Meetings - Holocaust Series 2009 Wiki

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Meeting 1 Feb 4, 2008

Attendees: Shaiya Baer, Jeff King, Irek Kusmierczyk, Jo El Logiudice, Joseph Parello, Glenn Stein, Ruth Tanner, Kay Tyler, Nina Warnke, Gary White.

Armenian/Kurdish communities participated, good turnout
Media coverage was excellent; two articles in the Tennessean, ads/notices/invitations were placed on Facebook, distributed brochures and posters on campus and in the Nashville community
Exhibit of posters from the history of the Series history; Special thanks to Jo El
Suggestions: more films?

Jewish survivors (in Berlin)

Possible theme :

Lessons of the Holocaust or 'Legacies: Lessons of the Holocaust
Discussions: Government and corporate involvement?
American Holocaust - book - invite author?
Dance by a local group -Jo El suggests using as a kick-off event - Gary is reviewing
Poll VU department heads re their "dream speaker wish list"
Richard Blackett
Frank Stern
Peter Gay

Attendees: Shaiya Baer Jay Geller Andrea Gilman Jeff King Irek Kusmierczyk Jo El Logiudice Kay Tyler Gary White

Life in Berlin under Hitler
United States Holocaust Museum has a speakers’ bureau – Shaiya will contact re list of available speakers and requirements

Event suggestions (various are cont’d from 1st meeting)

David Stannard, author of 1992 controversial book American Holocaust’’, lives in Hawaii. Shaiya will look into his availability/cost. Possible VU departments’ interest in co-sponsoring.
Committee watched a brief excerpt from the film “TankMan” (Frontline documentary re Tiananmen Square); committee discussed and decided against HLS series inclusion. Good topic for separate classroom issue.
Local Dance Group - Gary is reviewing (JoEl suggests using as a kick-off event)
Peter Singer, grandson of survivors
Peter Hayes – business, industry-related topic
Movie, Olympiad
Local Dance Group - Gary is reviewing (suggestion as a kick-off event)
Republicains expagnols (Dr. Parello suggests topic centered on the event described in the film (series of interviews with survivors of the first train sent to concentration camps. The film was screened in 2006 at UCLA. (English subtitles). Also called “The 927 on the Train to Hell. Dr. P will further investigate and send information to Shaiya.
Author Rochelle Seidel – “The Women of RobinsBrook”