Valley Beit Midrash

A virtual event presentation by Martin Herskovitz

EVENT CO-SPONSORED BY: BMH-BJ

Please note event times are listed in PST.

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 connection to family, 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.

ABOUT THE SPEAKER:

Martin Herskovitz, from Rehovot, Israel, is a child of Holocaust survivors. He is a public fellow at Finkler Institute for Holocaust Studies 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.