Holocaust Living History Workshop featuring Marianna Kiyanoyska

Please join the UC San Diego Library and Jewish Studies for The Voices of Babyn Yar featuring Marianna Kiyanoyska at Geisel Library on Wednesday, October 9 from 5-6:30 p.m.

This event is free, open to the public and will be held in the Seuss Room at Geisel Library. There will also be a virtual option for those who prefer to join online:

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In late September 1941, tens of thousands of people were massacred over two days in a ravine known as Babyn Yar on the outskirts of Nazi-occupied Kyiv. Most of the victims were Jews, though Roma, Crimean Tatars, and Ukrainian and Russian Communists were also among those murdered.

In her 2017 book of poems, “The Voices of Babyn Yar,” award-winning poet Marianna Kiyanovska engages with this tragedy as a Ukrainian who learned of the mass killings only as an adult. Kiyanovska is the author of more than a dozen books of poetry, prose, and literary translations and her works have been translated into 18 languages.

In this bilingual poetry reading, Kiyanovska shares poems in the original Ukrainian, including selections from “The Voices of Babyn Yar.” UC San Diego Professor of Literature Amelia Glaser will read the English translations.

With support from Jewish Studies and Russian and East European and Eurasian Studies.

4:30 p.m: Doors open(for in-person attendees only)

5-6:30 p.m: Program

The Holocaust Living History Workshop (HLHW) series is an education and outreach program sponsored by the UC San Diego Library and the Jewish Studies program. It aims to preserve the memories of the victims and survivors of the Holocaust by offering public events involving witnesses, descendants and scholars and through the use of the USC Shoah Foundation’s Visual History Archive. Past HLHW workshops are now part of the Library’s digital collections and can be accessed online.

Driving: All visitors to the UC San Diego campus are required to display a valid parking pass. For directions and parking information for this event, click here. The closest parking to Geisel Library is the Hopkins Parking Structure. For information about accessible parking on campus, click here.

Bus: City bus routes Rapid 201 Super Loop, Rapid 202 Super Loop, 30, 41 and 101 all go through UC San Diego. Exit at Gilman & Myers Drive. This stop is approximately 0.3 miles from Geisel Library via Library Walk. Note: the westbound bus stop at Gilman & Myers Drive will be closed for construction until September 2026. See Alerts & Detours.

Trolley: The trolley's Blue Line provides direct, frequent service to UC San Diego. Exit at the UC San Diego Central Campus Station. Geisel Library is approximately 0.3 miles away via Matthews Lane. For more information, visit the UC San Diego PRONTO FAQ or use the MTS Trip Planner.

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