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A Life Before Auschwitz
A Life Before Auschwitz
11:00am - 12:30pm
(1h 30m)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Jun 1, 2022 at 11:00am Ends Jun 1, 2022 at 12:30pm Leben? Oder Theater? (Life? Or Theater?) asks Berlin-born artist Charlotte Salomon in about 800 sophisticated, complex and haunting artworks that she created between 1940 and 1942. In her lecture, London-based art historian Monica Bohm-Duchen explores the multiple aspects of this sophisticated, complex and haunting work and reflects on its relevance for our own time. Click for more info |
Nazi Imagery in East Asia: Hate, Ignorance, or Both?
Nazi Imagery in East Asia: Hate, Ignorance, or Both?
8:00am - 9:00am
(1h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Jun 2, 2022 at 8:00am Ends Jun 2, 2022 at 9:00am The Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism & Policy (ISGAP) is hosting a talk by Simon K. Li, Executive Director of the Hong Kong Holocaust and Tolerance Centre for its Antisemitism in East and Southeast Asia in Comparative Perspective. Click for more info |
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A History of Genocide
A History of Genocide
6:00pm - 7:00pm
(1h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Jun 8, 2022 at 6:00pm Ends Jun 8, 2022 at 7:00pm Join the World Affairs Council and Holocaust Memorial Museum of San Antonio as they dive into the heartbreaking history of genocide throughout the centuries. Click for more info |
Antisemitism with Chinese Characters
Antisemitism with Chinese Characters
8:00am - 9:00am
(1h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Jun 9, 2022 at 8:00am Ends Jun 9, 2022 at 9:00am The Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism & Policy (ISGAP) is hosting a talk by Tuvia Gering, China Research Fellow at the Jerusalem Institute for Strategy and Security in Jerusalem, Israel for its Antisemitism in East and Southeast Asia in Comparative Perspective. Click for more info
Traded to the Enemy: A Conversation with Wes Wesselhoeft
Traded to the Enemy: A Conversation with Wes Wesselhoeft
6:00pm - 8:30pm
(2h 30m)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Jun 9, 2022 at 6:00pm Ends Jun 9, 2022 at 8:30pm Join the Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum to hear about Wes Wesselhoeft's internment in Crystal City, his life in Germany, and his eventual return to the United States. Click for more info |
Summer Survivor Speaker Series 2022
Summer Survivor Speaker Series 2022
1:00pm - 2:00pm
(1h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Jun 10, 2022 at 1:00pm Ends Jun 10, 2022 at 2:00pm Join the Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum on select Friday afternoons this summer to hear the testimonies of Holocaust survivors, refugees, and hidden children, as well as second generation survivors. Click for more info |
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ABC's of Antisemitism: Literary Theory, Difference and Jewishness
ABC's of Antisemitism: Literary Theory, Difference and Jewishness
11:00am - 12:00pm
(1h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Jun 13, 2022 at 11:00am Ends Jun 13, 2022 at 12:00pm The Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism & Policy (ISGAP) is hosting a talk by Dr. Chloe Pinto, ISGAP Visiting Scholar in Critical Antisemitism Studies, Discrimination and Human Rights at the Woolf Institute, Cambridge, U.K. Click for more info |
Politics, Violence, and Memory: New Insights on the Holocaust from Social Science
Politics, Violence, and Memory: New Insights on the Holocaust from Social Science
6:00pm - 7:00pm
(1h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Jun 14, 2022 at 6:00pm Ends Jun 14, 2022 at 7:00pm Learn how a new generation of social scientists is using new concepts, methods, and data to answer questions like these and shed new light on the causes and consequences of the Holocaust. Click for more info |
Central European Jewish Refugees in Post-WWII Shangai
Central European Jewish Refugees in Post-WWII Shangai
8:00am - 9:00am
(1h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Jun 16, 2022 at 8:00am Ends Jun 16, 2022 at 9:00am The Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism & Policy (ISGAP) is hosting a talk by Kimberly Cheng, PhD Student in Hebrew and Judaic Studies, New York University, New York, U.S.A. as part of its Antisemitism in East and Southeast Asia in Comparative Perspective. Click for more info
Fighting Hate Speech: Global Perspectives
Fighting Hate Speech: Global Perspectives
8:00am - 9:00am
(1h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Jun 16, 2022 at 8:00am Ends Jun 16, 2022 at 9:00am This event will highlight the activities in terms of teaching, research, and community engagement that are carried out in universities and colleges to counter hate speech on campus and beyond, and the contribution of the work of institutions of higher education to create awareness and change policies in this regard. Click for more info |
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2022 First Person Series: Louise Lawrence-Israëls
2022 First Person Series: Louise Lawrence-Israëls
12:00pm - 1:00pm
(1h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Jun 22, 2022 at 12:00pm Ends Jun 22, 2022 at 1:00pm Join the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum to learn how, when Canadian forces liberated Amsterdam in May 1945, Louise Lawrence-Israëls overcame her fear and emerged into a world she didn’t know. Click for more info |
Book Talk: "The Ravine" by Dr. Wendy Lower
Book Talk: "The Ravine" by Dr. Wendy Lower
6:00pm - 7:30pm
(1h 30m)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Jun 23, 2022 at 6:00pm Ends Jun 23, 2022 at 7:30pm Join Holocaust Museum Houston for the 2022 Gerald S. Kaplan Public Lecture featuring Dr. Wendy Lower. The author and historian will discuss her latest book, National Jewish Book award recipient "The Ravine: A Family, A Photograph, A Holocaust Massacre Revealed." Click for more info |
Summer Survivor Speaker Series 2022
Summer Survivor Speaker Series 2022
1:00pm - 2:00pm
(1h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Jun 24, 2022 at 1:00pm Ends Jun 24, 2022 at 2:00pm Join the Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum on select Friday afternoons this summer to hear the testimonies of Holocaust survivors, refugees, and hidden children, as well as second generation survivors. Click for more info |
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A Symposium on Antisemitism
A Symposium on Antisemitism
7:00pm - 9:00pm
(2h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Jun 28, 2022 at 7:00pm Ends Jun 28, 2022 at 9:00pm Join the Jewish Community Relations Council and Jewish Federation of San Antonio for a timely discussion about the recent wave of antisemitism in our community and across the country. Click for more info |
"Antisemitism and Critical Race Theory in America" with Eric K. Ward
"Antisemitism and Critical Race Theory in America" with Eric K. Ward
6:30pm - 7:30pm
(1h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Jun 29, 2022 at 6:30pm Ends Jun 29, 2022 at 7:30pm Eric K. Ward is a nationally-recognized expert on the relationship between authoritarian movements, hate violence, and preserving inclusive democracy. Click for more info
Religion and Genocide
Religion and Genocide
7:00pm - 8:00pm
(1h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Jun 29, 2022 at 7:00pm Ends Jun 29, 2022 at 8:00pm Join the Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum for a panel discussion with Dr. Steven L. Jacobs, Professor of Religious Studies at the University of Alabama; Dr. Timothy Longman, Professor of Political Science and International Relations at Boston University; and Dr. Kate E. Temoney, Assistant Professor of Religion at Montclair State University on the impact on and influence of religion in genocide. Click for more info |
Navigating Documentary and Atrocity Photographs: A Conversation with Wendy Lower about "The Ravine"
Navigating Documentary and Atrocity Photographs: A Conversation with Wendy Lower about "The Ravine"
1:55pm - 2:55pm
(1h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Jun 30, 2022 at 1:55pm Ends Jun 30, 2022 at 2:55pm The event will be moderated by Beth Griech-Polelle. Click for more info
Managing Misinformation, Distortion, Denial and Free Speech in the Media and on College Campuses
Managing Misinformation, Distortion, Denial and Free Speech in the Media and on College Campuses
6:00pm - 7:00pm
(1h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Jun 30, 2022 at 6:00pm Ends Jun 30, 2022 at 7:00pm Nadine Strossen is the John Marshall Harlan II Professor of Law, emerita, at New York Law School and the author of Hate: Why We Should Resist it With Free Speech, Not Censorship. She is the former president of the American Civil Liberties Union. Click for more info |
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Senate Bill 1828 charges the Texas Holocaust, Genocide, and Antisemitism Advisory Commission with developing or approving materials for a statewide Holocaust Remembrance Week. Provided is information on best practices and various lists of approved resources.
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