Filed under: Development Update | Tags: Aspen, Father Desbois, Hamptons, Holocaust Archives, JCC, New York, Philadelphia, Russian Tutor, Speaking tour, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, Washington
Starting in late July, Father Desbois will travel in the U.S. in order to engage his American audience and to lay the groundwork for his upcoming research trips.
In New York, Father Desbois will study Russian with a private tutor to better prepare for his interviews with Russian eyewitnesses. Currently, Father Desbois relies on a translator while doing field work; he hopes that by advancing his language skills he can listen more effectively, thus further enabling the eyetwitnesses to reveal the truth.
He will also travel to Washington D.C. to research the German and Soviet archives of Ukraine and Belarus at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.
Finally, in order to raise awareness of Yahad-In Unum’s mission, Father Desbois will travel across the country to speak with members of the community. He will discuss his book, his experience in the field and present video coverage of his expeditions.
Father Desbois giving a presentation at the Center for Christian-Jewish Understanding sponsored lecture at Sacred Heart University.
If you are interested in hosting Father Desbois in your community, please feel free to contact Stephanie Bleyer at s.bleyer@yahadinunum.com or 917.653.8499. Here’s a clip that you can preview of Father Desbois.
Here is a list of his scheduled engagements thus far:
July 28th: Washington DC; 6th and I Synagogue, 7 pm.
(Here‘s an interview of Father Desbois anticipating this event.)
August 1: East Hampton, Jewish Center of the Hamptons; 10am, kiddish to follow.
August 1st: West Hampton Beach, Hamptons Synagogue, 7pm.
August 2nd: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Keynote speaker at the opening session of the 29th IAJGS International Conference on Jewish Genealogy, the Sheraton Philadelphia Center City Hotel; 7 pm
August 4th: Aspen, Coloardo; JCC Chabad, Hotel Jerome; 5:30 pm.
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