I Lived to Tell the World Community Discussions

The OSU Center for the Humanities presents moderated book club conversations on Saturday, January 18th and Saturday, January 25th from 2-3pm of Elizabeth Mehren’s I Lived to Tell the World: Stories from Survivors of Holocaust, Genocide, and the Atrocities of War. The book presents thirteen inspiring profiles of men and women who have fled from Rwanda, Myanmar, Bosnia, Syria, and more to make new homes in Oregon. Drawn from hours of interviews and oral histories, these personal stories of resilience also weave in historical, cultural and political context.

Copies of the book will be available to check out from the 2nd floor reference desk, while supplies last.

These discussions are being held in conjunction with the following upcoming events at PRAx (470 SW 15th Street):

• I Lived to Tell the World Exhibit Opening and Panel, January 27, 4pm, PRAx, free and open to all. Photographs, scholarship, and personal experience combine to ask, “What happens when we shift from a single version of history told in a textbook to a mosaic of individual experiences?”
• I Lived to Tell the World Live Performance, February 1, 7pm, PRAx, tickets available

For more information, please contact the library at 541-766-6793. A sign language interpreter can be provided with 7 days’ notice. Call 541-766-6928 to request an accommodation.