Dates & times
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- 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
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Check the organizer’s latest schedule ↗Holocaust Diaries: Memory, History, Testimony at UAB
Garbarini will consider two connected questions about diaries written during the Holocaust: what they reveal about their authors’ perspectives, and how continued study keeps victims’ voices and the history’s lessons in view.
A writer’s point of view, and the work of remembering
The lecture’s advertised focus is how diary writing conveys the perspectives of Holocaust victims who wrote diaries. That lens makes the individual voice central, while also asking what studying these accounts contributes to historical memory.
UAB connects that study to keeping both the history and its lessons present, alongside the voices of the victims. The subject is therefore not only what a diary can tell readers about its writer, but why those accounts remain part of how Holocaust history is remembered.
Further reading: Holocaust Diaries: Memory, History, Testimony - The University of Alabama at Birmingham ↗
A commemorative lecture, not a promised document display
UAB identifies the event as the Department of History’s annual Kristallnacht commemorative lecture. Its listed format is a lecture and presentation, rather than an exhibition.
The event description does not name particular diarists or specify diary excerpts or artifacts to view. Visitors can expect a talk about the subject, but the listing does not promise a reading from a specific diary or a display of documents.
Further reading: Holocaust Diaries: Memory, History, Testimony - The University of Alabama at Birmingham ↗
The listed program
The schedule lists one lecture by Professor Alexandra Garbarini. It does not specify a separate Q&A or another session.
Thursday, November 5, 2026 · UAB National Alumni Society House
- Professor Alexandra Garbarini discusses what Holocaust diaries reveal about their writers’ perspectives and how studying them sustains the history, lessons and voices of Holocaust victims.
Plan your visit
Thursday evening
Thursday, November 5, 2026, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. CST.
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Free; registration link provided
Admission is free. UAB provides a registration link, but the event listing does not say whether registration is required or optional, or give a deadline or capacity limit.
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General public included
The listed target audiences include alumni and donors, current students, faculty and staff, prospective students, and the general public. No age guidance is stated.
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Contact UAB about accommodation requests
UAB advises visitors requesting reasonable accommodations to contact the hosting unit as early as possible. For an auxiliary aid or service needed for effective communication, contact Disability Support Services at 205-934-4205 as soon as possible; UAB’s published guidance asks for requests no later than 10 business days before an event. That advance-notice point has passed for this Nov. 5 program, so contact the office now to ask what may be possible.
The event listing does not describe event-specific access arrangements. UAB’s campus map includes accessible-entrance and accessible-parking layers; these map layers are not confirmation of particular facilities at the event venue.
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Getting to the Alumni House
Destination and directions
The event is at UAB National Alumni Society House, 1301 10th Avenue South, Birmingham, AL 35205. The event listing offers map links for public transit, driving and walking; use them to calculate directions from your own starting point.
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Parking
The event listing does not give a parking recommendation or confirm parking availability at the venue. UAB’s campus map includes public-parking and accessible-parking layers, and UAB Transportation links to visitor parking information; check current options before setting out.
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Blazer Express
Blazer Express provides fare-free service for authorized visitors who have a valid UAB ID or visitor pass. UAB lists weekday fixed-route hours as 5:20 a.m. to midnight, with specific hours varying by route, and says its buses meet ADA accessibility standards. The event listing does not identify a stop for the Alumni House, so check current routes before relying on campus transit.
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Before you make a plan
Do I need to register?
UAB provides a registration link, but the listing does not say whether sign-up is required or optional. It gives no registration deadline or capacity limit.
Holocaust Diaries: Memory, History, Testimony - The University of Alabama at Birmingham ↗
Is the general public among the intended audiences?
Yes. The listing includes the general public among its target audiences, along with alumni and donors, current students, faculty and staff, and prospective students.
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Will attendees see particular diaries or original documents?
The listing does not name specific diarists, excerpts or artifacts. It describes a lecture and presentation, without promising a document display.
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Location & Google Maps
UAB National Alumni Society House
1301 10th Avenue South, Birmingham, AL 35205
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