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How Assimilated were German Jews Prior to the Holocaust?

Tuesday, March 24th, 2009

   

Lecture by Dr. Steven Lowenstein

Distinguished Scholar Series - Spring 2009
B’nai Israel Congregation in Rockville, Maryland
 

“Tumultuous” is an understatement in describing the historic relationship between Jews and the rest of the German state. Jews have been in Germany since the early fourth century, and German-Jewish relations have gone back and forth between tolerance and violence. This lecture addresses the topic of assimilation and enriches our understanding of how woven into (or excluded from) the fabric of the nation Jews in Germany were before the Holocaust.  

 

Dr. Steven Lowenstein earned his master’s and doctorate from Princeton University before beginning his teaching career. Dr. Lowenstein has been teaching at American Jewish University (formerly University of Judaism) since 1979.

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Memory and Truth: How Holocaust Deniers Distort History and Endanger Us All

Tuesday, January 13th, 2009

  

Lecture by Warren L. Miller          

Community Lecture Series - 2009
Sixth & I Historic Synagogue in Washington, DC

The Holocaust resulted in the annihilation of much of Eastern Europe’s Jewish population. In many countries, no Jews were left to care for the Jewish communal properties. This destruction, desecration, and deterioration of properties continued under Communist regimes. Today, few Jews remain to care for these sites. Mr. Miller discusses the challenge of protecting these sites and the threat to Jews in Europe and worldwide from Holocaust deniers.

Warren L. Miller is the Chairman of the United States Commission for the Preservation of America’s Heritage Abroad.

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