Hobart and William Smith Colleges

22 December 2011 Dobkowski Presents in Series

This semester, Professor of Religious Studies Michael Dobkowski presented a talk, From the Gospels to Mishnah: Competing Texts and Traditions as Turning Points in Western History, as part of the three part lecture and discussion series, The Way We Were: Christians and Jews in the Early Years. The series was sponsored by the Brennan Goldman Institute for Jewish-Catholic Understanding and Dialogue, St. Bernards School of Theology and Ministry and St. Marys Church in Rochester. Dobkowskis was the third talk in the series.

A member of HWS faculty since 1976, Dobkowski is an expert on genocide, terrorism and the Holocaust. He is the author of numerous books and articles including, The Tarnished Dream: The Basis of American Anti-Semitism, The Politics of Indifference: Documentary History of Holocaust Victims in America, Jewish American Voluntary Organizations and, a co-author of Nuclear Weapons, Nuclear States & Terrorism. He received the New York University Ferdinand Czernin Prize in History and is a member of Phi Beta Kappa. Dobkowski holds a B.A., an M.A. and a Ph.D. from New York University.

At Hobart and William Smith, Dobkowski has also led several groups of students on trips to Germany and Poland as part of The March: Bearing Witness to Hope, a week-long trip that focuses on the events of the Holocaust. Last springs trip inspired students to record their experiences, resulting in a book of memories, photographs and reflections.

Dobkowski served as a visiting professor at Nazareth College in Rochester this fall and is returning to the Hobart and William Smith campus in the spring.