Zakhor!
The Role of Art in the Contemporary Holocaust Commemoration
Monday, April 24, 2017, 6:00PM,
The Konrad Adenauer Conference Center, Mishkenot Sha’ananim, Jerusalem
Program
Gathering, Registration and Opening of the Exhibition
Greetings
Dr. Michael Borchard, Director of the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung Israel
Mr. Motti Schwartz, Director of Mishkenot Sha’ananim
The Concept behind the Exhibition Project “Zakhor!”
Dr. Elke-Vera Kotowski, Researcher and Curator of Exhibitions, Moses Mendelssohn Center for European Jewish Studies, Potsdam University, Germany
Panel discussion on the Political Role of Art in the Contemporary Holocaust Commemoration
Mrs. Alexandra Jacovskytė, Artist, Representative of the participating Lithuanian Artist
Mr. Shaya Ben Yehuda, Managing Director, International Relations Division, Yad Vashem
Dr. Pnina Rosenberg, Art historian specializing in the art legacy of the Holocaust, Technion Haifa and the Academic College of Emek Yezreel
Prof. Julius H. Schoeps, Director of the Moses Mendelssohn Center for European Jewish Studies, Potsdam University, Germany
Moderator: Dr. Michael Borchard, Director of the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung Israel
Light refreshments
*The event will take place in English
RSVP palina.kedem@kas.de
