Human Rights Violations

Sunday Salon Series – with Dr. Wendy Lower in Conversation with Dr. Miriam Klein Kassenoff

By Ellen Resnek / Sunday, January 15, 2023 / Comments Off on Sunday Salon Series – with Dr. Wendy Lower in Conversation with Dr. Miriam Klein Kassenoff

DR. WENDY LOWER Author and Professor of History at Claremont McKenna College Wendy Lower’s stunning account of the role of German women on the World War II Nazi eastern front […]

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The Ghetto Fighters’ House invites you to a new four part series: Violated!: Sexual Abuse During and After the Holocaust

By Ellen Resnek / Thursday, January 5, 2023 / Comments Off on The Ghetto Fighters’ House invites you to a new four part series: Violated!: Sexual Abuse During and After the Holocaust

The Ghetto Fighters’ House invites you to a new four part series: Violated!: Sexual Abuse During and After the Holocaust The first program will take place on Sunday, January 29th: […]

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In Observation of Martin Luther King Jr. Day: Youth, Poetry, & Activism: Readings & Conversations with Allegheny County’s Youth Poet Laureate & Ambassadors

By Ellen Resnek / Thursday, December 29, 2022 / Comments Off on In Observation of Martin Luther King Jr. Day: Youth, Poetry, & Activism: Readings & Conversations with Allegheny County’s Youth Poet Laureate & Ambassadors

City of Asylum celebrates the 2022–2023 Allegheny County Youth Poet Laureate and Youth Poet Ambassadors with a teen-curated program in observation of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. 2022–2023 Allegheny County […]

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CWB Holocaust Remembrance Day: 2023 Community Wide Teach In

By Mihal Ehven / Monday, December 5, 2022 / Comments Off on CWB Holocaust Remembrance Day: 2023 Community Wide Teach In

2023 Theme: “Home and Belonging” The United Nations General Assembly designated January 27—the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau—as International Holocaust Remembrance Day.   On this annual day of commemoration, […]

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International Day for Tolerance

By Ellen Resnek / Sunday, November 6, 2022 / Comments Off on International Day for Tolerance

In 1996, the UN General Assembly adopted Resolution 51/95 proclaiming 16 November as International Day for Tolerance. This action followed the adoption of a Declaration of Principles on Tolerance by […]

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“The United States and World Fascism: Human Rights from the Spanish Civil War to Nuremberg and Beyond”

By Ellen Resnek / Wednesday, October 12, 2022 / Comments Off on “The United States and World Fascism: Human Rights from the Spanish Civil War to Nuremberg and Beyond”

The following workshop is open to CMU faculty, students and community members. THIS IS AN IN PERSON EVENT! Carnegie Mellon University Hamerschlag Hall, Hamerschlag Dr, Pittsburgh, PA 15213 ROOM #B131 […]

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Transatlantic Barometer

By Ellen Resnek / Thursday, September 15, 2022 / Comments Off on Transatlantic Barometer

This interactive multimedia site provides its users with quick facts, visual representations, and reliable information on pressing transatlantic challenges. The site will spotlight trending transatlantic topics and find potential alignment between the United States, the United Kingdom, and the European Union as well as its 27 member states.

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Post Film Discussion After Munich

By Ellen Resnek / Wednesday, September 14, 2022 / Comments Off on Post Film Discussion After Munich

Post Film Discussion After Munich with Francine Zuckerman & Moderated by Avi Ben Hur Whether you witnessed it live, learnt about it or never even heard of the Munich Massacre […]

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The Establishment of the Ghettos

By Ellen Resnek / Sunday, August 28, 2022 / Comments Off on The Establishment of the Ghettos

Why did the Germans create ghettos throughout Eastern Europe? What functions did they fulfill for the Germans? For two and a half years, Jews from all over Poland were herded […]

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The Fate of Jewish Children Under Nazi Control

By Ellen Resnek / Sunday, August 28, 2022 / Comments Off on The Fate of Jewish Children Under Nazi Control

How did the Holocaust impact on society’s most vulnerable? Dr. Sharon Kangisser Cohen of Yad Vashem, will present some of the experiences of Jewish children under Nazi rule. Based on […]

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