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honor the memory of their family and friends who were murdered in the Holocaust and to ensure that the painful lessons learned from the Holocaust will be taught to future generations of students.Kurt Mayer Chair of Holocaust StudiesBeth A. Griech-PolelleThe donors were Kurt and Pam Mayer, Natalie Mayer, Joe and Gloria Mayer, Nancy Powell, Carol Powell Heller and Harry Heller. Together they committed both to giving $1 million and to help raise another $1 million to eventually fund a $2 million
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Harpsichord Donated to PLU Music Program Posted by: Reesa Nelson / February 16, 2021 February 16, 2021 We are grateful to the family of Jeanette Pilgrim, who donated her personal harpsichord to the Music Department. This unique instrument constructed by Kenneth Bakeman in 1980 has two keyboards and a pedal division with painted motifs on the lid and soundboard. Instruments built by Bakeman are uncommon as he built them for only a short period of time. This particular harpsichord has a lower
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Sara Piatnica Testimonial (Part 1) Posted by: kaufmard / January 28, 2023 January 28, 2023 By PLU Uruguay Project Team Sara Piatnica, 91, talks about why she, her mother, and her siblings migrated to Uruguay after the war, about her father’s family, and about reparations. Open English TranslationOpen Spanish Transcript Read Previous Sara Piatnica Testimonial (Part 2) Read Next Eva Nathan Testimonial LATEST POSTS Hilda Waksman Testimonial May 3, 2023 Enrique Shapira Testimonial April 20, 2023
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forced to take a deeper, nuanced view of humanity. Nothing embodies this truth more than the family who lived down the path from my apartment in Arjun Negar, one of New Delhi’s numerous poor, densely packed communities. It is a fairly typical Delhi neighborhood. The narrow, dirt roads bustle with motorcycle and foot traffic about 20 hours a day and you can find just about anything you need at its countless little family-run shops. This family would have me over for chai whenever I was willing to stop
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the university by Karen Hille Phillips ’55, PLU’s single largest benefactor. Her lifetime giving and bequest to PLU totaled $25 million. A $2 million gift from Kaare and Sigrunn Ness, Arne Ness ’69, Shane Ness ’99 and Cindy Ness, will fund the Ness Family Chapel renovations, which will include a new entrance to the chapel and an elevator to all floors. Last summer, the Studio Theater was competed as part of phase I. Along with the Ness Family Chapel renovations, phase II will include a renovation
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am incredibly proud to have him as our president. He and Patty come to all of our theatre productions and it means a lot to all of us. As a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up? For a professor and a performer, I am surprisingly introverted and shy. As a child, I barely spoke to anyone, but once my mother put me on a stage (or in some cases, a coffee table at family reunions), I was in my element. I have been performing for as long as I can remember; I do not even think there was a time
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am incredibly proud to have him as our president. He and Patty come to all of our theatre productions and it means a lot to all of us. As a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up? For a professor and a performer, I am surprisingly introverted and shy. As a child, I barely spoke to anyone, but once my mother put me on a stage (or in some cases, a coffee table at family reunions), I was in my element. I have been performing for as long as I can remember; I do not even think there was a time
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she loves — designing. This vocational success, she said, comes from learning the lesson of hard work from Avila and being pushed by her PLU family. “I know that if it wasn’t for JP, I wouldn’t be where I am today. He taught me that hard work pays off,” she said. “Being a small business owner and literally living my dream, I work hard every single day. I wouldn’t have gotten this far if it wasn’t for my family and PLU family.” Avila points out Fallin’s story is a lesson for any student
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family of friends, or, as he puts it, “framily.” Nicole Juliano, assistant director of the Diversity Center who worked with Jones as a student, falls into Jones’ framily. She says the alumnus-turned-employee uses his various intersecting identities to help others. “(Jones holds) space for people who have multiple identities,” she said. “Especially veterans.” Center for Gender EquityPLU’s Center for Gender Equity supports, challenges, and empowers students, staff, and faculty to combat gender-based
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totally alone. He counts on his chosen family of friends, or, as he puts it, “framily.” Nicole Juliano, assistant director of the Diversity Center who worked with Jones as a student, falls into Jones’ framily. She says the alumnus-turned-employee uses his various intersecting identities to help others. “(Jones holds) space for people who have multiple identities,” she said. “Especially veterans.” Center for Gender EquityPLU’s Center for Gender Equity supports, challenges, and empowers students, staff
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