Allen Wells: "Lives in the Balance: The United States, the Dominican Republic and the Rescue of Jews during World War II "
Initially supportive of the Dominican dictator Rafael Trujillo’s offer to accept 100,000 Jews at the 1938 Evian Conference, Washington began to back away from its ringing endorsement soon after a succession of German victories throughout Western Europe during the […]
Iraqi-Born Israeli Bringing Jewish Mid-East Music to UCSC
International composer, violinist, oud player, and singer Yair Dalal to present concert and lecture on campus, February 2-3, 2012. “Living in Conflict” is a recent documentary film about five Israeli Jewish and Palestinian people, who use art, science, music and poetry as a way of surviving conflict in a region full of constant tension, violence, […]
Yair Dalal: "Bridge to Babylon Lecture on Jewish Middle Eastern Music"
February 2, 2012 | 4:00-5:30 PM | Free & Open to the Public Humanities 1 Building, Room 210, UC Santa Cruz Directions and Parking Information Composer, violinist, oud player and singer Yair Dalal was born in 1955. His family came to Israel from Baghdad, and his Iraqi roots are embedded in his musical work. […]