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-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:20251015T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251015T190000 DTSTAMP:20260411T155357 CREATED:20241018T175943Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241227T165037Z UID:10000919-1760554800-1760554800@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-2/2025-10-15/ 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:20251016T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251016T210000 DTSTAMP:20260411T155357 CREATED:20250905T143352Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251015T234624Z UID:10001621-1760641200-1760648400@jccns.org SUMMARY:Jane Eisner\, Carole King: She Made the Earth Move 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/jane-eisner-carole-king-she-made-the-earth-move/ LOCATION:JCCNS\, 4 Community Rd.\, Marblehead\, MA\, 01945 CATEGORIES:JBM ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://jccns.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/JBM-2025-Eblast-10-16-Eisner-img.png ORGANIZER;CN="Susan Wood":MAILTO:swood@jccns.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251016T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251016T210000 DTSTAMP:20260411T155357 CREATED:20241018T174651Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241227T164654Z UID:10000622-1760643000-1760648400@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-11/2025-10-16/ 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:20251018T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251018T110000 DTSTAMP:20260411T155357 CREATED:20250910T184905Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250918T143956Z UID:10001634-1760781600-1760785200@jccns.org SUMMARY:Tap Dance Class 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/tap-dance-classes/ LOCATION:JCCNS\, 4 Community Rd.\, Marblehead\, MA\, 01945 CATEGORIES:Home-Register,Home-test ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://jccns.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Tap-Dance-Classes-Eblast.png ORGANIZER;CN="Mary Pat Hawkins":MAILTO:mphawkins@jccns.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251019T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251019T095000 DTSTAMP:20260411T155357 CREATED:20241021T165013Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241227T164701Z UID:10001019-1760860800-1760867400@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-13/2025-10-19/ 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:20251019T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251019T113000 DTSTAMP:20260411T155357 CREATED:20250922T144312Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250922T144312Z UID:10001639-1760869800-1760873400@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-19/ 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:20251020T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251020T140000 DTSTAMP:20260411T155357 CREATED:20250728T142119Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250813T170817Z UID:10001547-1760965200-1760968800@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-35/ 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:20251021T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251021T173000 DTSTAMP:20260411T155357 CREATED:20250926T161941Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251020T151541Z UID:10001640-1761049800-1761067800@jccns.org SUMMARY:Nova Music Festival Exhibition 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/nova-music-festival-exhibition/ CATEGORIES:Home-Register ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://jccns.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Nova-Exhibition-in-Boston-2025-Eblast.png ORGANIZER;CN="Susan Wood":MAILTO:swood@jccns.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251021T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251021T173000 DTSTAMP:20260411T155357 CREATED:20251017T182104Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251017T182104Z UID:10001649-1761049800-1761067800@jccns.org SUMMARY:Nova Music Festival Exhibition-Student Tickets DESCRIPTION:Content is protected. URL:https://jccns.org/event/nova-music-festival-exhibition-students/ ORGANIZER;CN="Susan Wood":MAILTO:swood@jccns.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251023T113000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251023T123000 DTSTAMP:20260411T155357 CREATED:20250922T155737Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250926T184350Z UID:10001637-1761219000-1761222600@jccns.org SUMMARY:This Presentation Will Put You to Sleep\, with Paul Crosby\, LICSW 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/this-presentation-will-put-you-to-sleep-with-paul-crosby-licsw/ LOCATION:JCCNS\, 4 Community Rd.\, Marblehead\, MA\, 01945 CATEGORIES:Home-Register ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://jccns.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Mid-day-Speaker-Series-2025-10-Paul-Crosby-Eblast.png ORGANIZER;CN="Susan Wood":MAILTO:swood@jccns.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251023T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251023T210000 DTSTAMP:20260411T155357 CREATED:20250905T143304Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250930T171410Z UID:10001622-1761246000-1761253200@jccns.org SUMMARY:A.R. Vishny\, Night Owls 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/a-r-vishny-night-owls/ LOCATION:JCCNS\, 4 Community Rd.\, Marblehead\, MA\, 01945 CATEGORIES:JBM ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://jccns.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/JBM-2025-Eblast-10-23-Vishny-img.png ORGANIZER;CN="Susan Wood":MAILTO:swood@jccns.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251023T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251023T210000 DTSTAMP:20260411T155357 CREATED:20241018T174651Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241227T164654Z UID:10000623-1761247800-1761253200@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-11/2025-10-23/ 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:20251026T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251026T095000 DTSTAMP:20260411T155357 CREATED:20241021T165013Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241227T164701Z UID:10001020-1761465600-1761472200@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-13/2025-10-26/ 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:20251026T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251026T153000 DTSTAMP:20260411T155357 CREATED:20250929T170328Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251010T151505Z UID:10001642-1761485400-1761492600@jccns.org SUMMARY:Floating Pumpkin-Patch-A-Palooza 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/floating-pumpkin-patch-a-palooza-4/ LOCATION:JCCNS Indoor Pool\, 4 Community Rd.\, Marblehead\, MA\, 01945\, United States CATEGORIES:Aquatics Events,Family Events,Home-Register ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://jccns.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Pumpkin-Patch-a-Palooza-Eblast-sq.png ORGANIZER;CN="Rachel Kidd-Levy":MAILTO:rkiddlevy@jccns.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251026T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251026T160000 DTSTAMP:20260411T155357 CREATED:20251022T190427Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251022T190657Z UID:10001657-1761490800-1761494400@jccns.org SUMMARY:PJ Library Playground Meetup 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/pj-library-playground-meetup/ CATEGORIES:Family Events,Home-Partner END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251028T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251028T210000 DTSTAMP:20260411T155357 CREATED:20250905T142922Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250912T161208Z UID:10001623-1761678000-1761685200@jccns.org SUMMARY:Jennifer S. Brown\, The Whisper Sister 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/jennifer-s-brown-the-whisper-sister/ LOCATION:Tedesco Country Club\, 154 Tedesco Street\, Marblehead\, MA\, 01945\, United States CATEGORIES:JBM ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://jccns.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/JBM-2025-Eblast-10-28-Brown-img.png ORGANIZER;CN="Susan Wood":MAILTO:swood@jccns.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251029T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251029T203000 DTSTAMP:20260411T155357 CREATED:20250730T135002Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250730T143811Z UID:10001555-1761766200-1761769800@jccns.org SUMMARY:Antisemitism\, an American Tradition 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/antisemitism-an-american-tradition/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Home-Partner ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://jccns.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Antisemitism-An-American-Tradition-Web-image.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Sara Ewing":MAILTO:sewing@jccns.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251030T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251030T210000 DTSTAMP:20260411T155357 CREATED:20241018T174651Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241227T164654Z UID:10000624-1761852600-1761858000@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-11/2025-10-30/ 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:20251102T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251102T095000 DTSTAMP:20260411T155357 CREATED:20241021T165013Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241227T164701Z UID:10001021-1762070400-1762077000@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-13/2025-11-02/ 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 BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251102T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251102T113000 DTSTAMP:20260411T155357 CREATED:20251022T163737Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251022T163737Z UID:10001655-1762077600-1762083000@jccns.org SUMMARY:Little Explorers at EHS 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/little-explorers-at-ehs-2/ LOCATION:Epstein Hillel School\, 6 Community Road\, Marblehead\, MA\, 01945\, United States CATEGORIES:Family Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://jccns.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/EHS-Little-Explorers-Fall-2025-web-img.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251102T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251102T130000 DTSTAMP:20260411T155357 CREATED:20250905T143212Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250915T183120Z UID:10001624-1762081200-1762088400@jccns.org SUMMARY:Christopher C. Gorham\, Matisse at War 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/christopher-c-gorham-matisse-at-war/ LOCATION:JCCNS\, 4 Community Rd.\, Marblehead\, MA\, 01945 CATEGORIES:JBM ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://jccns.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/JBM-2025-Eblast-11-02-Gorham-img.png ORGANIZER;CN="Susan Wood":MAILTO:swood@jccns.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251102T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251102T160000 DTSTAMP:20260411T155357 CREATED:20251015T182330Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251015T182330Z UID:10001647-1762092000-1762099200@jccns.org SUMMARY:Family Challah Bake 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/family-challah-bake/ LOCATION:JCCNS\, 4 Community Rd.\, Marblehead\, MA\, 01945 CATEGORIES:Family Events,Home-Register ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://jccns.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Challah-Bake-2025-Eblast-img.png ORGANIZER;CN="Family Connector":MAILTO:FamilyConnector@jccns.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251103T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251103T203000 DTSTAMP:20260411T155357 CREATED:20251017T171859Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251103T182909Z UID:10001648-1762196400-1762201800@jccns.org SUMMARY:Hot Flashes and Cold Facts 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/hot-flashes-and-cold-facts/ LOCATION:JCCNS\, 4 Community Rd.\, Marblehead\, MA\, 01945 CATEGORIES:Home-Register ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://jccns.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Hot-Flashes-2025-Eblast.png ORGANIZER;CN="Susan Wood":MAILTO:swood@jccns.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251104T113000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251104T123000 DTSTAMP:20260411T155357 CREATED:20251007T161827Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251007T161827Z UID:10001645-1762255800-1762259400@jccns.org SUMMARY:Protecting Yourself On-Line: Using Digital Devices More Safely 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/protecting-yourself-on-line-using-digital-devices-more-safely/ LOCATION:JCCNS\, 4 Community Rd.\, Marblehead\, MA\, 01945 CATEGORIES:Home-Register ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://jccns.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Protecting-Yourself-Online-11-2025-Eblast.png ORGANIZER;CN="Susan Wood":MAILTO:swood@jccns.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251104T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251104T210000 DTSTAMP:20260411T155357 CREATED:20251028T175353Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251028T175353Z UID:10001693-1762282800-1762290000@jccns.org SUMMARY:Jewish Journal 48th Annual Meeting 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/jewish-journal-48th-annual-meeting/ LOCATION:JCCNS\, 4 Community Rd.\, Marblehead\, MA\, 01945 CATEGORIES:Home-Partner ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://jccns.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Journal-2025-Annual-Meeting-web-img.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251105T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251105T123000 DTSTAMP:20260411T155357 CREATED:20251104T173328Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251104T173329Z UID:10000516-1762340400-1762345800@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-6-7/ 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:20251105T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251105T190000 DTSTAMP:20260411T155357 CREATED:20241018T180055Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241227T164601Z UID:10000860-1762369200-1762369200@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-3/2025-11-05/ 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:20251106T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251106T210000 DTSTAMP:20260411T155358 CREATED:20241018T174651Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241227T164654Z UID:10000625-1762457400-1762462800@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-11/2025-11-06/ 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:20251109T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251109T095000 DTSTAMP:20260411T155358 CREATED:20241021T165013Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241227T164701Z UID:10001022-1762675200-1762681800@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-13/2025-11-09/ 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:20251109T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251109T160000 DTSTAMP:20260411T155358 CREATED:20251017T192006Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251030T132931Z UID:10001650-1762693200-1762704000@jccns.org SUMMARY:ChicShuk All Shuk'd Up for Israel 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/chicshuk-all-shukd-up-for-israel-2/ LOCATION:Congregation Shirat Hayam\, 55 Atlantic Avenue\, Swampscott\, MA\, 01907\, United States CATEGORIES:Home-Partner ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://jccns.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/All-Shukd-Up-for-Israel_20241212_112256_0000.png ORGANIZER;CN="Susan Wood":MAILTO:swood@jccns.com END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR