[115] The International Holocaust Studies Conference at MTSU, Oct. 22-24, 2009

The International Holocaust Studies Conference at MTSU, Oct. 22-24, 2009

Note: The psa’s below publicize the free and open-to-the-public sessions during the upcoming MTSU Holocaust Studies Conference, and we would like the public to take advantage of these excellent learning opportunities. Thank you for any air!

Tom Tozer




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GERHARD L. WEINBERG—TEACHER, HISTORIAN AND AUTHOR—

EXPELLED FROM GERMANY IN 1938 FOR BEING A JEW AND WHO

CURRENTLY IS PROFESSOR EMERITUS OF HISTORY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF

NORTH CAROLINA WILL PRESENT A FREE AND OPEN LECTURE

ON “ROOSEVELT, TRUMAN AND THE HOLOCAUST,” ON THURSDAY,

OCTOBER 22nd at 7:15 P.M. IN MTSU’s JAMES UNION BUILDING. THE MTSU

HOLOCAUST STUDIES CONFERENCE RUNS FROM OCTOBER 22nd THROUGH

THE 24TH . FOR MORE INFORMATION, CALL 6-1-5-4-9-4-7-6-2-8.




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THERE WILL NOT BE A MORE EMOTIONAL EVENT DURING MTSU’s
HOLOCAUST STUDIES CONFERENCE OCTOBER 22nd THROUGH THE 24TH THAN THE SURVIVORS AND LIBERATORS PANEL ON FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23RD AT 10:20 A.M. IN THE JAMES UNION BUILDING. THIS WILL BE FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. THE EVENT WILL INCLUDE A MILITARY COLOR GUARD BY MTSU ROTC CADETS AND A CEREMONY OF COMMEMORATION FOR THOSE WHO DIED IN NAZI CONCENTRATION CAMPS. FOR MORE INFORMATION, CALL 6-1-5-4-9-4-7-6-2-8.




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THE PUBLIC IS INVITED TO A FREE LECTURE TITLED “RACIAL HATRED: BLACK AFRICAN VICTIMS OF NAZISM” PRESENTED BY RAFFAEL SCHECK ON FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23rd AT 1:50 P.M. IN MTSU’S JAMES UNION BUILDING. SCHECK IS PROFESSOR OF HISTORY AT COLBY COLLEGE IN WATERVILLE, MAINE. FOLLOWING HIS LECTURE, HE WILL SIGN COPIES OF HIS BOOKS “GERMANY 1871 TO 1945” AND “MOTHERS OF THE NATION.” FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT MTSU’S HOLOCAUST STUDIES CONFERENCE,
CALL 6-1-5-4-9-4-7-6-2-8.



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HOW WILL TEACHERS TEACH ABOUT THE HOLOCAUST WHEN THERE ARE NO SURVIVORS LEFT? THAT’S THE TOPIC FOR DISCUSSION ON SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24th AT 11:25 A.M. ON THE FINAL DAY OF THE MTSU HOLOCAUST STUDIES CONFERENCE. THE PANEL DISCUSSION WILL BE FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, ESPECIALLY TEACHERS, AND WILL BE HELD IN MTSU’S JAMES UNION BUILDING. FELICIA ANCHOR, CHAIRPERSON OF THE TENNESSEE HOLOCAUST COMMISSION, WILL BE A PANELIST. FOR MORE INFORMATION, CALL 6-1-5-4-9-4-7-6-2-8.


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THE MIDDLE SCHOOL CHILDREN IN WHITWELL, TENNESSEE HAVE COLLECTED MILLIONS OF PAPER CLIPS TO SYMBOLIZE THE MILLIONS OF JEWS WHO WERE KILLED DURING THE HOLOCAUST. LINDA HOOPER, SCHOOL PRINCIPAL, WILL SHOW THE FILM “PAPER CLIPS” AND TAKE QUESTIONS FROM THE AUDIENCE ON THE FINAL DAY OF THE MTSU HOLOCAUST STUDIES CONFERENCE, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24th AT 2:30 P.M. IN THE JAMES UNION BUILDING. THIS WILL BE FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. FOR MORE INFORMATION, CALL 6-1-5-4-9-4-7-6-2-8.