections for public use. She subsequently worked as the Director of the Jewish Buffalo History Center\, a virtual history and exhibition experience\, currently online at http://jewishbuffalohistory.org. She also served as historian and curator for a reimagined Cofeld Judaic Museum at Temple Beth Zion that opened in 2023. Most recently\, she authored the successful application for inclusion of Ahavas Achim cemetery on National Register for Historic Places. \nMeeting Virtually on Mondays February 9th\, 16th and 23rd at 7-8pm ET
URL:https://buffalojewishfederation.org/event/exploring-jewish-buffalo/2026-02-09/
LOCATION:Zoom Meeting\, NY\, United States
CATEGORIES:JCC,Jewish Buffalo
ORGANIZER;CN="Mark Horowitz":MAILTO:mhorowitz@jccbuffalo.org
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SUMMARY:JCC Jonny C's Fundraiser
DESCRIPTION:Help support our youth programs. Order dinner on February 11 from Jonny C’s between 4:00 – 8:00 pm\, mention “JCC Fundraiser” when ordering\, and Jonny C’s will donate 20% back to the JCC. All the money raised will go to support Kids’ Place and Camp Centerland. \nOrders can be placed online\, by phone\, or at Jonny C’s. Enjoy a delicious dinner and support the J.
URL:https://buffalojewishfederation.org/event/jcc-jonny-cs-fundraiser/
LOCATION:Jonny C’s\, 9350 Transit Rd\, East Amherst\, NY\, 14086\, United States
CATEGORIES:JCC,Jewish Buffalo
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SUMMARY:Author Christine Kuehn - Family of Spies
DESCRIPTION:Click here to Register!\n\n \nChristine Kuehn was cocooned in the sanctity of a quiet suburban life when a mysterious letter in 1994 pierced that bubble\, sending her on a thirty-year quest to discover the truth behind a horrendous family secret kept hidden for half a century. Following a career in journalism\, public relations\, and nonprofits\, Christine now lives is Maryland with her husband\, close to their three grown children. \n \nFamily of Spies:  \nA propul­sive\, nev­er-before-told sto­ry of one family’s shock­ing involve­ment as Nazi and Japan­ese spies dur­ing WWII and the piv­otal role they played in the bomb­ing of Pearl Har­bor. The Kuehns\, a once promi­nent Berlin fam­i­ly\, saw the rise of the Nazis as a way out of the hard times that had befall­en them. When the daugh­ter of the fam­i­ly\, Eberhard’s sis­ter and Christine’s Aunt Ruth\, met Nazi leader Joseph Goebbells at a par­ty\, the two hit it off\, and they had an affair. But Ruth had a secret — she was half Jew­ish\, and Goebbells found out. Rather than hav­ing Ruth killed\, Goebbels instead sent the entire Kuehn fam­i­ly to Hawaii\, to work as spies half a world away. There\, Christine’s grand­par­ents and her Aunt Ruth estab­lished an intri­cate spy oper­a­tion from their home\, and passed secrets to the Japan­ese\, lead­ing to the dev­as­tat­ing attack on Pearl Har­bor. \nJump­ing back and forth from Chris­tine dis­cov­er­ing her family’s secret to the untold past of spies in Ger­many\, Japan and Hawaii\, Fam­i­ly of Spies is fast-paced his­to­ry at its finest\, and will rewrite the nar­ra­tive of Decem­ber 7\, 1941.
URL:https://buffalojewishfederation.org/event/author-christine-kuehn-family-of-spies/
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CATEGORIES:JCC
ORGANIZER;CN="Erica Baas":MAILTO:ebaas@jccbuffalo.org
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