Zachor: Yizkor Books As Collective Memory Of A Lost World

Museum of Jewish Heritage – A Living Memorial to the Holocaust

Date: Feb 16th

Yizkor (Memorial) Books document and memorialize hundreds of Jewish communities destroyed by the Nazis. Compiled from memory by groups of former residents of each town in the immediate decades after the Holocaust, Yizkor Books are some of the best sources for learning about pre-war Jewish life in Eastern and Central Europe. Of the more than 1,500 Yizkor Books in existence, hundreds have been completely or partially translated into English by JewishGen and more than 100 translated editions are now available in print.

Join Avraham Groll, Executive Director of JewishGen; Joyce Field, former JewishGen VP for Research and Data Acquisition and Yizkor Book Project Manager; Lance Ackerfeld, Director of the Yizkor Book Project; and Joel Alpert, Coordinator of the Yizkor Books in Print Project, for a program exploring the history, evolution, and impact of Yizkor Books.

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Where: Edmond J. Safra Plaza 36 Battery Place New York NY 10280

When: February 16th

Time: 02:00 pm

End Time: 03:00 pm

Price Range: Free