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Connecticut College partners with Jewish Federation of Eastern CT to commemorate 70th anniversary of Kristallnacht
November 05, 2008
NEW LONDON, Conn. - Connecticut College is partnering with the Jewish Federation of Eastern Connecticut to commemorate the 70th anniversary of Kristallnacht - or the Night of Broken Glass - with a lecture Sunday, Nov. 9, and a panel discussion Monday, Nov. 10.
On Nov. 9 and 10, 1938, Nazi troops murdered 92 Jews and arrested and deported more than 25,000 others. The events of those days are commemorated worldwide in the hope that its memory will prevent further acts of terror.
Nov. 9 at 7:30 p.m. in Olin Science Center Auditorium, Guy Stern, distinguished professor emeritus of German at Wayne State University, will give a lecture titled "The Flames of Kristallnacht Still Scorch Our Days."
Nov. 10 at 4:30 p.m. in Ernst Common Room, Blaustein Humanities Center, Professor Geoffrey Atherton, chair of the German Department at Connecticut College, will moderate a panel discussion titled, "Kristallnacht, Its Precedences and Ramifications: A Multi-Disciplinary Approach." Stern will participate on the panel, which also includes Connecticut College professors Marc Forster (history), David Patton (government) and Sharon Portnoff (religious studies).
As a child, Stern lived in Hildesheim, Germany, where he attended public school with the late Ernest Schlesinger, professor emeritus of mathematics at Connecticut College. Under the increasing danger of the Nazi regime, Stern´s parents managed to get him the necessary papers to immigrate to America in 1937. His parents, brother and sister perished in the Holocaust. Stern is the founder of the International Lessing Society and Lessing Yearbook and is an originator of the field of Exile Studies.
For more information, contact the Jewish Federation of Eastern Connecticut (860) 442-8062.
Situated on the coast of southern New England, Connecticut College is a highly selective private liberal arts college with 1900 students from all across the country and throughout the world. On the college´s 750-acre arboretum campus overlooking Long Island Sound, students and faculty create a vibrant social, cultural and intellectual community enriched by diverse perspectives. The college, founded in 1911, is known for its unique combination of interdisciplinary studies, international programs, funded internships, student-faculty research and service learning. For more information, visit www.connecticutcollege.edu.
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For more information contact: Amy Martin (860) 439-2526; a.martin@conncoll.edu