Giorno della Memoria 2018
Reading of the Names -Monday January 29th starting at 9 am
Consulate General of Italy in New York, 680 Park Avenue, 10065, New York
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Every year the Consulate General of Italy together with the Italian Cultural Institute, Centro Primo Levi, Casa ItalianaZerilliMarimò at NYU, the Italian Academy at Columbia University, the Calandra Institute at CUNY and La Scuola d’Italia Guglielmo Marconi, pay homage to the memory of the victims of the Nazi-Fascist persecution through a series of educational programs aimed at raising awareness among the younger generations of the history of totalitarianism, racism and antisemitism.
This year, we would like to pay a special tribute to the City of New York, for the role played in welcoming Jews who fled the Nazi-Fascist persecution in Europe and found here a “safe haven” tostart a new life with their families.
Today, we feel the urgency to remember what happened in the past in order to reaffirm the values of solidarity, democracy and respect for human rights against racism and discrimination.
Program Calendar
Monday January 29th
Ceremony of the reading of the names of the Jews deported from Italy and Italian territories, 9am to 3pm – organized by the Consulate General of Italy in New York.
During the ceremony, we will read the names of men, women and children who were deported in the concentration camps.
Location: Consulate General of Italy in New York 690 Park Avenue New York, 10065, NY
Wednesday January 31st
“Refugees, Rescue Efforts and international Politics: The Case of Angelo Donati”
Location: IstitutoItaliano di Cultura 686 Park Avenue, New York, NY, 10065
Time: 6 pm – 8 pm
Organizing Institution:Centro Primo Levi
Tuesday February 6th
“Nation-Building through Antisemitism: Fascist Italy and the Jew as Internal Enemy”
Location: John D Calandra Institute at CUNY25 W 43rd St #17, New York, NY 10036
Time: 6 pm
Organizing Institution John D Calandra Institute
Speaker Ernest Ialongo, Associate Professor of History at Hostos Community College of The City University of New York.
Thursday, February 8th
Annual Symposium
“Spaces and Geographies of Concentration Camps”
Location: Italian Academy 1161 Amsterdam Ave, New York, NY 10027
Time: 5.30-7.30 pm
Organizing Institution: Italian Academy for Advanced Studies in America.
Speakers: Lisa Ackerman, Executive Vice President, World Monuments Fund; Alberto Giordano, Department of Geography, Chair; Texas State University.
Welcoming remarks: Barbara Faedda, Associate Director