Community Book Event

Students in Facing History and Ourselves classes will host an event for the community to discuss the book Night, a Holocaust survivor memoir by Nobel Peace Prize Winner Elie Wiesel. For details about the event, contact the class instructor, David Cohen.

Monday, March 4, 2013

It can get worse

Here is a link to a New York Times article that claims to have found records that prove the Holocaust was far greater than we ever knew.

What does this mean for us? For many people, the Holocaust is easily the most horrifying event in human history. It is already a struggle for us to cope with it. And now? What if this is true, and it was even more shocking than we already think? Does it matter, if we already find it the worst scenario possible? Does this change your perception?

This article was published two days ago. People are still studying and documenting the horrors that occurred during WWII. It is still a raw wound, the conflict is still alive within us. We hope to see you tonight so we can wrestle with these questions, even if we might not answer them.

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