Academic Conferences
The Holocaust Survivor Memoirs Program organizes academic conferences and events to support scholarly discussion of Holocaust testimony and to encourage postsecondary students to engage with the memoirs.
Life Writing and Holocaust Literature
The Life Writing and Holocaust Literature Conference, under the auspices of the Azrieli Foundation’s Holocaust Survivor Memoirs Program, will bring together scholars, graduate students and researchers (early career and established) to explore the vital role that life writing plays in Holocaust studies and literary scholarship. conference details
The Role of Auschwitz in Holocaust Narratives – May 5, 2025, Toronto
As we commemorate the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Europe from Nazi tyranny, the Holocaust Survivor Memoirs Program is proud to host an academic conference focusing on the role of Auschwitz in Holocaust narratives. conference details
Translating Difficult Knowledge: Transmitting Genocide Testimony in Scholarship and Practice
Keynote and Graduate Student Roundtable on Sonia Caplan’s Memoir, Passport to Reprieve
Virtual Q&A with Pinchas Blitt
Translating Holocaust Testimony: A Conversation between Translation and Holocaust Studies
Table ronde - Question du genre pendant et après la Shoah: Récits de survie et d’immigration au Canada
Sexual Violence in the Context of the Holocaust, Genocide and War
Buried Words: A Workshop on Sexuality, Violence and Holocaust Testimonies
