Exhibitions
TRIUMPH IN TRAGEDY
Stories of Courage and Connection
Multi-Venue Exhibits Across Arizona
This exhibition shares powerful personal stories from the Holocaust, highlighting resilience, compassion, and the strength of the human spirit, even in history’s darkest hours.
CURRENT EXHIBITS
Valley of the Sun JCC
October 30, 2025-May 29, 2026
Yavapai Community College
November 4, 2025-August 31, 2026
Tucson Jewish Museum & Holocaust Center
December 2025-August 2026
Arizona Capitol Museum
November 24, 2025 through 2026
Tempe History Museum
December 17, 2025-April 2, 2026
Martin-Springer Institute at NAU
March 2026-March 2027
SUPPORTED BY
Gallery Exhibit
— Temporarily Closed —
The Arizona Jewish Historical Society (AZJHS) will temporarily close the Cutler Plotkin Jewish Heritage Center in downtown Phoenix starting June 2025 to construct the Hilton Family Holocaust Education Center (HFHEC), a 30,000-square-foot facility dedicated to Holocaust education and remembrance. During this period, AZJHS staff will continue to offer virtual programs along with exhibits and in-person events at partner locations.
Through these initiatives, AZJHS will continue its public engagement and educational outreach across the Phoenix area and beyond. The HFHEC is anticipated to open in April 2027, serving as the preeminent resource for Holocaust education in Arizona. Keep up with the latest at azjhs.org or our social media.
SPEAKERS' BUREAU
AZJHS & Phoenix Holocaust Association (PHA)
Joint Speakers’ Bureau
Joint Speakers’ Bureau presents a diverse range of Holocaust-related experiences, covering the full historical scope of the Holocaust. Arizona’s survivors share their powerful firsthand accounts, reliving their personal trauma and emotions to educate and inspire the community. These vital stories are shared with schools, youth and community organizations, faith-based groups, as well as business, civic, and governmental audiences.
COLLECTIONS
The archives of the Arizona Jewish Historical Society contain over 50,000 unique photographs, documents, artifacts, and other memorabilia. AZJHS has conducted over 250 oral and 100 video history interviews with local Jewish residents. A sampling of our collections is available online through the Arizona Memory Project.
If you have an artifact to contribute to the Collection or Archive, click here to provide us with information about it.
ONLINE
Phoenix Jewish News Collection
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This collection consists of photographs donated by the Jewish News of Greater Phoenix donated in 2007. The collection contains over 15,000 photographs, of which some 200-300 are digitized. They run from 1948 to 2007.
Special thanks to the Jewish Community Foundation for sponsoring our project to archive and upload these photos.
Video Histories of Arizona Jewish Residents
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In 2008, the AZJHS received a grant from the Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Phoenix to conduct video interviews with local Valley residents and Jewish community members. Approximately 50 of these interviews are now available online. Special thanks to the Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Phoenix, as well as the Jewish Federation of Greater Phoenix and the Arizona Historical Records Advisory Board for supporting this project.
Arizona Jewish Life
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This collection consists of miscellaneous photographs from our archives that was scanned and uploaded to the Arizona Memory project in 2012-2013.
Special thanks to the Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Phoenix and the Arizona Historical Records Advisory Board for supporting this project.
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