Wednesday, Apr 10, 2024 at 10:00am
Schedule of Events
10 a.m.-5 p.m.: Day of Remembrance : Part Two
This second in a two-day series of events is an opportunity to reclaim the memory of people who died in the Jungfernhof concentration camp in Riga, Latvia, as well as the history of unmarked graves in the Waltham area. Cosponsored by the Center for German and European Studies, Women's Studies Research Center, Hadassah-Brandeis Institute, Center for Community Partnerships and Civic Transformation (COMPACT), Department of Near Eastern and Judaic Studies.
10 a.m.-noon: "Memory and the Ethics of Memorialization" Panel at Rapaporte Treasure Hall, Goldfarb Library
Panelists: Thomas Lutz, emeritus head, Topography of Terror Museum, Berlin; Hannah M. Lessing, secretary general, National Fund of the Republic of Austria for Victims of National Socialism; Ilya Lensky, director, Jews in Latvia Museum. Facilitator: Karen Frostig, Women's Studies Research Center scholar and professor of art, Lesley University. Moderator: Laurel Leff, professor of journalism, Northeastern University.
10 a.m.-4 p.m.: The Marriage of Art & Text at University Archives and Special Collections Reading Room (Brandeis Library, Level 2)
University Archives and Special Collections presents a selection of printed and manuscript material in which image, design, and text combine to tell a story. On view are rare medieval manuscripts, incunabula, Art Deco journals, artists' books, woodcut illustrations, fore-edge paintings, and much more. Curated by Surella Seelig, GSAS MA'05, exhibits and digitization archivist.
Noon: Music at Mandel: Chamber Singers at Mandel Center for Humanities
Put the day on pause with an informal concert by Brandeis' premier choral ensemble. Robert Duff, director. Sponsored by the Department of Music.
4:30-5:30 pm: Dancing Through Deis Performance at Light of Reason (outside the Rose Art Museum)
Original contemporary pointe choreography interacting with the Light of Reason. Irina Znamirowski ‘24, choreographer. Dancers: Irina Znamirowski '24, Grace Delaney '26, Carrie Wong '27.
