Kupferberg Holocaust Center Fall 2023 Programs
We're excited to continue our partnership with the Kupferberg Holocaust Center this fall by bringing a range of online programs to the Pacific Northwest.
Weaponizing the Past: German Fascism in the Twentieth Century
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Join Drs. Aliza Atik and Kathleen Alves, both Associate Professors of English at Queensborough Community College-CUNY and the 2023-24 KHCNational Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Faculty Fellows, for a discussion about the anesthetization of German history, and the simultaneous cultural rhetoric of German “greatness” surrounding the anti-Jewish legislation and violence immediately prior to start of World War II. The event will feature selections from the film, Good Morning Mr. Hitler (1993), which captures footage from the 1939 German Art Festival—a mass celebration in Munich, Germany in honor of 2,000 years of German culture that took place six weeks before the war’s outbreak. This event is part of the 2023-24 Harriet & Kenneth Kupferberg Holocaust Center (KHC) and National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Colloquium, “Weaponizing the Past: Art, History and the Rhetoric of National Greatness.”
Building and Sustaining Indigenous Cultural Institutions of Today
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At a moment when museum professionals and cultural workers are questioning the structures and founding principles of older museums and cultural institutions that came out of earlier colonial contexts, this program looks at the more recent histories of two organizations which are largely dedicated to serving Indigenous populations. Join Jeremy Dennis, Photographer and Founder of Ma’s House, and Sarah Biscarra Dilley, Curator of Indigenous Programs & Community Engagement at Forge Projects, for this timely discussion about how these two sites have made an impact on our local and national communities, as well as their broader connections to the work of Holocaust education museums. This event is part of the 2022-23 Human Rights and the Museum Series, a collaboration between the Harriet & Kenneth Kupferberg Holocaust Center (KHC) and the Museum and Gallery Studies Program in the Art and Design Department at Queensborough Community College (QCC).
Archives of Nostalgia: Exploring America’s Many Pasts
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How do archival collections and their commercialization frame contemporary American narratives of belonging? Join us for this roundtable discussion examining the archives of nostalgic American pasts, including memorabilia related to antebellum, postwar affluence, and idealized suburbia. The conversation features Dr. Erin Thompson, Professor of Art Crimes at John Jay College of Criminal Justice-CUNY; Dr. Tim Keogh, Assistant Professor of History at Queensborough Community College (QCC)-CUNY; and Irvin Weathersby Jr., Lecturer of English at QCC-CUNY. This event is part of the 2023-24 Harriet & Kenneth Kupferberg Holocaust Center (KHC) and National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Colloquium, “Weaponizing the Past: Art, History and the Rhetoric of National Greatness.”
2023 Kristallnacht Commemoration: The State of Holocaust Education Today
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Commemoration.eventbrite.com With antisemitism on the rise around the world, the demand for Holocaust education has become even more pressing. As more states pass Holocaust education mandates, more Holocaust museums are being built, and more universities offer specialized studies and degrees, questions remain. Is it working? Is it enough? Should we adjust our expectations? On the anniversary of the Kristallnacht pogrom that took place November 9 and 10, 1938, join us for a conversation about the state of Holocaust education featuring Dr. Oren Stier, Professor of Religious Studies and Director of the Holocaust and Genocide Studies & Jewish Studies Certificate Program in the Steven J. Green School of International and Public Affairs at Florida International University.
POSTPONED: “Difficult Knowledge” in the Classroom: Educator Workshop
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Explore the challenges of teaching complicated, controversial, and emotionally weighted topics in diverse community college classrooms. Join Dr. Amy Traver, Professor of Sociology and Dr. Susan Jacobowitz, Professor of English – both at Queensborough Community College, for an interactive presentation about ways that both faculty and staff can navigate these complex learning environments. This event is part of the 2023-24 Harriet & Kenneth Kupferberg Holocaust Center (KHC) and National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Colloquium, “Weaponizing the Past: Art, History and the Rhetoric of National Greatness.”
Racism, Eugenics & Antisemitism: Connections between Jim Crow and the Nuremberg Race Laws
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Featuring Tom White, Coordinator of Educational Outreach at the Cohen Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies at Keene State College. This talk is a collaboration between Queensborough Community College’s Harriet & Kenneth Kupferberg Holocaust Center and New York City College of Technology (City Tech)'s Ursula C. Schwerin Library in support of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum’s traveling exhibition, “Americans and the Holocaust” which examines how Americans reacted to Nazism, war, refugees, and genocide before and during the Second World War. City Tech's Library was one out of 50 libraries selected to host the exhibition which is on display November 17 through December 17, 2023.
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The Evian Conference and the Refugee Crisis: 85 Years LaterThe Evian Conference and the Refugee Crisis: 85 Years Later
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In July 1938, international diplomats from 32 countries gathered in Evian-les-Bain, France to discuss the growing crisis of German and Austrian Jewish refugees fleeing persecution in the Reich. Join us for a special presentation about the significance of the Evian Conference's 85th anniversary featuring Dr. Diane Afoumado, Chief of the Holocaust Survivors and Victims Resource Center at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (USHMM). This talk is a collaboration between Queensborough Community College’s Harriet & Kenneth Kupferberg Holocaust Center and New York City College of Technology (City Tech)'s Ursula C. Schwerin Library in support of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum’s traveling exhibition, “Americans and the Holocaust” which examines how Americans reacted to Nazism, war, refugees, and genocide before and during the Second World War. City Tech's Library was one out of 50 libraries selected to host the exhibition which is on display November 17 through December 17, 2023.
For more information visit: https://libguides.citytech.cuny.edu/AATH/about