Commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the Warsaw ghetto uprising
Tuesday 18 April 2023Friday 21 April 2023
On the occasion of the commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the Warsaw ghetto uprising, the Shoah Memorial is organizing thematic visits for students from the third to the final year of secondary school focusing on the history of the Warsaw ghetto. They will be followed by testimonies, screenings-meetings and an exceptional music concert.
Tuesday, April 18, 2023: Testimony-meeting
From 1:30 PM to 2:15 PM: guided tours of the Wall of Names and the crypt.
From 2:15 PM to 4:15 PM: testimony-meeting with Larissa Cain, survivor of the Warsaw ghetto.
Wednesday, April 19: Yiddish and gypsy music concert
From 9:30 to 11:00: thematic visits of the Shoah Memorial.
From 11:00 to 12:00: Yiddish and gypsy music concert with François Salque, Samuel Strouk, Eric Slabiak and Jérémie Arranger.
From 12:00-12:30: meeting with the musicians.
Thursday, April 20: cinema-meeting
From 9:30 to 10:00: guided tours of the Wall of Names and the crypt.
From 10:00 am to 1:00 pm: screening of the film Le pianiste by Roman Polanski, followed by a discussion with Ophir Lévy, film historian and lecturer at the University Paris 8 – Vincennes – Saint-Denis.
Friday, April 21: testimony-meeting
From 09:30 to 11:00: thematic visits of the Shoah Memorial.
From 11:00 am to 1:00 pm: testimony-meeting with Larissa Cain, survivor of the Warsaw ghetto.
