In conjunction with the exhibit in King Library, the Havighurst Center is hosting a symposium that will explore the Blavatnik Archive materials. Three leading scholars of Jewish history will be deliver short presentations on their current research.
Jeffrey Veidlinger, University of Michigan - "A Kind of Victory? The Return of Jews to Small-Town Ukraine"
Anna Shternshis, University of Toronto - "And Then I killed Him: Red Army Soldiers Speak of the End of the Holocaust"
Eugene Avrutin, University of Illinois - "A Tale of Two Murders: The Velizh and Beilis Blood Libel Cases"
Shabbat Dinner at Hillel House
11 East Walnut Street, 6:30pm (this is preceded by a 5:30 service). Open to the public.