Jewish Ideas to Change the World

A virtual event presentation by Martin Herskovitz

About The Event:
Eighty years after the Holocaust, a new narrative is taking its place alongside the heretofore trauma-based narratives: the artistic narratives of the Second and Third Generations. It is no longer just the atrocities themselves that are at the center of attention, but also how the heirs of the victims, the Second and Third Generations, are taking ownership of these stories and transforming them. The narrative of the Second and Third Generation is a story, not of devastation, but of family connection, allowing the possibility of grieving, compassion, and healing. This new testimony of postmemory transforms Holocaust remembrance from a narrative of destruction and restoration to a personal journey of healing. The listeners are invited to join Martin Herskovitz, a poet and a child of survivors, on his journey.

Source Sheet: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1MipgxvBueVP1ulYTj4ovCqH6uwsbi3BB/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=118303465191084699356&rtpof=true&sd=true

About The Speaker:
Martin Herskovitz, from Rehovot, Israel, is a child of Holocaust survivors. He is a public fellow at the Finkler Institute for Holocaust Studies at Bar Ilan University and a poet. Via his poetry and his endeavor, Creating Memory, he propounds a more personal and emotionally resonant approach to Holocaust remembrance.
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