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  • where Black women hold agency of their bodies. They will explore how Beyoncè’s work presents this agency within the context of Black women as embodied subjects (vs. objects) whose self-love is the foundation of a justice-centered love politics.5 - 7 p.m. | Dinner break7 - 8:30 p.m. | Keynote lecture: “Learning Discipleship: Bonhoeffer’s Struggle to Follow Christ in Nazi Germany” Dr. Reggie Williams, McCormick Theological Seminary Questions?Contact Dr. Marit Trelstad at marit.trelstad@plu.edu or

  • the Silver Legion, advocating an American version of Nazi Germany. At the same time, the mainstream political establishment struggled to cope with the many challenges facing the country. This talk examines the extremist groups that threatened American democracy before Pearl Harbor and how the country’s leaders worked to ensure that Hitler’s American friends were defeated.Lemkin 2021 Essay WinnerZackery Gostisha “Meaning, Logic, and Death: Genocide and its Underlying Causes”Raphael Lemkin Lecture

  • January 25, 2010 Memoir chronicles the life of Nazi Germany refugee and successful Tacoma entrepreneur – Kurt Mayer Tacoma businessman, philanthropist and community leader, Kurt Mayer, has written a rags to riches story of his life and times. “My Personal Brush with History,” written with Joe Peterson, is a story of hardship, opportunity, triumphs, mistakes, family and faith.“My book is intended to give my grandchildren – ages 12, 10 and 8 – an opportunity to read, later in life, about what

  • debate, and offers a new framework for the proper historical and ethical evaluation of religious leadership during the Holocaust. “The Holocaust and the Pope’s Dilemma” – Jacques Kornberg Pope Pius XII presided over the Catholic Church during one of the most challenging moments in its history. Elected in 1939, Pius XII spoke out against war and destruction, but his refusal to publicly condemn Nazi Germany and its allies for mass atrocities and genocide remain controversial over seventy years after

  • marginalization of a minority group, such as the Jews of Nazi Germany, can lead to life-threatening situations culminating in one of the world’s modern genocides. Issues of distortion and denial make the process of reconciliation and healing less likely and serve as an insult to the memory of all those whose lives were destroyed in the Holocaust.PLU Lutecast videos of the 14th Annual Annual Conference for Holocaust Education Conference ScheduleCheck out this year’s conference schedule. ScheduleDonate

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  • research on Nazi Germany has focused on sites of terror- especially concentration camps and extermination camps. Despite a multitude of works exploring these places of terror, comparatively little work has been done exploring the role of medical scientists and nurses in perpetrating ethical violations of their mandate to “first, do no harm.” Perhaps even fewer works have attempted to explore the role of Jewish medical personnel and their attempts to fight against the Nazi regime in whatever limited

  • holding onto one’s identity and fighting to maintain that identity was a moral victory over the brutality of the Nazi regime.Learn more about the “Jewish Resistance and Rescue during the Holocaust” conference 2018 Powell-Heller Conference for Holocaust EducationThe 2018 Powell-Heller Conference for Holocaust Education, in its 11th year at Pacific Lutheran University, was dedicated to exploring the role of medical science and the Holocaust. In the last decades, historical research on Nazi Germany has

  • : Public Speaking COMA 306: Persuasion ENGL 323: Writing in Professional and Public Settings ENGL 393: The English Language PPAP 301: The Book in Society PPAP 302: Publishing Procedures Close Reading (4 semester hours) Any 300-level course with an LT designation ENGL 400: Studies in Criticism & Theory HIST 254: History of Hanford HIST 305: Slavery in the Americas HIST 346: Innovation & Technology HIST 351: History of the West and Northwest HIST 362: Christians in Nazi Germany RELI 211: Religion and

  • and share his story as an educational tool, and it allowed my son to bear witness to his Opa’s life as a young boy growing up in Nazi Germany. Natalie Mayer plans to continue to take classes at PLU and most likely will earn a degree in Sociology/Psychology with a minor in Holocaust and Genocide Studies. She might even be at PLU when her son Elliott starts in 2017. Volume 2, Issue 2 RESOLUTE is Pacific Lutheran University's flagship magazine, published three times a year. EDITORIAL OFFICES PLU

  • Past Powell-Heller Holocaust Conferences 2018 Powell-Heller Conference for Holocaust EducationThe 2018 Powell-Heller Conference for Holocaust Education, in its 11th year at Pacific Lutheran University, was dedicated to exploring the role of medical science and the Holocaust. In the last decades, historical research on Nazi Germany has focused on sites of terror- especially concentration camps and extermination camps. Despite a multitude of works exploring these places of terror, comparatively