Waterloo Centre for German Studies - Fall 2019 Lectures

[Waterloo Centre for German Studies]

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Join WCGS next Tuesday, November 5, 2019 for The Buried Raging Sermons of the Warsaw Ghetto Rabbi by Professor James Diamond, Chair of Jewish Studies at the University of Waterloo.
The Buried Raging Sermons of the Warsaw Ghetto Rabbi
Professor Diamond will give a talk on a recovered manuscript of weekly sermons delivered in the Ghetto by a Hasidic rabbi desperately trying to preserve his faith in the face of unimaginable loss and pain. It is a rare testament to one human being’s struggle with the incomprehensible evil of the Holocaust.

Presented in cooperation with the Department of Religious Studies and Hillel Waterloo.

When: Tuesday, November 5, 2019 at 7:00pm
Where: Balsillie School of International Affairs (67 Erb St W, Waterloo, ON N2L 6C2 )

For more information: https://uwaterloo.ca/centre-for-german-studies/events/buried-raging-sermons-warsaw-ghetto-rabbi

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Other upcoming events:

In the Children's Best Interests: Unaccompanied Refugee Children in Germany, 1945-1952
University of Waterloo history professor Lynne Taylor will discuss her new book, In the Children's Best Interests

When: Wednesday, November 20, 2019 at 7:00pm
Where: Knox Presbyterian Church (50 Erb St W, Waterloo, ON N2L 1T1)

For more information: https://uwaterloo.ca/centre-for-german-studies/events/childrens-best-interests-unaccompanied-refugee-children

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Celebrate International Education Week - Alexandre Trudeau
November 18-22 is International Education Week at the University of Waterloo, the high point of which will be a visit to campus by renowned filmmaker and storyteller Alexandre Trudeau. Mr. Trudeau will be giving a keynote address to high school and university students (as well as anyone else who wishes to attend) about how his ability to speak multiple languages has enriched his life, both personally and professionally, and why he believes all students should have diverse opportunities for language learning and study abroad. The keynote will be followed by a panel discussion featuring industry professionals, alumni and more, all part of the Goethe-Institut’s Career Booster – Global Experience Day.

Presented in cooperation with the Goethe-Institut Toronto, the Department of Germanic and Slavic Studies, Waterloo International, the Faculty of Arts, the Faculty of Engineering and the Department of Spanish and Latin American Studies.

When: Thursday, November 21, 2019 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Where: Humanities Theatre, Hagey Hall (University of Waterloo)
RSVP: Registration coming soon.

For more information: https://uwaterloo.ca/centre-for-german-studies/events/celebrate-international-education-week-alexandre-trudeau

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WCGS Reading Group
Once a semester, the Waterloo Centre for German Studies's reading group meets to discuss a book that is related to German-speaking culture. This semester they're reading Benedict Wells: Vom Ende der Einsamkeit / The End of Loneliness, trans. Charlotte Collins.

When: Thursday, November 21, 2019 at 7:00pm
Where: TBD
RSVP: Please let the Reading Group Coordinator, Lori Straus<mailto:lstraus at uwaterloo.ca>, know by November 7th if you can come.

For more information: https://uwaterloo.ca/centre-for-german-studies/events/fall-2019-reading-group


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Misty Matthews-Roper
Administrative Assistant
Waterloo Centre for German Studies<https://artsonline.uwaterloo.ca/wcgs/>
University of Waterloo<http://uwaterloo.ca/>

Phone: (519) 888-4567 ext. 39267
Email: wcgs at uwaterloo.ca<mailto:wcgs at uwaterloo.ca>
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