Powell and Heller 2012 Holocaust Conference
The fifth annual Powell and Heller Holocaust Conference at PLU will focus March 8 on the Nazi plunder of Jewish valuables, along with belated efforts at restitution. There will also be a session on German churches and universities, with speakers discussing Dietrich Bonhoeffer, the Catholic Church, and postwar denazification.
March 8, 2012 1:00pm
Welcome & Introductions
Professor Robert P. Ericksen, Kurt Mayer Chair in Holocaust Studies and Steve Starkovich, Provost and Dean of Graduate Studies at Pacific Lutheran University
March 8, 2012 1:15pm
The Nazi Theft of Art
Professor Heather Mathews, Department of Art and Design, Pacific Lutheran University
March 8, 2012 3:00pm
Complicity in the Holocaust? A Look at German Churches and Universities
Victoria Barnett, Mark Ruff, and Robert P. Ericksen
March 8, 2012 7:00pm
What Took So Long? The Wrangle Over Restitution Since 1945
Peter Hayes, Theodore Z. Weiss Holocaust Educational Foundation Professor at Northwestern University
