2013 Laternenfest

It's that time of year again. Autumn is finishing up and winter is just around the corner. To mark the seasonal change, the SAGA School celebrates the historic St. Martin's Day with stories, Sankt Martin Lieder, and the parade of lanterns made by the children. Dress for cold weather! Clean, lightly used, warm winter coats will be collected to donate to the Salvation Army.

Date | Wednesday November 6, 2013
Time | 6:30 PM to 8:00
Cost | Free but registration is required
Location | Interurban Trail near school
More Information | SAGA School Website

Music of Remembrance Fall Concert: Until When?

The Music of Remembrance Fall Concert: Until When? is just around the corner. Highlights of this event include: Cornish College of the Arts choreographer Pat Hon creates dances for Betty Olivero’s dazzling suite from her score to the 1920 silent film "The Golem"; works from Marc Lavry, Eugene Levitas, and the audacious Erwin Schulhoff; and a performance by Takumi Taguchi, the winner of the 2013-2014 David Tonkonogui Memorial Award.

Mark your calendar and buy tickets early!

Title: Fall Concert: Until When?
Date: Sunday, November 10, 2013
Time: Meet the Artists, 6:15pm | Concert, 7:00pm
Location: Benaroya Hall

UW Graduate School Lecture | Dr. Seyla Benhabib | Oct 24, 2013

Dr. Seyla Benhabib will be giving the fourth lecture in the 2013 UW Graduate School Lecture titled Hannah Arendt’s Eichmann in Jerusalem, Fifty Years Later. Dr. Benhabib is the Eugene Meyer Professor of Political Science and Philosophy at Yale University and has won many awards and held many prestigious fellowships. Arendt’s 1963 book, Eichmann in Jerusalem was among the first to shed light on the atrocities committed by Nazis in World War II, and it raised questions about international jurisdiction, crimes against humanity, and punishing the perpetrators of genocide. Dr. Benhabib will give an overview of the controversy and discuss some of the book’s enduring lessons and questions.

Date | October 24th
Time | 6:30pm
Cost | Free, but registration is required
Location | UW Kane Hall, Room 120
More information | Event Website

The White Rose Exhibit | University of Washington | Nov 9 - Jan 27

Image: Ulm, Germany. Members of the White Rose movement Sophie and Hans Scholl with Christoph Probst, Summer 1942.
Image Credit: Yad Vashem



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Die Weiße Rose
An exhibit chronicling The White Rose resistance group in Nazi Germany

November 9, 2013 – January 27, 2014
UW Seattle Campus
Odegaard Undergraduate Library
Free and Open to the Public
More Information on Exhibit & Venue

Formed in 1942 by University of Munich students, The White Rose was a small, non-violent Nazi resistance group in Germany that spearheaded a nine-month anonymous leaflet and graffiti campaign calling for active opposition to Adolf Hitler’s regime. Seven members of the group were executed in 1943 and many others were imprisoned. The groups 6th leaflet, known as the “Manifesto of the Students of Munich,” was later airdropped over Germany in June 1943 by Allied planes.

For updated information on the exhibit at UW, related events, information about the exhibit traveling to other venues in the Northwest, and resources on the Holocaust, visit the Washington State Holocaust Education Resource Center.

Opening Event - Film Screening
Sophie Scholl: The Final Days
November 20, 2013, 6:30pm
Odegaard Undergraduate
Library, Room 220
Free and Open to the Public
More Information on Film Screening

Sponsors
UW Department of Germanics
UW Odegaard Library
Washington State Holocaust Education Resource Center
Consulate General of the Federal Republic of Germany
GERN NW

Steering Committee
Jonathan Epstein, UW Department of Germanics
Ilana Kennedy, WA State Holocaust Education Resource Center
Sean Schmidt, GERN NW
Amanda Swain, UW Department of History
Sabine Wilke, UW Department of Germanics

Poster Design
Cathy Schwartz

Exhibit Creator
White Rose Foundation e.V., Munich, Germany

Related Events of Interest

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10/22 - Film Screening of Hannah Arendt
10/24 - Dr. Seyla Benhabib Lecture
10/25 - Dr. Seyla Benhabib Colloquium
10/31 - WSHERC Voices of Humanity Luncheon
11/10 - Music of Remembrance Fall Concert
11/14 - Jeannie Opdyke Smith Lecture (Spokane)
11/15 - WSHERC Teacher Seminar (Spokane)

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To request disability accommodations contact the University of Washington Disability Services Office at least 10 days in advance of the event: 206-543-6450; 206-685-7264 (fax); 206-543-6452 (TTY); or dso@u.washington.edu (email).

2013 Oktoberfest Season

It's September and the 2013 Oktoberfest season has begun. Check out our Oktoberfest Guide for when and where you can find an Oktoberfest near you throughout September and October.