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inspirational exhibits. Located on Mount of Remembrance in Jerusalem and established in 1953 by an act of the Knesset (Israeli Parliament), Yad Vashem is entrusted with the task of commemorating, documenting, researching and educating about the Holocaust. Yad Vashem is pleased to sign the agreement with Pacific Lutheran University,” said Yad Vashem Director-General Dorit Novak. “Our International School for Holocaust Studies aims to provide teachers  with the necessary tools and materials to address the

history: the 50th anniversary of Holocaust and Genocide Studies at the university. In 1974, renowned Holocaust scholar and Frank Porter Graham Professor of History at the University of North Carolina Christopher Browning, fresh from graduate school, began teaching the first course on the Holocaust at PLU. Since then, the university has sustained a commitment to Holocaust education unmatched by other institutions in the Pacific Northwest. As part of the 50th-anniversary celebration, two PLU alumni

prejudices, violence, and other forms of dehumanization.  Each conference offers opportunities to learn from major scholars whose research focuses on the Holocaust. Conference sessions also highlight interdisciplinary approaches to Holocaust and Genocide Studies, with especially strong attention given to the arts, humanities, social sciences, health sciences and education.  This year’s conference will be the first official collaboration with the Yad Vashem, the World Holocaust Remembrance Center, since

PLU to explore the many roles of women in the Holocaust during annual conference Posted by: Zach Powers / September 27, 2016 Image: www.plu.edu/holocaustconference/ September 27, 2016 By Zach Powers '10PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (Sept. 27, 2016)- Hosted by the Pacific Lutheran University Department of Holocaust and Genocide Studies and featuring Holocaust researchers and historians from all over the country, the ninth annual Powell-Heller Conference for Holocaust Education will