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In Edwin Black’s book “IBM and the Holocaust” he examines IBM’s complicit work in creating a database for the Third Reich’s final solution. ‘IBM and the Holocaust’ By Barbara Clements University Communications Edwin Black remembers walking into the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum with his parents…
, enforce and track the final solution. IBM’s Hollerith punch-card machines (which Black spotted in the museum) gave the Nazi’s a new tool to catalogue, find and round up millions of victims. “They co-planned and co-organized all six phases of the Holocaust,” Black said in an interview from New York City earlier this month. The company’s enthusiastic participation started in 1933 and continued through the war, he said. As part of the Kurt Mayer Chair in Holocaust Studies program, author and journalist
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Lost Boy of Sudan By Chris Albert The table in David Akuien’s South Hall apartment is covered with textbooks and worksheets, filled with meticulous notes. He sits down at the table and spends hours studying – this day it’s for an environmental studies test. David…
him – it’s always on ESPN. Behind him on the left side of the wall is a poster of Mahatma Gandhi, with the quote “Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.” On the right of the wall is a poster of Martin Luther King Jr. at the Lincoln Memorial, his “I Have a Dream” speech in text below the image. “People like them can keep me on track everyday,” he said, pointing to the posters. “In the midst of war, people like me are still learning what they did. “These guys
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HM King Harald V to Speak at Commencement, Receive Honorary Degree TACOMA, Wash. (Feb. 10, 2015)— As part of his official visit to Washington and Alaska in May, His Majesty King Harald V of Norway will speak at Pacific Lutheran University’s Commencement ceremony, where he’ll…
Norway in 567 years. Crown Prince Olav and Crown Princess Märtha also had two daughters, Princess Ragnhild and Princess Astrid, both born before the Prince. At the time, the Norwegian Constitution of 1814 stipulated that only male heirs could inherit the throne. • The first three years of Prince Harald’s life were spent in the peaceful surroundings of Skaugum. However, this came to an abrupt end on April 9, 1940, when German troops invaded Norway. To avoid being taken into custody by the occupying
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Holocaust scholar investigates Nazi campaign to “criminalize” Jews By Barbara Clements Michael Berkowitz first came to Professor Robert Ericksen’s attention about 10 years ago, when he first spotted the aspiring Holocaust scholar at the Ohio State University. Since then, Ericksen – PLU’s Kurt Mayer Chair…
research interests include modern Jewish identity formation and political self-representations, 1881-1948; art, politics, and culture; the politics of religion in Mandate Palestine; perceptions of social deviance among Jewry from early modern times to the present; Jews and German culture; ties between charity and nationalism; and modes of understanding and misunderstanding the Holocaust. Holocaust Studies Program at PLU This past Spring, at the annual Powell and Heller Holocaust Conference it was
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Kari Plog ’11 has spent her first two years as a reporter for The (Tacoma) News Tribune covering stories ranging from sexual harassment in a jail facility in Fife, to a deadly boat ramp in Tacoma, to Super Bowl XLVIII in New York City. Earlier…
PLU Alumna Named Western Washington’s “New Journalist of the Year” Posted by: Todd / June 23, 2015 June 23, 2015 By By Zach Powers '10PLU Marketing & CommunicationsKari Plog ’11 has spent her first two years as a reporter for The (Tacoma) News Tribune covering stories ranging from sexual harassment in a jail facility in Fife, to a deadly boat ramp in Tacoma, to Super Bowl XLVIII in New York City. Earlier this month, Plog was named “New Journalist of the Year” by the Society of Professional
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What do you get when you mix a poet, a composer, three musicians, and two editors? A fabulous collaboration between multiple School of Arts and Communication departments and faculty with South Sound poet and PLU alumna Josie Emmons Turner ! These artists came together as…
A Magical PLU Collaboration: Songs for the Spring of Waiting Posted by: Reesa Nelson / April 12, 2021 April 12, 2021 What do you get when you mix a poet, a composer, three musicians, and two editors? A fabulous collaboration between multiple School of Arts and Communication departments and faculty with South Sound poet and PLU alumna Josie Emmons Turner! These artists came together as part of Classical Tuesdays in Old Town Tacoma. At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, poet Emmons Turner
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Pacific Lutheran University’s soon-to-be Art and Design graduates will be featuring artwork in the upcoming senior exhibition, “Last Call,” opening April 25 in the University Gallery. Art admirers and families are invited to join the artists and faculty for a free opening reception, April 25th…
“Last Call” Senior Art Exhibition shows emerging artists’ work Posted by: Kate Williams / April 10, 2018 April 10, 2018 By Kate WilliamsOutreach ManagerPacific Lutheran University’s soon-to-be Art and Design graduates will be featuring artwork in the upcoming senior exhibition, “Last Call,” opening April 25 in the University Gallery. Art admirers and families are invited to join the artists and faculty for a free opening reception, April 25th from 5 to 7 p.m. A total of 17 seniors will be
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PLU will host the 16th Annual Powell-Heller Conference for Holocaust Education from November 6-8, 2024. This year’s conference, titled Sephardic Jewish Voices and Experiences in the Holocaust, focuses on the lesser-known stories of Sephardic Jews during World War II. The conference brings together scholars and…
2024 Powell-Heller Conference to Spotlight Sephardic Jewish Experiences in the Holocaust Posted by: mhines / October 28, 2024 October 28, 2024 By Marketing & CommunicationPLU will host the 16th Annual Powell-Heller Conference for Holocaust Education from November 6-8, 2024. This year’s conference, titled Sephardic Jewish Voices and Experiences in the Holocaust, focuses on the lesser-known stories of Sephardic Jews during World War II. The conference brings together scholars and educators to
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Pål Brekke giving a lecture at the Smithsonian Institution earlier this year. He will lecture at PLU on Thursday at noon about the connection between the Sun and the Northern Lights. Photo: Hanna Pincus Gjertsen Our Explosive Sun — A scientist’s look at the source…
November 2, 2012 Pål Brekke giving a lecture at the Smithsonian Institution earlier this year. He will lecture at PLU on Thursday at noon about the connection between the Sun and the Northern Lights. Photo: Hanna Pincus Gjertsen Our Explosive Sun — A scientist’s look at the source of the northern lights The Division of Natural Sciences cordially invites you to a unique presentation in PLU’s Scandinavian Cultural Center on November 8, beginning at noon to hear a lecture by by Pål Brekke, PhD
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By Shunying Wang ’15 PLU Marketing & Communications Student Worker It’s an especially busy—and newsy—year for PLU’s renowned Choir of the West, including the return of Dr. Richard Nance, Director of Choral Activities and conductor of the choir, who’s back from a yearlong sabbatical. During…
The Choir of the West: PLU’s Premier Choral Ensemble Keeps Particularly Busy Posted by: Mandi LeCompte / November 7, 2014 Image: Dr. Richard Nance, left, conducts a Choir of the West rehearsal on Nov. 3, 2014. (Photo: Shunying Wang ’15) November 7, 2014 By Shunying Wang ’15 PLU Marketing & Communications Student Worker It’s an especially busy—and newsy—year for PLU’s renowned Choir of the West, including the return of Dr. Richard Nance, Director of Choral Activities and conductor of the choir
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