Over the course of four weeks, local scholars are getting the opportunity to engage in a discussion led by Harvard literature professor Theo Theoharis about how writers have borne witness to the Holocaust. Two classes have already been held the past two Wednesdays in the Sutton Room of the Peabody Institute Library, the first centered on “Night” by Elie Wiesel and the second … [Read more...] about Harvard professor lectures on Holocaust in Peabody
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Holocaust survivor Helga Melmed to speak in Reading
READING — Holocaust Survivor Helga Melmed will share her powerful story at the Reading High School Auditorium on March 3 at 7 p.m. At just 13 years old, Melmed was deported to the Lodz Ghetto. She endured Auschwitz, forced labor camps, and a death march before her liberation in 1945. Flying in from Florida to speak at this event, Melmed’s testimony is a profound reminder of … [Read more...] about Holocaust survivor Helga Melmed to speak in Reading