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The ADL Mountain States Region hosted the 2024 Governor’s Holocaust Remembrance Program, featuring a conversation with Holocaust Survivor Manfred “Manny” Lindenbaum. This event took place on Wednesday, May 8 at 5:30 pm at Temple Emanuel in Denver and was also available via livestream. As always, the program was free and open to all. We had the opportunity to speak with Manny about his experiences before, during and after the Shoah. An edited version of that conversation is…
Sheryl Feiler, Chair of the ADL Mountain States Regional Board, and I are pleased to announce that the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) has selected Susan Rona to succeed me as the new Regional Director for the ADL Mountain States Region. Susan is a seasoned leader with deep expertise in community engagement, nonprofit management, fundraising, and program development. Sheryl and our board are enthusiastic about the appointment of Susan. With her experience, vision and commitment to the mission of…
A Chat With Scott LevinBy Macy Palbaum and Talia Richland, ADL Mountain States Summer Interns To mark the conclusion of his long-standing tenure as ADL Mountain States Regional Director at the end of 2024, we sat down with Scott Levin for a conversation about his career and asked his advice for the future. Thank you to Scott Levin for his tremendous legacy.
The Anti-Defamation League Mountain States Region is grateful to Colorado Governor Jared Polis for issuing the following proclamation to declare May 6-11, 2024 as Holocaust Remembrance Week. Read the full proclamation below.
In light of increased protests and encampments at a number of Colorado colleges and universities including the Auraria Campus of Community College of Denver, CU Denver and Metropolitan State University of Denver, Colorado College, Colorado Mesa University, CSU-Fort Collins, CSU-Pueblo, CU Boulder, and the University of Denver, we the undersigned representatives of Anti-Defamation League Mountain States Region, JEWISHcolorado, Jewish Community Relations Council, Rocky Mountain Rabbis and…
The ADL Mountain States Region hosted the 2025 Governor’s Holocaust Remembrance Program, featuring a keynote interview with Holocaust Survivor Pete Metzelaar. This event took place on Wednesday, April 23 at 5:30 pm at Temple Emanuel in Denver and was also available via livestream. As always, the program was free and open to all. We had the opportunity to speak with Pete about his experiences during the war. An edited version of that conversation is presented below. ADL: Pete, you were…
On May 4, 2016, ADL hosted its 35th annual Governor’s Holocaust Remembrance Program, one of the largest such events in the United States. Over 1,600 people attended the program at Temple Emanuel in Denver. The program included a moving tribute to the family of Dr. Maria Kiss Madi, a Hungarian rescuer whose family was presented with a Righteous Among the Nations Award at the event. Madi was a Hungarian doctor who passed away in 1970 at the age of 72. At great risk to herself, Dr. Madi hid…
Eva Mozes Kor, keynote speaker for the 34th Annual Governor’s Holocaust Remembrance Program on Thursday, April 16 at 6:00 pm, shared her story of resilience and forgiveness.
The ADL Mountain States Region hosted the 2023 Governor’s Holocaust Remembrance Program, featuring a keynote interview with Holocaust Survivor Paul Galan. This event took place on Wednesday, April 19 at 5:30 pm at Temple Emanuel in Denver and was also available via livestream. As always, the program was free and open to all. We had the opportunity to speak with Paul about his experiences before, during and after the Shoah. An edited version of that conversation is presented below. ADL:…
The ADL Mountain States Region hosted the 2019 Governor’s Holocaust Remembrance Program, featuring Holocaust Survivor Gene Klein in conversation with his daughter, author Dr. Jill Klein. An edited version of that conversation is presented below. Gene’s experience is captured in Jill’s book We Got the Water that tells the story of Gene and his family before, during and after the Holocaust. ADL: Why did you become so invested in documenting your father’s Holocaust…
The ADL Mountain States Region is pleased to share with our community the following interview with Stefan and Serge Goldberg, second generation Holocaust survivors and supporters of ADL’s Hidden Child Foundation. We had the opportunity to speak with the Goldbergs to learn more about their family’s story of survival and legacy for the future. An edited version of that conversation is presented below. ADL: We are so grateful that you were able to share your story with us…
“Holocaust Awareness Life” might describe the mindset of Holocaust survivors and their children better than “Holocaust Awareness Week.” The Holocaust determined our existence as directly as the Exodus from Egypt defined the first generations of Jews wandering through the desert and into The Promised Land. It is similar to how the experience of transatlantic slavery permeates the lives of generations of African American survivors. We are grateful for the opportunity to…
This year’s ADL Virtual Governor’s Holocaust Remembrance Program, presented in partnership with Jewish Family Service of Colorado in celebration of its 150th anniversary, features a panel discussion about the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany (the Claims Conference). One of the panel participants, Marion Goldstein, is a Holocaust survivor who was born in Shanghai, China and came to the United States at the age of eight. We sat down with Marion to talk about…
From: Sue Parker Gerson, Senior Associate Director, ADL Mountain States Region It may seem strange to entitle a blog post “Gratitude on Yom HaShoah” when we are anything but thankful for the horror that was the Holocaust, including the decimation of civil liberties that paved its way, the loss of 6 million Jewish and 5 million other souls, and the unimaginable trauma suffered by generations of families torn apart by its ravages. And yet, grateful is the mindset I attempt to employ…
The ADL Mountain States Region hosted the 2021 Governor’s Holocaust Remembrance Program, featuring a keynote interview with Holocaust Survivor Judith Altmann. This event took place virtually on Thursday, April 8 at 5:30 pm. We had the opportunity to speak with Judy about her experiences during the Holocaust and her thoughts about how her experience shaped her. ADL: Please describe your life before the Holocaust. What was your childhood like? Judy Altmann: I had a…