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America in April 1940 (for more details about Kurt’s childhood and the Mayers’ “exodus” from Germany, click here to read the first chapter of Kurt Mayer’s memoir). Kurt’s family settled in San Francisco, where he quickly learned English well enough to be a member of Lowell High School’s prize-winning debate team. Kurt attended College of Pacific in Stockton, California and then Hastings Law School in San Francisco. Kurt served in the US Army in the Judge Advocates office in Germany. In 1957, Kurt

April 1940 (for more details about Kurt’s childhood and the Mayers’ “exodus” from Germany, click here to read the first chapter of Kurt Mayer’s memoir). Kurt’s family settled in San Francisco, where he quickly learned English well enough to be a member of Lowell High School’s prize-winning debate team. Kurt attended College of Pacific in Stockton, California and then Hastings Law School in San Francisco. Kurt served in the US Army in the Judge Advocates office in Germany. In 1957, Kurt moved to

April 1940 (for more details about Kurt’s childhood and the Mayers’ “exodus” from Germany, click here to read the first chapter of Kurt Mayer’s memoir). Kurt’s family settled in San Francisco, where he quickly learned English well enough to be a member of Lowell High School’s prize-winning debate team. Kurt attended College of Pacific in Stockton, California and then Hastings Law School in San Francisco. Kurt served in the US Army in the Judge Advocates office in Germany. In 1957, Kurt moved to

America in April 1940 (for more details about Kurt’s childhood and the Mayers’ “exodus” from Germany, click here to read the first chapter of Kurt Mayer’s memoir). Kurt’s family settled in San Francisco, where he quickly learned English well enough to be a member of Lowell High School’s prize-winning debate team. Kurt attended College of Pacific in Stockton, California and then Hastings Law School in San Francisco. Kurt served in the US Army in the Judge Advocates office in Germany. In 1957, Kurt

April 1940 (for more details about Kurt’s childhood and the Mayers’ “exodus” from Germany, click here to read the first chapter of Kurt Mayer’s memoir). Kurt’s family settled in San Francisco, where he quickly learned English well enough to be a member of Lowell High School’s prize-winning debate team. Kurt attended College of Pacific in Stockton, California and then Hastings Law School in San Francisco. Kurt served in the US Army in the Judge Advocates office in Germany. In 1957, Kurt moved to

April 1940 (for more details about Kurt’s childhood and the Mayers’ “exodus” from Germany, click here to read the first chapter of Kurt Mayer’s memoir). Kurt’s family settled in San Francisco, where he quickly learned English well enough to be a member of Lowell High School’s prize-winning debate team. Kurt attended College of Pacific in Stockton, California and then Hastings Law School in San Francisco. Kurt served in the US Army in the Judge Advocates office in Germany. In 1957, Kurt moved to

America in April 1940 (for more details about Kurt’s childhood and the Mayers’ “exodus” from Germany, click here to read the first chapter of Kurt Mayer’s memoir). Kurt’s family settled in San Francisco, where he quickly learned English well enough to be a member of Lowell High School’s prize-winning debate team. Kurt attended College of Pacific in Stockton, California and then Hastings Law School in San Francisco. Kurt served in the US Army in the Judge Advocates office in Germany. In 1957, Kurt

malaria work in Senegal with their own volunteers. Bonnie Nelson ’08 served in Mongolia (2011-2013) where she worked as a Community Development Volunteer in Baruun-Urt. While in the Peace Corps, she taught English at the Mongolian University of Science & Technology, as well as participated in local community led projects including the Good Father Project and Awesome Mongolia. Bonnie is currently a service-learning coordinator at Seattle University. At PLU, she majored in psychology.

event gathers scholars, artists and practitioners to explore the human phenomena of genocide, of war crimes, and of crimes against humanity. It seeks a complex understanding of the logic and implications of these behaviors as well as the wellspring of human resilience, resistance, intellectual, and creative response that meet them at every turn. Legacies of the Shoah is made possible by the generous contributions of Peter and Grace Wang, the Benson Foundation, and the Norwegian Royal Ministry of

Kurt Mayer Summer ScholarsThe Kurt Mayer Summer Scholars program offers generous financial support for PLU students who complete substantive research projects in Holocaust Studies. Up to 2 fellowships of up to $2500 will be awarded this summer for research, reading, and writing, which must lead to the creations of a major paper on a Holocaust topic. Who can apply? PLU students who meet the following qualifications at the time of application: 1. A grade point average at PLU of 3.3 or better; 2