Sunday, 9 March, 9pm SAST
Join us for the second programme in our series, Jews in the Soviet Union: A Complex Narrative.
This session, The Intersection of Heroism and Tragedy during the Holocaust in the Soviet Union, will explore the complexities of Jewish experiences in the region during World War II. Dr. Yaakov Falkov will provide an overview of Soviet Jews as both victims and fighters between 1941 and 1945. Dr. Marta Havryshko will discuss the survival strategies employed by Jewish women during the Holocaust in the Soviet Union. Finally, Marco Gonzalez, director of Yahad-In Unum, will examine the organisation’s ongoing work in mapping Jewish killing sites, collecting evidence and testimonies, and using a unique investigative methodology based on Soviet and German archives.
This programme is presented in partnership with the Johannesburg Holocaust & Genocide Centre, Classrooms Without Borders, the Rabin Chair Forum at George Washington University, the Together Plan, the Jewish Tapestry Project, and Yahad-In Unum.