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Posts tagged as “Holocaust”

The Book Smugglers, with author David Fishman

JICNY Salon Series presents: Meet the Author, Dr. David Fishman “The Book Smugglers”. Winner of the National Jewish Book Award for Holocaust TIME: 7:30pm Wine & Refreshments 8:00pm Speaker WHERE: 732 W. End Ave, 3rd floor, NYC COST: $10 online; $15 at door TO REGISTER: www.jicny.com

Cuba’s Forgotten Jewels: A Haven in Havana

A Film by Judy Kreith and Robin Truesdale NY Premiere Screening, post-screening Q&A featuring the filmmakers and a special performance of Cuban music from the film by The Pablo Moya Trio. Cuba’s Forgotten Jewels was born of the tales Marion Kreith told her daughter, co-director Judy Kreith. Marion escaped war-torn Europe as a young girl with her family, evading Nazi capture…

Spaces and Geographies of Concentration Camps

How to Preserve the Memory of Discrimination Europe and the United Nations commemorate the victims of the Shoah each winter on the date of Auschwitz’s liberation in 1945, and the Italian Academy marks Holocaust Remembrance Day with an annual academic event exploring issues of discrimination and crimes against humanity. In previous years, the Academy broadened its focus to explore groups…

Italian Authorities In Occupation Areas And The Nazi Extermination Of The Jews

This program is organized through a partnership between Centro Primo Levi and the Columbia Seminar in Modern Italian Studies. It is held at the Italian Academy and is meant for students and faculty. Reservation is required. Visit the Seminar’s webpage for details. Luca Fenoglio (Stanley Burton Centre for Holocaust and Genocide Studies, University of Leicester). Respondent: Susan Zuccotti (author of Père Marie-Benoît and Jewish Rescue and Holocaust…