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Recollecting our past to shape future generations.

For 25 years, Remember the Women Institute has been dedicated to telling women’s stories from women’s point of view. As we celebrate our 25th  anniversary, we recall our meaningful events and projects and look forward to continuing to give women their place in history.

Shosh Kormosh, Untitled (Braids) from the series Order and Cleanliness: A-, 1994-95. Photography, silver print, 33 x 46 inches. Collection of the artist’s estate, Israel.

Events

Banning the Book Ban: Saying “No” to Banning (and Burning) Books

Join us on Sunday, November 12, 2023, at 2 PM EST (11 AM PST, 9 PM in Israel), when Remember the Women Institute commemorates the 85th anniversary of Kristallnacht (The Night of Broken Glass) with a roundtable of experts discussing book bans in the United States.

Women, Theater, and the Holocaust: Dramatic Readings and the Launch of the New Edition of our Resource Handbook

We’re pleased to announce that the new interactive fifth edition of our Women, Theater, and the Holocaust resource handbook is now available. Authored by Dr. Rochelle G. Saidel, Samantha McLaughlin, and Karen Shulman, the 188-page ebook is intended for teachers, students, and everyone who wants to learn more about the subject. The handbook has bibliographies of plays about women and the Holocaust, plays about the Holocaust written by women, and relevant books. There are nine personal essays by playwrights and scholars who share their thoughts and experiences about using theater to teach about women and the Holocaust, as well as
sustain our mission

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Resources

For both our latest recommendations and an archive of information about literature and the arts that give women their place in history–especially during the Holocaust–see the resources we are offering.

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