Italy and the Holocaust: The Calabria Connection

Italy and the Holocaust: The Calabria Connection

8-9 Breakfast, Compliments of the Chancellor
9-10 Opening Remarks (Dr. Winston Langley, Provost and Senior Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, UMass Boston, Hon. Renato Turano, Robert Leikind, Director, Jewish Studies
Introduction/Overview (Dr. Maria Lombardio, Dr. Spencer Di Scala, History Dept, UMass Boston)
10:30-12 Luncheon, Compliments of the Italian Center of New York City, North End Office
Musical Guest: Christina Fontanelli, opera singer
1-1:30 Film:"A Debt if Honor"
1:30-3 Presentation of Suvivors (Maria Puzzanghero, rescuer, Ena Lorant, Alisa Palmeri, Rosian Zerner)
3-4 Panel Discussion: Moral Lessons from the Holocaust (Dr. Winston Langley, Dr. Lawrence D. Lowenthal, Senior Advisor, American Jewish Committee, Rony Yedidia, Deputy Consul General, Consulate General of Israel to New England, Stephen Puleo, author of The Boston Italians, Dr. Carlo Cipollone, Director of the Education Office at the Consulate General of Italy in Boston)
4-5 Presentation of the Italian American Museum (Dr. Joseph Scelsa, Director)


The conference, which is free and open to the public, will take place on Monday, November 10, at the University of Massachusetts in Boston campus, at the Campus Center Ballroom, 3rd floowr, 8am-5pm.