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Posts tagged as “Jewish”

The Auschwitz Volunteer: Captain Witold Pilecki

a monodrama directed and performed by Marek Probosz Tickets: $45 “It’s one of the most amazing stories to come out of World War II,” said Terry Tegnazian, co-founder of Aquila Polonica, the publisher of Pilecki’s autobiography and also a producer of the show. “His experience that he’s written down gives the details and a view of what went on in…

Janusz Korczak: Legacy, Pedagogy, Children’s Rights

Children are not the people of tomorrow, but people today. – Janusz Korcak, How to Love a Child Please join us for a one-day conference devoted to the life and work of Polish-Jewish children’s educator, pediatrician, and writer Janusz Korczak. Coinciding with the publication of a two-volume selection of his writings, newly translated into English, the conference seeks to open…

Masaryk, Czechoslovak Jews, and the Case for Liberal Democracy

[3rd Floor] Lecture by Hillel J. Kieval, Goldstein Professor of Jewish History and Thought, Washington University in St. Louis. With the commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the proclamation of the First Czechoslovak Republic, questions concerning the future of the democratic order in Europe and beyond abound. Do nationalist and populist movements pose a threat to democratic constitutions? What is…

Concert: AMEN AMIN AMAN: Jewish Music from Ancient Times until Today, from the Middle East to the West

On the occasion of the tenth anniversary celebrations of the creation of the Union for the Mediterranean and after the Conference “Perspectives on Sustainable Development Cooperation Towards the Eradication of Poverty and Youth Unemployment in the Mediterranean Sea Area”at the General Secretariat ONU, the concert “Amen Amin Aman” inaugurates the 2018 series of cultural events dedicated to the Promotion of…