I want to tell you i am always honored to support this program. My first year, 20 years ago, family endowed the program in honor of my father who passed away. He was an american g. I. In europe. Our first guest is halina yasharoff peabody. A few announcements, this season is made possible by the Lewis Franklin smith foundation. Also, the fisher foundation. We are grateful for their sponsorship. Firstperson is a series of twiceweekly conversations with Holocaust Survivors who volunteer at our museum and share their firsthand accounts of their experience during the holocaust. If time allows, you have an opportunity to ask a few questions. If we do not get to your question, you can always tag the museum on twitter, facebook and instagram using at holocaust museum. I hope you people understand that because i do not. [laughter] a recording will be made available on our youtube page. We have prepared a brief slide presentation. We begin with this photo of her being held by her father, isaac.
Survivors of the holocaust who share with us their firsthand accounts of their experience during the holocaust. Each of our firstperson guests serves as a volunteer here at this museum. Our program will continue to august 8th. The museums website at www. Ushmm. Org provides information about each of our upcoming firstperson guests. Irene will share with us her firstperson account of her experience during the holocaust and as a survivor for about 45 minutes. If time allows, we will have an opportunity for you to ask irene a few questions. If we do not get to your question today please join us in our online conversation, never stop asking why. The conversation aims to inspire individuals to ask the important questions that holocaust history raises, and you can ask your question and tag the museum on twitter, facebook and instagram using holocaustmuseum and the askwhy. Todays program will be live streamed on the museums website meaning people will be joining the Program Online and watchin
As well as popular music and sports of the era. ,r. Markoe good morning everybody. Today we are going to discuss the jazz age, at least i am, and you are part of the discussion at the end. Please write down any thoughts you have, questions, responses, that would be good. Fromazz age is a period 1919 to 1929, reminds me of the opening lines of a tale of two cities by charles dickens. It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. It wasnt exactly the best of times, but for many people it certainly was good times. It was the great age of literature, the golden age of jazz. , music, the 19th amendment to the constitution, which allowed women to vote in National Elections for the first time, radio was becoming popular. It was the early days of , and certainly the age of the automobile, the multi the model t. Automobiles were for almost every budget. Whichare the good times we will discuss. And it wasnt exactly the worst of times, although there were some very bad times. Decade leds o
Certainly was good times. It was the great age of literature, the golden age of sports, music, jazz. The 19th amendment to the constitution, which allowed women to vote in National Elections for the first time. Radio was becoming popular. It was the early days of hollywood, and certainly the age of the automobile, the model t. And automobiles were for almost every budget. Those are the good times which we will discuss. And it wasnt exactly the worst of times, although there were some very bad times. And it the failures of that decade led to the worldwide depression in the 1930s and helped the rise of fascism in europe. So lets begin with talking about the politics of the era. It was a republican decade. Three republican president s, harding, coolidge and hoover, and the republicans controlled the presidency from 1921 until 1933, and congress from 1918 or from the 1918 election until 1930. Domestically it was an era of laissezfaire. An era of laissezfaire. In other words, give business
Sponsorship. First person is a series of twice weekly conversations with survivors of the holocaust who share with us firsthand accounts of their experience during the holocaust. Each of our first person guests serves as a volunteer here at this museum. Our program will continue until august 8. The museums website is www. Ushmm. Org provides information. About each of our upcoming first person guests. Dora will share her first person account of her experience during the holocaust and as a survivor for about 45 minutes. If we have time toward the end of the program, we will have an opportunity for you to ask dora a few questions. If we dont get to your questions today, please join us in our online conversation, never stop asking why. The conversation aims to inspire individuals to ask the important questions that holocaust history raises. You can ask your question and tag the museum on twitter, facebook and instagram using holocaustmuseum and the hashtag askwhy. A recording of this prog