Thursday, March 18, 2021
11:15 a.m-1 p.m.
In cooperation with the Southeast German Studies Consortium, the Center for Judaic, Holocaust and Peace Studies invites the public to a midday online lecture by Stefanie Schueler-Springorum live from Germany. A prominent scholar of German-Jewish history, Schueler-Springorum heads the renowned Center for Research on Antisemitism in Berlin. Her talk is entitled"Gender, Sex and Violence: Race Defilement in Nazi Germany."
Schueler-Springorum is the keynote speaker of the first online Southeast German Studies workshop hosted by Appalachian State University’s Center for Judaic, Holocaust and Peace Studies
For more information and to register for this Zoom-based program visit the Center website.
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About the Center for Judaic, Holocaust and Peace Studies
Appalachian State University’s Center for Judaic, Holocaust and Peace Studies was founded in 2002 to develop new educational opportunities for students, teachers and the community. Located administratively within the College of Arts and Sciences, the center seeks to strengthen tolerance, understanding and remembrance by increasing the knowledge of Jewish culture and history, teaching the history and meaning of the Holocaust, and utilizing these experiences to explore peaceful avenues for human improvement and the prevention of further genocides. The Center for Judaic, Holocaust and Peace Studies is an associate institutional member of the Association of Jewish Studies, a member of the Association of Holocaust Organizations and a member of the North Carolina Consortium of Jewish Studies.