Talking Memory: The Intersection of Heroism and Tragedy during the Holocaust in the Soviet Union

The Ghetto Fighters’ House invites you to a new series:

Jews in the Soviet Union: A Complex Narrative

The Intersection of Heroism and Tragedy during the Holocaust in the Soviet Union

Guest Speakers:

Dr. Yaakov Falkov

Soviet Jews as Victims and Fighters, 1941-1945

Dr. Marta Havryshko

Women’s Strategies for Survival in the Soviet Union During the Holocaust

Mr. Marco Gonzalez

Collecting the Evidence of the Killing of Jews and Roma in Eastern Europe 80 Years Later

The second program in this series on the Soviet Union will focus on the intersection of heroism and tragedy during the Holocaust in the Soviet Union. Our first speaker, Dr. Yaakov Falkov, will give an overall description of the Holocaust in the Soviet Union with all its complexities concerning the Jews living in this region. Our second speaker is Dr. Marta Havryshko who will give a talk on the experiences of Jewish women during the Holocaust in the Soviet Union. The final speaker is Marco Gonzalez, director of Yahad-In Unum, who will discuss the organization’s goal of mapping Jewish killing sites, collecting evidence and testimonies and the unique methodology of investigation based on Soviet and German archives. 

This program is in partnership with the Johannesburg Holocaust & Genocide Center, Classrooms Without Borders, the Rabin Chair Forum at George Washington University, the Together Plan, the Jewish Tapestry Project, and Yahad-In Unum.