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Defiant Requiem
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INNOVATIVE. ENGAGING. ENLIVENING. TOTALLY CAPTIVATING. Oakland University to host documentary about Terezin concentration camp.
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Maestro Murry Sidlin
Treblinka and Auschwitz.
Maestro Murry Sidlin will speak to OU students during an afternoon event about the film and its music. He will then show the film at the evening public event and lead a discussion after the screening. Defiant Requiem has received numerous awards nationwide.
Sidlin, a conductor with a unique gift for engaging audiences, continues a diverse and distinctive musical career. He is the president and creative director of the Defiant Requiem Foundation, an organization that sponsors live concert performances of Defiant Requiem: Verdi at Terezín and Hours of Freedom: The Story of the Terezín Composer.
“Defiant Requiem captures the horrors of the Third Reich, but also shows the power of the human spirit to create art and beauty under the most egregious circumstances,” said Oakland University professor Michael Pytlik, director of Judaic Studies and director of the Cis Maisel Center for Judaic Studies and Community Engagement. Pytlik also serves as director of OU’s Study Abroad program to Israel. “It is a testament to the importance of preserving history. As such, it will be a memorable experience for our students and everyone in attendance.”
There is no cost to attend the screening, but registration is required at https://tinyurl.com/ yd9dwcds.
The Oakland University Cis Maisel Center for Judiac Studies and Community Engagement was created through a generous gift by Cis Maisel, a community leader in southeastern Michigan and a staunch advocate for education. The center focuses on the study of Judaism from an academic standpoint as well as providing an important space for research that enhances the understanding of the rich traditions of Judaism from around the world.
