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Holocaust Studies Newsletter - Spring 2014March 12-14 Seventh Annual Powell-Heller Conference: Survivors and RescuersThis year’s Powell-Heller Conference for Holocaust Education will emphasize stories of survivors and the role of rescuers during WWII. Pierre Sauvage, a child survivor and child of survivors, will present works based on his feature documentary, Weapons of the Spirit, which begins the program on March 12. Members of the Brill family, survivors of Exodus 1947 will discuss the ship
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Holocaust Studies Newsletter - Spring 2014March 12-14 Seventh Annual Powell-Heller Conference: Survivors and RescuersThis year’s Powell-Heller Conference for Holocaust Education will emphasize stories of survivors and the role of rescuers during WWII. Pierre Sauvage, a child survivor and child of survivors, will present works based on his feature documentary, Weapons of the Spirit, which begins the program on March 12. Members of the Brill family, survivors of Exodus 1947 will discuss the ship
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Holocaust Studies Newsletter - Spring 2014March 12-14 Seventh Annual Powell-Heller Conference: Survivors and RescuersThis year’s Powell-Heller Conference for Holocaust Education will emphasize stories of survivors and the role of rescuers during WWII. Pierre Sauvage, a child survivor and child of survivors, will present works based on his feature documentary, Weapons of the Spirit, which begins the program on March 12. Members of the Brill family, survivors of Exodus 1947 will discuss the ship
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Brett. Rondi is Jana Olson’s daughter. Got all this? If you don’t, that’s fine, the cousins say. They are accustomed to the confusion as they explain the lineage over a series of interviews. Despite the family connections to PLU, Aaron, 21, said that coming to PLU wasn’t a slam dunk. He grew up in Washington state, but moved to Minnesota. Ultimately, he wanted to return to the Northwest. So he came by himself to PLU four years ago and quickly grew to love the campus. Although there seems to be an
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. Quiet and reserved, he answers questions politely and concisely—and the fact that he understands every word of every question impresses his teacher greatly. Denner and his family came to Tacoma two years ago from Mexico, and he spoke no English, Constantine says. So Constantine, who taught Denner in fourth grade, too, translated his lessons into Spanish. But only for a while. “This year he said, ‘You don’t need to translate anymore,’” Constantine says. In addition to his quick English skills, Denner
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liked the community aspect compared to the other colleges I toured,” Gutierrez said. “I really wanted to be in science and the labs were super cool. Also, the (12:1) student to faculty ratio really appealed to me.”Gutierrez says her family was shocked when she finally announced her decision to attend PLU. “They were surprised honestly that I was going to a smaller school,” she said. “I think they thought I would want more hustle and bustle. They were happy of course —most of my friends went to WSU
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in general,” Jackson says now of the talk. “I want to be that positive influence for someone, and make a difference in a middle school kid’s life.” Jackson is in his third year at Pacific Lutheran University. He’s majoring in education and hoping to become a middle school math teacher after obtaining his master’s degree. He’s following a family vocation of sorts. Jackson’s mom was a third grade teacher and currently works as an administrator in Burlington, Wash. In total, six family members are
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department be just that,” Avila said. “I’m very proud of her.” In an email to her old adviser, Fallin wrote that she has “never worked a day in [her] life,” because she is doing what she loves — designing. This vocational success, she said, comes from learning the lesson of hard work from Avila and being pushed by her PLU family. “I know that if it wasn’t for JP, I wouldn’t be where I am today. He taught me that hard work pays off,” she said. “Being a small business owner and literally living my dream, I
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