The Generations After, Inc.

Who We Are

The Generations After, Inc. was created in 1979 as an organization of children of Holocaust survivors in the Greater Washington area.

It has expanded over the years to include grandchildren of survivors and survivors themselves with the merging of The Generation After, Inc. and Jewish Survivors of the Shoah and Friends of Greater Washington in 2015.

We are also affiliated with Generations of the Shoah International (GSI), a worldwide umbrella group for second generation activities.

Educational programs
Social gatherings
Holocaust remembrance activities
Advocacy activities
Programs with authors, artists, scholars, politicians, and experts in the field
Social and inter-generational opportunities
Sharing Holocaust-related information and resources

Board and Officers: There is a president, vice president, a treasurer, a secretary and a 15- member Board.

As an all volunteer group, The Generations After, Inc. is always seeking new members and volunteers to help run the group and its activities. To volunteer, please call 240-396-6467 or email generationafterdc@gmail.com.

Remember a Child provides pre-Bar/Bat Mitzvah families with the name of a child Shoah victim who was annihilated before he or she could become a Bar/Bat Mitzvah. Families receive a Certificate of Remembrance to document this “match,” bibliographic/references, citations, or links to enable families to conduct even more in-depth independent research. The current generation can thereby commemorate the lives of those one-and-a-half million children whose lives were so tragically curtailed. To learn more about the Remember a Child program click here. Read a profile of this remarkable program in the Washington Jewish Week.

Read about a recent success for Remember a Child in the Baltimore Jewish Week.

How One Young Holocaust Victim's Memory Forged a Community Across America

A series of uncanny coincidences draws an eruv of living memory around the soul of one little girl who perished in the Holocaust.

by Susan L.M. Goldberg, PJ Media - Click here for the full article

Upcoming: Book Group
The book group generally meets virtually. For details contact 2ndgenbookgroup@gmail.com.

Writing Group: GenAfter is hosting two Writing Groups with mentor Gina Roitman aimed at learning to transform memory into memoir. We are currently seeking new members. For more information on joining a Writing Group, contact generationafterdc@gmail.com.

Previous events include:

Faith After the Holocaust and Annual Membership Meeting
Watch the recording.

Finding Our Roots Through Yizkor Books
View the recording.

Program Yiddish: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow
View the recording.

The Oldest Hatred; Fighting Back Gen After's May program highlighted the current state of Holocaust education in our schools (public, private, and higher learning), the challenges inherent in this process, and what the future may hold. View the Recording.

Generations After supports Blue Card, a long-time New York-based Holocaust survivor support agency that provides direct aide to needy survivors in 35 states. For details, contact generationafterdc@gmail.com.