ENACTMENTS OF THE HOLOCAUST IN LITERARY NARRATIVE, THEATRE AND FILM

February 19, 21, 26, 28 (Mondays/Wednesdays) 1:30-3:30 p.m.

Attend in person at ISU’s Alumni Center, 1101 N. Main St., Normal

OR

Watch Online via Zoom

FEES:

$35 for Senior Professional members (includes all four sessions)

$45 for non-members (includes all four sessions)

For in-person participation, pricing is per person.

For Zoom participation, pricing is one registration per household.

Price includes:

Four 2-hour sessions (one Academy of Seniors class).

$15 single-session option available for in-person attendance (pay at door).

Register online at seniorprofessionals.illinoisstate.edu or call (309) 438-2160.

Zoom participants will receive a Zoom link a week prior to the start of the class(es) and again on the day of each session.

Class Description

February 19 – An Introduction to the Holocaust: Historic and Personal
Gain an understanding of the historical events leading to the Holocaust with discussions of the personal impact on both presenters. Audience participation will be encouraged.

February 21 – Theatrical Performance During the Holocaust
Learn of theatrical activities that met the dual roles of sustaining the culture and functioning as acts of resistance.

February 26 – Anne Frank: The Diary of the Young Girl
Discover the backgrounds and ultimate fates of Frank family members and other residents of the Secret Annex, as well as identifying the literary qualities of Anne Frank’s diary revisions.

February 28 – Representing the Holocaust on Stage and Film
Hear about depictions of the Holocaust in performance media, using the 1959 film The Diary of Anne Frank as one example.

Alvin Goldfarb, Professor and President Emeritus, Western Illinois University
Roberta Seelinger Trites, Distinguished Professor of English Emerita, Illinois State University