BOONE, N.C. — The 21st Annual Martin and Doris Rosen Symposium, supported by the Claims Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany, the Martin and Doris Rosen Symposium Endowment, and the local Jewish community, will be held July 7-13, 2023 on the campus of Appalachian State University.
The theme of this year's symposium is "The Holocaust and Lessons for Today," guided by the quote “The Holocaust is not just Jewish history; it is humanity’s history and we must understand it if we are to prevent it from happening again." The event is organized by Amy Hudnall, interim director of App State's Center for Judaic, Holocaust and Peace Studies, and Lee Holder, member of the North Carolina Council on the Holocaust.
For over two decades, the Rosen Symposium has brought educators from across the country together to learn about the Holocaust and how to teach it. Participants will kick off the week by attending a Shabbat Service led by Rabbi Alty at the Temple of the High Country and spend the remaining days learning from renowned scholars of the Holocaust through workshops, lectures and discussions.
In addition to the teaching workshops, the symposium features a variety of hybrid events that are free and open to the public:
Event: Shabbat Service with Rabbi Alty
Date & Time: Friday, July 7, 2023, at 6 p.m.
Location: Temple of the High Country
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Lecture: "The Czech Scroll Story: From World War II to the Diaspora"
Presenter: Lois Roman from the Memorial Scrolls Trust
Date & Time: Saturday, July 8, 2023, from 9 - 10:30 a.m.
Location: Reich College of Education (RCOE) Room 127 & via Zoom
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Lecture: "The Holocaust & Children's Literature; What Books to Read & How to Pick Them"
Presenter: Kathy Kacer, author
Date & Time: Saturday, July 8, 2023, from 10:45 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
Location: RCOE Room 127 & via Zoom
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Lecture: "Shanghai Escape & Other Stories: Books about the Holocaust"
Presenter: Kathy Kacer, author
Date & Time: Sunday, July 9, 2023, from 9:15 - 10:45 a.m.
Location: RCOE Room 227 & via Zoom
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Lecture: "An Overview of the Holocaust"
Presenter: Dr. John Cox from UNC Charlotte's Center for Holocaust, Genocide & Human Rights Studies
Date & Time: Sunday, July 9, 2023, from 11:00 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.
Location: RCOE Room 227 & via Zoom
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Lecture: "Legacies of the Holocaust"
Presenter: Dr. John Cox from UNC Charlotte's Center for Holocaust, Genocide & Human Rights Studies
Date & Time: Monday, July 10, 2023, from 9:15 - 10:45 a.m.
Location: Plemmons Student Union (PSU) Room 201AB & via Zoom
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Lecture: "They Fought Back"
Presenter: Sheryl Ochayon from Yad Vashem
Date & Time: Monday, July 10, 2023, from 11:00 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
Location: PSU Room 201AB & via Zoom
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Keynote Lecture: "Understandings and Misunderstandings of Contemporary Antisemitism"
Presenter: Rabbi Dr. Michael Berenbaum from the Sigi Ziering Institute
Date & Time: Monday, July 10, 2023, from 7:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Location: Belk Library Room 114 & via Zoom
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Lecture: "Roots of Resistance: A Jewish Uprising in Ukraine"
Presenter: Dr. Anne Parsons from UNC Greensboro
Date & Time: Tuesday, July 11, 2023, from 9:15 - 11:00 a.m.
Location: PSU Room 201AB & via Zoom
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Workshop: "Ravished Armenia & the Armenian Genocide"
Presenter: Amy Hudnall
Date & Time: Tuesday, July 11, 2023, from 3:45 - 5 p.m.
Location: PSU Room 201AB
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"Aurora's Sunrise" Film Screening + Q&A with Dale Pollock & Amy Hudnall (AppSummer Event)
Date & Time: Tuesday, July 11, 2023, from 7:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Location: Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts
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Lecture: "In Our Town Square"
Presenter: Victoria Milstein, artist
Date & Time: Wednesday, July 12, 2023, from 1:00 - 2:00 p.m.
Location: PSU Room 201AB & via Zoom
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Meet Holocaust Survivors Margot Lobree & Lynda Moss
Date & Time: Wednesday, July 12, 2023, from 2:00 - 3:30 p.m.
Location: PSU Room 201AB & via Zoom
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Lecture: "Framing History & Censorship Through Youth Literature"
Presenters: Margaret Gregor & Jewel Davis from App State University Libraries
Date & Time: Wednesday, July 12, 2023, from 3:45 - 4:45 p.m.
Location: PSU Room 201AB & via Zoom
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"I Danced for the Angel of Death: The Dr. Edith Eva Story" Documentary Screening + Q&A with Rabbi Judith Schindler and Judy La Pietra
Date & Time: Tuesday, July 11, 2023, from 7:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Location: Belk Library Room 114 & via Zoom
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Lecture: "Word Smugglers: A Story of Resistance in the Warsaw Ghetto"
Presenter: Amy McDonald, teacher & author
Date & Time: Thursday, July 13, 2023, from 9:15 - 10:30 a.m.
Location: PSU Room 201AB & via Zoom
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Concluding Presentation
Presenter: Amy Hudnall & Lee Holder
Date & Time: Thursday, July 13, 2023, from 1:30 - 2:15 p.m.
Location: PSU Room 201AB & via Zoom
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For a disability accommodation, visit odr.appstate.edu. To view the event descriptions, webinar links and speaker biographies, visit holocaust.appstate.edu/symposiums/2023-symposium.
Questions about the Rosen Symposium can be sent to Amy Hudnall, interim director of Appalachian State's Center for Judaic, Holocaust and Peace Studies, at hudnallac@appstate.edu.
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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. Learn more at holocaust.appstate.edu.