Opening remarks by
Consul Yasemin Pamuk, Consulate General of the Federal Republic of Germany in New York

Distinguished Panelists
Ori Z Soltes PhD, Georgetown University in Washington DC
Artist Refugees from Nazi Germany in the United States

Rebecca Erbelding PhD, Historian and Author in Washington DC
US Immigration Policy during the 1930s Refugee Crisis

Stephen M Rasche JD, Catholic University in Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq
Identity in a Time of Forced Displacement: Religious Art and the Iraqi Christian Experience

David Stern, German born American Artist in New York NY
Immigration and Culture Shock in Times of Globalization

Musical Performance (Piano)
Carolyn Enger, Steinway Recording Artist:
Arnold Schoenberg – Sechs kleine Klavierstücke Op. 19
Emahoy Tsegué-Maryam Guèbrou: Homesickness Pt. 1
Paul Ben-Haim – Canzonetta from Five Pieces for Piano, Op 34

Moderation
Rachel Stern, The Fritz Ascher Society for Persecuted, Ostracized and Banned Art in New York NY

• General Admission: $10