Jewish American Heritage Month

Posted By admin on June 16, 2020

Memory in the Face of Denial: Srebrenica 25 Years Later

Denial is the final stage of genocide. Denial by perpetrators, whether by words or by taking steps to cover their acts, or even refusing to recognize atrocities years later, impacts the memory of genocide.

Join Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center, Bosnian-American Genocide Institute and Education Center (BAGI), and Srebrenica Memorial Center for a thought-provoking discussion between eyewitnesses of the genocide in Srebrenica as they powerfully share their experiences during the genocide, and their fight to combat the state of denial 25 years later.

Registration: https://bit.ly/30pVxxz

Moderators:Ida Sefer - President of the Board of Directors, Bosnian American Genocide Institute and Education Center

Dr. David Pettigrew - Professor of Philosophy and Holocaust and Genocide Studies at Southern CT State University; and Secretary of the Board of Directors, Bosnian American Genocide Institute and Education Center

Panelists will include:

Ron Haviv - Emmy-nominated, award-winning photojournalist and co-founder of VII Photo Agency. His work in the Balkans was used as evidence to indict and convict war criminals at the international tribunal in The Hague. His first photography book, Blood and Honey: A Balkan War Journal, was named one of the best non-fiction books of the year, by The Los Angeles Times.

Roy Gutman - Associate Fellow at The Washington Institute, Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter, former foreign correspondent for Newsday and McClatchy, and author of A Witness to Genocide

Hasan Hasanovi - Survivor of the Srebrenica Genocide, author of "Surviving Srebrenica" (2016) and co-author of "Voices from Srebrenica" (2020), Srebrenica Memorial Center

Amra Begic - family member of Srebrenica genocide victims. Chief of Department, Srebrenica Memorial Center

Senada Pargan - Survivor of Srebrenica Genocide, President of Bosniaks Cultural Community Preporod of North America/Bzk Preporod SA, and author of "The Darkness of Silver Lights" (2015)

Presented in partnership with the Bosnian American Genocide Institute and Education Center and Srebrenica Memorial Center.

Go here to see the original:

Virtual Event: Memory in the Face of Denial - Patch.com

Category: Holocaust Denial
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