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Published on Tuesday, May 30, 2017
Abstract
The international symposium “Holocaust Survivors and their Networks: Comparative and Transnational Perspectives”, will take place at Sorbonne Nouvelle-Paris 3, June 2, 2017.
Announcement
Programme
- 9h30: Welcome
- 9h45: Opening remarks
Panel 1: 10h00-11h45
Networking Through War and Displacement
Chair: Constance Pâris de Bollardière (American University of Paris)
- Patrick Farges (Sorbonne Nouvelle University): ‘Ich bin kein kleiner Jecke mehr!’ Transnational ‘yekkish’ identities in a post-Holocaust world (Canada/Israel).
- Audrey Kichelewski (University of Strasbourg): A Lost World? The Enfants de Lublin, A Polish Jewish Mutual Aid Society in France (1929-1964)
Panel 2: 13h45-16h00
Networks and the Rise of Holocaust Consciousnes
Chair: Susan Rubin Suleiman (Harvard University)
- Rebecca Clifford (Swansea University): Rethinking the ‘survivor’: the evolution of child survivor networks in the United States and Great Britain
- Laura Hobson Faure (Sorbonne Nouvelle University): Forty Boys from Berlin: The Transnational Networking Process and the Emergence of Holocaust Consciousness
- Yoram Mouchenik (University of Paris 13): Association for the Memory of Convoy 6: A Journey with a Group of Former Hidden Children
16h00-16h30: Coffee Break
Panel 3: 16h30-17h30
Survivors: The Evolution of Terms and Definitions
Chair: Brian Schiff (American University of Paris)
- Avinoam Patt (University of Hartford): Dispersed Remnants: Defining the Diaspora(s) of Holocaust Survivors
- Atina Grossmann (Cooper Union): "We Were the Lucky Ones": Shifting Definitions Within Survivor Networks
17h30-18h Concluding remarks and discussion
The conference presentations take place in English, with questions and discussion in French and English.
Conveners
- Laura Hobson Faure, Sorbonne Nouvelle-Paris 3
- Atina Grossmann, Cooper Union
- Avinoam Patt, University of Hartford
Sponsors
The CRAN and Axe 3 of the Center for Research on the English Speaking World, Sorbonne Nouvelle University
The George and Irina Schaeffer Center for the Study of Genocide, Human Rights and Conflict Prevention, American University of Paris
For security and organizational reasons, please confirm your presence with
Laura Hobson Faure: laurahobsonfaure@gmail.com
Places
- Salle Claude Simon - 4 rue des Irlandais
Paris, France (75005)
Date(s)
- Friday, June 02, 2017
Keywords
- rescapé, Shoah, réseau
Contact(s)
- Constance Paris de Bollardière
courriel : cparisdebollardiere [at] aup [dot] edu
Reference Urls
Information source
- Constance Paris de Bollardière
courriel : cparisdebollardiere [at] aup [dot] edu
License
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To cite this announcement
« Holocaust survivors and their networks: Comparative and transnational perspectives », Study days, Calenda, Published on Tuesday, May 30, 2017, https://doi.org/10.58079/xpc