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CREECA Fall Lecture Series

A Story of Horror and Hope: Investigating the Ponar Extermination Camp and The Great Synagogue and Shulhoyf of Vilna, Lithuania

Event Details

Date
Thursday, October 20, 2016
Time
4 p.m.
Location
Description
Professor Harry M. Jol from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire will outline details and results of a multi-disciplinary research project in Vilnius, Lithuania, in which researchers sought and located the remains of The Great Synagogue and Shulhoyft of Vilna which was destroyed after WWII. Co-sponsored by the Center for Jewish Studies and Madison-Vilnius Sister Cities, Inc; presented by CREECA as the annual “Perspectives on the Baltics” lecture, thanks to the generosity of an anonymous donor.
Cost
Free

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