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The October 27 Archive currently contains 176 objects and is regularly being expanded with more material. The archive includes flyers and programs from community gatherings held since the October 27 attack, a comprehensive collection of news coverage about the day of the event, oral history recordings reflecting a diverse array of experiences, and historical documentation about the Jewish experience in Western Pennsylvania.

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Annual Commemoration of Kristallnacht & Discussion of Tree of Life Massacre

Half-page program containing typed text. First page includes a graphic of a tree. Lists speakers for event.

Historical Notes

As part of their annual commemoration of Kristallnacht, the Jewish Studies Program and the Department of German at the University of Pittsburgh in November 2018 included a discussion of the recent October 27 attack. Event included readings by students Lisa Liang, Solookhuu Bat-Erdene, and Sarah Koros, a conversation between Rabbi Walter Jacob and Eric Lidji, and mini-lectures by Dr. Kathleen Blee and Dr. Irina Livezeanu.

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Property rights reside with the Senator John Heinz History Center. Literary rights are retained by the creators of the records and their heirs. For permission to reproduce or publish, please contact the Library and Archives of the Senator John Heinz History Center.

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