On the night of November 9-10, 1938, the Nazi regime coordinated a wave of anti-Semitic violence in Nazi Germany, known as Crystal Night or “the night of the broken glass”. The attack got its name from the shattered shop windows that littered the streets after the violence. (Encyclopedia of the Holocaust).
The Holocaust awareness program has been working since 2005 to mobilize civil society for education and to help prevent future acts of genocide. This year in: “Music and the Holocaust: History, Memory and Justice”
A panel composed by historian Jay Grymes, composer and conductor Victoria Bond, Noreen Green and violinist Renée Jolles will discuss the relationship between music and the Holocaust.
You can follow the event online from 7.30pm (Central Europe) at A WebTV, Youtube or Twitter
What is the relationship of music with the Holocaust? What significance did music have for the victims of the Nazis and what place does it occupy in our understanding of the history of the Holocaust?
What place does it occupy in Holocaust commemoration, remembrance and education? Why is it important to perform pieces composed during the Holocaust or by composers who did not survive the Holocaust? How do contemporary musicians respond to the Holocaust story?
The Holocaust and the United Nations Awareness Program
The United Nations and Holocaust Awareness Program is located within the Awareness Division of the United Nations Department of Global Communications.
The Holocaust and United Nations Awareness Program was created in 2005 by the United Nations General Assembly Resolution 60/7, with a simple and strong goal: to mobilize civil society for the education and commemoration of Holocaust to help prevent future genocide.
Over the years, the Program has established a global network of partners and developed versatile initiatives that include educational resources, professional development programs, a variety of films, panel discussions and exhibitions.
UNRIC and the United Nations Holocaust Awareness Program have collaborated in the past on the occasion of the International Holocaust Remembrance Day.
UNRIC Information Point – United Nations Resources
