2025 Kristallnacht Remembrance: Who Will Remain

Each year, the community in Keene comes together to remember Kristallnacht, a pogrom (wave of antisemitic violence) that erupted in Nazi Germany and its recently incorporated territories in 1938. We recall the destructive events that took place and the people affected by them, and we also stand together with local leaders as we recommit ourselves to being a community that stands against hatred and violence.

This year’s event will feature an innovative performance called “Who Will Remain,” which is traveling the globe. This program features vocal and instrumental music, literary and historical texts, which are artistically interwoven with an audio recording of a Holocaust survivor’s oral history. Curated songs and poetry explore themes of life-interrupted, fear, resilience, and hope, guiding the audience through the experience of those identified as "the other." The program creates an immersive emotional journey that invites audiences to reflect on the fragility of freedom and the unyielding strength of the human spirit.

The performers include:

• Angelynne Hinson, soprano, and Amy Lieberman, mezzo soprano
• Christina Wright-Ivanova, pianist (Keene State College, Professor of Music)
• Peter Josephson, speaker (St. Anselm's College, Professor of Politics)
• Sam Bergman, violist (Executive Director, Apple Hill Center for Chamber Music)
• See bottom of the page for artist biographies.

Additional Information and Registration:

This event is free and open to the public, but registration is strongly recommended as seating is limited. Please register here.

Doors will open to registered attendees beginning at 5:30 pm. Please note that photography and videography are prohibited at this event.

This event is hosted by the Cohen Institute for Holocaust and Genocide Studies in partnership with Congregation Ahavas Achim and the Monadnock Interfaith Project. “Who Will Remain” is a participant in the Arts Alive Fiscal Sponsorship Program.

If you would like to make a gift to support future Kristallnacht Remembrance events, please visit our website. Please reach out to coheninstitute@keene.edu with any questions about this event.

Performer Bios:

Musical colleagues Angelynne Hinson, soprano, and Amy Lieberman, mezzo soprano, have been creating original concerts uniting words, music and storytelling for ten years. Each has extensive teaching and performance experience. Singing in regional theatres, churches and synagogues throughout New England, Angelynne performs in many styles including a cappella jazz, music theatre, oratorio, and art song. As former Director of Choral Activities at New England Conservatory and Head of Vocal Arts at Hebrew College, Amy is a sought-after guest conductor of various chamber ensembles, choruses and orchestras throughout the greater Boston area. Graduates of Harvard University and Stanford University respectively, Angelynne and Amy bring curiosity and passion for literature, theatre and music to the recital format, creating performances that are immediate, accessible and meaningful.

Christina Wright-Ivanova, pianist, is an Associate Professor of Music and Coordinator of Keyboard Studies at Keene State College. From 2014-2024 she served as the Artistic Director for the North End Music & Performing Arts Winter Concert Series in Boston. She recently held the Interim Artistic Director position at the Redfern Arts Center and served on faculty as an art song coach for graduate students at New England Conservatory. Christina has performed both solo and collaborative new works in such venues as Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts, Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Berklee School of Music, MIT, The Harvard Club, Opera America (NY), Jordan Hall, Tanglewood’s Ozawa Hall, and Old North Meeting House.

Peter Josephson, actor, is a former member of the Actors’ Equity Association, a fifteen-time New Hampshire Theatre Award nominee and two-time winner of the NHTA’s best actor award. Peter has led workshops in the Michael Chekhov acting technique since 2013. He is familiar to NH audiences for roles at New Hampshire Theatre Project, Winnipesaukee Playhouse, theatre KAPOW and Seven Stages Shakespeare. Peter is Professor of Politics at St. Anselm’s College in Manchester, NH.

Sam Bergman, violist, earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Viola Performance from Oberlin Conservatory and performed as a member of the Minnesota Orchestra for nearly 25 years, creating multiple original concert series for that internationally renowned ensemble. He also served for 11 seasons as principal violist of the Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music in Santa Cruz, California, and has been a major advocate for new music and living composers in the classical field. In addition to his onstage work, Sam has served as board president of the Cuban American Youth Orchestra and of The Moving Company, an award-winning theater company in Minneapolis-Saint Paul. Sam is the Executive Director of Apple Hill Center for Chamber Music in Nelson, NH.

This event is part of the Cohen Center calendar.