Tuesday, April 23, 2024
The Gross Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies hosted a talk titled “Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Antisemitism” last Wednesday. This talk was one of the five-part webinar series of talks on the relationship between antisemitism and artificial intelligence (AI). The talk featured author and talk show host Edwin Black who […]
Last Thursday, the Gross Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies welcomed author Michelle Weinfeld to speak about her 2022 book, “From Generation to Generation: A Memoir of Food, Family, and Identity in the Aftermath of the Shoah.” A central part of the book is the story of how Weinfeld’s grandfather […]
This week, the Gross Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies hosted its first scholarly symposium in partnership with the Jewish Studies program at Purdue University. Titled CONTACT: The Movement and Meeting of Jewish People and Artifacts across Cold-War Boundaries, the symposium showcased the work of over 15 domestic and international […]
Over the Rosh Hashanah Holiday weekend, multiple synagogues in northern New Jersey fell victim to “swatting” events. On Friday, Sept. 15, Temple B’nai Jeshurun in Millburn was evacuated nine minutes into a live-streamed service after reports of a bomb threat. On Thursday, Sept. 14, Congregation Ahavat Achim in Fair Lawn […]
On Monday, Dr. Jacob Labendz hosted a free kosher lunch with faculty and students, where past and modern antisemitism was discussed at great length in a question-and-answer format. “Discussion of Contemporary Antisemitism: Hillel and the Gross Center for Yom HaShoah” addressed a variety of topics, ranging from how Ramapo has […]
Members of the Ramapo community were invited to join “Considering the Past to Shape the Future: Reflections on The US and the Holocaust,” an online NJ-PBS discussion panel centered around the new documentary series “The US and the Holocaust” by Ken Burns, Lynn Novick and Sarah Botstein. Dr. Jacob Labendz, […]
To commemorate the 84th anniversary of Kristallnacht, also known as the Night of Broken Glass, four students enrolled in Dr. Jacob Labendz’s Holocaust course presented the stories of New Jersey residents who provided video testimonies after surviving that night. On Wednesday, Nov. 9, Dr. Labendz and his students spoke at […]
The Gross Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies hosted an event this week about Nazis and fascism with a focus on claims that President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the Ukrainian government and its people are Nazis. The event, titled “Where Are the Nazis? Memory and Myth in Russia and the United States,” […]
The Gross Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies hosted a screening of the film “Who Will Write our History” which examines life in the Warsaw Ghetto and the attempts of Jews to record their own history and experiences. A discussion with director Roberta Grossman was led by Jacob Ari Labendz, […]
Photo by Natalie Tsur Associate professor of Spanish, Natalia Santamaria interviewed literature professor Lisa Williams on March 18 to discuss her recent novel, “Forget Russia,” over Zoom. A range of both students and faculty members were in attendance, and the event was hosted by the Gross Center for Holocaust and […]
