| Date | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Monday, November 2, 2015 | 4:00PM - 6:00PM | External Event, Jackman Humanities Building 170 St. George Street Room 100 |
The first liberators of European Jews during World War II were soldiers and officers of the Red Army. They were the ones who first encountered Kerch, Babi Yar, Majdanek, Treblinka, Auschwitz and many other sites of mass murder. How did these members of the Soviet military — many of whom were Jewish — make sense of what they saw?
Based on documents of the Soviet Extraordinary Commissions and personal accounts of Red Army Jewish and non-Jewish soldiers, Zvi Gitelman (Professor of Judaic Studies, University of Michigan), Anna Shternshis (Al and Malka Green Associate Professor of Yiddish Studies, U of T) and Doris Bergen (Chancellor Rose and Ray Wolfe Professor of Holocaust Studies, U of T) will explore the range of responses, from rage and revenge to indifference, and discuss the immediate and long-term implications.
This event is part of Holocaust Education Week.
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