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Growing Up in the Shadow of the Holocaust |
| Event Status: | Updated |
| Modified Date: | 11/8/2012 |
| Start Date: | 11/14/2012 |
| End Date: | 11/14/2012 |
| Event Time: | 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Title: | Growing Up in the Shadow of the Holocaust |
| Location: | Geisel Library |
| Room Name: | Seuss Room |
| Event Category: | Libraries |
| Sponsor: | Holocaust Living History Workshop |
| Open to Public: | YES |
| Admission Cost: | Free |
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| Contact Name: | Hillman Susanne |
| Contact Phone: | (858) 534-7661 Ext. |
| Contact Email: | shillman@ucsd.edu |
| Description: | San Diego resident Trudie Richman-Wilder was born in Vienna in 1923 and managed to escape to the US during World War II. Her memoir "Escape from Vienna" details reminiscences of her childhood and her bid for freedom. An accomplished singer and guitarist who has recorded folksongs for the prestigious Smithsonian Folkways label, Richman will conclude her presentation with some Yiddish songs. To commemorate the pogrom that started the Nazi assault on Jewish life (November 9/10, 1938) the Holocaust Workshop offers 3 special events in November: * Legalism and Memory: The Post-WWII Identity of Jewish Survivors in Budapest 5:00pm, November 5th, Seuss Room, Geisel Library * Growing up in the Shadow of the Holocaust 5:00pm, November 14th, Seuss Room, Geisel Library * An Evening with Madame F. 5:00pm, November 26th, Mandeville Recital Hall (the Recital Hall is located in Mandeville Center) The Holocaust Living History Workshop is an outreach and education program sponsored by the UCSD Library and Judaic Studies. |
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