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  • Sponsors and PartnersThe Powell-Heller Conference on Holocaust Education remains free to all because of the generosity of those listed below. Thank you for helping us share the important lessons of history. Become a SponsorIf you are interested in becoming a sponsor, please contact Aileen Bacon at baconaq@plu.edu or 253-535-7385Conference SponsorsPowell Family Foundation Nancy Powell & Paul Kirschner Carol & Harry Heller Jean Walsh Concert SponsorAnonymous Keynote SponsorWomen of Valor Thirty

  • Beth Griech-Polelle Director of Holocaust and Genocide Studies Full Profile she/her/hers 253-535-7591 griechba@plu.edu

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  • 27, 2018, an assailant killed eleven and wounded seven worshippers at Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life Synagogue. Since then, a new plan has emerged to memorialize that tragic event. In this presentation, Dr. Heather Mathews (Associate Professor of Art History) will invite participants to consider the significance of memorials, not only for the past but also as orientations to the future. 4:00pm – Antisemitic extremists, Christian Nationalism, and Protecting Jews Dr. Lisa Marcus (Chair, Holocaust and

  • Editor’s Note On Campus Discovery Research Accolades Lute Library Blogs Alumni News Alumni Profiles Homecoming 2015 Twin Cities ‘Waste Not’ Seattle Connections Easter Egg Hunt Night at the Rainiers Alumni Events Class Notes Family and Friends Submit a Class Note Calendar Home Featured Stories Germany J-Term Kurt Mayer survived the Holocaust to become a fierce advocate for Holocaust education, and for the memory of those who did not survive. Even after his death in 2012, the man whose name informs one

  • 2016 Sponsors and PartnersThe Powell-Heller Conference on Holocaust Education remains free to all because of the generosity of those listed below. Thank you for helping us share the important lessons of history.   Become a SponsorIf you are interested in becoming a sponsor, please contact Aileen Bacon at baconaq@plu.edu or 253-535-7385Conference SponsorsPowell Family Foundation Nancy Powell & Paul Kirschner Carol & Harry Heller Jean Walsh Concert SponsorAnonymous Keynote SponsorWomen of Valor

  • Study Away in Trinidad & Tobago Posted by: shortea / February 17, 2023 February 17, 2023 Over 130 students studied away in eight different locations (we call it ‘study away’ instead of ‘study abroad’) this January for January Term. Cece Chan ’23 takes us through the first week of studying away in Trinidad and Tobago. Read Previous Uncomfortable truths: Taking an Introduction to Holocaust & Genocide Studies class Read Next The A&P lab gets renovated LATEST POSTS Summer Reading Recommendations

  • & Special Collections) with 12 staff and 5 faculty members.  Oversee a $1.8 million budget. Work collaboratively with library faculty and staff, the Provost, and others across PLU to enhance library resources and services in support of students, faculty, and the mission of the University. Collection development subject areas: Global Studies, Holocaust & Genocide Studies, Native American & Indigenous Studies, Publishing and Printing. Library leadership and administration, and library technical support

  • Sustainability Connections with local faith communities Wang Center for Global and Community-Engaged Education Names Are Sacred In The ClassroomAt PLU, our commitment to the Lutheran model of higher education compels and inspires us to continually challenge ourselves to be more inclusive and to deconstruct inequitable systems and traditions that alienate, harm, or disempower our community members. We do this through our mission, in our living spaces, and in the classroom, via such avenues as: Holocaust and

  • . Particular attention will be paid to Martin Luther’s controversial statements on the Jews, and later episodes of polemic, persecution, and tolerance that came in their wake. 11:00 a.m. – The Past is Present: Holocaust Remembrance in Contemporary German Art Dr. Heather Mathews, Associate Professor in Art History, PLU In Germany, art plays a major role in the public narrative of the Holocaust. Stories of victims, perpetrators, survivors, and their descendants that might otherwise have been forgotten or