Film explores Holocaust in France and Serbia

A special screening of a two-part documentary exploring rare historical information about the Holocaust in France and Serbia will take place February 12 from 5-7:30 p.m. in Loosemore Auditorium located in the Richard M. DeVos Center on the Pew Grand Rapids Campus of Grand Valley State University.

“Frozen Time, Liquid Memories: 1942-2012,” written and directed by Dragan Kujundzic, professor of Jewish, Germanic and Slavic studies at University of Florida, reflects on the 70 years since the two round-ups of members of the Jewish faith in 1942 – one in Novi Sad (today, Serbia) and the other in Paris.

The archival footage includes the last interview with Pavle Šosberger, the foremost historian of the Novi Sad Racija – a series of raids by Hungarian troops against civilians in regions of Serbia in 1942, after the Axis invasion and partition of Yugoslavia. The documentary also explores the deportation of children during these events.

“This screening is very interesting because it conveys new and personal information on the Holocaust both in France and Serbia,” said Isabelle Cata, professor of French in the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures at Grand Valley. “This documentary combines history, philosophical questioning and information about the value of archiving and remembering.”

Following the screening, Kujundzic will facilitate a discussion about the documentary. The screening is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Isabelle Cata at [email protected].