Shabbat Sermon: From Vision to Reality: The New Holocaust Museum in Boston with Guest Speaker, Jody Kipnis

January 3, 2026

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Parashat Vayechi
From Vision to Reality: The New Holocaust Museum in Boston
January 3, 2026 – 14 Tevet 5786
Temple Emanuel, Newton, MA

Why does Boston need a new Holocaust museum now? Jody Kipnis, Co-Founder and President & CEO of the Holocaust Legacy Foundation, shares the ways the museum (opening in late 2026 across from Boston’s historic Freedom Trail) urgently confronts the rise in antisemitism today, and how its exhibits teach about democracy, choice, and moral courage.