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Wednesday, 15th January 2020, 12:30 pm

Devon & Exeter Branch: Lunch & Talk on Music of the Holocaust by Professor Shirli Gilbert

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An extraordinary range of musical activities, both forced and voluntary, took place in the Nazi ghettos and camps, from the earliest internment centres established in 1933 until the liberation in 1945. The musical works these prisoners created are extraordinary documents from the time: fragments recovered from the rubble of war and genocide; monuments to the lives that were destroyed. In this talk, which will feature many film extracts, Shirli Gilbert, professor of Modern History at Southampton University with a specialism in Jewish History and particularly the Holocaust, will highlight original music from this period, including some rare post-war recordings. The songs offer rich insight into victims’ experiences, conveying the uncertain and shifting perspectives of prisoner communities as they made sense of lived reality.

Application for places at speakers’ events should be made in writing to the Dining Secretary, Mr. Philip Maunder, Pennies, 46 Pound Lane, Topsham EX30NA with a separate cheque for each event, made payable to ‘ESU Devon and Exeter’. Cheques will not be presented for payment until the day after the event.

Details

Date:
Wednesday, 15th January 2020
Time:
12:30 pm
Event Category:

Organiser

Devon & Exeter Branch – Dining Secretary
Phone:
01392 876735
Email:
philipmaunderesu@gmail.com

Ticket Prices

Member Ticket price
£25.00
Non-Member Ticket price
£28.00

Venue

Exeter Golf & Country Club
Topsham Road
Exeter, EX277AE United Kingdom
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