Announcing the exhibit SURVIVAL IN SARAJEVO: JEWS, MUSLIMS, SERBS, AND CROATS WORKING TOGETHER DURING THE BOSNIAN WAR 1992-1995 April 2012 marks the twentieth anniversary of the start of the siege of Sarajevo and the beginning of the war and genocide in Bosnia-Herzegovina. A series of interfaith programs is scheduled throughout the year in the St. Louis area to commemorate this important anniversary. Below are details regarding the first five events, which will take place during the first three weeks of April; these events center on the exhibit Survival in Sarajevo: Jews, Muslims, Serbs, And Croats Working Together During the Bosnian War 1992-1995. This exhibit was developed by Centropa and is co-sponsored by Fontbonne University’s Bosnia Memory Project, the Holocaust Museum and Learning Center, the University of Missouri-St. Louis, the St. Louis Rabbinical Association, the Congregation Neve Shalom, the Bosnian Chamber of Commerce, Sabah Newspaper, and KETC Channel 9. For additional information, updates, and a printable flyer, visit http://www.fontbonne.edu/bosnia (Upcoming Events). Survival in Sarajevo - Flyer SUNDAY, APRIL 1, 2:00 P.M . OPENING RECEPTION FOR THE EXHIBIT SURVIVING SARAJEVO: JEWS, MUSLIMS, SERBS, AND CROATS WORKING TOGETHER DURING THE BOSNIAN WAR 1992-1995 Premier showing of the exhibit, which will be touring the United States for the coming year. The nine two-sided displays of photographs and text chronicle the history of religious and ethnic cooperation during wartime Special guests at the opening reception will include Joshua M. Fogelson of the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee and survivors of the siege of Sarajevo. Jack C. Taylor Library at Fontbonne University, 6800 Wydown Boulevard, St. Louis, MO 63105. For information, please contact: Dr. Ben Moore, 314-889-4553; [email protected] Wednesday, April 4, 7:00 P.M . Benefit Concert for the Exhibit Survival in Sarajevo: Jews, Muslims, Serbs, and Croats Working Together During the Bosnian War, 1992-1995 Rabbi James Stone Goodman (www.stonegoodman.com/) and Brothers Lazaroff (www.brotherslazaroff.com/) reveal the hidden secrets of the Sarajevo Hagaddah—“the book that saved a world.” Covenant House Apartments, 10 Millstone Campus Drive, St. Louis, MO 63146. Suggested minimum donation: $10. FRIDAY, APRIL 6, 6:00 P.M . REMEMBERING SARAJEVO 20 Years After the Beginning of the Siege Bosnian journalists Sukrija and Ertana Dzizdovic speak about their experiences in Sarajevo during that period and show Sukrija’s extraordinary wartime photographs. Their presentation will be followed by a lecture “Life in Sarajevo Today” by Dr. Rita Csapó-Sweet, Associate Professor of Media Studies at the University of Missouri-St. Louis. Bosnian Chamber of Commerce, 4457 Gravois Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63116. SUNDAY, APRIL 15, 3:00 P.M . CONCERT: THE LOST JEWISH WORLD OF SARAJEVO Featuring Rabbi James Stone Goodman (www.stonegoodman.com/). Jack C. Taylor Library at Fontbonne University, 6800 Wydown Boulevard, St. Louis, MO 63105. For information please contact Dr. Ben Moore, 314-889-4553, [email protected] . WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18, 7:00 P.M . FROM ST. LOUIS TO SARAJEVO: HADASSAH'S RESPONSE TO WAR AND GENOCIDE IN BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINIA Please join us for a lecture and slide presentation by Elsie Roth, RN, MSN, leader of Hadassah's relief effort in Bosnia-Herzegovina. In 1993, 1994, and 1995, Ms. Roth repeatedly visited the besieged city of Sarajevo to deliver relief supplies and meet with Sarajevans in all walks of life. Jack C. Taylor Library at Fontbonne University, 6800 Wydown Boulevard, St. Louis, MO 63105. For information please contact Dr. Ben Moore, 314-889-4553, [email protected] .
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