Timothy Snyder: The Holocaust as History and Warning

In telling an epic history of extermination and survival Timothy Snyder presents a new explanation of the 20th century's greatest atrocity, and reveals the risks that we face in the 21st. Based on new Eastern Europe sources and forgotten testimonies of Jewish survivors, "Black Earth" recounts the mass murder of the Jews as an event that is still close, more relevant in today's world than we would like to think, and thus all the more terrifying. Groundbreaking, authoritative, and utterly absorbing, "Black Earth" reveals a Holocaust that is not only history but a warning.

This annual lecture recognizes a generous multiyear contribution to the Chicago Humanities Festival by Julie and Roger Baskes and is presented in partnership with the Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center.

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