Violinist, music scholar, and Auschwitz Jewish Center alumna Dr. Alexandra Birch presents her latest research on recovered music from the Holocaust, gathered during her time as an Alexander Grass Memorial Fellow at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. Dr. Birch will play samples of Holocaust music from the former USSR and the Nazi camps, and discuss the experiences of musicians during the Holocaust, investigating how to situate their work within the broader classical canon.
Free; advance registration recommended
