Past Events - Fall 2008

The current events for Fall 2008 include several guest speakers, our annual Nazi holocaust film series, and a Genocide and Mass Killings Film Series.

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PResentations

Rabbi Aron Hier  - "I Have Never Forgotten You: The Life and Legacy of Simon Wiesenthal" (Film Screening with Introductions by Rabbi Aron Hier)
Wednesday, September 10, 2008 @ 8:00PM in the Carol Grotnes Belk Library, Room 114. Dessert reception following in Room 421 Belk Library

      Introduced by Rabbi Aron Hier, director of Campus Outreach for the Simon Wiesenthal Center, this documentary examines the life and legacy of Simon Wiesenthal, the famed Nazi hunter and humanitarian, featuring interviews with longtime associates, government leaders, friends, and family members. Wiesenthal, a secular Jew born in the Ukraine, survived the Holocaust but lost 89 members of his own and his wife's family in the concentration camps. He dedicated more than six decades of his life to tracking down Nazi war criminals. Not only did Wiesenthal succeed in contributing to the prosecution of 1,100 war criminals, he was also one of the first to draw public attention to the camps that held gypsies, homosexuals and many others who suffered under Nazi rule.
       Rabbi Aron Hier will lead a question answer session after the film, which will be followed by a dessert reception in Room 421. This event is free and open to the public. Special thanks to Bonnie and Jamie Schaefer!

FILM SERIES

Nazi Holocaust Film Series (Fall 2008): The Center for Judaic, Holocaust, & Peace Studies presents a series of feature films and documentaries on the Nazi Holocaust this semester in Plemmons Student Union. These films will be shown Sunday afternoons at 2:00pm in the Greenbriar Movie Theater of the Student Union on the date indicated below. Each film will be introduced briefly by one of the Center’s co-directors who will be available to answer questions afterward.   All films are free and open to the public. Visit the Holocaust Film Series schedule.

Genocide and Mass Killings Film Series (Fall 2008): As part of FYS 2515, “Modern Genocide,” Amy Hudnall is presenting a series of feature films in the Greenbriar Movie Theater, Plemmons Student Union. Showing at 5:00 pm Sundays, the films will begin with a brief introduction and precede with an opportunity for questions and discussions. Also showing on Sundays at 2:00 pm is the Holocaust Film Series. The film Everything Is Illuminated will be co-sponsored by both series and shown at 2:00pm. All films are free and open to the public. Visit the Genocide and Mass Killings Film Series Schedule.

Visit the Genocide and Mass Killings Film Series Webpage
Download the Genocide and Mass Killings Film Poster/Schedule

SYMPOSIUM

Martin and Doris Rosen Summer Symposium: The 2008 "Remembering the Holocaust" Symposium was a great success. Information for the 2009 Symposium will be posted as plans evolve.