Arkady Belozovsky to speak on experience of Deaf Jews during the Holocaust
Arkady Belozvsky will present his talk “Untold Forgettable Holocaust Biographies and Stories Throughout the Jewish Deaf Eyes” at the Goodstein Foundation Library on the Casper College campus at 1 p.m. Friday, Jan. 30.
Event Highlights
- What: Public talk on the unique trauma and resilience of the Deaf community during the Holocaust.
Who: Arkady Belozovsky, a third-generation Deaf educator and refugee from the USSR.
When: Friday, Jan. 30, 2026, at 1 p.m.
Where: Goodstein Foundation Library, Casper College.
Cost: Free and open to the public.
Exploring the Untold Stories of the Jewish Deaf Community
Considered his signature presentation, the talk “… explores the unique trauma of the Deaf community during the Holocaust. The talk will focus on four areas that are rarely documented in mainstream education:
- Resistance: Jewish Deaf individuals who fought in the guerrilla and partisan divisions, as well as contributed to war factories.
- Survival: Those who survived ghettos and concentration camps.
- Evacuation: Deaf individuals who were evacuated to the Soviet interior.
- Post-War Life: Those who returned to the USSR after the war.
Belozovsky’s presentation will look at the experiences of the Deaf Jewish communities, a demographic whose stories are rarely documented or discussed in Holocaust education.
About the Speaker: Arkady Belozovsky
Belozvsky grew up in the USSR, in what is now Ukraine. He comes from a long line of Deaf family members, being a third-generation Deaf person. As a teenager, he and his family immigrated to the United States as Jewish refugees from the USSR. He earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees, as well as three professional certificates, from the Rochester Institute of Technology. He also received a certificate of Human Rights Education Training from the U.S. Institute of Diplomacy and Human Rights. He went on to teach ASL/Deaf Studies and Interpreting at the National Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID) at the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT).
Sponsorship
Belozvsky’s presentation is part of Holocaust Remembrance Week at Casper College. The week is sponsored by Casper College Connections, the Goodstein Foundation Library, and the Casper College History Department. The presentation is free and open to the public.