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paired with a sharp sense of humor, which she conveys both in conversations and her writing.” In addition to her love of literature and history, Einan loves learning languages. She began studying German in high school. In order to complete PLU’s language requirement, Einan decided to try learning Norwegian. “My dad’s family came from Norway, so there is a family history that I wanted to honor,” Einan says. Einan enjoyed her Norwegian classes and chose to move forward with a third major in Nordic

degree of hypothermia, but I loved every moment of that historic day. Morgan Root is a senior at PLU. She is a communication major with an emphasis in journalism and a minor in political science. The photos were also provided by Root. Read Previous Explore! offers first year students a chance to bond. Read Next Diplomat explores Jewish-German relations COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker enabled or are currently browsing in a

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

, and some of the German officers who were nearby simply looked the other way. “This region was peaceful and wasn’t shooting at soldiers,” he said. “They did work with the armed resistance, however.” The region was in the mountains, isolated, and the entire Huguenot community joined together to project the refugees, some of whom arrived as early as 1938. When he first came to the villages (there are total of 12, including Le Chambon-sur-Lignon), the villagers were reticent to speak with him.  Many

left Pacific Lutheran University. Not only has she had a book published with a PLU professor, but Henrichsen also has recently been published by UNESCO and was accepted to the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Pennsylvania for her Ph.D.Henrichsen, a Communication/Political Science double major with an emphasis in Conflict Resolution and a minor in German, learned at PLU that she was passionate about justice for journalists around the globe. As an undergraduate student

working at a German wine company in Chengdu, locals asked her about U.S. policies and affairs. That, Lee said, opened her eyes to the way other countries perceive the United States. “United States policy influences our relationships with the Chinese and other cultures,” Lee said. “I felt like I had a responsibility to be informed and understand our policies. American policy in general is seen as economic, religious and militant.” In her four years at Pacific Lutheran University, Lee has studied away

entrust us with precious family heirlooms,” Ward said. “Items have been donated to PLU since the late 1970s, many of them hundreds of years old.” The artifacts and literature housed by the SCC are used regularly by PLU faculty members on campus as well as K-12 and community educators throughout the area. “The artifacts collection of the Scandinavian Cultural Center is an invaluable teaching resource for faculty members,” said PLU Associate Professor of German Jen Jenkins, Ph.D. “We bring classes in to

as Kathryn’s teacher, but as a collaborator. Her intelligence is paired with a sharp sense of humor, which she conveys both in conversations and her writing.”  In addition to her love of literature and history, Einan loves learning languages. She began studying German in high school. In order to complete PLU’s language requirement, Einan decided to try learning Norwegian. “My dad’s family came from Norway, so there is a family history that I wanted to honor,” Einan says. Einan enjoyed her