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debate about the role of Pope Pius XII, examined the role of Catholic antisemitism, inaction by many Church leaders, and actions taken by those resisting the Nazis. By contrast speakers shared the courageous stories of individual Catholics who resisted, such as Bernhard Litchenberg. The final sessions focused on the changing nature of the Catholic Church vis a vis the Jewish people, with the aim of understanding efforts to improve Jewish-Catholic relations, providing attendees with a message of hope

, we hold the door open for those who come after us. “In urban planning we’re always contemplating how we build our cities. Do we want to build inclusionary communities that open their doors to everyone —  regardless of their income, race and creed — into the fabric of our cities? Or do we want to continue to intentionally exclude people? I think we’ll all be a lot better off living together, mixing, and learning from everyone around us.” —Andrew Austin ’06, Government and Community Relations

established under an agreement signed in China on September 11, 2009 by the Confucius Institute Headquarters in China (Hanban), the University of Washington, and Seattle Public Schools. An honorific Memorandum of Understanding was signed at the University of Washington on April 26, 2010 by Governor Chris Gregoire, Superintendent of Seattle Public Schools Maria Goodloe-Johnson, University of Washington Provost Phyllis Wise (signing for President Mark Emmert), and Mme. Xu Lin, Director-General of Hanban. On

Institute in London, UK. She has participated in scholars’ workshops and seminars at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum and has given lectures in various venues including the Toronto Holocaust Education Week and at many synagogues. She is dedicated to educating the general public and has given lectures at historical societies, local high schools and junior highs, and at professional days for public school teachers. In addition to her public speaking, Dr. Griech-Polelle is an editor of the

Christian Responses to Plagues and Public Health: Two Perspectives from the History of Religion Dr. Brenda Llewellyn Ihssen, Associate Professor of Early and Medieval Christian History Lecture Description:  Through the discipline of religious history, this lecture the responses of two Christian bishops to a third-century Ebola-like plague and a sixth-century bubonic plague. Through primary texts we will explore how these events shaped theological views and social activity of bishops Cyprian of Carthage

Christian Responses to Plagues and Public Health: Two Perspectives from the History of Religion Dr. Brenda Llewellyn Ihssen, Associate Professor of Early and Medieval Christian History Lecture Description:  Through the discipline of religious history, this lecture the responses of two Christian bishops to a third-century Ebola-like plague and a sixth-century bubonic plague. Through primary texts we will explore how these events shaped theological views and social activity of bishops Cyprian of Carthage

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