Music in Theresienstadt: A Conversation with Anna Hájková

As we commemorate the 86th anniversary of Kristallnacht, the November pogrom, this event connects the outbreak of public anti-Jewish violence in Nazi Germany with the remarkable cultural production in the Theresienstadt ghetto. In the three and half years of its duration, the 140,000 inmates in Terezín played, composed, and listened to music, which provided comfort, spare time, and a framework to make sense of the terrifying conditions in the camp. Historian Dr. Joshua Andy and Theresienstadt expert Dr. Anna Hájková will explore the many meanings of music in Theresienstadt. During the program, members of the Three Rivers Young Peoples Orchestras (TYRPO) who visited Terezin this past summer will perform music and talk about their experience.

Holocaust Center of Pittsburgh’s annual Kristallnacht program is generously supported by Edgar Snyder.

Co-sponsored by the Winchester Thurston School, University of Pittsburgh Jewish Studies Program, University of Pittsburgh German Department, and Carnegie Mellon University Department of History

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