BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//JCCNS, Jewish Community Center of the North Shore - ECPv6.15.18//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:JCCNS, Jewish Community Center of the North Shore X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://jccns.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for JCCNS, Jewish Community Center of the North Shore REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20240310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20241103T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20260308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20261101T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250815T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250815T180000 DTSTAMP:20260403T112532 CREATED:20250610T175409Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250610T175409Z UID:10001511-1755277200-1755280800@jccns.org SUMMARY:Shabbat by the Outdoor Pool DESCRIPTION:at the Higgins Middle School\, 85 Perkins Street\,  Peabody\, MA Please join the Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies at Salem State University (CHGS) for its annual Holocaust Remembrance Ceremony. This year’s program will feature a memorial service and prayers\, the Salem State University Community Chorus\, and a conversation with Karen Kirsten\, an Australian-American author and Holocaust educator. She is the author of Irena’s Gift\, a 2025 National Jewish Book Award finalist and winner of two Zibby Awards. This ceremony is supported by the Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston. The ceremony is free and open to the public. It will take place in person and will also be livestreamed on Zoom. Registration is required: We encourage you to attend in person. Please email chgs@salemstate.edu if you have any questions. Karen Kirsten grew up among refugees who didn’t talk about the past. Determined to understand the generational trauma that cloaked her family in silence\, and to help heal her mother’s pain\, Karen meticulously reconstructed an extraordinary saga. After several research trips to Poland\, Karen reunited her mother with the heroes who had hidden her as a child and then facilitated awarding them Righteous Among the Nations medals.Please register below. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n RSVP (in-person)\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Zoom link URL:https://jccns.org/event/shabbat-by-the-outdoor-pool-9/ LOCATION:JCCNS Outdoor Pool\, 4 Community Road\, Marblehead\, MA\, 01945 CATEGORIES:Family Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://jccns.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Shabbat-by-the-Outdoor-Pool-Eblast.png ORGANIZER;CN="Family Connector":MAILTO:FamilyConnector@jccns.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250817T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250817T095000 DTSTAMP:20260403T112532 CREATED:20241021T165013Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241227T164701Z UID:10001010-1755417600-1755424200@jccns.org SUMMARY:Israeli Folk Dancing DESCRIPTION:at the Higgins Middle School\, 85 Perkins Street\,  Peabody\, MA Please join the Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies at Salem State University (CHGS) for its annual Holocaust Remembrance Ceremony. This year’s program will feature a memorial service and prayers\, the Salem State University Community Chorus\, and a conversation with Karen Kirsten\, an Australian-American author and Holocaust educator. She is the author of Irena’s Gift\, a 2025 National Jewish Book Award finalist and winner of two Zibby Awards. This ceremony is supported by the Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston. The ceremony is free and open to the public. It will take place in person and will also be livestreamed on Zoom. Registration is required: We encourage you to attend in person. Please email chgs@salemstate.edu if you have any questions. Karen Kirsten grew up among refugees who didn’t talk about the past. Determined to understand the generational trauma that cloaked her family in silence\, and to help heal her mother’s pain\, Karen meticulously reconstructed an extraordinary saga. After several research trips to Poland\, Karen reunited her mother with the heroes who had hidden her as a child and then facilitated awarding them Righteous Among the Nations medals.Please register below. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n RSVP (in-person)\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Zoom link URL:https://jccns.org/event/israeli-folk-dancing-13/2025-08-17/ LOCATION:JCCNS\, 4 Community Rd.\, Marblehead\, MA\, 01945 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://jccns.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Israeli-Folk-Dancing-square.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250817T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250817T110000 DTSTAMP:20260403T112532 CREATED:20250626T143528Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250626T181320Z UID:10001538-1755426600-1755428400@jccns.org SUMMARY:Splash n’ Play at the Outdoor Pool DESCRIPTION:at the Higgins Middle School\, 85 Perkins Street\,  Peabody\, MA Please join the Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies at Salem State University (CHGS) for its annual Holocaust Remembrance Ceremony. This year’s program will feature a memorial service and prayers\, the Salem State University Community Chorus\, and a conversation with Karen Kirsten\, an Australian-American author and Holocaust educator. She is the author of Irena’s Gift\, a 2025 National Jewish Book Award finalist and winner of two Zibby Awards. This ceremony is supported by the Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston. The ceremony is free and open to the public. It will take place in person and will also be livestreamed on Zoom. Registration is required: We encourage you to attend in person. Please email chgs@salemstate.edu if you have any questions. Karen Kirsten grew up among refugees who didn’t talk about the past. Determined to understand the generational trauma that cloaked her family in silence\, and to help heal her mother’s pain\, Karen meticulously reconstructed an extraordinary saga. After several research trips to Poland\, Karen reunited her mother with the heroes who had hidden her as a child and then facilitated awarding them Righteous Among the Nations medals.Please register below. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n RSVP (in-person)\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Zoom link URL:https://jccns.org/event/splash-n-play-at-the-outdoor-pool-2/ LOCATION:JCCNS Outdoor Pool\, 4 Community Road\, Marblehead\, MA\, 01945 CATEGORIES:Family Events,Home-Register ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://jccns.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Splash-n-Play-2025-Eblast.png ORGANIZER;CN="Family Connector":MAILTO:FamilyConnector@jccns.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250818T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250818T200000 DTSTAMP:20260403T112532 CREATED:20250730T182424Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250730T182446Z UID:10001553-1755543600-1755547200@jccns.org SUMMARY:Widow/Widower Support Group DESCRIPTION:at the Higgins Middle School\, 85 Perkins Street\,  Peabody\, MA Please join the Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies at Salem State University (CHGS) for its annual Holocaust Remembrance Ceremony. This year’s program will feature a memorial service and prayers\, the Salem State University Community Chorus\, and a conversation with Karen Kirsten\, an Australian-American author and Holocaust educator. She is the author of Irena’s Gift\, a 2025 National Jewish Book Award finalist and winner of two Zibby Awards. This ceremony is supported by the Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston. The ceremony is free and open to the public. It will take place in person and will also be livestreamed on Zoom. Registration is required: We encourage you to attend in person. Please email chgs@salemstate.edu if you have any questions. Karen Kirsten grew up among refugees who didn’t talk about the past. Determined to understand the generational trauma that cloaked her family in silence\, and to help heal her mother’s pain\, Karen meticulously reconstructed an extraordinary saga. After several research trips to Poland\, Karen reunited her mother with the heroes who had hidden her as a child and then facilitated awarding them Righteous Among the Nations medals.Please register below. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n RSVP (in-person)\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Zoom link URL:https://jccns.org/event/widow-widower-support-group/ LOCATION:JCCNS\, 4 Community Rd.\, Marblehead\, MA\, 01945 CATEGORIES:Home-Register ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://jccns.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Widow-er-Support-Group-Eblast-img.png ORGANIZER;CN="Sara Ewing":MAILTO:sewing@jccns.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250820T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250820T190000 DTSTAMP:20260403T112532 CREATED:20241018T175943Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241227T165037Z UID:10000917-1755716400-1755716400@jccns.org SUMMARY:Knitting Knights DESCRIPTION:at the Higgins Middle School\, 85 Perkins Street\,  Peabody\, MA Please join the Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies at Salem State University (CHGS) for its annual Holocaust Remembrance Ceremony. This year’s program will feature a memorial service and prayers\, the Salem State University Community Chorus\, and a conversation with Karen Kirsten\, an Australian-American author and Holocaust educator. She is the author of Irena’s Gift\, a 2025 National Jewish Book Award finalist and winner of two Zibby Awards. This ceremony is supported by the Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston. The ceremony is free and open to the public. It will take place in person and will also be livestreamed on Zoom. Registration is required: We encourage you to attend in person. Please email chgs@salemstate.edu if you have any questions. Karen Kirsten grew up among refugees who didn’t talk about the past. Determined to understand the generational trauma that cloaked her family in silence\, and to help heal her mother’s pain\, Karen meticulously reconstructed an extraordinary saga. After several research trips to Poland\, Karen reunited her mother with the heroes who had hidden her as a child and then facilitated awarding them Righteous Among the Nations medals.Please register below. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n RSVP (in-person)\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Zoom link URL:https://jccns.org/event/knitting-knights-2/2025-08-20/ LOCATION:JCCNS Women’s Health Center\, 4 Community Rd.\, Marblehead\, MA\, 01945\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://jccns.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Knitting-Knights-square.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250821T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250821T210000 DTSTAMP:20260403T112532 CREATED:20241018T174651Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241227T164654Z UID:10000614-1755804600-1755810000@jccns.org SUMMARY:Israeli Folk Dancing DESCRIPTION:at the Higgins Middle School\, 85 Perkins Street\,  Peabody\, MA Please join the Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies at Salem State University (CHGS) for its annual Holocaust Remembrance Ceremony. This year’s program will feature a memorial service and prayers\, the Salem State University Community Chorus\, and a conversation with Karen Kirsten\, an Australian-American author and Holocaust educator. She is the author of Irena’s Gift\, a 2025 National Jewish Book Award finalist and winner of two Zibby Awards. This ceremony is supported by the Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston. The ceremony is free and open to the public. It will take place in person and will also be livestreamed on Zoom. Registration is required: We encourage you to attend in person. Please email chgs@salemstate.edu if you have any questions. Karen Kirsten grew up among refugees who didn’t talk about the past. Determined to understand the generational trauma that cloaked her family in silence\, and to help heal her mother’s pain\, Karen meticulously reconstructed an extraordinary saga. After several research trips to Poland\, Karen reunited her mother with the heroes who had hidden her as a child and then facilitated awarding them Righteous Among the Nations medals.Please register below. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n RSVP (in-person)\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Zoom link URL:https://jccns.org/event/israeli-folk-dancing-11/2025-08-21/ LOCATION:JCCNS\, 4 Community Rd.\, Marblehead\, MA\, 01945 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://jccns.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Israeli-Folk-Dancing-square.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250822T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250822T190000 DTSTAMP:20260403T112532 CREATED:20250530T154627Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250820T165003Z UID:10001498-1755878400-1755889200@jccns.org SUMMARY:SUP Family Shabbat DESCRIPTION:at the Higgins Middle School\, 85 Perkins Street\,  Peabody\, MA Please join the Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies at Salem State University (CHGS) for its annual Holocaust Remembrance Ceremony. This year’s program will feature a memorial service and prayers\, the Salem State University Community Chorus\, and a conversation with Karen Kirsten\, an Australian-American author and Holocaust educator. She is the author of Irena’s Gift\, a 2025 National Jewish Book Award finalist and winner of two Zibby Awards. This ceremony is supported by the Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston. The ceremony is free and open to the public. It will take place in person and will also be livestreamed on Zoom. Registration is required: We encourage you to attend in person. Please email chgs@salemstate.edu if you have any questions. Karen Kirsten grew up among refugees who didn’t talk about the past. Determined to understand the generational trauma that cloaked her family in silence\, and to help heal her mother’s pain\, Karen meticulously reconstructed an extraordinary saga. After several research trips to Poland\, Karen reunited her mother with the heroes who had hidden her as a child and then facilitated awarding them Righteous Among the Nations medals.Please register below. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n RSVP (in-person)\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Zoom link URL:https://jccns.org/event/sup-family-shabbat-3/ LOCATION:Riverhead Beach\, Marblehead\, 01945\, United States CATEGORIES:Family Events,Home-Register ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://jccns.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/SUP-Shabbat-2025-Eblast.png ORGANIZER;CN="Family Connector":MAILTO:FamilyConnector@jccns.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250824T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250824T095000 DTSTAMP:20260403T112532 CREATED:20241021T165013Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241227T164701Z UID:10001011-1756022400-1756029000@jccns.org SUMMARY:Israeli Folk Dancing DESCRIPTION:at the Higgins Middle School\, 85 Perkins Street\,  Peabody\, MA Please join the Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies at Salem State University (CHGS) for its annual Holocaust Remembrance Ceremony. This year’s program will feature a memorial service and prayers\, the Salem State University Community Chorus\, and a conversation with Karen Kirsten\, an Australian-American author and Holocaust educator. She is the author of Irena’s Gift\, a 2025 National Jewish Book Award finalist and winner of two Zibby Awards. This ceremony is supported by the Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston. The ceremony is free and open to the public. It will take place in person and will also be livestreamed on Zoom. Registration is required: We encourage you to attend in person. Please email chgs@salemstate.edu if you have any questions. Karen Kirsten grew up among refugees who didn’t talk about the past. Determined to understand the generational trauma that cloaked her family in silence\, and to help heal her mother’s pain\, Karen meticulously reconstructed an extraordinary saga. After several research trips to Poland\, Karen reunited her mother with the heroes who had hidden her as a child and then facilitated awarding them Righteous Among the Nations medals.Please register below. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n RSVP (in-person)\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Zoom link URL:https://jccns.org/event/israeli-folk-dancing-13/2025-08-24/ LOCATION:JCCNS\, 4 Community Rd.\, Marblehead\, MA\, 01945 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://jccns.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Israeli-Folk-Dancing-square.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250828T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250828T210000 DTSTAMP:20260403T112532 CREATED:20241018T174651Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241227T164654Z UID:10000615-1756409400-1756414800@jccns.org SUMMARY:Israeli Folk Dancing DESCRIPTION:at the Higgins Middle School\, 85 Perkins Street\,  Peabody\, MA Please join the Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies at Salem State University (CHGS) for its annual Holocaust Remembrance Ceremony. This year’s program will feature a memorial service and prayers\, the Salem State University Community Chorus\, and a conversation with Karen Kirsten\, an Australian-American author and Holocaust educator. She is the author of Irena’s Gift\, a 2025 National Jewish Book Award finalist and winner of two Zibby Awards. This ceremony is supported by the Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston. The ceremony is free and open to the public. It will take place in person and will also be livestreamed on Zoom. Registration is required: We encourage you to attend in person. Please email chgs@salemstate.edu if you have any questions. Karen Kirsten grew up among refugees who didn’t talk about the past. Determined to understand the generational trauma that cloaked her family in silence\, and to help heal her mother’s pain\, Karen meticulously reconstructed an extraordinary saga. After several research trips to Poland\, Karen reunited her mother with the heroes who had hidden her as a child and then facilitated awarding them Righteous Among the Nations medals.Please register below. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n RSVP (in-person)\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Zoom link URL:https://jccns.org/event/israeli-folk-dancing-11/2025-08-28/ LOCATION:JCCNS\, 4 Community Rd.\, Marblehead\, MA\, 01945 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://jccns.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Israeli-Folk-Dancing-square.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250831T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250831T095000 DTSTAMP:20260403T112532 CREATED:20241021T165013Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241227T164701Z UID:10001012-1756627200-1756633800@jccns.org SUMMARY:Israeli Folk Dancing DESCRIPTION:at the Higgins Middle School\, 85 Perkins Street\,  Peabody\, MA Please join the Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies at Salem State University (CHGS) for its annual Holocaust Remembrance Ceremony. This year’s program will feature a memorial service and prayers\, the Salem State University Community Chorus\, and a conversation with Karen Kirsten\, an Australian-American author and Holocaust educator. She is the author of Irena’s Gift\, a 2025 National Jewish Book Award finalist and winner of two Zibby Awards. This ceremony is supported by the Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston. The ceremony is free and open to the public. It will take place in person and will also be livestreamed on Zoom. Registration is required: We encourage you to attend in person. Please email chgs@salemstate.edu if you have any questions. Karen Kirsten grew up among refugees who didn’t talk about the past. Determined to understand the generational trauma that cloaked her family in silence\, and to help heal her mother’s pain\, Karen meticulously reconstructed an extraordinary saga. After several research trips to Poland\, Karen reunited her mother with the heroes who had hidden her as a child and then facilitated awarding them Righteous Among the Nations medals.Please register below. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n RSVP (in-person)\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Zoom link URL:https://jccns.org/event/israeli-folk-dancing-13/2025-08-31/ LOCATION:JCCNS\, 4 Community Rd.\, Marblehead\, MA\, 01945 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://jccns.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Israeli-Folk-Dancing-square.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250903T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250903T123000 DTSTAMP:20260403T112532 CREATED:20240820T185354Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250305T183334Z UID:10000514-1756897200-1756902600@jccns.org SUMMARY:Senior Jazz and Lunch Hour DESCRIPTION:at the Higgins Middle School\, 85 Perkins Street\,  Peabody\, MA Please join the Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies at Salem State University (CHGS) for its annual Holocaust Remembrance Ceremony. This year’s program will feature a memorial service and prayers\, the Salem State University Community Chorus\, and a conversation with Karen Kirsten\, an Australian-American author and Holocaust educator. She is the author of Irena’s Gift\, a 2025 National Jewish Book Award finalist and winner of two Zibby Awards. This ceremony is supported by the Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston. The ceremony is free and open to the public. It will take place in person and will also be livestreamed on Zoom. Registration is required: We encourage you to attend in person. Please email chgs@salemstate.edu if you have any questions. Karen Kirsten grew up among refugees who didn’t talk about the past. Determined to understand the generational trauma that cloaked her family in silence\, and to help heal her mother’s pain\, Karen meticulously reconstructed an extraordinary saga. After several research trips to Poland\, Karen reunited her mother with the heroes who had hidden her as a child and then facilitated awarding them Righteous Among the Nations medals.Please register below. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n RSVP (in-person)\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Zoom link URL:https://jccns.org/event/senior-jazz-and-lunch-hour-6/2025-09-03/ LOCATION:JCCNS\, 4 Community Rd.\, Marblehead\, MA\, 01945 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://jccns.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Senior-Jazz-Hour-and-Lunch-square.png ORGANIZER;CN="Sara Ewing":MAILTO:sewing@jccns.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250903T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250903T190000 DTSTAMP:20260403T112532 CREATED:20241018T180055Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241227T164601Z UID:10000858-1756926000-1756926000@jccns.org SUMMARY:Knitting Knights DESCRIPTION:at the Higgins Middle School\, 85 Perkins Street\,  Peabody\, MA Please join the Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies at Salem State University (CHGS) for its annual Holocaust Remembrance Ceremony. This year’s program will feature a memorial service and prayers\, the Salem State University Community Chorus\, and a conversation with Karen Kirsten\, an Australian-American author and Holocaust educator. She is the author of Irena’s Gift\, a 2025 National Jewish Book Award finalist and winner of two Zibby Awards. This ceremony is supported by the Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston. The ceremony is free and open to the public. It will take place in person and will also be livestreamed on Zoom. Registration is required: We encourage you to attend in person. Please email chgs@salemstate.edu if you have any questions. Karen Kirsten grew up among refugees who didn’t talk about the past. Determined to understand the generational trauma that cloaked her family in silence\, and to help heal her mother’s pain\, Karen meticulously reconstructed an extraordinary saga. After several research trips to Poland\, Karen reunited her mother with the heroes who had hidden her as a child and then facilitated awarding them Righteous Among the Nations medals.Please register below. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n RSVP (in-person)\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Zoom link URL:https://jccns.org/event/knitting-knights-3/2025-09-03/ LOCATION:JCCNS Women’s Health Center\, 4 Community Rd.\, Marblehead\, MA\, 01945\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://jccns.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Knitting-Knights-square.png ORGANIZER;CN="Mary Pat Hawkins":MAILTO:mphawkins@jccns.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250903T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250903T200000 DTSTAMP:20260403T112532 CREATED:20250815T132215Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250819T165029Z UID:10001558-1756926000-1756929600@jccns.org SUMMARY:From Battlefield to Breakthrough DESCRIPTION:at the Higgins Middle School\, 85 Perkins Street\,  Peabody\, MA Please join the Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies at Salem State University (CHGS) for its annual Holocaust Remembrance Ceremony. This year’s program will feature a memorial service and prayers\, the Salem State University Community Chorus\, and a conversation with Karen Kirsten\, an Australian-American author and Holocaust educator. She is the author of Irena’s Gift\, a 2025 National Jewish Book Award finalist and winner of two Zibby Awards. This ceremony is supported by the Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston. The ceremony is free and open to the public. It will take place in person and will also be livestreamed on Zoom. Registration is required: We encourage you to attend in person. Please email chgs@salemstate.edu if you have any questions. Karen Kirsten grew up among refugees who didn’t talk about the past. Determined to understand the generational trauma that cloaked her family in silence\, and to help heal her mother’s pain\, Karen meticulously reconstructed an extraordinary saga. After several research trips to Poland\, Karen reunited her mother with the heroes who had hidden her as a child and then facilitated awarding them Righteous Among the Nations medals.Please register below. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n RSVP (in-person)\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Zoom link URL:https://jccns.org/event/from-battlefield-to-breakthrough/ LOCATION:JCCNS\, 4 Community Rd.\, Marblehead\, MA\, 01945 CATEGORIES:Home-Register ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://jccns.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Battlefield-to-Breakthrough-Eblast-img.png ORGANIZER;CN="Susan Wood":MAILTO:swood@jccns.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250904T113000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250904T123000 DTSTAMP:20260403T112532 CREATED:20250822T163122Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250826T170020Z UID:10001575-1756985400-1756989000@jccns.org SUMMARY:How to Stay Grounded and Connected in an Unstable World DESCRIPTION:at the Higgins Middle School\, 85 Perkins Street\,  Peabody\, MA Please join the Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies at Salem State University (CHGS) for its annual Holocaust Remembrance Ceremony. This year’s program will feature a memorial service and prayers\, the Salem State University Community Chorus\, and a conversation with Karen Kirsten\, an Australian-American author and Holocaust educator. She is the author of Irena’s Gift\, a 2025 National Jewish Book Award finalist and winner of two Zibby Awards. This ceremony is supported by the Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston. The ceremony is free and open to the public. It will take place in person and will also be livestreamed on Zoom. Registration is required: We encourage you to attend in person. Please email chgs@salemstate.edu if you have any questions. Karen Kirsten grew up among refugees who didn’t talk about the past. Determined to understand the generational trauma that cloaked her family in silence\, and to help heal her mother’s pain\, Karen meticulously reconstructed an extraordinary saga. After several research trips to Poland\, Karen reunited her mother with the heroes who had hidden her as a child and then facilitated awarding them Righteous Among the Nations medals.Please register below. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n RSVP (in-person)\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Zoom link URL:https://jccns.org/event/how-to-stay-grounded-and-connected-in-an-unstable-world/ LOCATION:JCCNS\, 4 Community Rd.\, Marblehead\, MA\, 01945 CATEGORIES:Home-Register ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://jccns.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/How-to-Stay-Grounded-Ikey-Greene-2025-Eblast.png ORGANIZER;CN="Susan Wood":MAILTO:swood@jccns.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250904T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250904T210000 DTSTAMP:20260403T112532 CREATED:20241018T174651Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241227T164654Z UID:10000616-1757014200-1757019600@jccns.org SUMMARY:Israeli Folk Dancing DESCRIPTION:at the Higgins Middle School\, 85 Perkins Street\,  Peabody\, MA Please join the Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies at Salem State University (CHGS) for its annual Holocaust Remembrance Ceremony. This year’s program will feature a memorial service and prayers\, the Salem State University Community Chorus\, and a conversation with Karen Kirsten\, an Australian-American author and Holocaust educator. She is the author of Irena’s Gift\, a 2025 National Jewish Book Award finalist and winner of two Zibby Awards. This ceremony is supported by the Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston. The ceremony is free and open to the public. It will take place in person and will also be livestreamed on Zoom. Registration is required: We encourage you to attend in person. Please email chgs@salemstate.edu if you have any questions. Karen Kirsten grew up among refugees who didn’t talk about the past. Determined to understand the generational trauma that cloaked her family in silence\, and to help heal her mother’s pain\, Karen meticulously reconstructed an extraordinary saga. After several research trips to Poland\, Karen reunited her mother with the heroes who had hidden her as a child and then facilitated awarding them Righteous Among the Nations medals.Please register below. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n RSVP (in-person)\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Zoom link URL:https://jccns.org/event/israeli-folk-dancing-11/2025-09-04/ LOCATION:JCCNS\, 4 Community Rd.\, Marblehead\, MA\, 01945 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://jccns.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Israeli-Folk-Dancing-square.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250907T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250907T095000 DTSTAMP:20260403T112532 CREATED:20241021T165013Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241227T164701Z UID:10001013-1757232000-1757238600@jccns.org SUMMARY:Israeli Folk Dancing DESCRIPTION:at the Higgins Middle School\, 85 Perkins Street\,  Peabody\, MA Please join the Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies at Salem State University (CHGS) for its annual Holocaust Remembrance Ceremony. This year’s program will feature a memorial service and prayers\, the Salem State University Community Chorus\, and a conversation with Karen Kirsten\, an Australian-American author and Holocaust educator. She is the author of Irena’s Gift\, a 2025 National Jewish Book Award finalist and winner of two Zibby Awards. This ceremony is supported by the Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston. The ceremony is free and open to the public. It will take place in person and will also be livestreamed on Zoom. Registration is required: We encourage you to attend in person. Please email chgs@salemstate.edu if you have any questions. Karen Kirsten grew up among refugees who didn’t talk about the past. Determined to understand the generational trauma that cloaked her family in silence\, and to help heal her mother’s pain\, Karen meticulously reconstructed an extraordinary saga. After several research trips to Poland\, Karen reunited her mother with the heroes who had hidden her as a child and then facilitated awarding them Righteous Among the Nations medals.Please register below. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n RSVP (in-person)\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Zoom link URL:https://jccns.org/event/israeli-folk-dancing-13/2025-09-07/ LOCATION:JCCNS\, 4 Community Rd.\, Marblehead\, MA\, 01945 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://jccns.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Israeli-Folk-Dancing-square.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250908T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250908T140000 DTSTAMP:20260403T112532 CREATED:20250620T172204Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250620T172302Z UID:10001519-1757336400-1757340000@jccns.org SUMMARY:JCCNS Women's Book Club DESCRIPTION:at the Higgins Middle School\, 85 Perkins Street\,  Peabody\, MA Please join the Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies at Salem State University (CHGS) for its annual Holocaust Remembrance Ceremony. This year’s program will feature a memorial service and prayers\, the Salem State University Community Chorus\, and a conversation with Karen Kirsten\, an Australian-American author and Holocaust educator. She is the author of Irena’s Gift\, a 2025 National Jewish Book Award finalist and winner of two Zibby Awards. This ceremony is supported by the Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston. The ceremony is free and open to the public. It will take place in person and will also be livestreamed on Zoom. Registration is required: We encourage you to attend in person. Please email chgs@salemstate.edu if you have any questions. Karen Kirsten grew up among refugees who didn’t talk about the past. Determined to understand the generational trauma that cloaked her family in silence\, and to help heal her mother’s pain\, Karen meticulously reconstructed an extraordinary saga. After several research trips to Poland\, Karen reunited her mother with the heroes who had hidden her as a child and then facilitated awarding them Righteous Among the Nations medals.Please register below. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n RSVP (in-person)\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Zoom link URL:https://jccns.org/event/jccns-womens-book-club-34/ LOCATION:Zoom ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://jccns.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Womens-Book-Club-on-Zoom-square.png ORGANIZER;CN="Sara Ewing":MAILTO:sewing@jccns.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250910T113000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250910T123000 DTSTAMP:20260403T112532 CREATED:20250822T163519Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250905T181940Z UID:10001574-1757503800-1757507400@jccns.org SUMMARY:Slowing Down to See Life with Open Eyes DESCRIPTION:at the Higgins Middle School\, 85 Perkins Street\,  Peabody\, MA Please join the Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies at Salem State University (CHGS) for its annual Holocaust Remembrance Ceremony. This year’s program will feature a memorial service and prayers\, the Salem State University Community Chorus\, and a conversation with Karen Kirsten\, an Australian-American author and Holocaust educator. She is the author of Irena’s Gift\, a 2025 National Jewish Book Award finalist and winner of two Zibby Awards. This ceremony is supported by the Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston. The ceremony is free and open to the public. It will take place in person and will also be livestreamed on Zoom. Registration is required: We encourage you to attend in person. Please email chgs@salemstate.edu if you have any questions. Karen Kirsten grew up among refugees who didn’t talk about the past. Determined to understand the generational trauma that cloaked her family in silence\, and to help heal her mother’s pain\, Karen meticulously reconstructed an extraordinary saga. After several research trips to Poland\, Karen reunited her mother with the heroes who had hidden her as a child and then facilitated awarding them Righteous Among the Nations medals.Please register below. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n RSVP (in-person)\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Zoom link URL:https://jccns.org/event/slowing-down-to-see-life-with-open-eyes/ LOCATION:JCCNS\, 4 Community Rd.\, Marblehead\, MA\, 01945 CATEGORIES:Home-Register ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://jccns.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Mid-day-Speaker-Series-2025-09-Mark-Singer-Eblast.png ORGANIZER;CN="Susan Wood":MAILTO:swood@jccns.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250911T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250911T210000 DTSTAMP:20260403T112532 CREATED:20241018T174651Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241227T164654Z UID:10000617-1757619000-1757624400@jccns.org SUMMARY:Israeli Folk Dancing DESCRIPTION:at the Higgins Middle School\, 85 Perkins Street\,  Peabody\, MA Please join the Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies at Salem State University (CHGS) for its annual Holocaust Remembrance Ceremony. This year’s program will feature a memorial service and prayers\, the Salem State University Community Chorus\, and a conversation with Karen Kirsten\, an Australian-American author and Holocaust educator. She is the author of Irena’s Gift\, a 2025 National Jewish Book Award finalist and winner of two Zibby Awards. This ceremony is supported by the Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston. The ceremony is free and open to the public. It will take place in person and will also be livestreamed on Zoom. Registration is required: We encourage you to attend in person. Please email chgs@salemstate.edu if you have any questions. Karen Kirsten grew up among refugees who didn’t talk about the past. Determined to understand the generational trauma that cloaked her family in silence\, and to help heal her mother’s pain\, Karen meticulously reconstructed an extraordinary saga. After several research trips to Poland\, Karen reunited her mother with the heroes who had hidden her as a child and then facilitated awarding them Righteous Among the Nations medals.Please register below. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n RSVP (in-person)\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Zoom link URL:https://jccns.org/event/israeli-folk-dancing-11/2025-09-11/ LOCATION:JCCNS\, 4 Community Rd.\, Marblehead\, MA\, 01945 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://jccns.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Israeli-Folk-Dancing-square.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250914T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250914T095000 DTSTAMP:20260403T112532 CREATED:20241021T165013Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241227T164701Z UID:10001014-1757836800-1757843400@jccns.org SUMMARY:Israeli Folk Dancing DESCRIPTION:at the Higgins Middle School\, 85 Perkins Street\,  Peabody\, MA Please join the Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies at Salem State University (CHGS) for its annual Holocaust Remembrance Ceremony. This year’s program will feature a memorial service and prayers\, the Salem State University Community Chorus\, and a conversation with Karen Kirsten\, an Australian-American author and Holocaust educator. She is the author of Irena’s Gift\, a 2025 National Jewish Book Award finalist and winner of two Zibby Awards. This ceremony is supported by the Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston. The ceremony is free and open to the public. It will take place in person and will also be livestreamed on Zoom. Registration is required: We encourage you to attend in person. Please email chgs@salemstate.edu if you have any questions. Karen Kirsten grew up among refugees who didn’t talk about the past. Determined to understand the generational trauma that cloaked her family in silence\, and to help heal her mother’s pain\, Karen meticulously reconstructed an extraordinary saga. After several research trips to Poland\, Karen reunited her mother with the heroes who had hidden her as a child and then facilitated awarding them Righteous Among the Nations medals.Please register below. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n RSVP (in-person)\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Zoom link URL:https://jccns.org/event/israeli-folk-dancing-13/2025-09-14/ LOCATION:JCCNS\, 4 Community Rd.\, Marblehead\, MA\, 01945 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://jccns.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Israeli-Folk-Dancing-square.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250914T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250914T153000 DTSTAMP:20260403T112532 CREATED:20250813T170407Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250910T163954Z UID:10001559-1757856600-1757863800@jccns.org SUMMARY:Doggie Dip at the outdoor pool DESCRIPTION:at the Higgins Middle School\, 85 Perkins Street\,  Peabody\, MA Please join the Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies at Salem State University (CHGS) for its annual Holocaust Remembrance Ceremony. This year’s program will feature a memorial service and prayers\, the Salem State University Community Chorus\, and a conversation with Karen Kirsten\, an Australian-American author and Holocaust educator. She is the author of Irena’s Gift\, a 2025 National Jewish Book Award finalist and winner of two Zibby Awards. This ceremony is supported by the Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston. The ceremony is free and open to the public. It will take place in person and will also be livestreamed on Zoom. Registration is required: We encourage you to attend in person. Please email chgs@salemstate.edu if you have any questions. Karen Kirsten grew up among refugees who didn’t talk about the past. Determined to understand the generational trauma that cloaked her family in silence\, and to help heal her mother’s pain\, Karen meticulously reconstructed an extraordinary saga. After several research trips to Poland\, Karen reunited her mother with the heroes who had hidden her as a child and then facilitated awarding them Righteous Among the Nations medals.Please register below. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n RSVP (in-person)\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Zoom link URL:https://jccns.org/event/doggie-dip-at-the-outdoor-pool-3/ LOCATION:JCCNS Outdoor Pool\, 4 Community Road\, Marblehead\, MA\, 01945 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://jccns.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Doggie-Dip-2025-eblast-img.png ORGANIZER;CN="Ashley Vieira":MAILTO:avieira@jccns.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250917T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250917T190000 DTSTAMP:20260403T112532 CREATED:20241018T175943Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241227T165037Z UID:10000918-1758135600-1758135600@jccns.org SUMMARY:Knitting Knights DESCRIPTION:at the Higgins Middle School\, 85 Perkins Street\,  Peabody\, MA Please join the Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies at Salem State University (CHGS) for its annual Holocaust Remembrance Ceremony. This year’s program will feature a memorial service and prayers\, the Salem State University Community Chorus\, and a conversation with Karen Kirsten\, an Australian-American author and Holocaust educator. She is the author of Irena’s Gift\, a 2025 National Jewish Book Award finalist and winner of two Zibby Awards. This ceremony is supported by the Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston. The ceremony is free and open to the public. It will take place in person and will also be livestreamed on Zoom. Registration is required: We encourage you to attend in person. Please email chgs@salemstate.edu if you have any questions. Karen Kirsten grew up among refugees who didn’t talk about the past. Determined to understand the generational trauma that cloaked her family in silence\, and to help heal her mother’s pain\, Karen meticulously reconstructed an extraordinary saga. After several research trips to Poland\, Karen reunited her mother with the heroes who had hidden her as a child and then facilitated awarding them Righteous Among the Nations medals.Please register below. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n RSVP (in-person)\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Zoom link URL:https://jccns.org/event/knitting-knights-2/2025-09-17/ LOCATION:JCCNS Women’s Health Center\, 4 Community Rd.\, Marblehead\, MA\, 01945\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://jccns.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Knitting-Knights-square.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250918T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250918T210000 DTSTAMP:20260403T112532 CREATED:20241018T174651Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241227T164654Z UID:10000618-1758223800-1758229200@jccns.org SUMMARY:Israeli Folk Dancing DESCRIPTION:at the Higgins Middle School\, 85 Perkins Street\,  Peabody\, MA Please join the Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies at Salem State University (CHGS) for its annual Holocaust Remembrance Ceremony. This year’s program will feature a memorial service and prayers\, the Salem State University Community Chorus\, and a conversation with Karen Kirsten\, an Australian-American author and Holocaust educator. She is the author of Irena’s Gift\, a 2025 National Jewish Book Award finalist and winner of two Zibby Awards. This ceremony is supported by the Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston. The ceremony is free and open to the public. It will take place in person and will also be livestreamed on Zoom. Registration is required: We encourage you to attend in person. Please email chgs@salemstate.edu if you have any questions. Karen Kirsten grew up among refugees who didn’t talk about the past. Determined to understand the generational trauma that cloaked her family in silence\, and to help heal her mother’s pain\, Karen meticulously reconstructed an extraordinary saga. After several research trips to Poland\, Karen reunited her mother with the heroes who had hidden her as a child and then facilitated awarding them Righteous Among the Nations medals.Please register below. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n RSVP (in-person)\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Zoom link URL:https://jccns.org/event/israeli-folk-dancing-11/2025-09-18/ LOCATION:JCCNS\, 4 Community Rd.\, Marblehead\, MA\, 01945 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://jccns.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Israeli-Folk-Dancing-square.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250921T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250921T095000 DTSTAMP:20260403T112532 CREATED:20241021T165013Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241227T164701Z UID:10001015-1758441600-1758448200@jccns.org SUMMARY:Israeli Folk Dancing DESCRIPTION:at the Higgins Middle School\, 85 Perkins Street\,  Peabody\, MA Please join the Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies at Salem State University (CHGS) for its annual Holocaust Remembrance Ceremony. This year’s program will feature a memorial service and prayers\, the Salem State University Community Chorus\, and a conversation with Karen Kirsten\, an Australian-American author and Holocaust educator. She is the author of Irena’s Gift\, a 2025 National Jewish Book Award finalist and winner of two Zibby Awards. This ceremony is supported by the Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston. The ceremony is free and open to the public. It will take place in person and will also be livestreamed on Zoom. Registration is required: We encourage you to attend in person. Please email chgs@salemstate.edu if you have any questions. Karen Kirsten grew up among refugees who didn’t talk about the past. Determined to understand the generational trauma that cloaked her family in silence\, and to help heal her mother’s pain\, Karen meticulously reconstructed an extraordinary saga. After several research trips to Poland\, Karen reunited her mother with the heroes who had hidden her as a child and then facilitated awarding them Righteous Among the Nations medals.Please register below. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n RSVP (in-person)\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Zoom link URL:https://jccns.org/event/israeli-folk-dancing-13/2025-09-21/ LOCATION:JCCNS\, 4 Community Rd.\, Marblehead\, MA\, 01945 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://jccns.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Israeli-Folk-Dancing-square.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250921T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250921T113000 DTSTAMP:20260403T112532 CREATED:20250820T142752Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250820T142752Z UID:10001560-1758450600-1758454200@jccns.org SUMMARY:Schmooze and News DESCRIPTION:at the Higgins Middle School\, 85 Perkins Street\,  Peabody\, MA Please join the Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies at Salem State University (CHGS) for its annual Holocaust Remembrance Ceremony. This year’s program will feature a memorial service and prayers\, the Salem State University Community Chorus\, and a conversation with Karen Kirsten\, an Australian-American author and Holocaust educator. She is the author of Irena’s Gift\, a 2025 National Jewish Book Award finalist and winner of two Zibby Awards. This ceremony is supported by the Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston. The ceremony is free and open to the public. It will take place in person and will also be livestreamed on Zoom. Registration is required: We encourage you to attend in person. Please email chgs@salemstate.edu if you have any questions. Karen Kirsten grew up among refugees who didn’t talk about the past. Determined to understand the generational trauma that cloaked her family in silence\, and to help heal her mother’s pain\, Karen meticulously reconstructed an extraordinary saga. After several research trips to Poland\, Karen reunited her mother with the heroes who had hidden her as a child and then facilitated awarding them Righteous Among the Nations medals.Please register below. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n RSVP (in-person)\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Zoom link URL:https://jccns.org/event/schmooze-and-news-29/ LOCATION:JCCNS\, 4 Community Rd.\, Marblehead\, MA\, 01945 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://jccns.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Schmooze-and-News-square.png ORGANIZER;CN="Susan Wood":MAILTO:swood@jccns.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250925T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250925T210000 DTSTAMP:20260403T112532 CREATED:20241018T174651Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241227T164654Z UID:10000619-1758828600-1758834000@jccns.org SUMMARY:Israeli Folk Dancing DESCRIPTION:at the Higgins Middle School\, 85 Perkins Street\,  Peabody\, MA Please join the Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies at Salem State University (CHGS) for its annual Holocaust Remembrance Ceremony. This year’s program will feature a memorial service and prayers\, the Salem State University Community Chorus\, and a conversation with Karen Kirsten\, an Australian-American author and Holocaust educator. She is the author of Irena’s Gift\, a 2025 National Jewish Book Award finalist and winner of two Zibby Awards. This ceremony is supported by the Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston. The ceremony is free and open to the public. It will take place in person and will also be livestreamed on Zoom. Registration is required: We encourage you to attend in person. Please email chgs@salemstate.edu if you have any questions. Karen Kirsten grew up among refugees who didn’t talk about the past. Determined to understand the generational trauma that cloaked her family in silence\, and to help heal her mother’s pain\, Karen meticulously reconstructed an extraordinary saga. After several research trips to Poland\, Karen reunited her mother with the heroes who had hidden her as a child and then facilitated awarding them Righteous Among the Nations medals.Please register below. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n RSVP (in-person)\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Zoom link URL:https://jccns.org/event/israeli-folk-dancing-11/2025-09-25/ LOCATION:JCCNS\, 4 Community Rd.\, Marblehead\, MA\, 01945 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://jccns.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Israeli-Folk-Dancing-square.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250928T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250928T095000 DTSTAMP:20260403T112532 CREATED:20241021T165013Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241227T164701Z UID:10001016-1759046400-1759053000@jccns.org SUMMARY:Israeli Folk Dancing DESCRIPTION:at the Higgins Middle School\, 85 Perkins Street\,  Peabody\, MA Please join the Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies at Salem State University (CHGS) for its annual Holocaust Remembrance Ceremony. This year’s program will feature a memorial service and prayers\, the Salem State University Community Chorus\, and a conversation with Karen Kirsten\, an Australian-American author and Holocaust educator. She is the author of Irena’s Gift\, a 2025 National Jewish Book Award finalist and winner of two Zibby Awards. This ceremony is supported by the Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston. The ceremony is free and open to the public. It will take place in person and will also be livestreamed on Zoom. Registration is required: We encourage you to attend in person. Please email chgs@salemstate.edu if you have any questions. Karen Kirsten grew up among refugees who didn’t talk about the past. Determined to understand the generational trauma that cloaked her family in silence\, and to help heal her mother’s pain\, Karen meticulously reconstructed an extraordinary saga. After several research trips to Poland\, Karen reunited her mother with the heroes who had hidden her as a child and then facilitated awarding them Righteous Among the Nations medals.Please register below. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n RSVP (in-person)\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Zoom link URL:https://jccns.org/event/israeli-folk-dancing-13/2025-09-28/ LOCATION:JCCNS\, 4 Community Rd.\, Marblehead\, MA\, 01945 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://jccns.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Israeli-Folk-Dancing-square.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251001T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251001T123000 DTSTAMP:20260403T112532 CREATED:20250903T153055Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250903T153056Z UID:10000515-1759316400-1759321800@jccns.org SUMMARY:Senior Jazz and Lunch Hour DESCRIPTION:at the Higgins Middle School\, 85 Perkins Street\,  Peabody\, MA Please join the Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies at Salem State University (CHGS) for its annual Holocaust Remembrance Ceremony. This year’s program will feature a memorial service and prayers\, the Salem State University Community Chorus\, and a conversation with Karen Kirsten\, an Australian-American author and Holocaust educator. She is the author of Irena’s Gift\, a 2025 National Jewish Book Award finalist and winner of two Zibby Awards. This ceremony is supported by the Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston. The ceremony is free and open to the public. It will take place in person and will also be livestreamed on Zoom. Registration is required: We encourage you to attend in person. Please email chgs@salemstate.edu if you have any questions. Karen Kirsten grew up among refugees who didn’t talk about the past. Determined to understand the generational trauma that cloaked her family in silence\, and to help heal her mother’s pain\, Karen meticulously reconstructed an extraordinary saga. After several research trips to Poland\, Karen reunited her mother with the heroes who had hidden her as a child and then facilitated awarding them Righteous Among the Nations medals.Please register below. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n RSVP (in-person)\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Zoom link URL:https://jccns.org/event/senior-jazz-and-lunch-hour-6-6/ LOCATION:JCCNS\, 4 Community Rd.\, Marblehead\, MA\, 01945 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://jccns.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Senior-Jazz-Hour-and-Lunch-square.png ORGANIZER;CN="Sara Ewing":MAILTO:sewing@jccns.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251001T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251001T190000 DTSTAMP:20260403T112532 CREATED:20241018T180055Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241227T164601Z UID:10000859-1759345200-1759345200@jccns.org SUMMARY:Knitting Knights DESCRIPTION:at the Higgins Middle School\, 85 Perkins Street\,  Peabody\, MA Please join the Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies at Salem State University (CHGS) for its annual Holocaust Remembrance Ceremony. This year’s program will feature a memorial service and prayers\, the Salem State University Community Chorus\, and a conversation with Karen Kirsten\, an Australian-American author and Holocaust educator. She is the author of Irena’s Gift\, a 2025 National Jewish Book Award finalist and winner of two Zibby Awards. This ceremony is supported by the Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston. The ceremony is free and open to the public. It will take place in person and will also be livestreamed on Zoom. Registration is required: We encourage you to attend in person. Please email chgs@salemstate.edu if you have any questions. Karen Kirsten grew up among refugees who didn’t talk about the past. Determined to understand the generational trauma that cloaked her family in silence\, and to help heal her mother’s pain\, Karen meticulously reconstructed an extraordinary saga. After several research trips to Poland\, Karen reunited her mother with the heroes who had hidden her as a child and then facilitated awarding them Righteous Among the Nations medals.Please register below. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n RSVP (in-person)\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Zoom link URL:https://jccns.org/event/knitting-knights-3/2025-10-01/ LOCATION:JCCNS Women’s Health Center\, 4 Community Rd.\, Marblehead\, MA\, 01945\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://jccns.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Knitting-Knights-square.png ORGANIZER;CN="Mary Pat Hawkins":MAILTO:mphawkins@jccns.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251002T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251002T210000 DTSTAMP:20260403T112532 CREATED:20241018T174651Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241227T164654Z UID:10000620-1759433400-1759438800@jccns.org SUMMARY:Israeli Folk Dancing DESCRIPTION:at the Higgins Middle School\, 85 Perkins Street\,  Peabody\, MA Please join the Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies at Salem State University (CHGS) for its annual Holocaust Remembrance Ceremony. This year’s program will feature a memorial service and prayers\, the Salem State University Community Chorus\, and a conversation with Karen Kirsten\, an Australian-American author and Holocaust educator. She is the author of Irena’s Gift\, a 2025 National Jewish Book Award finalist and winner of two Zibby Awards. This ceremony is supported by the Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston. The ceremony is free and open to the public. It will take place in person and will also be livestreamed on Zoom. Registration is required: We encourage you to attend in person. Please email chgs@salemstate.edu if you have any questions. Karen Kirsten grew up among refugees who didn’t talk about the past. Determined to understand the generational trauma that cloaked her family in silence\, and to help heal her mother’s pain\, Karen meticulously reconstructed an extraordinary saga. After several research trips to Poland\, Karen reunited her mother with the heroes who had hidden her as a child and then facilitated awarding them Righteous Among the Nations medals.Please register below. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n RSVP (in-person)\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Zoom link URL:https://jccns.org/event/israeli-folk-dancing-11/2025-10-02/ LOCATION:JCCNS\, 4 Community Rd.\, Marblehead\, MA\, 01945 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://jccns.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Israeli-Folk-Dancing-square.png END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR