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On the Run from Hitler in the Soviet Union: A Conversation about Memoir and History

Alumni Lounge (SC156) Ramapo College, Mahwah, NJ, United States

Dr. Ellen Friedman, Professor of English Literature at the College of New Jersey, and Dr. Atina Grossmann, Professor of History at the Cooper Union, New York, will discuss their recent work on the fate of the Polish Jews who during the Holocaust found refuge in the Soviet Union and beyond. While both Friedman and Grossmann are […]

The Vatican and the Holocaust Will Be Topic of Lecture

Robert A. Scott Student Center, Alumni Lounges (SC157-158) Ramapo College, Mahwah, NJ, United States

Dr. Stanislao Pugliese, professor of History at Hofstra University, will speak about “The Vatican and the Holocaust,” on Wednesday, April 18 at 4 p.m. in The Robert A. Scott Student Center (Alumni Lounges, SC 157-158) under the auspices of  the Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies and the Italian Club of Ramapo College. The Morton […]

Panel to Discuss the Experience of Jewish Holocaust Survivors and Émigrés in Coming to America

Temple Beth Sholom 40-25 Fair Lawn Avenue, Fair Lawn, NJ, United States

The Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies and the Jewish Historical Society of North Jersey will host a panel discussion, “Coming to America: Victims of the Shoah and Emigres from the Former Soviet Union and the Middle East.” It will take place on Sunday, April 22, 2018, 10 a.m. at Temple Beth Sholom in Fair […]

A Commemorative Concert: 80 Years-KRISTALLNACHT

Temple Beth Haverim Shir Shalom 280 Ramapo Valley Road, Mahwah, NJ, United States

A commemorative concert for the 80th Anniversary of Kristallnacht, the night of broken glass, will be held on Sunday, October 21 (2 pm) at Temple Beth Haverim Shir Shalom (280 Ramapo Valley Road, Mahwah, N.J.). It will be held under the auspices of the Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies and Temple Beth Haverim Shir […]

Anne Frank’s Stepsister, Eva Schloss, to Tell Her Story

Ramapo High School 331 George Street, Franklin Lakes, NJ, United States

Eva Schloss the stepsister of Holocaust victim and diarist, Anne Frank, will share her story, including her account of the publishing of Anne's famed diary.on Tuesday, October 23 at 7:30 p.m. in the  Ramapo High School Auditorium (331 George St., Franklin Lakes, New Jersey 07417.  The program is being held jointly by the Center for […]

Scholar to Discuss Contrasting Holocaust Diaries from Lodz, Poland

Trustees Pavilion (PAV1) Ramapo College, Mahwah, NJ, NJ, United States

Dr. Robert Shapiro, Professor of Professor of East European Jewish Studies, Holocaust Studies, and Yiddish at Brooklyn College of the City University of New York, will speak about “A Tale of Two Diaries from the Lodz Ghetto,” on Tuesday, October 30 at 1:45 p.m. in the Trustees Pavilion (PAV1) at Ramapo College of New Jersey. […]

Fate of Jews in Hiding in Eastern Europe during the Holocaust to be Examined

Alumni Lounges (SC158) Ramapo College, Mahwah, NJ

Dr. Natalia Aleksiun, Associate Professor of Modern Jewish History at the Graduate School of Touro College, will speak about “Gender and the Daily Lives of Jews Hiding in Nazi Occupied Eastern Europe during the Holocaust,” on October 30 at 7 p.m. in the Robert a Scott Student Center, Alumni Lounges (SC158) at Ramapo College of […]

Historian to Examine Babi Yar Massacre in Ukraine

Robert A. Scott Student Center, Alumni Lounges (SC158) Ramapo College, Mahwah, NJ, United States

Dr. Martin Dean, Historical Consultant at Babi Yar Holocaust Memorial Center, will give a talk on “Babi Yar and the Holocaust in Ukraine,” at Ramapo College of New Jersey.  The program is rescheduled from last March after having been postponed because of inclement weather. It is free and open to the public. Dr. Dean will […]

Echoes and Reflections

Trustees Pavilion (PAV 1-2) Ramapo College, Mahwah, NJ, United States

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Film to be Screened Exploring Experiences of Jewish Professors from Nazi Germany at Historically African American Colleges

Remotely via WebEx Ramapo College, Mahwah, NJ, United States

Steven Fischler, co-director and producer of “From Swastika to Jim Crow,” will screen his film on Thursday, February 14 at 10 a.m. in the H-wing Auditorium (H-129) at Ramapo College of New Jersey. The program will be presented under the auspices of the Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies and is free and open to […]