Conferences

The Arnold and Leona Finkler Institute of Holocaust Research at Bar-Ilan University sponsors annual conferences and symposia.
Among them are:

An annual seminar commemorating  "Kristallnacht".

A joint seminar with the Israel and Golda Koschitzky Department of Jewish History and Contemporary Jewry commemorating the 10^th of Tevet, the "General Day of Kaddish".

A seminar to mark the International Holocaust Memorial Remembrance Day, January 27.

A joint seminar with the Israel and Golda Koschtizky Department of Jewish History commemorating Yom Hashoah (27 Nissan), and the annual Pflager-Ziskind prize-giving ceremony.

An Annual "Spiegel Fellows" Conference.

An end of academic year symposium.

The Institute also sponsors additional conferences and symposia about the Holocaust both at Bar-Ilan University and outside the university.

 

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Conferences 2018-2019

Conferences 2019-2020

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"In the Paths of Rescue: Rescuing Jews During and After the Holocaust" Marking the 81st anniversary of "Kristallnacht"	The Struggle over "the Holocaust Narrative in Eastern Europe: The Case of Lithuania", in connection with the publication of "Journey with the Enemy: The Participation of Lithuanians in Holocaust ‏Atrocities" (Heb.) by Efraim Zuroff and Ruta Vanagaita	Depicting Violated Jewish Women During the Holocaust: In Memory of Nava Semel
DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC THE CONFERENCE WAS PUBLISHED AS A HEBREW DIGITAL BOOK	DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC THE CONFERENCE HAS BEEN POSTPONED	DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC THE CONFERENCE WAS PUBLISHED AS A HEBREW DIGITAL BOOK
"You Shall Choose Life": Jews Choosing Life During and after the Holocaust, The Second Spiegel Fellows Conference	Travels to the Valley of Death: Educational Trips to Poland, Lithuania and Eastern Europe in the Eyes of Religious Zionism	"Creating Memory" and the annual prize ceremony in memory of author Sarah Plager-Ziskind and her husband Eliezer Ziskind z"l

DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC THE CONFERENCE HAS BEEN POSTPONED
Holocaust, Rebirth, Activity and Documentation, A Symposium in Honor of Yitzhak Meir and Moshe ("Moshko") Moshkovitz Bar Ilan University, Monday June 15, 2020, Beck Hall