Ackerman Chronicle
Event Reminders
Digital Newsletter of the Ackerman Center for Holocaust Studies at The University of Texas at Dallas
“Music from the Promised Land” - Saturday, February 4 at 8:00pm
“Rachel’s Mandolin” - Sunday, February 5 at 3:00pm
Sunday's concert focuses on the touching story of Rachela Zelmanowicz-Olewski, a Jewish mandolin player from Poland who, as a young woman, played in the Auschwitz women’s orchestra under the famous violinist and conductor Alma Rose. Rachel’s story is of a heroic survival in Auschwitz through the power of her mandolin music. There will be a post-concert reception.
Duo Mantar is comprised of two virtuosi: American classical guitarist, Adam Levin, and Israeli mandolinist, Jacob Reuven. Both concerts are being presented free of charge in the Jonsson Performance Hall. Follow the white Ackerman Center Event signs from Waterview to Parking Structure 3 (map available here). There will be a parking greeter in a yellow vest to help you.
53rd Annual Scholars' Conference on the Holocaust and the Churches
Learn more on the ASC's webpage, as well as by clicking on the images below:
March 1: Film Screening
March 5 : Michael and Elaine Jaffe Lecture
March 5: Mitchell L. and Miriam Lewis Barnett Lecture
Presented in conjunction with the 53rd Annual Scholars' Conference. There will be a pre-event reception at 6:30pm with the lecture starting at 7:15pm
Ackerman Center Leadership Luncheon
Join the Ackerman Center for Holocaust Studies on April 30th as we honor Burton C. Einspruch, MD with the Edward M. Ackerman Leadership Award.
The Edward M. Ackerman Leadership Award is presented to an outstanding individual or group who has demonstrated exceptional leadership and commitment to promoting the education and increased awareness of the Holocaust and related human rights issues. This leadership inspires or empowers others to become involved and engaged in ways that echo the mission of the Ackerman Center for Holocaust Studies: “Teaching the Past, Changing the Future.”
Learn more about sponsorship opportunities and how to become a part of this special event on the Ackerman Center Leadership Luncheon's webpage.
Additional Upcoming Events
April 2 - Lecture by Dr. Nils Roemer,
“Revisiting Deportations and War in 1943”
April 16 - Lecture by Dr. David Patterson,
"Zivia Lubetkin's Days of Destruction and Revolt; Memories of a Female Ghetto Fighter"
The Ackerman Center is in the process of scheduling additional events, which we will be adding to our Upcoming Events Page as they are finalized.
New Ackerman Center Podcast Episode: "Walking Tour: Berlin Memorial Sites"
Join Dr. Nils Roemer and Belofsky Fellow Katie Fisher on a walking tour of three memorials in Berlin—the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe, the Memorial to Homosexuals Persecuted Under Nazism, and the Memorial to the Sinti and Roma Victims of National Socialism. This auditory experience captures the sound of the present-day cityscape with its traffic and tourist chatter and is layered with historical context and references provided by Dr. Nils Roemer.
Find out more about each of these memorials at the links below.
The Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe
The Memorial to Homosexuals Persecuted Under Nazism
The Memorial to the Sinti and Roma Victims of National Socialism
The Ackerman Center Podcast, edited and produced by UTD graduate students, can be found wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts. Listen to all of the episodes of the Ackerman Center Podcast by clicking here or on the thumbnail image to the right.
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