All events are free and open to the public, unless otherwise noted.
This evening of study considers the rich symbolic and liturgical heritage of the sacred days of Passover and Easter and reflects on their contemporary meanings. Two prominent scholars, Reverend John F. Baldwin, S.J., Ph.D. of the Weston Jesuit School of Theology in Cambridge, MA and Dr. Ellen Umansky, a Westchester resident and the Carl and Dorothy Bennett Professor of Judaic Studies and Program Director of Judaic Studies at Fairfield University, will be the featured speakers. Spring events conclude on Thursday, April 19 at 12 noon in Joyce Auditorium with the Yom Ha'Shoah Commemoration. On this anniversary of the final liquidation of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, the Peace and Justice Studies Program together with The Brother Driscoll Professorship invite the Iona and greater community to mark this solemn international day of memory and reflection on the Holocaust. Mr. William Donat, editor of the recently re-released Holocaust Kingdom, and a childhood survivor separated from his parents and hidden during the Holocaust, will describe his experiences and challenge us to confront the depths of depravity, the heights of courage and the hope of the human spirit.