A Conversation about October 7th and Gaza
Please join us for a conversation about the attacks in Israel on October 7th, what is currently happening in Gaza, and what it has to do with us.
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ANTISEMITISM. A Conversation with Susannah Heschel, Lisa Leff and Thomas Kühne
To better understand antisemitism and how to address its many manifestations, three scholars will discuss historical antisemitism, how the present form relates to other hatreds, and the efforts that have been made to combat it.
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Kwibuka 30: Making Memory and Legacy in Rwanda
On the 30th anniversary of the genocide in Rwanda, this workshop gathers an international group of scholars to examine the construction of memory and legacy.
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FeaturedAzad: A live storytelling performance
A woman’s magical, multi-generational, healing journey from the Armenian Genocide to the Syrian war in the tradition of Hakawati storytelling.
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Understanding Gaza: Tracing Violence and Reconciliation in Palestine/Israel
18 October 2024 | 4:15 p.m. | Higgins Lounge |Dana Commons Speaker: Sa’ed Atshan (Associate Professor of Peace and Conflict Studies and Anthropology and Chair of the Department of Peace and Conflict Studies at Swarthmore College) Understanding Gaza: Tracing Violence and Reconciliation in Palestine/Israel No recording of this event is available. Sponsored by the Strassler Center […]
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The Holocaust in Ukraine: History, Memory, and Education in a Changing World
Dana Commons, Higgins LoungeOmer Bartov, the Samuel Pisar Professor of Holocaust and Genocide Studies at Brown University, will present the Albert M. Tapper Annual Lecture.
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Between the Lines: A Conversation with Professor Benjamin Korstvedt
Goddard Library Floor 2, Strassler Campus Green OverlookIn a conversation facilitated by Professor Frances Tanzer, Music Professor Benjamin Korstvedt will discuss his new book, “Bruckner’s Fourth: The Biography of a Symphony.”
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Older Jews and the Holocaust Symposium
Rose Library, Strassler Center28 April 2025 |1 – 4 p.m. | Rose Library Asher Lecture Series Older Jews and the Holocaust Symposium Speakers:Joanna Sliwa (Historian, Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany (Claims Conference) Elizabeth Anthony (Director, Visiting Scholar Programs, Jack Joseph and Morton Mandel Center for Advanced Holocaust Studies, U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, Washington, DC) Michael Geheran […]
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Defining Antisemitism and Protecting Academic Freedom After October 7
Rose Library, Strassler CenterSpeakers: Frances Tanzer (Rose Professor of Holocaust Studies and Modern Jewish History and Culture, Strassler Center) Johanna Vollhardt (Associate Professor, Psychology and Director, Peace and Conflict Studies) Already before October 7, institutions (including colleges and universities) began to adopt narrow definitions of antisemitism—especially the IHRA (International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance) definition—and use them for purposes outside of […]
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Especially for Students Lecture: Holocaust Survivor: Jack Trompetter
Higgins Lounge at Dana CommonsHiggins Lounge, Dana Commons Especially for Students Lecture Speakers: Jeff Smith (Resources Speaker Specialist, Facing History) Jack Trompetter (Holocaust child survivor) Trompetter was born in Amsterdam, Netherlands in 1942, when antisemitism in Europe was intensifying. His parents made the heartbreaking decision to go into hiding and give him up to a Christian family in order […]
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People + Ruins: Remapping Demolished Spaces and Narratives in Haifa
Clark University, Higgins Lounge, Dana Commons – 2nd Floor 36 Maywood Street, Worcester, MA, United StatesDr. Orwa Switat, Postdoctoral Research Associate in Palestinian Studies at Brown University, will present an innovative digital map and short films that trace the history of Haifa and its displaced spaces and memories. Discussant:Prof. Elyse Semerdjian, Strassler Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies. Reception immediately following the talk in Higgins Atrium.
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Lessons and Legacies of the Holocaust: Inaugural Emerging Scholars Conference
Strassler Center 950 Main Street, Worcester, Massachusetts, United StatesHiggins Lounge, Dana Commons Albert M. Tapper Annual Lecture Keynote: Lessons and Legacies of the Holocaust: Inaugural Emerging Scholars Conference Speaker: Sarah Casteel (Professor of English, Carleton University) Holocaust Studies From the Outside In: Art and Relational Thinking in Times of Crisis In the aftermath of October 7th, as the contemporary meaning and relevance of […]
