18th Annual Powell-Heller Conference for Holocaust Education:
“More Than Dust: Uncovering Marginalized Narratives of the Shoah”
November 4-6, 2026
Thanks to the generosity of donors this event is free and open to the public.
The 18th annual Powell-Heller Conference for Holocaust Education will focus on the experiences of marginalized people, particularly from the queer community.
PLU’s mission to support the education of our students and larger community on issues of diversity and justice are intimately connected to the study of the tragedy of the Holocaust. Students can see that marginalization of a minority group, such as the Jews of Nazi Germany, can lead to life-threatening situations culminating in one of the world’s modern genocides. Issues of distortion and denial make the process of reconciliation and healing less likely and serve as an insult to the memory of all those whose lives were destroyed in the Holocaust.