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inactions) taken by the Vatican during the Holocaust and in the years leading up to it. In particular, the film will focus on a variety of Americans – diplomatic and clerical – who attempted to influence Vatican policies during this period. Pressman will share clips from the film and take us behind the scenes as he talks about the film’s production. Presenter: Steve Pressman, Documentary Filmmaker Moderator: Robert P. Ericksen, Mayer Chair of Holocaust Studies, Emeritus, PLU Thursday, November 29:00 a.m

Natalie Mayer endows new Holocaust and Genocide Studies lecture series 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. By Thomas Kyle-Milward Marketing & Communication TACOMA, WASH. (May 2, 2018) — The Mayer family has a long, storied history of philanthropic endeavors with Pacific Lutheran University. Natalie Mayer

SpeakersTuesday, October 18Beth Griech-PolelleDaniel Patrick BrownShelly M. ClinePauline Shanks KaurinRona KaufmanCarli SnyderKate WileySophia MahrJennifer SmithSonja M. HedgepethIlana Cone KennedyAgi D.Martina CucchiaraSuzanne VromenRobert P. EricksenMiya HigashiyamaBeth Griech-PolelleTitle: Presenter, Women as Perpetrators panel Who: Beth Griech-Polelle, The Kurt Mayer Chair in Holocaust Studies, PLUBio: Beth A. Griech-Polelle, the Kurt Mayer Chair of Holocaust Studies, earned her bachelor’s

Powell-Heller Conference for Holocaust Education“Sephardic Jewish Voices and Experiences in the Holocaust”Keynote SpeakersFree and Open to the Public - Registration RequiredSchedule“From the Ottoman Empire to the Holocaust”Keynote Speaker: Professor Devin NaarWednesday. November 6th7:00 p.m. – Keynote (Regency Room, AUC)Sephardic Studies Program Chair, Isaac Alhadeff Professor in Sephardic Studies, Associate Professor of History and Jewish Studies Education Ph.D. Stanford UniversityBiography Dr

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

The Kurt Mayer Summer Scholars program offers generous financial support for PLU students who complete substantive research projects in Holocaust Studies. Two or more fellowships of up to $2500 are awarded each 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. An academic record 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

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

School of Nursing at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. She is Assistant Vice President for Institutional Assessment and Enhancement in the UTHealth Office of Academic and Research Affairs. She also is a Faculty Associate in the McGovern Center for Humanities and Ethics at the UTHealth McGovern Medical School. She has served on the Board of Directors of the Center for Medicine after the Holocaust. Conference ScheduleDr. Rozmus’ research interests include health behavior