Skokie campus
MONDAY

The New Yorker
9:30 - 11:30 a.m.
Since its 1925 debut, The New Yorker magazine has engaged Americans with a sophisticated blend of short fiction, reviews, poetry, essays, cartoons, features, and profiles. Join a peer-led group, coordinated by Chris Baum, for a stimulating discussion based on participants’ favorite selections from the publication. [Room A145]

Remembering the Past, Transforming the Future: Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center
9:30 - 10:45 a.m.
Opening April 19, 2009, the Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center is the largest institution in the Midwest dedicated to preserving the memories of those lost in the Holocaust and teaching current generations about how to combat hatred and genocide in the modern world. This exceptional 65,000-square-foot facility also is likely the last major Holocaust museum to be built in collaboration with Holocaust survivors. Join Noreen Brand, director of education, for an introduction to the museum’s permanent Holocaust exhibition, art gallery, youth education center, and more. [Room P103]

Voices Still Heard: Witness to the Holocaust
11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
In the spring of 1944, 17-year-old Magda Brown and her family were deported to Auschwitz-Birkenau, which within months would be populated by more than 440,000 Jews. In August, Magda was among 1,000 prisoners deported to Germany, where she found herself making bomb chemicals in a munitions factory. In March 1945, the factory laborers were dispatched on a three-week death march, during which Magda was liberated by the U.S. Army. Don’t miss this rare opportunity to hear a survivor’s first-hand account of her experiences during the Holocaust. [Room P103]

The Legacy of ‘Never Again’: Confronting Modern Genocide
12:45 - 1:45 p.m.
While genocide has been a part of human history for centuries, the phenomenon only entered humanity’s collective consciousness via 20th century examples in Armenia, Germany, Cambodia, the Balkans, and Rwanda. These events dramatically changed how our culture identifies and debates such crimes and atrocities. Despite the fervent response, “never again,” the 1990s was one of the deadliest decades on record, and today Darfur presents society with yet another chapter in the history of genocide. Join Kelley H. Szany, associate director of education at the Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center, to consider whether “never again” is ever truly possible. [Room P103]

Sangre Joven
12:30 - 1:30 p.m.
Student Leaders RHC invites you to hear Sangre Joven, a post-modern music ensemble adept at blending Latin rhythms with American jazz, funk, and R&B. [Cafeteria]

The Yacoubian Building (Arabic) – Modern Language Film Festival [Room A145]
6 - 7:45 p.m.

Congorama (French) – Modern Language Film Festival [Room P103]
6 - 7:45 p.m.

Lamajamal: From the Black Sea to the Nile
6:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Join international music group Lamajamal on a voyage through the ancestral melodies and native instruments of the Balkans, Middle East, and North Africa. [Room C140]