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Experiencing Music in the Holocaust: Talk by Teryl Dobbs

Date
November 8, 2025
Time
5 p.m.
Location
Auditorium, Chazen Museum of Art
Description

Music in the Holocaust is often perceived as means of hope, resistance, and inspiration. However, a dark side existed: the Nazi regime employed music as propaganda, for inciting riots, and as a form of torture. Hence, music was experienced in profoundly different ways: it could sooth, comfort, and inspire hope as well as serve as a means of pain. Join Teryl (Teri) Dobbs, PhD, professor emerita, UW-Madison, in this public talk as she explores the complicated musical experience of the Holocaust.

A related performance of instruments from the Violins of Hope collection will take place on Sunday, November 9, at 12:30 p.m. More details can be found here.

This performance is presented in partnership with Violins of Hope – Wisconsin, Milwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra (MYSO), and supported by the Office of the Chancellor.

 

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Contact
608-263-2246, events@chazen.wisc.edu
Tags
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