Date
Tuesday, May 6, 2025
6:30 PM – Cocktail reception
7:15 – Main program
Join UJA for an unforgettable evening at Royal Ontario Museum (ROM), showcasing the impactful exhibit: Auschwitz. Not Long Ago. Not Far Away.
Hear from Hedy Bohm, a Toronto-based Holocaust survivor, and fashion designer and acclaimed Instagram influencer Danielle Bernstein (@WeWoreWhat) as they discuss the importance of remembrance, resilience, and the responsibility of sharing these stories with future generations.
Following the discussion, guests will have the opportunity to explore the internationally acclaimed exhibition at their own pace, with a self-guided tour.
Kashrut Observed
Dress Code: Smart Casual
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2025 Next Gen Chair:
Zev Smith
2025 Annual Campaign Chairs:
Ron Baruch & Karen Diamond
Event Chairs:
Joey Bitton & Emma Freed Berg
Event Committee:
Melissa Baum, Jamie Blustein, Deana Feldman, Francesca Feldman, Franny Freed, Jennifer Glied-Goldstein, Hayley Ossip, and Evita Tsimerman
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SPEAKER
DANIELLE BERNSTEIN
Danielle Bernstein is a native New Yorker and fashion influencer turned business mogul. Bernstein has a dedicated fan base of over 3.3 million followers and counting across her social media platforms. Bernstein started her internationally recognized blog, WeWoreWhat.com, and Instagram, @WeWoreWhat, in 2010 as a daily dose of outfit inspiration for women everywhere, before growing the platform into an aspirational yet relatable home for all things coveted. Danielle has since launched her brand, Shop WeWoreWhat, a direct to consumer and wholesale business with millions of customers worldwide.
Danielle was quickly recognized by Forbes’ coveted “30 Under 30” list at just 24 years old in 2017 and became a New York Times bestselling author for her book, This Is Not A Fashion Story, that was published in May 2020. In response to the Covid-19 pandemic, Danielle created the philanthropic arm of her business, WeGaveWhat, as a way to give back using her massive platform, which has since been able to raise and donate hundreds of thousands of dollars to many organizations and causes in need.
Bernstein is also an angel investor and advisor for several companies in the consumer and consumer tech space.
HEDY BOHM
Hedy Bohm was born in 1928, in Oradea, Transylvania, and was an only child to Ignacz, a master cabinet maker, and Erzsebet, a homemaker. Hedy attended an all-girls Jewish school until grade 10. In April of 1944, Hedy and her family were sent to the Oradea ghetto, and from there, she was deported to Auschwitz-Birkenau. She was then selected for forced work detail at an ammunition factory and shipped to Fallersleben, Germany in August 1944. Hedy was liberated by American forces in April 1945.
Post war, Hedy returned to Romania, where she lived with her mom’s sister Ilus and her husband Kiss Ferencz and studied photography, started English lessons and took modern dancing lessons. In December 1947 she married her husband Imre Bohm and left the country the same day. A year later in Prague the Jewish Agency helped them join a Hungarian Orphan group and get visas to Canada. They arrived in Toronto in August 1948. After working in factories for several years, Hedy and Imre opened up a small shoe business and worked in it together. Hedy was widowed in 1992 and continued running the business until 2008 when she retired and started a new life in Holocaust Education. Hedy has two children, Vicky and Ron and two grandchildren.