A documentary produced by the Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies and edited by archivist Joanne Rudof had a premiere screening in Czestochowa, Poland, as part of a groundbreaking exhibition.
In the film, seven Holocaust survivors from Czestochowa describe their lives before, during and after the war. The film is based on material in the Fortunoff Video Archive, which has 4,300 eye-witness accounts, including 99 from individuals who lived in Czestochowa.
The city was a major center of Jewish life in Poland, dating back to the 1700s and ending with the Holocaust. To commemorate that history, a major exhibition titled "The Jews of Czestochowa" is traveling to several Polish cities.
Current activities at the Yale Medical Group and Yale-New Haven Hospital will be featured in a program titled "American Health Front!" that will be broadcast 7:30-8 p.m. on Aug. 21 on WTNH TV/Channel 8.
The Yale Medical Group is one of the largest academic multi-specialty group practices in the country. Its physicians are full-time faculty of the School of Medicine. Its multi-disciplinary programs are jointly funded by the School of Medicine and Yale-New Haven Hospital to advance new medical therapies or procedures.
More information is available at www.yalemedicalgroup.org.
Michelle Rosenthal and Patrick McGill, students at Yale College, have been accepted as 2004-2005 Undergraduate Fellows with the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies (FDD) in Washington, D.C.
As fellows they will be provided with an "educational experience that focuses on the threat of terrorism to democracy so that they will be able to stimulate informed debate about this subject." The fellowship program will begin with a trip to Tel Aviv, where participants will attend lectures by academics, diplomats and military officials from several countries.
The FDD is a non-profit, non-partisan think tank that seeks to educate Americans about the terrorist theat to democracies worldwide. The organization produces independent analyses of global terrorist threats that explore the historical, cultural, philosophical and ideological factors that drive terrorism and threaten democratic societies.
Craig Wright, professor of music history, was awarded an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters by the University of Chicago on June 11.
The degree citation called Wright "the preeminent voice in early music scholarship" and "the creator of lasting models of scholarship for many generations of music historians." Wright has taught courses in music history and appreciation at Yale since 1973.
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Documentary premieres
Medical Group showcased
Students receive fellowships
Music history scholar receives honorary degree
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Team learns how bacteria evades body's defenses
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Understanding the causes of autism in infants
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Shelly Kagan named Clark Professor of Philosophy
Jay Winter designated as the Stille Professor of History
Keith Wrightson is the Townsend Jr. Professor of History
Wimbledon winner, future Olympians to compete in Pilot Pen tournament
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Works by Cuban artists on view in 'Intersections/Intersecciones' exhibit
Bouchet Award recognizes scientist's effort to promote diversity
F&ES hosts delegation from China
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EPA certificate of recognition awarded to Yale power plant
IN MEMORIAM: Edmund Slocum Crelin Jr.: newborn anatomy expert
CANCER CENTER APPOINTMENTSDr. Ira Mellman, new scientific director, will enhance partnership
Dr. Edward Chu will oversee the medical oncology section
Researchers receive grants for studies on women's health issues
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Nursing professor Kathleen Knafl to chair group . . .
Art Gallery's new development director to head . . .
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