Pittsburgh Platform: REMINDER: THURSDAY NOVEMBER 6, 4-5 pm, CL G13: ANNUAL KRISTALLNACHT COMMEMORATION

Wednesday, November 5, 2014

REMINDER: THURSDAY NOVEMBER 6, 4-5 pm, CL G13: ANNUAL KRISTALLNACHT COMMEMORATION

The University of Pittsburgh

Department of German and Jewish Studies Program

Present

The Annual Commemoration of
Kristallnacht

(The “Night of Broken Glass” on November 9-10, 1938)

Thursday, November 6, 2014

4:00-5:00 pm

Cathedral of Learning G13

Testimonies of Kristallnacht read by Pitt Students,

Video excerpts from eyewitnesses and survivors,

Music by Susanne Ortner-Roberts, clarinetist

Related Event

Students may contribute to a commemorative glass mosaic on Thursday, November 6, 12:00-4:00pm in the lower lounge of the William Pitt Union. This event is sponsored by Hillel, Black Action Society, Rainbow Alliance, CWO, and the Hindu Student Council.

SUSANNE ORTNER-ROBERTS is a world-renowned clarinetist from Augsburg, Germany, who specializes in Jewish (Klezmer) music.

For more information, please contact the German Department at grmndept@pitt.edu or 412-624-5909.

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