CONCERT
June 14

BOOKSBOOKS

May 7

May 24

June 7

DISCUSSIONS

May 10

May 17

SPECIAL EVENTS
May 14

July 19

Sunday, May 7, 2-5:30 P.M.

DISCUSSION
The Origins of Holocaust Studies
Moderated by Michael Berenbaum, Director, the Berenbaum Group;

The academic study of the Holocaust has grown in diverse and important ways since its inception in the late 1960’s when the very first courses were offered, and has, in the process, transformed American Jewish life. Who were the early innovators? What obstacles did they face in gaining acceptance? What impact has the explosion of Holocaust Studies had on academia and the American Jewish identity and community? Some of the most prominent scholars in the field will gather to share experiences and help inspire the next generation.

Participants:

• Randolph Braham, Professor Emeritus of Political Science, CUNY Graduate Center and Director, Rosenthal Institute for Holocaust Studies;

• Deborah Dwork, Rose Professor in Holocaust Studies and Modern Jewish History and Culture, Clark University, and Director, Strassler Family Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies

• Yaffa Eliach, Professor Emeritus, Brooklyn College and President, The Shtetl Foundation

• David Engel, Maurice and Connie Greenberg Professor of Holocaust Studies, New York University

• Henry Feingold, Director of the Jewish Resource Center, Baruch College and Professor Emeritus of History at Baruch College  and CUNY Graduate Center

• Henry Friedlander, Professor Emeritus of History in the Department of Judaic Studies, Brooklyn College

• Robert Kahn, Assistant Professor of Legal Writing, Brooklyn Law School

• Alan Mintz, Chana Kekst Professor of Legal Writing, Jewish Theological Seminary

Co-sponsored by the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany: Rabbi Israel Miller Fund for Shoah Research, Documentation and Education.

$10 adults, $7 seniors, $5 members/students

Wednesday, May 10, 7 P.M.
DISCUSSION
The Jewish Experience in the Gulag
Moderated by Catharine Nepomnyashchy, The Harriman Institute and Barnard College; with Michael Eskin, Columbia University; Emily Johnson, University of Oklahoma; and Cynthia Ruder, University of Kentucky

From 1929 until Stalin’s death in 1953, some 18 million people passed through the Stalinist Gulags. The experience of Jews in these forced labor camps has received less attention than other monumental injustices of the twentieth century. This panel discussion will reveal new evidence about Jewish life and death in the Gulag while reflecting on the struggle to maintain one’s humanity under inhumane conditions.

Co-sponsored by the Harriman Institute of Columbia University.

Visit the exhibit, GULAG: Soviet Forced Labor Camps and the Struggle for Freedom, Ellis Island, May 3-July 4, 2006.

Free with suggested donation

Wednesday, May 17, 7 PM
DISCUSSION
The Youngest Survivors of Genocide
With Dr. André Stein, Holocaust survivor; Jacqueline Murekatete, Rwandan survivor; and Dr. Annie Sparrow representing the children of Darfur

Inspiring and resilient, child survivors of the Holocaust represent a generation nearly lost to us. The Museum’s current special exhibition Life in Shadows: Hidden Children and the Holocaust is a poignant reminder of this truth. Yet, children have continued to be targets of genocide since the Holocaust in places like Rwanda, Bosnia Herzegovina, and Darfur. Join us for a panel discussion featuring Holocaust survivors in conversation with other child survivors who will explore subjects including identity, the necessity of creativity, the struggle for survival, and the attempt to achieve normal lives despite horrific beginnings.

This program is supported by the New York Council for the Humanities, a state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities.*

*Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this program do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities.

$10 adults, $7 seniors, $5 members/students

NEW REVISED DATE:
Wednesday, May 31, 7 P.M.

BOOKS
Becoming Eichmann (DaCapo Press, 2004)
In conversation with author David Cesarani

At the center of the Nazi genocide, Adolf Eichmann was directly responsible for transporting over two million Jews to their deaths. In this groundbreaking biography, noted British historian David Cesarani the common myths and traditional thought that surround the history of how an ordinary man carries out a genocide.

This program is part of the Museum’s book club, Looking Back, Facing Forward, co-sponsored by the Forward and moderated by its features editor, Gabriel Sanders.

$5 all tickets, free for members