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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

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 […]

Lisbon, the Port of Last Resort, and the Jewish Refugee Crisis of World War II

Alumni Lounge (SC156) Ramapo College, Mahwah

Professor Kaplan will focus on Jewish refugees in Portugal during World War II and examine a triangle of actors: the Jewish refugees themselves; the Portuguese national and local governments, civil servants, and citizens; and Jewish and transnational philanthropies. Using diplomatic, political, and legal history, and the history of daily life, Kaplan’s presentation will analyze the […]

The Mischlinge Expose: Multimedia Performance about Intermarriage in the Third Reich and Beyond

York Room, The Birch Mansion 505 Ramapo Valley Road, Mahwah

The Mischlinge Exposé is a many-layered multimedia performance centering around Carolyn Enger’s family's history and her personal experience with Judaism. The program features the music of German-Jewish-born composers Felix Mendelssohn, Arnold Schoenberg, Alexander Zemlinsky, and Hanns Eisler. It will also highlight a new work written by the acclaimed composer Bruce Adolphe especially for this project. The […]