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Screening of Film About Turkish Armenian Identity in Context of 100th Commemoration of Genocide

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

Naré Mkrtchyan will screen her film,“The Other Side of Home,” an eye-opening account of the legacy of the 1915 Armenian genocide by the Turkish government. on Tuesday, April 17 at 7:30 p.m. in The Robert A. Scott Student Center (Alumni Lounges, SC 157-158) under the auspices of the Armenian Students Association of Ramapo College, the Armenian National […]

Screening of Acclaimed Hungarian Film ‘1945’ in Memory of John Gunzler

Truistees Pavilion (PAV 1-2) Ramapo College, Mahwah, NJ

The recently released and critically acclaimed Hungarian film, “1945,” postponed on account of inclement weather, will now be screened at Ramapo College of New Jersey on Thursday, May 3  at 7 p.m. in the Trustees Pavilion (PAV1-2) under the auspices of the Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies. The program is being held in memory […]

The U.S. in Africa’s Wars to be Examined

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

Dr. Helen C. Epstein, Visiting Professor of Human Rights and Public Health at Bard College, will speak about “Another Fine Mess: the US role in Africa's Wars.” The lecture will be presented under the auspices of the Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies and is free and open to the public. Between April and July […]

Post Genocide Bosnia- Herzegovina Will Be Topic of Lecture

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

Dr. Azra Hromadžić, Associate Professor of Anthropology at Syracuse University, will speak about “Youth and State Making in Post-Genocide Bosnia-Herzegovina,” under the auspices of the Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies. The event is free and open to the public. In the wake of devastating conflict in Bosnia-Herzegovina, the polarizing effects of everyday ethnic divisions, […]

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 […]

Talaat Pasha Father of Modern Turkey, Architect of Genocide

Truistees Pavilion (PAV 1-2) Ramapo College, Mahwah, NJ

Dr. Hans-Lukas Kieser, associate professor in the School of Humanities and Social Science at the University of Newcastle in Australia and adjunct professor of history at the University of Zurich in Switzerland, will discuss his recently published book, Talaat Pasha Father of Modern Turkey, Architect of Genocide (Princeton University Press, 2018) The Center for Holocaust and […]

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Echoes and Reflections

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

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