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For more information about any of these events, contact the Holocaust Awareness Institute, 303-871-3013, or hai@du.edu
10th Annual Fred Marcus Memorial Holocaust Lecture
October 28, 2012
Thank you to all our cosponsors for this year's lecture, as well as the community who came to this lecture! See photos from the lecture on our Flickr site!
Pierre Sauvage previewed and discussed the film "And Crown Thy Good: Varian Fry in Marseilles" A documentary work-in-progress by Pierre Sauvage (Varian Fry Institute, 2013)
Pierre Sauvage captivated the audience at the 2004 Fred Marcus Memorial Holocaust Lecture with his awardwinning documentary "Weapons of the Spirit," about the residents of the French town of LeChambon who rescued him and his family, along with 5,000 other Jews. Sauvage, who is also the president and founder of the Chambon Foundation/Varian Fry Institute, is currently focusing on the underexplored American experience of the Holocaust.
Save the Date:
11th Annual Fred Marcus Memorial Holocaust Lecture
October 27, 2013
About Fred Marcus (5/16/24-6/25/02)
Fred Marcus, for whom this Holocaust lecture series is named, spent the war years in Shanghai, China as a refugee from Nazi Germany. An outstanding Jewish educator, he spoke frequently about the holocaust to schoolchildren, organizations and church groups. For more information, visit www.survivalinshanghai.com
Holocaust Education Programming
The Holocaust Awareness Institute supports Community Organizations in their programming about Holocaust Awareness and Education. Here are some upcoming events in the community to which HAI has lent its support.
Working with DU and the Colorado Ballet, HAI is a core programming partner for a new series of Colorado-wide Holocaust learning opportunities and performances to take place in 2013 from January 21 through April 15 ; the series is called Light/The Holocaust & Humanity Project, and includes a full-length contemporary ballet and Holocaust education partnerships that promotes the protection of human rights against bigotry and hate through arts, education, and public dialogue.
Holocaust and Genocide Awareness Week at the University of Denver
In 2012, Holocaust and Genocide Awareness Week was April 16-20. HAI is proud to be a part of a series of student led, campus-wide events. Hillel, Never Again! and University of Denver Social Justice Living and Learning Community teamed up with HAI to commemorate Yom HaShoah.
Sunday, April 15 - set up "Field of Flags" on Driscoll Green.
Monday, April 16 -7:30pm-Interfaith candle-lighting ceremony in honor of genocide victims at the Holocaust Memorial Social Action Site
Tuesday, April 17 - Litany of names on Driscoll Bridge
Wednesday, April 18 - 7pm-Holocaust Survivor Eric Cahn will speak to students in a 'teach-in'-Cyber Cafe, Cherrington Hall.
Thursday, April 19-8pm Sarah's Key showing as part of DUPB Films Davis Auditorium
Friday, April 20-Removal of "Field of Flags"
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