Photo by Tori D'Amico On Friday, Oct. 16, Dr. Peter Fritzsche spoke to Ramapo students about his book “Hitler’s First 100 Days: When Germans Embraced the Third Reich.” The event was hosted by Dr. Sam Mustafa and Dr. Michael Riff. Fritzsche spoke about several different topics relating to his book, […]
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Author Lee Bycel visits Ramapo to share the stories of refugees
Photo by Aaron Acevedo Hosted by the Gross Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies, author and rabbi Lee T. Bycel spoke to students and faculty about his newest book, “Refugees in America: Stories of Courage, Resilience, and Hope in Their Own Words.” Bycel began with an overview of what he […]
Importance of Holocaust-related Humor Discussed
Photo by Giancarlo Sepulveda When studying the Holocaust, the subject of humor is not typically discussed. Wednesday night, however, Avinoam Patt, the Philip D. Feltman Professor of History at the University of Hartford’s Maurice Greenberg Center of Judaic Studies, proved that humor, as one of the sole weapons of the […]
Nursing Students Help Holocaust Survivors with PTSD
Photo courtesy of Michael Riff A small group of nursing students are currently undergoing training to provide special care to Holocaust survivors and sufferers of late onset post-traumatic stress disorder at large. This initiative is a result of the joint efforts of Ramapo’s nursing program, the Gross Center for Holocaust […]