42nd Annual Scholars’ Conference on the Holocaust and the Churches 70 Years Later: The Lingering Shadow of Wannsee
May 12-14, 2012 ▪ Monroe Community College ▪ Rochester, N.Y.
Thank you for your interest and past participation in the 42nd Annual Scholars’ Conference on the Holocaust and the Churches (ASC). Online registration is now available for this year’s conference.
Please visit www.ascconf.org to visit our conference website, explore the presentation topics, and to register. Plenary and breakout sessions will feature scholars from around the world, including historians, theologians, philosophers, teachers, artists and poets, including writer and lecturer Michael Berenbaum who will present our keynote presentation, “Is the Shoah the Perfect Storm of Genocide?,” on Monday evening, May 14.
Registrations are appreciated by April 30; an early registration discount is available if your registration and payment are received by April 9.
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We hope to see you in Rochester in May.
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The United Nations Holocaust Programme partners with the State of Israel to observe the 50th Anniversary of The Eichmann Trial
“With Me Here Are Six Million Accusers: The Eichmann Trial in Jerusalem”
Exhibit Opening and Reception Thursday, 19 April 2012
6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Visitors Lobby, Gallery C
Speakers:
Israeli Minister Yossi Peled, Holocaust survivor and retired General
Micky Goldman, Holocaust survivor and member of the Israeli Police Bureau 06
Tami Raveh, lawyer and daughter of Gideon Hausner, the trial’s Chief Prosecutor
RSVP by 16 April 2012
Register via email holocaustremembrance@un.org
“The Trial of Adolf Eichmann: 50 Years Later” Roundtable Discussion
Monday, 23 April 2012
6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
ECOSOC Chamber, North Lawn Building
The event will examine the trial’s influence on society and on justice and accountability in the 21st century. An interactive discussion with the audience will follow the speakers’ presentations.
Speakers:
Israeli Minister Yossi Peled, Holocaust survivor and retired General
Elie Wiesel, Nobel Laureate, Holocaust survivor and former journalist who covered the Eichmann trial for The Forward
Amos Hausner, attorney and son of Gideon Hausner, the trial’s Chief Prosecutor
Deborah Lipstadt, Professor at Emory University and author of The Eichmann Trial
Moderator: Ramu Damodaran, Deputy Director for Partnerships and Public Engagement, Outreach Division, United Nations Department of Public Information
RSVP by 16 April 2012
Register via email holocaustremembrance@un.org