Sonoma State University's Holocaust and Genocide Studies Center deepens its understanding of the history of genocide as it commemorates its 23rd anniversary with the lecture series "Living With Genocide: Past, Present, Future," through May 23.
In addition to studying the WWII Jewish Holocaust, this semester's lecture series focuses on genocide in Sudan, Armenia and in the United States itself with the actions against Native Americans by the U.S. government.
Local Holocaust survivors will also tell their story in "Remembering the Kindertransports" on May 16. Santa Rosa residents Alfred Batzdorf and Hilde Catz will speak about their experiences as Jewish children who were saved from concentration camps by being secretly relocated to England.
Among other lectures scheduled are "Japanese War Crimes: Accountability, Redress, Justice" on March 14 by Dr. Peter Li of Rutgers University and "Genocide Emergency in Darfur" on April 11with Jerry Fowler of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.
On May 2, prominent Holocaust scholar John K. Roth will deliver his lecture "The Ethics of Forgiveness." Several memorial lectures will also be featured over the course of the series, including the Robert L. Harris Memorial Lecture, "Becoming Evil" on March 21, presented by Dr. James Waller of Whitworth College.
On April 25, Dr. Robert Krikorian of George Washington University will give the Armenian Genocide Memorial Lecture, entitled "Living With Genocide: The Armenian Experience."
In addition, this year's lecture series will also feature lectures on the Holocaust's historical context, Holocaust literature, and a presentation on the sociology of genocide. Lectures are held Tuesdays, 4-5:40 p.m. in Warren Auditorium and are free of charge.
Remaining lectures for Spring 2006:
LIVING WITH GENOCIDE: PAST, PRESENT, FUTURE
Tuesdays, 4-5:40 p.m., Warren Auditorium
Mar. 7: "Genocide in California: The Native American Experience;" presented by Dr. Ed Castillo of SSU
Mar. 14: "Japanese War Crimes: Accountability, Redress, Justice" with Dr. Peter Li of Rutgers University
Mar. 21: "Becoming Evil;" presented by Dr. James Waller of Whitworth College-Robert L. Harris Memorial Lecture
Mar. 28: "An Uncommon Friendship" with Dr. Fritz Tubach and Bernat Rosner
Apr. 4: "Post-Holocaust Writing: Past, Present and Future;" presented by Dr. Barbara Lesch McCaffry of SSU
Apr. 11: "Genocide Emergency in Darfur" with Jerry Fowler, Director, Committee on Conscience, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Apr. 25: "Living With Genocide: The Armenian Experience;" presented by Dr. Robert Krikorian of George Washington University - Armenian Genocide Memorial Lecture
May 2: "The Ethics of Forgiveness" with Dr. John K. Roth, Director, Center for the Study of the Holocaust, Genocide and Human Rights at Claremont McKenna College
May 9: "Hollywood's Holocaust: 'Schindler's List' and the Construction of Memory;" presented by Dr. Lynne Rappaport of Pomona College
May 16: "Remembering the Kindertransports" with Alfred Batzdorf and Hilde Catz of Santa Rosa
May 23: "What Have We Learned?" Faculty/Student Panel
For further information, contact the Sonoma State University Center for the Study of the Holocaust and Genocide at (707) 664-4296 or (707) 664-4076. A complete schedule can be found on the Web at http://www.sonoma.edu/holocaust.
