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Vanishing Traces of Jewish Galicia in Present-Day Ukraine Topic of CSUN Lecture |
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Free to the Public
Israeli-born Omer Bartov, the John P. Birkelund Distinguished Professor of European History at Brown University, Providence, RI, is one of the foremost scholars of Jewish life in Galicia. His previous works include “Murder in Our Midst” and “Hitler’s Army.” Professor Bartov will speak about his latest book “Erased: Vanishing Traces of Jewish Galicia in Present-Day Ukraine” (Princeton University Press). On a personal quest to investigate the fate of his mother's hometown in eastern Galicia, Professor Bartov discovers that he must first grapple with the region’s centuries-old interethnic relationships and conflicts. He finds that the newly independent Ukraine-with its ethnically cleansed and deeply anti-Semitic population--has recreated its past by suppressing all memory of its victims. In this lecture, Prof. Bartov will describe his research of Ukrainian towns and reconstruct the histories of the vibrant Jewish communities who once lived there. This lecture is free and is open to the public at California State University, Northridge on Monday, September 8, 2008, in the Oviatt Library, Presentation Room from 4:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Reservations are requested by calling (818) 677-2957. Parking is $5.00. Additional information available at: http://www.csun.edu/academic.affairs/Erased.pdf Dr. Omer Bartov
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