Broken Lives: How Ordinary German Jews and Gentiles Experienced the Twentieth Century
Thursday, April 19, 2018
7:30 - 9 p.m.
Belk Library and Information Commons, Room 114
Professor Konrad H. Jarausch, the Lurcy Professor of European Civilization at UNC-Chapel Hill, will give an evening lecture on ordinary German - Jews and Gentiles and their experiences of the twentieth century. Throughout the day, there will also be a Hillel-organized contact table on Israel in the Plemmons Student Union.
The events mark this year's Yom Ha'atzmaut, Israeli Independence Day. A panel discussion on the eve of Yom Ha'atzmaut will take a closer look at Israel today. The panel discussion on April 19 begins at 7 p.m. in the Plemmons Student Union, Summit Trail Solarium, Room 118 on the 1st floor.
Jarausch has written or edited over forty books in modern German and European history. More recently, he has been concerned with the problem of interpreting twentieth-century German history in general and the learning processes after 1945.
For more information, contact the Center for Judaic, Holocaust and Peace Studies at holocaust@appstate.edu or call 828-262-2311. Organized by the Center for Judaic, Holocaust and Peace Studies and the Appalachian chapter of Hillel, this lecture is co-sponsored the Departments of History, Philosophy and Religion and Languages, Literatures, and Cultures,as well as the German Studies Program, the Office of International Education and Development and the Temple of the High Country.
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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 of the North Carolina Consortium of Jewish Studies.
Broken Lives
Broken Lives