Sunday, 10 April 2016. 4.00pm
A Journey into the Heart of Jewish Lithuania
All welcome. Free event.
For bookings please contact Tel 085 706 7357 Email info@jewishmuseum.ie
Venue Irish Jewish Museum, 3 Walworth Road, South Circular Road, Dublin 8, Ireland
Between 2008 and 2009, Dublin-born historian Shivaun Woolfson embarked on a series of research trips to Lithuania to explore her ancestral links to the region and to discover 'what might have been' for her forebears had they not managed to escape the pogroms to Ireland in the early 1900s. What she actually found was the story of a people. The resulting book, Holocaust Legacy in Post- Soviet Lithuania: People, Places and Objects, uncovers the lives and experiences of a remarkable group of elderly Holocaust survivors against a backdrop of ongoing Holocaust dismissal, as revealed through their stories and memories, their biographical objects and their ‘special’ places. This presentation highlights the remarkable histories of the individuals at the heart of Shivaun’s research, and incorporates images, video clips and short readings from the text. This talk is for anyone interested in Irish-Jewish ancestry, memory, object stories, and one of the defining histories of the twentieth century.
For more information on Irish Jewish Museum website, visit: http://jewishmuseum.ie/a-journey-into-the-heart-of-jewish-lituania/
Tuesday, 27 January 2015. 7.30pm
Holocaust Memorial Day 2015
People, Places and Holocaust Objects
All welcome. No need to book. Free event.
For further information please contact Tel 020 8293 9823 Email info@madeingreenwich.co.uk
Venue Made in Greenwich Gallery & Meeting Place, 324 Creek Road, Greenwich, SE10 9SW
Dr. Shivaun Woolfson travelled to Lithuania to trace her ancestry and discovered the story of a people.
To commemorate Holocaust Memorial Day 2015, she will read from her new book, Holocaust Legacy in Post-Soviet Lithuania. Incorporating aspects of psychology, anthropology and creative storytelling, the book adopts a spiritual approach in uncovering the lives of a remarkable group of elderly Holocaust survivors in modern day Vilnius. At this event, Shivaun will present a slide-show, video clips and short readings from the text. This moving talk highlights the indelible impact of war and genocide upon individuals, their families and communities.
Limited copies of the book will be available for sale at 40% discount at the event. RRP£65. Discounted £39.
To order copies online or buy the e-book, go to: http://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/holocaust-legacy-in-post-soviet-lithuania-9781472532855/
Tuesday, 7 October 2014. 5pm
People, Places and Holocaust Objects
All welcome. No need to book. Disabled access. Free event.
For further information please contact Alexandra Loske Tel 01273 873585 Email A.Loske@sussex.ac.uk
Venue Jubilee 144, Jubilee Bldg, University of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton, The City of Brighton and Hove BN1 9SL
Dr. Shivaun Woolfson travelled to Lithuania to trace her ancestry and discovered the story of a people. Holocaust Legacy in Post- Soviet Lithuania: People, Places and Objects, the wonderful new book she has written about her experience, uncovers the lives of a remarkable group of elderly Holocaust survivors against a backdrop of ongoing Holocaust dismissal. She invites us to look through the lens of their stories and memories, their biographical objects and their 'special' places with deeply moving results. Incorporating psychology, anthropology and ethnography, the book has, at its core, a deeply spiritual approach which marks it out from conventional historical treatments of the subject. To launch the book, Shivaun will deliver a short presentation highlighting the remarkable histories of the individuals at the heart of her research, including slide-show, video clips and short readings from the text. This talk is for anyone interested in memory, object stories, and one of the defining histories of the twentieth century.
Public talk from 5pm to 6pm, followed by nibbles and drinks 6pm-7pm.
The book will be on sale at a 40% discount at the event. http://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/holocaust-legacy-in-post-soviet-lithuania-9781472532855/
This event is sponsored by the Sussex Centre for Life History and Life Writing Research and the Centre for German-Jewish Studies.
Public talk from 5pm to 6pm, followed by nibbles and drinks 6pm-7pm.
The book will be on sale at a 40% discount at the event. http://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/holocaust-legacy-in-post-soviet-lithuania-9781472532855/
This event is sponsored by the Sussex Centre for Life History and Life Writing Research and the Centre for German-Jewish Studies.