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October 16, 2012 Edwin Black, author of “IBM and the Holocaust” speaks at a Brown Bag Lecture as part of the Kurt Mayer Chair in Holocaust Studies program at PLU on Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2012. (Photo by John Froschauer) Journalist and author examines IBM’s role in the Holocaust By Barbara Clements University Communications Let’s make one thing clear, said Edwin Black, an investigative journalist and author of “IBM and the Holocaust.” “There would have been a Holocaust without IBM,” he told a group

Emmy-Nominated Documentary Screened for Powell-Heller Holocaust Conference Posted by: Zach Powers / March 5, 2015 Image: Filmmaker Steven Pressman at the Powell-Heller Conference for Holocaust Education at Pacific Lutheran University (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) March 5, 2015 By Evan Heringer '16PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, Wash. (March 5, 2015)- Writer and director Steven Pressman screened his Emmy-nominated documentary film, 50 Children: The Rescue Mission of Mr. & Mrs. Kraus, on

guests, their visit was of special importance to me as I prepare to leave for Kigali, Rwanda, in January. Members of iDebate Rwanda meet students in PLU’s Diversity Center.. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) As a student of History and Holocaust and Genocide Studies, I have long been fascinated by Rwanda’s past and culture, so the opportunity to hear firsthand the stories of Rwandans was one that I did not take lightly. After a rigorous application process, these four students won a competition through an

Uncomfortable truths: Taking an Introduction to Holocaust & Genocide Studies class Posted by: shortea / February 17, 2023 Image: Holocaust survivor Peter Metzelaar speaks with PLU students in a course titled “Introduction to Holocaust & Genocide Studies.” (Photo courtesy of Professor Lisa Marcus) February 17, 2023 By Anneli HaralsonMarketing & Communications Guest Writer “There is nothing comfortable about studying genocide,” Beth Griech-Polelle, a Pacific Lutheran University history professor

January 1, 2013 Chair’s report on scholarships and activities By Robert P. Ericksen, Kurt Mayer Chair of Holocaust Studies Bob Ericksen received several notable invitations this year, including an opportunity to give the annual Raul Hilberg Memorial Lecture at the University of Vermont. Hilberg spent his entire career at this university, becoming the father of Holocaust Studies with his groundbreaking book, The Destruction of the European Jews (1961). Erickson arrived in Vermont the weekend

Natalie Mayer endows new Holocaust and Genocide Studies lecture series Posted by: Thomas Kyle-Milward / May 2, 2018 Image: Natalie Mayer has endowed a new lecture series at Pacific Lutheran University, the Natalie Mayer Holocaust and Genocide Studies Lecture, with the hopes of connecting the lessons of our past to the issues of the present. May 2, 2018 By Thomas Kyle-MilwardMarketing & CommunicationTACOMA, WASH. (May 2, 2018) — The Mayer family has a long, storied history of philanthropic

Powell-Heller Conference explores before, during and after the Holocaust Posted by: Silong Chhun / October 7, 2022 October 7, 2022 By Veronica CrakerPLU Marketing & CommunicationsThe 14th Annual Powell-Heller Conference for Holocaust Education will occur on October 26-28, 2022 at Pacific Lutheran University.This year the conference theme is “Jewish Life in Poland: Before, During and After the Holocaust.” The keynote speaker is professor of history Jan Grabowski from the University of Ottawa

Ellie Dieringer explores impact of the Holocaust in South America Posted by: Zach Powers / September 5, 2023 September 5, 2023 By Anneli HaralsonResolute Guest WriterClose to 50,000 Jewish refugees fled to Argentina during the rise of Nazism and World War II. In fact, between 1933 and 1945, Argentina received more Jewish refugees per capita than any other nation in the world, except Palestine. But to most – outside of historical scholars or researchers — those facts are likely surprising. It’s

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market wants? In the first episode of the "The PLU Pod" Amy Young and Maria Chavez discuss their upcoming TEDx Tacoma talks, their research, the most recent books and films they've enjoyed, and much more! Read Previous Emmy-Nominated Documentary Screened for Powell-Heller Holocaust Conference Read Next Holocaust Survivor Shares Her Story at PLU 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 "private