Jewish Studies Week Fall 2023
Jewish Studies Week Fall 2023
Tuesday, November 21st
Online ZOOM Webinar and Q&A session
In Hiding - Jewish Survival in occupied Poland during WWII
Joanna Król-Komła, Head of the Digital Collection Department at POLIN Museum
Wednesday, November 22nd
Lunch & Learn
Meet the Director: Paula Vogel's Indecent
Ben Smith, UAlberta MFA Directing Candidate
12:00 pm MST
Henderson Hall, Rutherford Library South
This Tony Award-winning play by Paula Vogel offers a unique opportunity to delve into the intricate layers of Central European culture and its profound impact on the narrative. The play’s foundation, inspired by the true events surrounding Sholem Asch’s “The God of Vengeance,” presents a pivotal moment in Jewish history. Meet the play’s director Ben Smith, UAlberta MFA Directing Candidate and learn more!
Thursday, November 23rd
Annual Toby & Saul Reichert Holocaust Lecture
The Holocaust as World History
Professor Doris L. Bergen, Chancellor Rose and Ray Wolfe Professor of Holocaust Studies in the Department of History and the Anne Tanenbaum Centre for Jewish Studies at the University of Toronto.
4:30 pm MST
Telus Centre Auditorium (150)
This talk explores the global dimensions of the Holocaust from multiple angles. Jewish victims' accounts told of a world of misery. German perpetrators dreamed of world domination, and the war and genocide they unleashed sent refugees all over the globe, where they encountered Indigenous peoples, colonizers and colonized, and competing systems of power. The conviction that the Holocaust has universal meaning is widely shared, but agreement on just what it means remains contested.