Events
The Holocaust Awareness Institute is dedicated to furthering education about the Holocaust and its significance for current and future generations. Our public programs present new scholarship and perspectives on the Holocaust, commemorate the countless lives lost, and pay tribute to the stories of those who survived.
HAI also works to inform our community about other local events that relate to Holocaust awareness and education. Our calendar of events includes important dates that are commemorated throughout the year.
Fred Marcus Memorial Holocaust Lecture
The Marcus Lecture was created in 2003 in memory of Fred Marcus, a Jewish educator who was born in Berlin and spent the war years in Shanghai as a refugee from Nazi Germany. Fred served as a member of the Speakers Bureau of the Holocaust Awareness Institute for many years, educating students and members of churches and synagogues about the Holocaust.
Presented in partnership with the Mizel Arts and Culture Center's annual JAAMM Festival, the Marcus Lecture highlights new scholarship and perspectives on the Holocaust and illuminates its continuing significance today. The lecture is offered in the fall to provide educational programming to the community around the anniversary of Kristallnacht (November 9–10, 1938).
Holocaust Memorial Social Action Site
The Holocaust Memorial Social Action Site (HMSAS) is a space dedicated to inclusivity and diversity through learning, intercultural dialogue and social justice initiatives. The mission of the site is to honor and remember those who lost their lives in the Holocaust by dedicating ourselves to acts of learning, dialogue and bridge-building aimed at making the world a better place today and into the future.
Our vision is linked to the Hebrew expression, "Hineni": "Here I am," a post-Holocaust ethical teaching about the infinite responsibility that each one of us has for the other. In post-Holocaust Jewish philosophy, this expression conveys a strong message; the words "Here I am" are words of ethical response—they mark the infinite responsibility that each of us has to the person standing before us. In this spirit, the site calls us to action, while emphasizing learning and dialogue.
Upcoming Center for Judaic Studies Events
Thursday, October 13
The Holocaust in Comic Books - A Panel Discussion at the Tattered Cover Bookstore
Join HAI and guests for a panel discussion on representations of the Holocaust in comics from Captain America to Maus.
- 6 p.m.
- Tattered Cover Bookstore, 2526 E Colfax Ave, Denver 80206
Wednesday, October 26
2022 Annual Meeting of the Rocky Mountain Jewish Historical Society
Welcome Moishe – Marlene Connors’ journey into five generations of her family
Join RMJHS for a discussion with Marlene Connors on how she researched her family tree. After discovering her Great-Great-Grandfather Moishe, Connors embarked on a journey of discovery through five generations of the Zinn family, tracing her roots from Denver to a shtetl in what is now northwestern Ukraine.
- 7 p.m.
- Virtual Event Via Zoom
Thursday, October 27
DU Forum: Sisters In Law: Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Sandra Day O’Connor, and the Supreme Court Today
In advance of exclusive performances of Theatre Or’s production of Sisters in Law at the Newman Center, DU and Theatre Or present a special forum for DU students.
Colorado Attorney General Phillip Weiser will join Sisters In Law playwright Jonathan Shapiro, Dr. Sara Chatfield (Assistant Professor of Political Science) and special guests for a panel discussion about the legacy of these two iconic Justices.
Seating is limited. Please register ahead of time to secure your spot.
- 4 p.m.
- DU Community Commons, Room 1700
Tuesday, November 1
A Conversation with author Boubacar Boris Diop
2022 Winner of the Neustadt International Prize for Literature
Celebrated Senegalese author Boubacar Boris Diop will read from his work and discuss his writing process and the importance of language in literature and culture with Dr. Moustapha Ly, Assistant Professor of French and Francophone Studies.
Seating is limited. Please register ahead of time to secure your spot.
- 4 p.m.
- DU Community Commons, Room 1700
Wednesday, November 9
20th Annual Fred & Audrey F. Marcus Holocaust Lecture
Where Is Anne Frank – Special screening and discussion with director Ari Folman
HAI welcomes Oscar-nominated Israeli filmmaker Ari Folman for a special screening of his animated feature Where is Anne Frank, prior to its American theatrical release. After the film, Folman will discuss his decade-long effort to bring the legacy of Anne Frank to a younger generation.
Where is Anne Frank follows the 2019 publication of the Graphic Diary of Anne Frank, adapted by Folman and illustrated by David Polonsky.
Tickets are $18. Holocaust survivors, educators, and students attend free and can contact us at hai@du.edu or 303-871-3013 to request tickets.
- 7 p.m.
- Elaine Wolf Theatre, 350 S. Dahlia Street
