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 BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20270314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20271107T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251211T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251211T193000 DTSTAMP:20260411T052257 CREATED:20251124T202836Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251124T204210Z UID:10001696-1765477800-1765481400@jccns.org SUMMARY:Sound Bath Bliss 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/sound-bath-bliss-2/ LOCATION:JCCNS\, 4 Community Rd.\, Marblehead\, MA\, 01945 CATEGORIES:Home-Register ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://jccns.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Sound-Bath-Bliss-Dec-2024-Web-img-sq.png ORGANIZER;CN="Mary Pat Hawkins":MAILTO:mphawkins@jccns.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251211T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251211T210000 DTSTAMP:20260411T052257 CREATED:20241018T174651Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241227T164654Z UID:10000630-1765481400-1765486800@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-11/2025-12-11/ 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:20251214T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251214T095000 DTSTAMP:20260411T052257 CREATED:20241021T165013Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241227T164701Z UID:10001027-1765699200-1765705800@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-13/2025-12-14/ 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:20251214T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251214T113000 DTSTAMP:20260411T052257 CREATED:20251022T163539Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251022T163539Z UID:10001656-1765706400-1765711800@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/ LOCATION:Epstein Hillel School\, 6 Community Road\, Marblehead\, MA\, 01945\, United States CATEGORIES:Family Events,Home-Partner 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:20251214T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251214T180000 DTSTAMP:20260411T052257 CREATED:20251117T222014Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251211T185057Z UID:10001699-1765728000-1765735200@jccns.org SUMMARY:Hanukkah Party 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/hanukkah-party/ LOCATION:JCCNS\, 4 Community Rd.\, Marblehead\, MA\, 01945 CATEGORIES:Family Events,Home-Register ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://jccns.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Hanukkah-Party-2025-Eblast-img.png ORGANIZER;CN="Family Connector":MAILTO:FamilyConnector@jccns.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251216T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251216T150000 DTSTAMP:20260411T052257 CREATED:20251202T183044Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260225T185123Z UID:10002005-1765886400-1765897200@jccns.org SUMMARY:Open Play Canasta at the J! 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/open-play-canasta-at-the-j/2025-12-16/ LOCATION:JCCNS\, 4 Community Rd.\, Marblehead\, MA\, 01945 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://jccns.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Canasta-Open-Play-2025-Eblast-img.png ORGANIZER;CN="Sara Ewing":MAILTO:sewing@jccns.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251217T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251217T190000 DTSTAMP:20260411T052257 CREATED:20241018T175943Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241227T165037Z UID:10000921-1765998000-1765998000@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-2/2025-12-17/ 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:20251218T113000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251218T123000 DTSTAMP:20260411T052257 CREATED:20251125T161624Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251212T155351Z UID:10001736-1766057400-1766061000@jccns.org SUMMARY:Loss\, Grief\, and Recovery — A Personal Story 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/loss-grief-and-recovery-a-personal-story/ LOCATION:JCCNS\, 4 Community Rd.\, Marblehead\, MA\, 01945 CATEGORIES:Home-Register ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://jccns.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Mid-day-Speaker-Series-2025-12-Grief-Eblast.png ORGANIZER;CN="Sara Ewing":MAILTO:sewing@jccns.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251218T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251218T180000 DTSTAMP:20260411T052257 CREATED:20251113T003143Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251113T003143Z UID:10001718-1766077200-1766080800@jccns.org SUMMARY:Community Menorah Lighting 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/community-menorah-lighting-4/ LOCATION:National Grand Bank\, 91 Pleasant Street\, Marblehead\, MA\, 01945\, United States CATEGORIES:Home-Partner ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://jccns.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Marblehead-Menorah-Lighting-Web-square.png ORGANIZER;CN="Sara Ewing":MAILTO:sewing@jccns.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251218T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251218T210000 DTSTAMP:20260411T052257 CREATED:20241018T174651Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241227T164654Z UID:10000631-1766086200-1766091600@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-11/2025-12-18/ 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:20251221T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251221T095000 DTSTAMP:20260411T052257 CREATED:20241021T165013Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241227T164701Z UID:10001028-1766304000-1766310600@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-13/2025-12-21/ 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:20251223T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251223T150000 DTSTAMP:20260411T052257 CREATED:20251202T183044Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260225T185123Z UID:10002006-1766491200-1766502000@jccns.org SUMMARY:Open Play Canasta at the J! 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/open-play-canasta-at-the-j/2025-12-23/ LOCATION:JCCNS\, 4 Community Rd.\, Marblehead\, MA\, 01945 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://jccns.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Canasta-Open-Play-2025-Eblast-img.png ORGANIZER;CN="Sara Ewing":MAILTO:sewing@jccns.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251225T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251225T210000 DTSTAMP:20260411T052257 CREATED:20241018T174651Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241227T164654Z UID:10000632-1766691000-1766696400@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-11/2025-12-25/ 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:20251228T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251228T095000 DTSTAMP:20260411T052257 CREATED:20241021T165013Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241227T164701Z UID:10001029-1766908800-1766915400@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-13/2025-12-28/ 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:20251230T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251230T150000 DTSTAMP:20260411T052257 CREATED:20251202T183044Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260225T185123Z UID:10002007-1767096000-1767106800@jccns.org SUMMARY:Open Play Canasta at the J! 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/open-play-canasta-at-the-j/2025-12-30/ LOCATION:JCCNS\, 4 Community Rd.\, Marblehead\, MA\, 01945 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://jccns.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Canasta-Open-Play-2025-Eblast-img.png ORGANIZER;CN="Sara Ewing":MAILTO:sewing@jccns.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260101T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260101T210000 DTSTAMP:20260411T052257 CREATED:20241018T174651Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241227T164654Z UID:10000633-1767295800-1767301200@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-11/2026-01-01/ 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:20260104T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260104T095000 DTSTAMP:20260411T052258 CREATED:20241021T165013Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241227T164701Z UID:10001030-1767513600-1767520200@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-13/2026-01-04/ 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:20260106T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260106T150000 DTSTAMP:20260411T052258 CREATED:20251202T183044Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260225T185123Z UID:10002008-1767700800-1767711600@jccns.org SUMMARY:Open Play Canasta at the J! 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/open-play-canasta-at-the-j/2026-01-06/ LOCATION:JCCNS\, 4 Community Rd.\, Marblehead\, MA\, 01945 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://jccns.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Canasta-Open-Play-2025-Eblast-img.png ORGANIZER;CN="Sara Ewing":MAILTO:sewing@jccns.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260107T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260107T123000 DTSTAMP:20260411T052258 CREATED:20251119T193659Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251119T193700Z UID:10000518-1767783600-1767789000@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-6-8/ 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:20260107T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260107T183000 DTSTAMP:20260411T052258 CREATED:20251216T150805Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260105T192655Z UID:10002276-1767807000-1767810600@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-3/ LOCATION:Periwinkles\, 540B Loring Ave\, Salem\, 01970\, United States 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:20260107T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260107T193000 DTSTAMP:20260411T052258 CREATED:20251222T193017Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251223T174156Z UID:10002309-1767810600-1767814200@jccns.org SUMMARY:Tap Dance Classes 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-4/ LOCATION:JCCNS\, 4 Community Rd.\, Marblehead\, MA\, 01945 CATEGORIES:Home-Series ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://jccns.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Tap-Dance-Jan-2026-Eblast.png ORGANIZER;CN="Mary Pat Hawkins":MAILTO:mphawkins@jccns.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260107T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260107T190000 DTSTAMP:20260411T052258 CREATED:20241018T180055Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241227T164601Z UID:10000862-1767812400-1767812400@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-3/2026-01-07/ 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:20260108T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260108T210000 DTSTAMP:20260411T052258 CREATED:20241018T174651Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241227T164654Z UID:10000634-1767900600-1767906000@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-11/2026-01-08/ 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:20260111T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260111T095000 DTSTAMP:20260411T052258 CREATED:20241021T165013Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241227T164701Z UID:10001031-1768118400-1768125000@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-13/2026-01-11/ 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:20260111T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260111T113000 DTSTAMP:20260411T052258 CREATED:20251218T173356Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260108T183545Z UID:10002302-1768127400-1768131000@jccns.org SUMMARY:Let's Talk: Contemporary Issues in the 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/lets-talk-contemporary-issues-in-the-news/ LOCATION:JCCNS\, 4 Community Rd.\, Marblehead\, MA\, 01945 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://jccns.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Lets-Talk-Contemporary-News-2026-Eblast-img.png ORGANIZER;CN="Sara Ewing":MAILTO:sewing@jccns.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260111T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260111T120000 DTSTAMP:20260411T052258 CREATED:20251216T160520Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251216T160520Z UID:10002290-1768127400-1768132800@jccns.org SUMMARY:Young Family Gym Time 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/young-family-gym-time-4/2026-01-11/ LOCATION:JCCNS\, 4 Community Rd.\, Marblehead\, MA\, 01945 CATEGORIES:Family Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://jccns.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Young-Family-Open-Gym-EblastSquare.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260112T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260112T140000 DTSTAMP:20260411T052258 CREATED:20251111T173238Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251111T175948Z UID:10001715-1768222800-1768226400@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-23/ 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:20260113T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260113T150000 DTSTAMP:20260411T052258 CREATED:20251202T183044Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260225T185123Z UID:10002009-1768305600-1768316400@jccns.org SUMMARY:Open Play Canasta at the J! 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/open-play-canasta-at-the-j/2026-01-13/ LOCATION:JCCNS\, 4 Community Rd.\, Marblehead\, MA\, 01945 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://jccns.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Canasta-Open-Play-2025-Eblast-img.png ORGANIZER;CN="Sara Ewing":MAILTO:sewing@jccns.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260113T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260113T140000 DTSTAMP:20260411T052258 CREATED:20251222T172521Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260102T165532Z UID:10002307-1768307400-1768312800@jccns.org SUMMARY:Beneath the Surface 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/beneath-the-surface/ LOCATION:JCCNS\, 4 Community Rd.\, Marblehead\, MA\, 01945 CATEGORIES:Home-Register ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://jccns.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Cottage-Gardeners-Jan-2026-Eblast.png ORGANIZER;CN="Sara Ewing":MAILTO:sewing@jccns.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260114T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260114T193000 DTSTAMP:20260411T052258 CREATED:20251222T194906Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260114T220347Z UID:10002367-1768415400-1768419000@jccns.org SUMMARY:Tap Dance Classes 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-9/ LOCATION:JCCNS\, 4 Community Rd.\, Marblehead\, MA\, 01945 CATEGORIES:Home-Series ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://jccns.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Tap-Dance-Jan-2026-Eblast.png ORGANIZER;CN="Mary Pat Hawkins":MAILTO:mphawkins@jccns.com END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR