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SUMMARY:Fighting Antisemitism and Preserving the Memory of the Holocaust: Advances in Greece and Europe? By Leon Saltiel
DESCRIPTION:Fighting Antisemitism and Preserving the Memory of the Holocaust: Advances in Greece and Europe? \nLecture by Leon Saltiel\, Director of Diplomacy\, Representative at UN Geneva and UNESCO\, and\nCoordinator on Countering Antisemitism for the World Jewish Congress \nSunday\, February 2\, 2025\n4:00 p.m.\nThe Harry and Yvonne Lenart Auditorium\, The Fowler Museum at UCLA\nReception to follow \nIntroductory remarks by The Honorable Christina Valassopoulou\, Consul General of Greece in Los Angeles \nEvent is free but advanced registration is requested.\nRSVP: https://forms.gle/qeSd5APvr7EewWAG6 \nIf you are unable to attend but would like to watch the lecture via livestream on our YouTube channel\, the link is provided below: \nLivestream link: https://youtube.com/live/S72stydzSRU?feature=share \nThis year marks the 80th anniversary from the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp and the end of the Second World War\, which resulted in the Holocaust of 6 million Jews in Europe and North Africa by the Germans and their collaborators. Since then\, countries have been grappling with how to deal with this past but also with antisemitism\, which is scarily showing its ugly face again\, threatening democracy\, the rule of law and peaceful coexistence. Eighty percent of Jews in Europe feel that antisemitism has grown in their country in recent years. This lecture will focus on these challenges\, and a way forward\, using Greece as a case study\, a country trying to heals its wounds after a turbulent past. \nDr. Leon Saltiel is a historian specializing on the Holocaust in Thessaloniki\, Greece. He holds a Ph.D. in Contemporary Greek History from the University of Macedonia\, in Thessaloniki\, Greece\, and has been a post-doctoral researcher at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in Geneva\, Switzerland and the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. His publications include The Holocaust in Thessaloniki: Reactions to the Anti-Jewish Persecution\, 1942–1943 (Routledge 2020)\, which won the 2021 Yad Vashem International Book Prize for Holocaust Research\, and ‘Do Not Forget Me’: Three Jewish Mothers Write to their Sons from the Thessaloniki Ghetto in Greek (Alexandria 2018)\, English (Berghahn 2021) and French (Denoël 2023). He also serves as Director of Diplomacy and Representative at UN Geneva and UNESCO\, and Coordinator on Countering Antisemitism for the World Jewish Congress. \nThis event is held under the auspices of the Consulate General of Greece in Los Angeles\, co-sponsored by the Alan D. Leve Center for Jewish Studies and made possible thanks to the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF). \nGefyra (Bridge) is a collaborative program established by the UCLA SNF Center for the Study of Hellenic Culture and the SNF Centre for Hellenic Studies at Simon Fraser University with support from the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF). Gefyra’s mission is to connect students\, faculty\, and communities along the West Coast of North America with Greek scholars\, artists\, and other creators\, so that they can together explore expansive and imaginative approaches to Greek culture and knowledge production. The program additionally supports academic conferences and cultural projects that bridge the West Coast and Greece. \nPresented by: \nCo-sponsored by:\n \nUnder the auspices of: \n \n\nTo save time\, you may purchase your parking permit for $16 in advance using Bruin ePermit: https://bruinepermit.t2hosted.com/pnw2/selectevent.aspx. Select “UCLA Campus Event\,” then “Leon Saltiel Lecture” With the advanced parking permit\, you can park anywhere in Parking Structure 5 EXCEPT in the Pay-by-Space section. For instructions on how to use this portal\, please click here.\nTo purchase a permit when you arrive at Parking Structure 5\, please park ONLY in the Pay-By-Space/Visitor Parking area on the rooftop of this structure\, and proceed to the Self-Service Pay Station machine to pay by credit card (the parking on this level is very limited).\nGuest drop/Ride-share drop off is closest at the turnaround at the front of Royce Hall located at: 10745 Dickson Court\, Los Angeles\, CA 90095.\nAccessible parking: If you have accessibility needs\, you may park in the Pay-By-Space/Visitor Parking area on the rooftop (level 6) of this structure\, and proceed to the Self-Service Pay Station machine to pay by credit card.  Please visit our Campus Accessibility Map to view related information.\n\nFor inquiries\, please contact hellenic@humnet.ucla.edu \n 
URL:https://hellenic.ucla.edu/event/leon-saltiel/
LOCATION:The Fowler Museum at UCLA\, 308 Charles E Young Drive North\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90024\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community,Cultural Heritage,Hellenic,Heritage,History,Modern Greece
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SUMMARY:Valorie Kondos Field\, "Life is Short\, Don't Wait to Dance"
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for an inspirational afternoon with Valorie Kondos Field\, the retired head coach of the seven-time NCAA Champion\, 22-time Regional and 18-time Pac 12 Champion UCLA Women’s Gymnastics team. Inducted into the UCLA Athletic Hall of Fame in 2010\, the four-time “National Coach of the Year” was recently named “West Region Coach” of the Year and Pac 12 “Coach of the Century” for her solid track record as a preeminent coach. \nAffectionately known by her gymnasts as “Miss Val\,” her reputation is only one reason that 46 former US national team members have come through her program and why half of the last two Olympic teams have committed to UCLA. Valorie’s coaching success is due to her extraordinary leadership and mentorship of young student-athletes\, and the way in which she uses gymnastics as an avenue through which to teach valuable life lessons\, while encouraging individuality and joy. Something Valorie learned from the late John Wooden\, the legendary and most successful collegiate basketball coach of all time\, who was one of her biggest inspirations\, as well as a close mentor and friend. \nValorie began her career as a professional ballet dancer and choreographer for the Washington DC and Sacramento Ballet Companies. Although never a gymnast herself\, she’s transferred to her student-athletes all she learned in the world of classical dance. The result of which has been nearly three decades of coaching one of the premiere athletic programs in any sport\, mentoring hundreds of elite athletes\, including Olympic champions Simone Biles\, Jordan Wieber\, Kyla Ross\, Madison Kocian\, Laurie Hernandez and Nastia Liukin. \nAlso known as the nation’s foremost gymnastics choreographer\, Miss Val’s many credits include choreographing and directing a myriad of live variety shows\, such as the NCAA Opening Ceremonies for Women’s Basketball\, a Kareem Abdul-Jabbar roast\, CBS’s “Jump\, Jive & Thrive” Breast Cancer Research Foundation benefit\, and 26 years of cirque-type shows for SeaWorld’s Summer Nights and Choreographer and Director for multiple shows for the San Diego Zoo from 2015-Present featuring larger-than-life puppets\, dancers\, still walkers\, musicians and acrobats.  Works include The Journey\, JAMBO!\, and Call of the Night. Current projects include additional live stage shows\, TV specials\, events and the development of a theatrical musical.  She is also a dynamic and charismatic speaker with an extensive schedule of “Corporate Coaching” events for national companies including JP Morgan Chase. \nAs a recent breast cancer survivor\, Valorie’s positive outlook and hope filled message is impactful. She empowers her athletes to use their voices\, to celebrate themselves\, and to enjoy the elite sport that has damaged so many in the past. She is thrilled to have the opportunity to share motivating and inspirational messages with the world\, with her book\, “LIFE IS SHORT\, DON’T WAIT TO DANCE: Advice and Inspiration from the UCLA Athletic Hall of Fame Coach of 7 NCAA Championship Teams\,” which was released in Fall 2018 by the Hachette Book Group. It expounds on her life philosophy: “Don’t wait to see what life is going to hand you\, take control of your life and design ~ choreograph it exactly how you want it to turn out.”
URL:https://hellenic.ucla.edu/event/valorie-kondos-field-life-is-short-dont-wait-to-dance/
LOCATION:The Fowler Museum at UCLA\, 308 Charles E Young Drive North\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90024\, United States
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SUMMARY:From Refugee to Icon Hunter
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LOCATION:The Fowler Museum at UCLA\, 308 Charles E Young Drive North\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90024\, United States
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