Danica Damplo, a policy manager at the Simon-Skjodt Center for the Prevention of Genocide of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, met with Ramapo students and faculty over Zoom on Tuesday to discuss the current genocide in Sudan. She was joined by Dr. Jacob Ari Labendz, the director of Ramapo’s […]
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CHGS hosts discussion with former white nationalists
The Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies (CGHS) invited two former white nationalists, Scott Kelley Ernest and Tyler Parker-DiPeppe, to have an open discussion about their experiences with white nationalist organizations on April 3. This two part talk was a part of a new discussion called Personal Stories and Lessons […]
CHGS hosts antisemitism and Islamophobia lecture
Ramapo’s Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies (CHGS) continued its Open Classroom Series with an “Antisemitism and Islamophobia in Contemporary Germany” lecture on Friday. The lecture was hosted by CHGS Director Dr. Jacob Ari Labendz and guest speaker Dr. Armin Langer. Langer, scholar and professor of European studies at the […]
CHGS hosts information session on the Holocaust’s LGBT history
The Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies (CHGS) and Dr. Jacob Labendz hosted Dr. Anna Hájková’s talk titled “Why We Need an LGBT History of the Holocaust: The Romeo and Juliet of Wartime Prague” on Nov. 7 in Trustees Pavilion. CHGS’s mission, according to their website, is to “assist students, […]
Holocaust Center Receives $250,000 Grant
Photo by Nicole Williams The Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies at Ramapo has undergone a name change after receiving a five year $250,000 challenge grant from the Gayle and Paul Gross Foundation. Consequently, the center has been renamed the Gross Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies. The Gross family […]