Cuban-Jewish Responses to the Holocaust (1938-1948)
Classes, Workshops & Lectures
Date
Sunday, November 20, 2016, 2:00 pm
Organization
Jewish Museum of Florida – FIU
Categories
Classes, Workshops & Lectures
Place
Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU
Address
301 Washington Avenue, Miami Beach
Phone
786-972-3175
Website
https://jmof.fiu.edu/
Contact Email
info@jewishmuseum.com
Part of a chapter in her book in progress titled “Jewish Cuba: Culture, Identity and Community (1920-1960),” this lecture by UNC-Chapel Hill Professor of Romance Studies Dr. Perelmuter discusses the complicated public, private and inherited memories of the Holocaust and its reception by the Jews of Cuba, and ongoing efforts as a member of the Cuban yishuv to capture an accurate picture using insider documents and personal and family anecdotes. This event is free for Members or with Museum admission.