Jewish Community of Durham/Chapel Hill
Community Yom Hashoah Commemoration​

​Sunday, April 27⋅4:30 – 6:30pm
Kehillah Synagogue
1200 Mason Farm Rd, Chapel Hill, NC 27514, USA

RESISTANCE NO MATTER THE COST
The Inspirational Story of Hermann Wygoda

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Hermann Wygoda, a Polish Jew, smuggled food into the Warsaw ghetto and later fought Nazis in the mountains of northern Italy. His remarkable story will be told by his son Mark Wygoda at this year’s local commemoration of the Holocaust. The commemorative program will also include candle lighting, music by local performers, and the recitation of Kaddish. In addition, the 2025 North Carolina Holocaust Educator of the Year will be introduced and honored. Admission is free and all are welcome.

Sunday - April 27, 2025 - 4:30 p.m.

Kehillah Synagogue
1200 Mason Farm Rd., Chapel Hill

For more information, contact Sharon Halperin (sharonhalperin88@gmail.com) or Henry Fuchs (henry.fuchs@gmail.com).​​​​

New York Medical College (NYMC) and Touro University (TU) commemorate
International Holocaust Remembrance Day & Black History Month

Tuesday, January 28, 2025 4:30pm-5:45pm
Free to attend live or online:https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_RzozisSWT_SfeV5SgagjUg#/registration
Registration is required.

The Segregated US Military and the Liberation of the Concentration Camps

PROGRAM
Host: Marie T. Ascher, M.S., M.P.H.
Lillian Hetrick Huber Endowed Director, Phillip Capozzi, M.D., Library, NYMC

Putting the story in historical context: a brief history of racial segregation in the U.S. military: Edward C. Halperin, M.D., M.A.
Chancellor and Chief Executive Officer, NYMC; Provost for Biomedical Affairs, TU

My father’s story of racial segregation in the military and the liberation of a concentration camp: John Withers II
Ambassador, United States Department of State, Retired

Q&A and Reflections: Mill Etienne, M.D. ’02, M.P.H.
Vice Chancellor of Diversity and Inclusion, Associate Dean of Student Affairs and Associate Professor of Neurology and of Medicine

Reflections: My Father’s Story - Anne Bayefsky, M.A., L.L.B.
Director, Touro Institute on Human Rights and the Holocaust, TU

Reflections:Rabbi Baruch Fogel. Campus Rabbi, TU

Accreditation Statement: New York Medical College is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.  
Credit Designation Statement: New York Medical College designates this Live activity for a maximum of 1.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

An Evening with the Youngest Survivor of Mengele's Experiments​

​Thursday, December 4⋅7:00 – 10:00pm

📣 A Historic Evening You Won’t Want to Miss
Join us for an extraordinary program with Sora Vigorito, the youngest known survivor of Dr. Mengele’s experiments on twins.
This is a rare opportunity to hear firsthand testimony from someone who lived through the horrors of Auschwitz and continues to share her story with strength, dignity, and hope.
“Never Again” begins with listening.
📅 Thursday, December 4 at 7:00 PM
📍 Jewish for Good – 1937 W Cornwallis Rd, Durham
🔗 Register now: JewishDCH.com/Sora
Limited seating available. Co-sponsored by Jewish for Good, Durham-Chapel Hill Chabad,  and the Holocaust Speakers Bureau. ​​​​