Lunch with the Author Professor Guri Schwarz
Lunch with the Author Professor Guri Schwarz
Professor Guri Schwarz (History, University of Pis) received his
doctorate from Italy's elite Scuola Normale Superiore in Pisa. In
addition to his teaching there, he is a member and coordinator of the
Centro di Documentazione Ebraica (Center for Contemporary Jewish
Documentation) in Milan, an archival institution focusing on the
experience of Italian Jews in the 20th century and beyond.
After Mussolini. Jewish Life and Jewish Memories in Post-Fascist Italy
(Vallentine Mitchell, 2012) appeared first in Italian in 2004. Ruth
Ben-Ghiat (NYU) described the book as "sensitive and clearly argued."
David Caesarani (University of London) emphasized that the book
"shatters ... myths about Italy's wartime record towards the Jews and
the post-war consensus."
Lunch is free but reservations are required. Please reserve through
Courtenay Lanier (clanier@UMD.EDU, X5-4260) by noon on Monday,
October 15.