Yom Ha'Shoah (Holocaust Rememberance Day): An Evening Commemorating Primo Levi

Event Type

Performance

Sponsor

Initiative in Holocaust, Genocide, and Memory Studies; Program in Jewish Culture & Society; Department of French and Italian

Location

Levis Faculty Center, Room 210 (919 W. Illinois St, Urbana-Second Floor)

Date

May 1, 2019   7:00 pm  

E-Mail

jewishculture@illinois.edu

Phone

217-333-7978

Views

78

Originating Calendar

Jewish Culture and Society

This Yom Ha’ Shoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day) and on the 100th anniversary of his birth, we are honoring the life and work of Italian author and Holocaust survivor, Primo Levi. The evening will feature readings and discussion of the author's work. 

The program will include readings of some of Levi’s most famous passages by Kirsten Wynne Pullen (Department of Theatre) and Philip Phillips (Physics) and brief commentaries by Jonathan Druker (Italian, Illinois State University), Emanuel Rota (French & Italian), and Eleonora Stoppino (French & Italian). 

Moderated by: Brett Ashley Kaplan (Director, Initiative in Holocaust, Genocide, Memory Studies; Professor, Comparative & World Literature)