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Free Public Debate Sept. 21 Addresses U.S. Intervention in Global Genocides TACOMA, Wash. (Aug. 28, 2015)—During a two-day visit to Pacific Lutheran University in September, four of Rwanda’s best young debaters will immerse themselves in campus life—and present a moving, enlightening evening of personal storytelling…
is sponsored by PLU’s Holocaust and Genocide Studies minor, which includes the Kurt Mayer Endowed Chair in Holocaust Studies and the annual Powell-Heller Conference for Holocaust Education. (In Fall 2014, PLU became one of only a handful of universities nationwide to offer a minor in Holocaust and Genocide Studies.) The debaters’ visit follows PLU’s October 2014 standing-room-only screening of Sweet Dreams, a documentary about Rwandan women working to rebuild their lives in the wake of the 1994
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April 11, 2008 Holocaust survivor shares his story Holocaust survivor Henry Friedman recounted his experience under the unspeakable horror of Nazism and stressed the importance of sharing survival stories at the 12th annual Raphael Lemkin Essay Awards Banquet. The banquet also featured the work of student essayists, who submitted papers on topics related to genocide. The winners, senior Ethan Jennings and junior Kristen McCabe, were recognized during the banquet program. “I’m not a scholar or a
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Fr. Charles R. Gallagher, S.J., of the history department at Boston College will speak about his explorations of a heretofore unknown set of intelligence relationships involving Nazi, British, and
Gostisha “Meaning, Logic, and Death: Genocide and its Underlying Causes” Raphael Lemkin Lecture - Spring 2020“Rescue and Resistance” - this event canceled due to Covid-19Dr. Mordecai Paldiel is a leading scholar on the rescue of Jews during the Holocaust. Born in Antwerp, Belgium, in 1937, to Jewish parents who had moved there from Poland – during the German invasion of Belgium, in May 1940, the family fled to France. Originally settled in St. Gaudin, southwestern France, the family, then known as
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Fr. Charles R. Gallagher, S.J., of the history department at Boston College will speak about his explorations of a heretofore unknown set of intelligence relationships involving Nazi, British, and
PhD in Holocaust Studies, under the tutorship of Professor Franklin H. Littell. Returning to Israel, Paldiel was nominated director of the Righteous Among the Nations Department, at Yad Vashem – the country’s national Holocaust Memorial, a post he occupied from 1982 to 2007. During that 24-year stint, under Paldiel’s stewardship, some 18,000 non-Jewish men and women from various countries were awarded the prestigious honor of “Righteous Among the Nations,” by the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial, for
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Norwegian and Scandinavian Area Studies Program (pdf) view download
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Emily Davidson Director of Hispanic and Latino Studies Full Profile 253-535-7311 davidsef@plu.edu
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Emily Davidson Director of Hispanic and Latino Studies Full Profile 253-535-7311 davidsef@plu.edu
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prejudices, violence, and other forms of dehumanization. Each conference offers opportunities to learn from major scholars whose research focuses on the Holocaust. Conference sessions also highlight interdisciplinary approaches to Holocaust and Genocide Studies, with especially strong attention given to the arts, humanities, social sciences, health sciences and education. This year’s conference will be the first official collaboration with the Yad Vashem, the World Holocaust Remembrance Center, since
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: phconf@plu.edu 12180 Park Avenue South, Tacoma, WA 98447-0003 Divisional Links Holocaust and Genocide Studies Programs Conference Partners Holocaust Center for Humanity Facing History and Ourselves Directions to Pacific Lutheran University Contact Information Powell-Heller Holocaust Education Conference Phone: 253-535-7595 Email: phconf@plu.edu 12180 Park Avenue South, Tacoma, WA 98447-0003 Divisional Links Holocaust and Genocide Studies Programs Conference Partners Holocaust Center for Humanity
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Holocaust Education Conference Phone: 253-535-7294 or 253-535-7669 Email: phconf@plu.edu 12180 Park Avenue South, Tacoma, WA 98447-0003 Divisional Links Holocaust and Genocide Studies Programs Conference Partners Holocaust Center for Humanity Facing History and Ourselves Directions to Pacific Lutheran University Contact Information Powell-Heller Holocaust Education Conference Phone: 253-535-7294 or 253-535-7669 Email: phconf@plu.edu 12180 Park Avenue South, Tacoma, WA 98447-0003 Divisional Links
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