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SUMMARY:History, Holocaust,  and Women – A Three Week Course on the Holocaust on YouTube
DESCRIPTION:Har Zion member Rya Ben-Shir, the daughter of two Holocaust survivors, spoke on what she has learned about the Holocaust. Both of her parents lost their entire family during the Shoah. She has studied the Holocaust extensively, over many years, and has much to offer. \nThese talks are available for streaming on Har Zion’s YouTube channel, in the playlist Food for Thought, ( https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZvPIHSSz6O2jZ0KuJtkEkDrqDNUgpoEi ) (Along wth the recording of the talk on Auschwitz ( https://youtu.be/8PrAZpJXbZg?si=D95EVOTpoIoojKue&t=681 ) see gave on Jan 29, 2026, for International Holocaust Remembrance Day.\nJune 11 ( https://youtu.be/jhGxSOAilzw ): How does Napoleon bear responsibility for the Holocaust and other answers to the Big Questions about the Holocaust that might surprise you, Part 1.\nJune 18: What Happened to Faith and Belief After the Holocaust and Part 2 of the Big Questions about the Holocaust.\nJune 25 ( https://youtu.be/6iFPOmhC-Xw ): The Role of Women—Jewish and German—During the Holocaust.\nRegistrtion is required: Register\n(The class is in person and on Zoom; the Zoom link is included in the email message that you receive when you register.)\nFrom Rya: About me:\nDaughter of two Holocaust Survivors, from the East and the West, 40+ years member of Har Zion; professionally trained retired medical librarian, 50+ year student of the Holocaust, and Holocaust historian by avocation.\n\n(The image above is a slide from a talk that Rya gave at Har Zion ( https://youtu.be/8PrAZpJXbZg?si=D95EVOTpoIoojKue&t=681 ) on Jan 29, 2026, for International Holocaust Remembrance Day, It is on Har Zion’s YouTube ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8PrAZpJXbZg ) and it is well worth watching. The slide is hair that was cut off the prisoners as they entered the camp; she begins talking about it at about 37 minutes into her talk ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8PrAZpJXbZg&t=2170s ).) \n\n
URL:https://www.harzion.org/events/history-holocaust
CATEGORIES:Adult Education,Education
LOCATION:Streaming on Zoom and in person at 1040 North Harlem Avenue, River Forest IL 60305
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