Past Events

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This panel discussion examines the remarkable contributions of the great actor and Jewish activist Solomon Mikhoels.

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Clinical Professor, New York University

Alfred and Isabel Bader Post-Doctoral Fellow in Jewish History, Queen's University

Professor of Russian, English, and Jewish Studies; Boston College; Chair, Seminar on Russian and Eurasian Jewry, Davis Center

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This panel explores the life and legacy of the chess genius Mikhail Botvinnik(1911-1995).

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Chess Grandmaster; FIDE Director General

International Chess Master; Biographer

Professor of Russian, English, and Jewish Studies; Boston College; Chair, Seminar on Russian and Eurasian Jewry, Davis Center

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This panel examines the remarkable achievements of the great violinist David Oistrakh (1908-1974).

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Ukrainian-American Violinist; Professor of Violin, University of Rochester

Matthews Distinguished University Professor Emeritus of History, Northeastern University

Professor of Russian, English, and Jewish Studies; Boston College; Chair, Seminar on Russian and Eurasian Jewry, Davis Center

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This panel investigates contributions of the writer, political thinker and Shoah witness Vasily Grossman (1905-1964). Born and raised in Berdichev, Grossman entered the Soviet literary scene in the late 1920s and, following the Nazi invasion, became one of the most famous Soviet frontline journalists. By the late 1950s Grossman’s comparative investigation of Stalinism and Nazim had put him on a collision course with the Soviet regime. Among Grossman’s greatest achievements are “The Hell of Treblinka” and the novels Life and Fate and Forever Flows.

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Professor, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poland

Author; Scholar

Professor of Russian, English, and Jewish Studies; Boston College; Chair, Seminar on Russian and Eurasian Jewry, Davis Center

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Marking the 120th birthday of Golda Meir (1898-1978), this panel celebrates the many contributions of the great Zionist leader and Jewish stateswoman.

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Charles H. Northam Professor of History, Trinity College

Professor of Law Emeritus, Boston University

Professor of Russian, English, and Jewish Studies; Boston College; Chair, Seminar on Russian and Eurasian Jewry, Davis Center