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 […]
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Anti-vaccine sentiments hide anti-Semitism and racism behind them
Photo Courtesy of Josh Appel, Unsplash Anti-vaxxers are comparing themselves to the victims of the Holocaust. This comparison has brought on justified condemnation, because these comments are heinous and unfounded. Kansas lawmaker Rep. Brenda Landwehr of Wichita declared that biases against Kansans who are unvaccinated and the mandate that […]
Dr. Galis visits campus to discuss atrocity prevention
Photo by Hope Patti On Tuesday, the Gross Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies sponsored “Making Atrocity Prevention a Reality” in the Alumni Lounges. Ramapo welcomed Dr. Tibi Galis, the director of the Auschwitz Institution for Peace and Reconciliation as students from Dr. Michael Riff’s Paradigms of Genocide class listened […]
Law Professor Discusses Recent Book on Genocide
Photo by Michael Riff Philippe Sands came to Ramapo College this Wednesday night to deliver a presentation on genocide and crimes against humanity. The presentation made by Sands, a currently a professor of law and a director of the Centre on International Courts and Tribunals at University of College London, was […]
CUA Professor Shares Italian Women’s Holocaust Stories
Photo courtesy of The Catholic University of America On Feb. 23 Professor Stefania Lucamante from the Catholic University of America visited Ramapo College to share stories that are often overshadowed by the popular Holocaust tales that are part of a traditional education. In her presentation Lucamante focused on the writers […]
A Second Look at Jews After WWII
Photo by Michael Riff Dr. Atina Grossmann, professor of history in the faculty of humanities and social services at Cooper Union in New York, visited Ramapo on Friday for a presentation on Jews during World War II. Her presentation, titled Revised Landscape of Jewish Persecution and Survival During and After […]
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 […]