Please no children under six. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum announces its eighth season of chamber music concerts. Acclaimed as one of the most original and imaginative chamber music programs in Washington, D.C., the series features outstanding performances by exceptional musicians. In addition to innovative chamber pieces that convey themes related to Holocaust history, the series features works by composers who suffered under the Nazi regime, or whose works were banned during the Nazi era. Featuring Olivier Messiaen's chamber masterpiece, Quartet for the End of Time, composed and first performed during his imprisonment in G rlitz in 1941.
All concerts are free, but service fees apply.
Please no children under six. In the years since prosecuting the leaders of Nazi Germany's notorious Einsatzgruppenkilling squads, Benjamin Ferencz has devoted his life to combating genocide and crimes against humanity, as a lawyer, educator, and activist. Among other activities, he played a key role in writing and implementing German laws to compensate Holocaust victims and in directing an international legal-aid network for assisting survivors with claims. Mr. Ferencz will share his exceptional experiences in a conversation with Joan Ringelheim, the Museum's Director of Oral History. This event is cosponsored by the Committee on Conscience of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum and the UCLA School of Law.