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Family and the Global History of the Holocaust

Open to the Public | Lunch Provided by Picnic

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Lunch from 12:00 PM

Lecture begins at 12:30 PM

Láníček uses a family lens to examine the Holocaust as a global event. His work analyses the role family ties and networks played in facilitating migration before and during the Holocaust, their contribution to the dissemination of information about persecution, and how family separation contributed to the development of survivor trauma. The presentation is primarily based on Láníček’s research into the experiences of almost 10,000 Jewish refugees and migrants who survived the war in Australia, while many of their family members perished in the Holocaust. Láníček proposes broader conclusions about the possibilities that a family-focused perspective offers to Holocaust scholars.