Holocaust Studies News
3 September 2021Walters '19 Joins Jewish Life at the University of Rochester
Sarah Walters '19 Lands Post with Hillel at University of Rochester As the newly appointed Director of Jewish Student Life for Hillel at the University of Rochester, Sarah Walters '19 is promo
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10 March 2021Crocetta '21 Publishes on Jewish Identity
Jillian Crocetta '21 explores her Jewish identity in an essay published by New Voices, a Jewish and justice-focused magazine written by and for college students.
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19 April 2019Survivors Shares Holocaust Memories
The Hobart and William Smith Colleges Department of Religious Studies hosted a performance of Survivors, a new play that recounts stories from the Holocaust. The show was part of the Colleges Hum
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4 April 2019Abbe Center Hosts Holocaust Film Director
The Abbe Center for Jewish Life presented the documentary The Children of Chabannes, which tells the story of a group of French villagers who saved the lives of more than 400 Jewish children during…
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19 March 2019The Wannsee Conference and Bearing Witness to Hope
In 1942, German government officials and SS leaders gathered in the Berlin suburb of Wannsee and formalized implementation of and support for the Final Solution, the plan to commit genocide against
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26 February 2018Dobkowski to Discuss Holocaust Hero
An event focused on the life of Dr. Janusz Korczak, a well-known physician, author, pedagogue and radio personality in pre-World War II Poland, will include a presentation from genocide expert and
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15 December 2017Dobkowski Featured At Jewish Book Festival
Michael Dobkowski, professor of religious studies, was among several featured authors at The Lane Dworkin Jewish Book Festival.
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