Julie Kohner presented Voices of the Generations in two separate sessions at Temple B’nai Or on April 19 and 20, 2026, engaging both the Renaissance Group and high school students. Special thanks to Executive Director, Barbara Kavadias, and Director of Membership Engagement and Communications, Michele Spinak for hosting the programs.

Temple B’nai Or Executive Director, Barbara Kavadias, Julie Kohner, and Director of Membership Engagement and Communications, Michele Spinak.

The Weinstein Jewish Community Center of Richmond, Virginia hosted Julie Kohner and Voices of the Generations for presentation on April 14, 2026. The presentation was held via zoom. Special thanks to Pnina Morgan, Director of Programing at the Weinstein JCC for hosting the program.

Temple Kol Emeth in Marietta hosted Voices of the Generations for a Yom HaShoah engagement, sponsored by Holocaust survivor Vera Javor, along with her family, Nikki and Roger Goodstein. Opening remarks by Mrs. Goodstein introduced her family’s story of surviving the Holocaust in eastern Czechoslovakia and Poland.

Her moving account was followed by an introduction of VOG Founder Julie Kohner by Cindy Livingston, Director of Member Engagement at Temple Kol Emeth. Julie then shared the story of her mother’s survival through her presentation, This Is Your Life, Hanna Bloch Kohner, and concluded with a reflection on the recent placement of Stolpersteine in Amsterdam, honoring her mother and her mother’s first husband, Carl.

Temple Kol Emeth Director of Member Engagement, Cindy Livingston and Julie Kohner

Julie Kohner with Yom Ha Shoah program sponsors Nikki Goodstein and Vera Javor

Temple Kol Emeth, sanctuary stained glass depiction of the Story of the Jewish People