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How did the Holocaust affect Family History?

  • Publication date May 1, 2024

Dr. Eric Totten (History) discusses his family’s experiences in Nazi Germany and the effects the family story continues to have….Continue Reading How did the Holocaust affect Family History?

How did the Holocaust affect the Game Industry?

  • Publication date April 29, 2024

Professor Curtis Maughan (World Languages Digital Humanities Studio) discusses how the legacy of National Socialism affects the German gaming industry, as well the potential—and potential challenges—for digital gaming and Holocaust memory.​…Continue Reading How did the Holocaust affect the Game Industry?

How did the Holocaust affect Mathematics?

  • Publication date April 19, 2024

Edmund Harriss (Mathematics and Art) discusses mathematicians and mathematical work and thought before and after the Holocaust. He addresses not only how communities of mathematicians were affected, but also how the meaning of mathematics was affected by National Socialism, the war, the Holocaust, and the Cold War that followed….Continue Reading How did the Holocaust affect Mathematics?

How did the Holocaust affect Immigration Policy?

  • Publication date April 9, 2024

Professor Amelia McGowan (Law) traces the history of immigration policy in the United States, how it affected people’s lives during the 1930s and ‘40s, and how the Holocaust affects US immigration policy today….Continue Reading How did the Holocaust affect Immigration Policy?

How did the Holocaust affect Music?

  • Publication date April 9, 2024

Professor Phillip Silver (University of Maine) discusses how and why he came to study and perform pieces by composers whose lives and work were affected by the Holocaust, concluding with a short performance….Continue Reading How did the Holocaust affect Music?

The Holocaust and African and African American History

  • Publication date April 9, 2024

Professor Caree Banton (History) explores and explains the deep connections between African and African American history and the Holocaust, and how these connections continue to resonate….Continue Reading The Holocaust and African and African American History

Architecture and the Holocaust

  • Publication date December 2, 2021

Professor Gregory Herman (Architecture) talks about the concept of Jewish space, architecture and aesthetics, and how architecture was (or was not!) affected by the Holocaust. He concludes with an examination of Holocaust memorials….Continue Reading Architecture and the Holocaust

Holocaust Survivor Pieter Kohnstam

  • Publication date November 18, 2021

Pieter Kohnstam tells his story of fleeing Nazi Germany, living in the same building as Anne Frank, and eventually landing in South America….Continue Reading Holocaust Survivor Pieter Kohnstam

Activism, Public Policy, and Combatting Antisemitism Today

  • Publication date November 17, 2021

PhD candidate Toby Klein (Public Policy) talks about her activism, her research, and current issues related to Holocaust education….Continue Reading Activism, Public Policy, and Combatting Antisemitism Today

Italian Jewish History and the Holocaust

  • Publication date November 16, 2021

Professor Ryan Calabretta-Sajder (Italian) discusses the history of Jewish culture in Italy and Sicily, touching on Auschwitz survivor Primo Levi’s books, and shows Ettore Scola’s short film ” ’43-’97”….Continue Reading Italian Jewish History and the Holocaust

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