Holocaust Through Literature, Film, and Testimony
2025-02-03 11:00 - 12:30 (America/New_York) | Miami Beach JCC, 4221 Pine Tree Drive, Miami Beach, FL, 33140, United States
Please join us for a special class with esteemed educator Dr. Miriam Klein Kassenoff – Studying the Holocaust Through Film, Literature, and Testimony, a four part workshop taking place at the Miami Beach JCC from 11:00-12:30 pm on Monday, January 6, 13, 20 and 27.
Join the class to hear inspiring new topics such as: Hidden Children in the Holocaust, In-Person Testimony on the Bielski Partisans and Armed Resistance, Films, Diaries, reviews of books that should be read.
Each participant will receive a FREE copy of the book: “Why? Explaining the Holocaust,” by Peter Hayes.
Dr. Miriam Klein Kassenoff is the founding director of the Holocaust Teacher Institute at the University of Miami and is the Holocaust Education Specialist for Miami-Dade County Public Schools. She will be joined by Nikki Freeman, Director of Education at the Holocaust Memorial, Miami Beach.
The class is in cooperation The Holocaust Memorial of Miami Beach, (GMJF), The University of Miami Holocaust Teacher Institute and The Miami Dade County Public Schools, Department of Social Sciences.

JCCU - Lunch and Learn - Laszlo Selly
2025-02-05 12:30 - 13:30
Laszlo Selly will be our special Lunch and Learn Guest. A Holocaust Surivivor from Hungary, he will tell his amazing story of survival. This spring marks the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, We are honored to have Laszlo tell his story.
Laszlo survived the War in Budapest and then escaped Hungary during the abortive revolution against communist rule in 1956 with his brother, making his way to the United States where he became a commercial photographer in New York.
Please join us for our JCC-U day of learng starting at 9:15 AM – Coffee, Conversation and Surprise Topic.
Kickstart your JCC-U Day with the perfect blend of coffee, engaging conversation, and a dash of surprise topics.
Join the lively discussions led by the Moderator/Host, Dr. Miriam Klein Kassenoff.
See below for further information:
10 AM – Music Appreciation with Dr. Alan Mason
11:15 AM – Art History experience with Dr. Batia Cohen.
12:30 PM – JCC-U Lunch and Learn:
In honor of Interanational Holocaust Rememberence Day, Holocaust Survivor Laszlo Selly – in conversation with Dr. Miriam Klein Kassenoff.
JCC-U Day of Learning
$30 per week (Includes Lunch)
Members & Patrons: FREE (Includes Lunch)
This program was made possible by the generous support from Baptist Health

Jazzmen- Author Larry Tye & The Jazz Collective Performs
2025-02-05 19:30 - 21:00
Join us on Wednesday, February 5, 2025 at 7:30 PM for an enjoyable conversation with Larry Tye author of The Jazzmen: How Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong and Count Basie Transformed America as well as a special performance by Young Musicians Unite Jazz Ensemble. Larry will be in conversation with Zach Larmer, Jazz musician, COO of YMU, and three time grammy award winner.
The Jazzmen looks mainly at these three maestros’ lives off the bandstand, and how they wrote the soundtrack for the civil rights revolution. It also explores the Black-Jewish alliance of old— one where each of these African-American bandleaders had a Jewish manager and bandmates —and how that might offer a model for today.
Larry Tye is a former reporter at The Boston Globe, off now writing books and running a Boston-based fellowship program for health journalists. The Jazzmen is his ninth book, with others including Home Lands, the upbeat tale of a thriving Jewish diaspora; Superman, the biography of America’s longest-lasting (Jewish) hero; and Bobby Kennedy, which looks at RFK’s transformation from Joe McCarthy’s protege to a liberal icon.
Young Musicians Unite, to empower youth, provides turnkey music education solutions for Title 1 schools across Miami-Dade County. YMU equips schools with trained instructors, lesson plans, instruments and all the necessary resources for vibrant music classes.
Zach Larmer is an internationally acclaimed jazz musician and educator. As a performer and composer, Zach has received three GRAMMY awards and embarked on numerous world tours. He has had the chance to work alongside artists such as Pat Metheny, John Scofield, and the Steve Miller Band.

John Dalton Play Masterclass: Appropriate
2025-02-07 11:00 - 12:30
Join Theater Theory instructor John Dalton for an insightful masterclass with the director of Appropraite performing at Gablesstage.. This unique class offers a behind-the-scenes look at the creative process behind this play.
Appropriate is straight from Broadway. It is a darkly comic American drama by Pulitzer Finalist and Obie Award winer, Jacobs-Jenkins, invites the audiences to one helluva family reunion!
Tickets for the matinee must be purchased in advance, with group ticket options available through Debbie Sack, Cultural Arts Administrative Assistant.Only 10 tickets are available.
This masterclass is a wonderful opportunity for theater enthusiasts and creatives alike to dive deep into the artistic journey that let to the creation of Appropriate.
MASTERCLASS: FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 11 AM
MATINEE: SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 16 AT 2:00 PM
