A Nazi Killing Center through a Perpetrator’s Lens: The Sobibór Perpetrator Collection
Calendar | Speaking Engagements |
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Location | Virtual |
Date | Wed, Mar 1, 9:00am - 11:30am |
Duration | 2h 30m |
Details | Join United States Holocaust Memorial Museum experts and scholars from North America and Europe to examine the groundbreaking Sobibór Perpetrator Collection. The collection reveals an unprecedented view into operations at one of the five killing centers Nazi Germany established for the sole purpose of murdering Jews. Created by the camp’s deputy commandant, Johann Niemann, this large collection of photographs and documents offers new insights into the implementation of the “Final Solution.” It also illuminates interactions among the camp’s staff and the role of women. Explore how this collection and its insights may impact Holocaust research and teaching opportunities. Welcome and Opening Remarks Session I: Introduction to the Collection Moderator Presenters Session II: The Collection from the Perspectives of Perpetrators and Victims Moderator Presenters Closing Remarks This event is open to the public, but reservations are required. Register here. For more information, please contact calendar@ushmm.org. The organizers thank Semyon Rosenfeld and Selma Engel for their invaluable contributions to the research on the Sobibor Perpetrator Collection. This program is dedicated to them. The Jack, Joseph, and Morton Mandel Center’s mission is to ensure the long-term growth and vitality of Holocaust Studies. To do that, it is essential to provide opportunities for new generations of scholars. The vitality and the integrity of Holocaust Studies require openness, independence, and free inquiry so that new ideas are generated and tested through peer review and public debate. The opinions of scholars expressed before, during the course of, or after their activities with the Mandel Center do not represent and are not endorsed by the Museum or its Mandel Center. |
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