Events List
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List of Events
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Wednesday, April 20, 2022
at 6:00pm -
7:00pm
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Calendar:
Speaking Engagements
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Location:
Zoom
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Description:
The Tennessee Holocaust Commission welcomes Mr. Joseph Alexander
as a guest speaker. He endured five long years of Nazi occupation, surviving
the Warsaw Ghetto and 12 concentration camps, including Auschwitz and Dachau.
They invite you to join them as they bear witness to this 99
year old man's story of surviving the Holocaust.
Register here. You will receive a confirmation e-mail including event link. The day before the event, you will receive a reminder email also including event link.
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Thursday, April 21, 2022
(all day)
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Calendar:
General
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Location:
N/A
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Description:
The Texas Holocaust, Genocide, and Antisemitism Advisory Commission office
will be closed.
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Saturday, April 23, 2022
(all day)
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Calendar:
General
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Location:
N/A
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Description:
It is possible that Texas Holocaust, Genocide, and Antisemitism Advisory Commission staff who observe Passover will be out of the office.
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Saturday, April 23, 2022
at 8:04pm -
10:00pm
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Calendar:
Commemorations
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Location:
Austin Central Public Library
Special Events Center
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Description:
Density512 announces the world premiere of the new Holocaust Remembrance opera Eva and the Angel of Death with performances on Saturday, April 23, 2022 at sundown (8:04PM) and Sunday, April 24, 2022 at 2:00PM in the Austin Central Public Library Special Events Center (710 W Cesar Chavez St., Austin, TX 78701).
Scheduled in conjunction with the end of Passover, which commemorates the liberation of the Jewish people from Egypt, and Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day, Density512 shares the powerful story of Auschwitz survivor Eva Mozes Kor. Eva, along with her twin sister Miriam, survived Dr. Josef Mengele’s medical experiments in Auschwitz. Fifty years after her liberation, Kor returned to Auschwitz to declare her forgiveness. Eva’s story explores the long-lasting psychological impact of trauma, processes of grief, and the potential for healing through forgiveness. As Kor states in her Declaration of Amnesty at the 50-year anniversary of Auschwitz’s liberation: “I hope, in some small way to send the world a message of Forgiveness, a message of Peace, a message of Hope, a message of Healing;” we hope in some small way to share her message with the world.
The opera’s creative team includes composer Thomas B. Yee, librettist Aiden K. Feltkamp, director Heather Barfield, and music director Jacob Schnitzer. The vocal cast is composed of lead mezzo-soprano Page Stephens (Eva Mozes Kor), soprano Leah Hollingshead (Miriam Mozes, Dorothy), soprano Natalie Joy (Jaffa Mozes), tenor Rick Novak (Dr. Josef Mengele), and tenor Thomas Soto (Dr. Hans Münch) with art and design by Natalie George (lighting design), Eliot Haynes (projection design), Pam Friday (costume design), and Freddie Demps (set design).
Additional public programs include:
Book Talk by Dr. Alex Kor, Eva’s surviving son, on Eva’s life, legacy, and memoir Surviving the Angel of Death: the Story of a Mengele Twin in Auschwitz. The book talk will take place on Saturday, April 23 at 2:00 PM in the atrium of the Austin Central Library (710 W Cesar Chavez St.), providing a family-appropriate experience for Holocaust awareness and education that is suitable for all ages.Screenings of the 37-minute documentary Remembrance and Ritual: Reflections on Eva and the Angel of Death created by Density512 to contextualize the opera within our current world. Screenings will take place before each opera performance (Saturday, April 23 at 6:30 & 7:15; Sunday, April 24 with discussion at 1:00pm) in the demonstration area of the Austin Central Library.
TICKETSAdmission is free and open to the public (with optional donation); advance ticket reservations are highly encouraged. Online streaming options available. Seating arrangements will observe the City of Austin’s COVID-19 best safety practices. Tickets can be reserved here.
SENSITIVITY WARNINGEva and the Angel of Death carries a recommended minimum age of 12 years. Contents include: verbal descriptions of Holocaust atrocities and medical experimentations, scene suggesting medical experimentation, onstage panic attacks, episodes of depression and PTSD, major character death, parental death.
ABOUT EVA MOZES KORIn 1995, Eva Mozes Kor founded the CANDLES Holocaust Museum and Education Center in Terre Haute, Indiana, with a mission to prevent prejudice and hatred through education about the Holocaust. Until her death on July 4, 2019, Kor was an active public speaker, community leader,champion of human rights, Holocaust awareness educator, and forgiveness advocate.
ABOUT DENSITY512 Density512 is a chamber orchestra and collective of brave and open musicians who connect audiences with contemporary music. We tell stories through imaginatively curated experiences, amplify the voices of groundbreaking and emerging artists, and cultivate interdisciplinary collaborations. Visit the Denisity512 website here.
ABOUT THE AUSTIN PUBLIC LIBRARYThe Austin Public Library provides knowledge, technology and inspiration to the Austin community. The Library is a hub of books and education, a meeting place of minds and an incubator of ideas.
SPONSORS AND COMMUNITY PARTNERSEva and the Angel of Death is presented in partnership with CANDLES Holocaust Museum and Education Center; Texas Holocaust, Genocide, and Antisemitism Advisory Commission; Austin Public Library; Schusterman Center for Jewish Studies at The University of Texas at Austin; Butler School of Music at The University of Texas at Austin; American Composers Forum; and with the generous support of individuals.
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Sunday, April 24, 2022
at 2:00pm -
4:00pm
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Calendar:
Commemorations
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Location:
Georgetown Public Library
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Description:
In recognition of Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day), the public is invited to a special presentation by author Anna Salton Eisen at the Georgetown Public Library, Hewlett Room on Sunday, April 24, 2022 at 2:00PM. The program is FREE, and there will be a book signing after the lecture. In her presentation, Ms. Salton Eisen will discuss her understanding of her legacy as a child of Holocaust survivors, how trauma is revisited upon subsequent generations, and anti-Semitism today. Accompanying her will be Aaron Eisen, her son, third generation descendant, and co-author of the book. He is also involved in a documentary film, “In My Father’s Words”, that will be released this summer.
In her new book, Pillar of Salt: A Daughter’s Life in the Shadow of the Holocaust, she embraces her legacy as a second-generation survivor. The book completes the story told in The 23rd Psalm: A Holocaust Memoir, written with her father about his experiences in 10 concentration camps before being liberated by the Americans.
Ms. Salton Eisen is a founding member and the first president of Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville, Texas, site of the recent hostage situation.
There will be a book signing following the program. There is NO CHARGE for the program and refreshments will be served.
Contact:
Ellen Silverman, Congregation Havurah ShalomPhone: 512.943.0600 Cell: 908.507.3449Via e-mail
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Sunday, April 24, 2022
at 2:00pm -
4:00pm
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Calendar:
Commemorations
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Location:
Austin Central Public Library
Special Events Center
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Description:
Density512 announces the world premiere of the new Holocaust Remembrance opera Eva and the Angel of Death
with performances on Saturday, April 23, 2022 at sundown (8:04PM) and
Sunday, April 24, 2022 at 2:00PM in the Austin Central Public Library
Special Events Center (710 W Cesar Chavez St., Austin, TX 78701).
Scheduled in conjunction with the end of Passover, which commemorates
the liberation of the Jewish people from Egypt, and Yom HaShoah,
Holocaust Remembrance Day, Density512 shares the powerful story of
Auschwitz survivor Eva Mozes Kor. Eva, along with her twin sister
Miriam, survived Dr. Josef Mengele’s medical experiments in Auschwitz.
Fifty years after her liberation, Kor returned to Auschwitz to declare
her forgiveness. Eva’s story explores the long-lasting psychological
impact of trauma, processes of grief, and the potential for healing
through forgiveness. As Kor states in her Declaration of Amnesty at the
50-year anniversary of Auschwitz’s liberation: “I hope, in some small
way to send the world a message of Forgiveness, a message of Peace, a
message of Hope, a message of Healing;” we hope in some small way to
share her message with the world.
The opera’s creative team includes composer Thomas B. Yee, librettist
Aiden K. Feltkamp, director Heather Barfield, and music director Jacob
Schnitzer. The vocal cast is composed of lead mezzo-soprano Page
Stephens (Eva Mozes Kor), soprano Leah Hollingshead (Miriam Mozes,
Dorothy), soprano Natalie Joy (Jaffa Mozes), tenor Rick Novak (Dr. Josef
Mengele), and tenor Thomas Soto (Dr. Hans Münch) with art and design by
Natalie George (lighting design), Eliot Haynes (projection design), Pam
Friday (costume design), and Freddie Demps (set design).
Additional public programs include:
Book Talk by Dr. Alex Kor, Eva’s surviving son, on Eva’s life, legacy, and memoir Surviving the Angel of Death: the Story of a Mengele Twin in Auschwitz.
The book talk will take place on Saturday, April 23 at 2:00 PM in the
atrium of the Austin Central Library (710 W Cesar Chavez St.), providing
a family-appropriate experience for Holocaust awareness and education
that is suitable for all ages.Screenings of the 37-minute documentary Remembrance and Ritual: Reflections on Eva and the Angel of Death
created by Density512 to contextualize the opera within our current
world. Screenings will take place before each opera performance
(Saturday, April 23 at 6:30 & 7:15; Sunday, April 24 with discussion
at 1:00pm) in the demonstration area of the Austin Central Library.
TICKETSAdmission is free and open to the public
(with optional donation); advance ticket reservations are highly
encouraged. Online streaming options available. Seating arrangements
will observe the City of Austin’s COVID-19 best safety practices.
Tickets can be reserved here.
SENSITIVITY WARNINGEva and the Angel of Death
carries a recommended minimum age of 12 years. Contents include: verbal
descriptions of Holocaust atrocities and medical experimentations, scene
suggesting medical experimentation, onstage panic attacks, episodes of
depression and PTSD, major character death, parental death.
ABOUT EVA MOZES KORIn 1995, Eva Mozes Kor
founded the CANDLES Holocaust Museum and Education Center in Terre
Haute, Indiana, with a mission to prevent prejudice and hatred through
education about the Holocaust. Until her death on July 4, 2019, Kor was
an active public speaker, community leader,champion of human rights,
Holocaust awareness educator, and forgiveness advocate.
ABOUT DENSITY512 Density512 is a chamber
orchestra and collective of brave and open musicians who connect
audiences with contemporary music. We tell stories through imaginatively
curated experiences, amplify the voices of groundbreaking and emerging
artists, and cultivate interdisciplinary collaborations. Visit the
Denisity512 website here.
ABOUT THE AUSTIN PUBLIC LIBRARYThe Austin Public
Library provides knowledge, technology and inspiration to the Austin
community. The Library is a hub of books and education, a meeting place
of minds and an incubator of ideas.
SPONSORS AND COMMUNITY PARTNERSEva and the Angel of Death
is presented in partnership with CANDLES Holocaust Museum and Education
Center; Texas Holocaust, Genocide, and Antisemitism Advisory
Commission; Austin Public Library; Schusterman Center for Jewish Studies
at The University of Texas at Austin; Butler School of Music at The
University of Texas at Austin; American Composers Forum; and with the
generous support of individuals.
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Sunday, April 24, 2022
at 3:00pm -
4:30pm
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Calendar:
Commemorations
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Location:
Congregation Beth Israel
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Description:
Please
join Holocaust Museum Houston in observance of Yom HaShoah, a day of remembrance for
the 6 million Jewish people who lost their lives during the Holocaust.
During this annual commemoration, we will mourn the loss of all who
perished, honor those who survived and come together as a community to
remember and reflect.
This event is coordinated by the Yom HaShoah Steering Committee and Holocaust Museum Houston.
Funding for this service is generously provided by: The Morgan Family Endowment Fund, the Morgan Family Center and the Morgan Family Foundation
To live stream this event, please click here.
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Sunday, April 24, 2022
at 6:00pm -
7:00pm
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Calendar:
Commemorations
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Location:
Facebook Live
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Description:
Join the Center for Holocaust, Human Rights and Genocide Education (Chhange) for their annual Armenian Genocide Remembrance Program, featuring Dr. Henry Theriault. Dr. Theriault is a Professor in the Philosophy Department at Worcester State University. Since 2007, he has chaired the Armenian Genocide Reparations Study Group and is lead author of its March 2015 final report, Resolution with Justice. Dr. Theriault has worked for decades to achieve official recognition of the Armenian Genocide and justice for its victims and their families. He will join Chhange's Executive Director Dr. Sara Brown for a conversation about this work.
This event will take place on Chhange's Facebook Live page. Registration is not required.
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Sunday, April 24, 2022
at 6:00pm -
7:30pm
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Calendar:
Commemorations
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Location:
Virtual
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Description:
Join Voices of Hope at 6:00PM* CDT to honor the memory of the six million who
perished during the Shoah and for a panel discussion with Holocaust
survivor Ruth "Tutti" Fishman and her son, Peter and grandson, Garrett.
Tutti's daughter Heidi will moderate.*Prior to the commemoration at 5:00, join them for the reading of the
names of community members who perished and deceased survivors.
The Annual Yom Hashoah Commemoration is sponsored by the Mandell JCC and
Voices of Hope.
This will be a hybrid event held at The Emanuel Synagogue in West Hartford. There is a livestream option (https://vimeo.com/event/240159) and an in-person option. Masks are optional per the Emanuel Synagogue's guidelines.
Register here.
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Monday, April 25, 2022
at 6:00pm -
7:30pm
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Calendar:
Speaking Engagements
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Location:
Holocaust Museum Houston
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Description:
Join Holocaust Museum Houston for a moderated discussion of the The Sephardic Latinx Oral History Project, a collaboration between the University of Houston (UH) and Holocaust Museum Houston’s Latino Initiatives Program. The project explores Sephardic Latinx history using oral histories led by students at the University of Houston.
Professor Mark A. Goldberg (UH Jewish Studies and History) will moderate a panel discussion with the project participants, including UH students and community members, exploring the process and goals of the Sephardic Latinx Oral History Project.
Supported by a UH community-engagement grant, students from Professor Goldberg’s Latina/o Jewish History course conducted interviews with six Sephardic Latinx community members and prepared them for HMH’s Latino Initiatives online archive.
Register here.
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Tuesday, April 26, 2022
at 9:30am -
2:30pm
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Calendar:
Workshops
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Location:
Dallas Holocaust & Human Rights Museum
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Description:
This is an in-person program.
Please Note: All students must be 6th grade and above. All students must be accompanied by an adult chaperone.
Join the Education Staff of the Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights
Museum for a day of learning for home-school students! Activities include
a tour of the museum's permanent exhibition, a Dimensions in Testimony
experience, and an interactive classroom program.
SCHEDULE9:30 AM: Arrival and Welcome
10:00 AM: Permanent Exhibition Tours and Dimensions in Testimony Experience
12:30 PM: Lunch (you may bring your own sack lunch or visit a restaurant in the neighborhood)
1:30 PM: Classroom Program
2:30 PM: End
Learn more & register here.
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Tuesday, April 26, 2022
at 2:00pm -
3:00pm
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Calendar:
Workshops
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Location:
Zoom
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Description:
On the eve of Israel's Holocaust Memorial Day (Yom HaShoah), this Echoes & Reflections webinar will address how the Holocaust is being misused and abused in everyday references, to the point where it is losing significance.
Presented by Yad Vashem educator, Yoni Berrous, you will explore the tools created by the International School for Holocaust Studies to teach about the Holocaust without trivializing it. Join Echoes & Reflections to see how you can use these new technologies to make the memory of the Holocaust relevant to our students.
Click here to register.
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Tuesday, April 26, 2022
at 4:30pm -
6:30pm
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Calendar:
Workshops
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Location:
Zoom
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Description:
HMMSA Elementary Curriculum Launch featuring a presentation by Wendy Lockard, USHMM Teacher Fellow
The Holocaust Memorial Museum of San Antonio is excited to launch our first K-5 curriculum on April 26, 2022. They are hosting a FREE two-hour virtual event to celebrate.
Attendees will receive the new HMMSA curriculum and other resources for teaching the Holocaust in the K-5 classroom.
Earn CPE Credit
Click here for more information and to register.
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Tuesday, April 26, 2022
at 5:00pm -
6:00pm
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Calendar:
Commemorations
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Location:
Virtual
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Description:
To honor victims of the Holocaust, we keep their
stories alive. Join our nation and a global community to remember the
six million Jews who were murdered and to honor the survivors. As
unprovoked war rages again in Europe, listen to echoes of the
past—survivors’ memories and victims’ experiences.
This year’s event will feature survivors sharing their experiences,
and victims’ accounts presented through photographs and historical film
footage from the Museum’s collection.
SpeakersMarcel Drimer, Holocaust survivor and USHMM volunteer
Irene Weiss, Holocaust survivor and USHMM volunteer
Ambassador Stuart Eizenstat, USHMM Chairman
Learn more information here.
After the live broadcast, the recording will be available to watch on demand on USHMM's YouTube page.
Sign up for a reminder here.
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Wednesday, April 27, 2022
at 11:00am -
12:00pm
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Calendar:
Speaking Engagements
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Location:
Zoom
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Description:
"Armenian Genocide and Provincial Histories: Dispossession and Migration in the late-Ottoman Empire"
While the Armenian genocide is oftentimes associated with the events of 1915 and its aftermath, the pre-years of genocide and shifting local practices have been less discussed. Although scholars explored 1894-1896 Hamidian Massacres and the Adana Massacre of 1909 to exemplify the empire-wide hostile policies toward Armenians, we know little about how macro-policies were differently interpreted at the local level and what kind of (agentive) responses it produced. In this panel, we bring two groundbreaking scholars together to understand the interplay between persistent violence and the wide variety of responses the same violence brought. Revisiting the provincial histories of the Ottoman state through local and regional perspectives, David Gutman will highlight the Armenian migration to North America and Umit Kurt will discuss processes of dispossession and economics of genocide.
Register here.
The Economics of Genocide in Ottoman Aintab: The Active Participation of Local Elites in Plunder Ümit KurtÜmit Kurt received his PhD from Clark University, History Department in 2016. He is the author, with Taner Akçam, of The Spirit of the Laws: The Plunder of Wealth in the Armenian Genocide (New York and Oxford: Berghahn Books, 2015). He was a postdoctoral fellow in the Center for Middle Eastern Studies at Harvard University in 2016-2017 and Visiting Assistant Professor in the Armenian Studies Program at California State University, Fresno in 2017-2018. He is currently a Polonsky Fellow at the Van Leer Jerusalem Institute and teaching in the Dept. of Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies at Hebrew University of Jerusalem. His recent book, The Armenians of Aintab: The Economics of Genocide in an Ottoman Province, has been published in 2021 by Harvard University Press.
The Politics of Migration and the Socio-Political Climate of Armenian Life in the Pre-Genocide Ottoman East David GutmanDavid Gutman is Associate Professor of History at Manhattanville College in Purchase, NY. His book, The Politics of Armenian Migration to North America: Sojourners, Smugglers, and Dubious Citizens (Edinburgh,
2019), examines the overseas migration of Ottoman Armenians in the late
nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, and the Ottoman state’s
response to this migration. The book addresses a wide range of themes
including clandestine mobility, migrant smuggling, border control, and
contested citizenship. He has also published on topics ranging from
mobility control and intelligence gathering to the historiography of the
Armenian genocide. He is currently in the early stages of a comparative
study of urban violence against non-dominant populations in the early
twentieth century. He also serves as managing editor of the Journal of the Ottoman and Turkish Studies Association.
Organized by Berkant Caglar (PhD student, Anthropology)
Presented by the Center for Holocaust & Genocide Studies and the Arsham and Charlotte Ohanessian ChairPaid for in part with funds from the Wexler Fund for Holocaust & Genocide Education.
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