Anne Frank, Otto Frank, and the Creation of Memory

Date of Event: October 23, 2019

Participants: Thomas Doughton, senior lecturer in Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Edward Isser, W. Arthur Garrity, Sr. Professor in Human Nature, Ethics, and Society; Theresa McBride, professor of history; and Roger Guenveur Smith, actor, writer, director of "Otto Frank." Moderated by Mark Freeman, Distinguished Professor of Ethics and Society.

About the Discussion: Following his one-person performance of "Otto Frank"—the father of Anne Frank and who brought her diary to the world—Roger Guenveur Smith joins º£½ÇÉçÇø faculty to explore the profound complexities entailed in the creation of both individual and collective memory.

The event is co-sponsored by the McFarland Center and Arts Transcending Borders with support from the Kraft-Hiatt Fund for Jewish-Christian Understanding.