Upcoming Events

  • @ 12:00 pm - 6:30 pm

    Lessons From Holocaust Perpetrators & Rwanda Peacekeepers: Why should people entrusted with using deadly force study the Holocaust and genocides?

    Drawing from his research and books on the leadership and ethics of Nazi soldiers and Rwanda peacekeepers, Dr. David Frey will explore decisions made by German officers serving in occupied Soviet lands in 1941 as well as choices made by Major General Roméo Dallaire, who was Force Commander of the United Nations Mission in Rwanda […]

    @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

    The End of Operation Metro Surge?

    What have we learned from the past two months of extraordinary federal actions in Minnesota? What are our rights and responsibilities when rule of law is threatened? And where do things stand now? REGISTER FOR WEBINAR   Panelists:   Bob Aronson, Past Board Chair of HIAS, JCRC board member, and retired immigration attorney   Norm […]

  • @ 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm

    Conversation with Jack El-Hai, author of The Nazi and The Psychiatrist

    NEW DATE & CAMPUS VENUE: Sunday, March 1, 2:00-3:30 PM at the University of St. Thomas, Anderson Student Center 2115 Summit Avenue St. Paul, Minnesota 55105 USA Presented by the Jewish Community Relations Council of Minnesota and the Dakotas, Jewish Historical Society of the Upper Midwest, and the University of St. Thomas: College of Arts […]

  • @ 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm

    Yom Hashoah Film Screening: For the Living

    In January 1945, ten-year-old Holocaust survivor Marcel Zielinski made a treacherous 60-mile journey on foot from Auschwitz-Birkenau to Kraków, Poland, in search of his family. Decades later, 250 cyclists from 12 countries retraced his path in an empathetic mission called Ride for the Living, created and run by JCC Krakow. This powerful documentary draws parallels […]

    $12 – $14
    @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

    Minnesota and the Dakotas Yom HaShoah Commemoration

    Minnesota and the Dakotas Yom HaShoah Commemoration Monday, April 13, 2026 | 26 Nisan 5786 | 7:00 PM Minnesota and the Dakotas Holocaust Remembrance Day Commemoration at Mount Zion Temple, St. Paul, 1300 Summit Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55105. All are welcome to this free and public service. Registration is required. Please leave bags at […]

    @ 12:00 pm - 1:15 pm

    Holocaust Testimony in the Age of AI: History, Memory, and Ethics

    What happens to Holocaust memory when the last survivors are gone? As the generation of firsthand witnesses passes, new technologies, including AI-powered interactive testimony, are transforming how we preserve, access, and engage with survivor stories. In this lecture, Dr. Todd Presner will trace the history of preserving survivor testimony from earlier technologies to today's AI-driven […]

    @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

    Shlichut Twentieth Anniversary Celebration

    Join us as we celebrate 20 years of Shlichut — two decades of connection, learning, and building bridges between St. Paul and Israel. This milestone event will honor the impact of our shlichim and the community that has welcomed them. Mark your calendar and be part of this special evening!