Holocaust Living History Workshop featuring Ari Joskowicz

This event is free, open to the public and will be held in the Seuss Room at Geisel Library. There will also be a virtual option for those who prefer to join online:

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What paradoxes arise when victims of related persecution tell their stories next to, and after, each other? This question is at the heart of Ari Joskowicz’s highly acclaimed book “Rain of Ash” (2023), which examines the unlikely entanglement of the histories of Jews and Romani people—the only two racialized groups the Nazis targeted for wholesale extermination. This lecture explores the encounters between Jews and Romani people on the killing fields of Europe and seeks to understand how survivors and historians have discussed Romani and Jewish suffering during World War II in relational terms.

Joskowicz, who earned a Ph.D. in history from the University of Chicago, is a professor of Jewish Studies, European Studies, and history at Vanderbilt University. In addition to “Rain of Ash,” he is the author of “The Modernity of Others: Jewish Anti-Catholicism in Germany and France” (2014) and the co-editor of “Secularism in Question: Jews and Judaism in Modern Times” (2015).

The Holocaust Living History Workshop (HLHW) series is an education and outreach program sponsored by the UC San Diego Library and the Jewish Studies program. It aims to preserve the memories of the victims and survivors of the Holocaust by offering public events involving witnesses, descendants and scholars and through the use of the USC Shoah Foundation’s Visual History Archive. Past HLHW workshops are now part of the Library’s digital collections and can be accessed online.

Driving: All visitors to the UC San Diego campus are required to display a valid parking pass. For directions and parking information for this event, click here. The closest parking to Geisel Library is the Hopkins Parking Structure, at the corner of Hopkins Drive and Voight Drive. For information about accessible parking on campus, click here.

• Walking Directions:
• Once you exit the parking structure, walk South on Hopkins Drive down Hopkins Lane until you reach the Geisel Roundabout. From there, you can either follow Route 1, which takes you through a set of stairs before entering Geisel Library, or Route 2, which takes you through a smooth pathway.
• Route 1 (Google Maps): From the Geisel Roundabout, follow the path that goes east, towards the Geisel Library building. Follow this path until you reach a set of stairs on your right. Go down these stairs to enter Geisel Library.
• Route 2 (Google Maps): From the Geisel Roundabout, keep going south on the path past the roundabout and follow the curve of the path to the left. Then, make the next left to reach the front entrance of Geisel Library.

Bus: City bus routes Rapid 201 Super Loop, Rapid 202 Super Loop, 30, 41 (weekdays only), 101 (North County Transit District), 237 (weekdays only) and 921 all go through UC San Diego. Exit at Gilman & Myers Drive. This stop is approximately 0.3 miles from Geisel Library via Library Walk. Note: Gilman & Myers Drive's westbound bus stop has been temporarily moved closer to Library Walk for construction until September 2026. See Alerts & Detours.

Trolley: The trolley's Blue Line provides direct, frequent service to UC San Diego. Exit at the UC San Diego Central Campus Station. Geisel Library is approximately 0.3 miles away via Matthews Lane. For more information, visit the UC San Diego PRONTO FAQ or use the MTS Trip Planner.

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Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Geisel Library, UC San Diego, San Diego, United States