Holocaust
Keynote Address by Dr. Aron Rodrigue: Sephardim, Memory & the Holocaust
Sephardic Jewry and the Holocaust: The Future of the Field is a three-day symposium exploring the unique history of Sephardic Jewry and the Holocaust. Co-organized through
Symposium on Sephardic Jewry and the Holocaust: The Future of the Field
Sephardic Jewry and the Holocaust: The Future of the Field April 28–30, 2013 University of Washington Seattle, Washington Laurette Cohen (front row, far right)
10/6 TALK | The History of Jewish Difference and Anti-Judaism as Ideology
Zoom 0Mika Ahuvia will discuss the history of anti-Judaism as an ideology in the introduction to this ten-lecture series.
10/13 KEYNOTE | The Difficulty of Confronting the Holocaust — Mass Murder in Jedwabne, Poland
Zoom 0Jan Gross lectures on the difficulty of confronting the Holocaust with a focus on the case of Jedwabne murder in Poland in this entry in a ten-lecture series.
10/20 TALK | Racism, Anti-Semitism, and the Lines of Solidarity
Zoom 0Nicolaas P. Barr will discuss antisemitism and racism and the lines of solidarity that arise between them.
10/27 TALK | Ideologies of Racial Superiority and Purity: Why Did Germany and Japan Engage in Such Extreme Mass Murder During World War II?
Zoom 0Daniel Chirot will lecture on the ideologies of racial purity and superiority in Japan and Germany in World War II.
11/3 TALK | Jewish Dogs and the Nazi Beast: Animal Studies and Holocaust Literature
Zoom 0Naomi Sokoloff will provide a lecture diving into animal studies and Holocaust literature.
11/10 TALK | “A Reply to Screamers”: How Americans Responded to the Holocaust
Zoom 0Susan A. Glenn lectures on how Americans responded to the Holocaust in this entry into the ten-lecture series.
11/17 TALK | From the Ottoman Empire to Auschwitz and Beyond: Is the Holocaust a “European” Event?
Zoom 0Devin E. Naar asks "is the Holocaust an "European" event in this entry into the ten-lecture series.
11/24 TALK | In the Bloodlands: History and Memory of the Holocaust in the U.S.S.R.
Zoom 0Sasha Senderovich will lecture on the history and memory of Holocaust in the U.S.S.R. in this addition to the ten-lecture series.
12/1 TALK | Genocide in Myanmar: The Case Before the International Court of Justice
Zoom 0Frederick Michael Lorenz will lecture on the case of the genocide in Myanmar before the International Court of Justice in this entry in the ten-lecture series.
12/8 TALK | Holocaust Lecture Series Concluding Roundtable
Zoom 0Daniel Bessner, Hadar Khazzam-Horowitz, and Niko Switek conclude the ten-lecture series with this roundtable.