UHSK

What: Holocaust Memorial Day by UHSK & Utrecht University

When: January 29, Wednesday

Where: Academiegebouw, Aula

Time: 9:15-14:30

We are pleased to invite you to this year’s Holocaust Memorial Day, organized by Utrecht University and the UHSK. the event is open to anyone who registers on the UHSK website, you can walk in at any time and lunch is free.

On November 1st, 2005, Kofi Annan, then Secretary-General of the United Nations, proclaimed the liberation date of Auschwitz, January 27th, as a day of remembrance: the Holocaust Memorial Day.

In cooperation with the Utrecht University, the UHSK organizes an annual Holocaust Memorial Day on which various speakers give a lecture on a theme concerning genocides.

This year’s theme is: Different Aspects of Commemoration hosted by moderator by Dr. Richard Calis

The lectures:

Dr. Petra van den Boomgaard, associate professor with a specialization in Dutch Holocaust history. The title of her contribution is the following ‘Commemorating the Holocaust: What do we commemorate 80 years after the liberation of Auschwitz and the end of WWII? What changed, and what is not included in today’s commemoration of the Holocaust?’

Dr. Iva Vukušić, assistant professor in international history with a specialization in genocide and transnational justice. The title of her contribution is the following: ‘Justice for Atrocity Crimes: the role of Courts in The Hague’, Ever since Nuremberg in 1945 and 1946, there have been numerous efforts to hold accountable those suspected of committing genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes. In the 1990s, international tribunals to prosecute crimes in the former Yugoslavia and, then, also Rwanda, were established. Many of those efforts to provide justice for survivors, and punish perpetrators, take place in The Hague, at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), and at the International Criminal Court (ICC). In this brief lecture, we shall outline what these two international courts do, and how they can support accountability and justice in places like Ukraine, Israel and Palestine, Sudan and Syria (among others).

Jelle Veerman MA, Curator of Public Programming at the National Holocaust Museum and alumnus history student at Utrecht University, who will contribute on the creation of the new museum and the choices made in shaping social commemoration of the Holocaust.

Programm:

09:15-9:30: Walk-in

09:30-9:35: Welcome by Amber Verspui (HMD-Committee)

09:35-9:40: Opening by moderator Dr. Richard Calis

09:40-9:55: Opening by Rector Magnificus Prof. Dr. Henk Kummeling

10:00-10:45: Lecture by Dr. Petra van den Boomgaard - ‘Commemorating the Holocaust: What do we commemorate 80 years after the liberation of Auschwitz and the end of WWII? What changed, and what is not included in today’s commemoration of the Holocaust?’

11:00-11:45: Lecture by Dr. Iva Vukušić - ‘Justice for Atrocity Crimes: the role of Courts in The Hague’

11:45-12:30: Lunch

12:30-13:15: Lecture Jelle Veerman MA - The creation of the new Holocaust Museum and the choices made in shaping social commemoration of the Holocaust.

13:00-14:00: Discussion panel

14:00:14:15: Closing by Wethouder Eelco Eerenberg

14:15-14:30 Closing by moderator Dr. Richard Calis

We hope to welcome you on the 29th!

Sincerely,

The HMD-Committee

Amber, Biko and Berend

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