The Wassmuth Center for Human Rights will feature current human rights issues or news-worthy topics as they relate to our educational mission. These virtual sessions feature special guests, experts, and scholars in the field.
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A two-session virtual series featuring special guest scholar Dr. Alexis Herr, Professor (USF, UC Berkeley, Keene State College)
Session 1 | A History of the Cambodian Genocide
Tuesday January 18th, 2022
7pm MT / 9pm ET
Dr. Alexis Herr in conversation with Education Director, Leslie White
Session 2 | Survivor Testimony
TBD
Dr. Alexis Herr is joined by a survivor of the Cambodian Genocide
About Dr. Alexis Herr:
Dr. Alexis Herr has dedicated her life to combating genocide and atrocity. This passion has motivated her educational and professional pursuits and translates into a strong desire to prevent human rights violations. Ms. Herr received a doctorate in Holocaust History from the Strassler Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies, Clark University, and currently lectures at the University of San Francisco and University of California, Berkeley.
She is the author of The Holocaust and Compensated Compliance in Italy: Fossoli di Carpi, 1942 – 1952 (New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2016), and the editor of Rwanda: The Essential Reference Guide (Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 2018) and Sudan: The Essential Reference Guide (Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 2020).
August 11, 2021
Featuring
Rabbi Dan Fink, Congregation Ahavath Beth Israel (CABI), Boise
Kendall Kosai, Associate Director, Anti-Defamation League (ADL) Pacific Northwest
September 23, 2021
June 11-12, 2021
Holocaust survivor Anita (left) tells her story of survival, assisted by JFCS Holocaust Center Education Programs Manager, Penny Savryn.
JFCS Holocaust Center
Aaron Peterer, Project Manager at the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam (right), leads a virtual tour of the Secret Annex.
Anne Frank House, Amsterdam
