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  • The 10th annual Powell-Heller Conference for Holocaust Education Synagogue & Church will take place November 1-3 at Pacific Lutheran University.

    2017 Powell-Heller Conference for Holocaust EducationThe 10th annual Powell-Heller Conference for Holocaust Education “Synagogue & Church” will take place November 1-3 at Pacific Lutheran University. The conference will dive into the controversial role of the Roman Catholic Church and its relationship to the events of the Holocaust. The speakers will present on the heated debate about the role of Pope Pius XII, examine the role of Catholic antisemitism, inaction by many Church leaders, and

    Powell-Heller Holocaust Education Conference
    12180 Park Avenue South, Tacoma, WA 98447-0003
  • The Holocaust and Genocide Studies program is strongly grounded in PLU’s forty-year dedication to Holocaust Studies and the University’s educational commitment to helping its students develop as

    The Holocaust and Genocide Studies MinorThe Holocaust and Genocide Studies program is strongly grounded in PLU’s forty-year dedication to Holocaust Studies and the University’s educational commitment to helping its students develop as global citizens, future leaders, and whole, richly informed persons. As the University’s statement on General Education notes, PLU offers an education not only in values, but in valuing, and asserts strongly that “life gains meaning when dedicated to a good larger

  • 1. Students will locate the Holocaust and other genocides in their historical and cultural contexts. 2.

    Holocaust and Genocide Studies Learning Outcomes 1. Students will locate the Holocaust and other genocides in their historical and cultural contexts. 2. Students will identify and critically reflect on moral, spiritual, and ethical issues that are central to learning about, and from, the Holocaust and other genocides,  including dehumanization, complicity, and resistance. 3. Through engaging with and analyzing written texts, images, monuments, and other cultural and artistic phenomena students

  • New Holocaust Studies Chair announced at Pacific Lutheran University By Steve Hansen When the third annual Powell and Heller Holocaust Conference wrapped up its last session on March 20, organizers viewed the three-day event as nothing short of a success, especially with the announcement of…

    April 22, 2010 New Holocaust Studies Chair announced at Pacific Lutheran University By Steve Hansen When the third annual Powell and Heller Holocaust Conference wrapped up its last session on March 20, organizers viewed the three-day event as nothing short of a success, especially with the announcement of a new chair at PLU. The conference was also a time to celebrate important milestones that will ensure the Holocaust will be studied at PLU for years to come. New gifts in support of the Kurt

  • “Jews went like sheep to the slaughter,” is often heard in popular accounts of how the Holocaust unfolded.

    “Jewish Resistance and Rescue during the Holocaust”“Jews went like sheep to the slaughter,” is often heard in popular accounts of how the Holocaust unfolded. “Why didn’t Jews fight back, resist?” “If death was a certainty, why didn’t they rise up?” These are some of the most often repeated questions students ask educators when addressing the image of Jewish passivity in the face of Nazi persecution. These types of questions, while completely discredited by scholarly works, continues to live on

    Powell-Heller Holocaust Education Conference
    12180 Park Avenue South, Tacoma, WA 98447-0003
  • Scholar Deborah Lipstadt; Author Cara De Silva; PLU Dean of the School of Arts and Communication and pianist Dr.

    alliance with Nazi Germany. As the Third Reich embarked upon its plan of conquest and genocide, IBM and its subsidiaries helped create technologies to track the “final solution.”Sixth Annual Powell-Heller Holocaust ConferenceStolen treasures, stolen lives – the story of the plunder of art in Europe during WWIIAnnual Powell and Heller Holocaust Conference brings to light the theft of Jewish valuables.Survivor of the Warsaw Ghetto talks about how his mother's determination and ``pure luck`` played out in

  • Scholar Deborah Lipstadt; Author Cara De Silva; PLU Dean of the School of Arts and Communication and pianist Dr.

    alliance with Nazi Germany. As the Third Reich embarked upon its plan of conquest and genocide, IBM and its subsidiaries helped create technologies to track the “final solution.”Sixth Annual Powell-Heller Holocaust ConferenceStolen treasures, stolen lives – the story of the plunder of art in Europe during WWIIAnnual Powell and Heller Holocaust Conference brings to light the theft of Jewish valuables.Survivor of the Warsaw Ghetto talks about how his mother's determination and ``pure luck`` played out in

  • Scholar Deborah Lipstadt; Author Cara De Silva; PLU Dean of the School of Arts and Communication and pianist Dr.

    alliance with Nazi Germany. As the Third Reich embarked upon its plan of conquest and genocide, IBM and its subsidiaries helped create technologies to track the “final solution.”Sixth Annual Powell-Heller Holocaust ConferenceStolen treasures, stolen lives – the story of the plunder of art in Europe during WWIIAnnual Powell and Heller Holocaust Conference brings to light the theft of Jewish valuables.Survivor of the Warsaw Ghetto talks about how his mother's determination and ``pure luck`` played out in

  • Scholar Deborah Lipstadt; Author Cara De Silva; PLU Dean of the School of Arts and Communication and pianist Dr.

    alliance with Nazi Germany. As the Third Reich embarked upon its plan of conquest and genocide, IBM and its subsidiaries helped create technologies to track the “final solution.”Sixth Annual Powell-Heller Holocaust ConferenceStolen treasures, stolen lives – the story of the plunder of art in Europe during WWIIAnnual Powell and Heller Holocaust Conference brings to light the theft of Jewish valuables.Survivor of the Warsaw Ghetto talks about how his mother's determination and ``pure luck`` played out in

  • Scholar Deborah Lipstadt; Author Cara De Silva; PLU Dean of the School of Arts and Communication and pianist Dr.

    alliance with Nazi Germany. As the Third Reich embarked upon its plan of conquest and genocide, IBM and its subsidiaries helped create technologies to track the “final solution.”Sixth Annual Powell-Heller Holocaust ConferenceStolen treasures, stolen lives – the story of the plunder of art in Europe during WWIIAnnual Powell and Heller Holocaust Conference brings to light the theft of Jewish valuables.Survivor of the Warsaw Ghetto talks about how his mother's determination and ``pure luck`` played out in