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Blavatnik Archive to host international conference exploring the role of Jewish soldiers and fighters in the Allied armies during World War II

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The "Jewish Soldiers & Fighters in WWII" conference is organized in connection to the Archive's traveling exhibit, "Road to Victory: Jewish Soldiers in WWII."

Key Points: 
  • The "Jewish Soldiers & Fighters in WWII" conference is organized in connection to the Archive's traveling exhibit, "Road to Victory: Jewish Soldiers in WWII."
  • Nearly 40 historians and leading experts fromuniversities, archives, libraries and museums in nine countries are participating in the international gathering Nov. 14-15.
  • Marina Yudborovsky, Genesis Philanthropy Group CEO, said: "The role and legacy of Soviet Jewish soldiers in World War II cannot be overestimated, though for many years they remained shamefully forgotten.
  • The Blavatnik Archive is a nonprofit foundation dedicated to preserving and disseminating materials that contribute to the study of 20th century Jewish and world history, with a special emphasis on World War I, World War II and Soviet Russia.

Blavatnik Archive to host international conference exploring the role of Jewish soldiers and fighters in the Allied armies during World War II

Retrieved on: 
Monday, November 8, 2021
Genesis Philanthropy Group, Learning, University, Harvard University, Queens College, City University of New York, Yiddish Glory, World War I, University of Toronto, History, Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies, Museum, Red Army, Music, Soldier, Education, Disease, Alliance, The Holocaust, Research, World War II, Consciousness, Archive, Access Industries, Rena Costa Center for Yiddish Studies, Woman, Genocide, Graduate Center, CUNY, Grammy Awards, CUNY, Memory, Library, Trauma, Literature, Axis, Man, Entertainment, Medicine

NEW YORK, Nov. 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The Blavatnik Archive, with the support of the Blavatnik Family Foundation, Genesis Philanthropy Group and David Berg Foundation, will host an international virtual conference this month that honors the nearly 1.5 million Jewish men and women who fought in World War II against Adolf Hitler and the Axis powers. The "Jewish Soldiers & Fighters in WWII" conference is organized in connection to the Archive's traveling exhibit, "Road to Victory: Jewish Soldiers in WWII."

Key Points: 
  • The "Jewish Soldiers & Fighters in WWII" conference is organized in connection to the Archive's traveling exhibit, "Road to Victory: Jewish Soldiers in WWII."
  • Nearly 40 historians and leading experts fromuniversities, archives, libraries and museums in nine countries are participating in the international gathering Nov. 14-15.
  • Marina Yudborovsky, Genesis Philanthropy Group CEO, said: "The role and legacy of Soviet Jewish soldiers in World War II cannot be overestimated, though for many years they remained shamefully forgotten.
  • The Blavatnik Archive is a nonprofit foundation dedicated to preserving and disseminating materials that contribute to the study of 20th century Jewish and world history, with a special emphasis on World War I, World War II and Soviet Russia.