Words, images and notes in the midst of the storm

September 18, 2017

Cinema, theatre, poetry and music on the Côte d’Azur between 1939 and 1945

On October 26, AMEJDAM (Association for the memory of the Jewish children deported from the Alpes-Maritimes) is organising a conference in Nice at the Centre Universitaire Méditerranéen (CUM). Les Enfants et Amis Abadi will be there to talk about Moussa Abadi and his work in the theatre, and also to inaugurate a square named after Odette and Moussa Abadi.

“ARTISTIC FERMENT ON THE CÔTE D’AZUR”
Moderator: Pierre-Emmanuel Dauzat

9.15–9.30 a.m. “NICE, A LAND OF WELCOME FOR EXILED ARTISTS”
Michèle Merowka, doctor of anthropology

9.30–10 a.m. “THE VICTORINE STUDIOS IN WARTIME”
Jacques Lefebvre-Linetzky, senior teacher of English in preparatory classes and film teacher

10–10.30 a.m. “JACQUES PRÉVERT: POETRY, SONG AND CINEMA”
Colette Guedj, emeritus professor at UNSA and writer

10.30–11 a.m. “JOSEPH KOSMA: MUSIC AND CINEMA”
The great hits between poetry and popular music – Gérard Camy, agrégé in history, film historian

11.15–11.45 a.m. “NICE, THEATRE AND RESCUE”
“MOUSSA ABADI, A ROLE FOR THE CHILDREN” – Theatre and learning a false identity for the “hidden children” – Andrée Poch-Karsenti, President of the association Les Enfants et Amis Abadi

INAUGURATION OF THE SQUARE ODETTE ET MOUSSA ABADI
At the corner of rue Amiral de Grasse, avenue Clemenceau and avenue Thiers

“ALWAYS MUSIC”
Moderator: Pierre-Emmanuel Dauzat

2.30–3 p.m. “JOSEPH BEER, A PERSECUTED MUSICIAN”
A refugee in Nice: his life and work before, during and after the Shoah – Suzanne Beer, agrégée in philosophy, Doctor of arts sciences and technologies (digital images), University of Paris VIII

3–4 p.m. “MUSIC OF THE CAMPS: SCORES LOST AND FOUND”
Hélios Azoulay, musician, composer and writer – lecture with musical illustration

4–4.15 p.m. Discussion with the audience

4.15–4.45 p.m. SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION
Pierre-Emmanuel Dauzat, author and translator