As scholars of Jewish Studies, the Holocaust, genocide, and human rights, we study and teach about a wide range of processes and cases of mass atrocities and state violence, and we unequivocally support the right of Israelis and of Palestinians to exist in peace. We also have a responsibility to […]
Yearly Archives: 2021
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As I See It: by Center Advisory Board Members Victoria Sanford, Barriozona“Central America Needs a Regional Commission to Prosecute Corruption” https://barriozona.com/central-america-migration-guatemala-corruption/ “Following a virtual bilateral meeting with Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei, Vice President Kamala Harris announced a $310 million humanitarian aid package to Central America and Guatemalan Foreign Minister Pedro […]
As a doctoral student at the GC-CUNY who offers administrative support to the Center for the Study of the Holocaust, Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity, I vehemently condemn Colombia’s governmental actions against civilians who protest measures that harm the most vulnerable in the midst of the COVID19 pandemic. NGOs and activists have reported physical violence, […]
Date: April 22, 2021 Time: Noon – 1:15 PM (Eastern time, U.S. and Canada) Chair and moderator: Dr. Joanna Sliwa, author of Jewish Childhood in Kraków: A Microhistory of the Holocaust, awarded the 2020 Fraenkel Prize Featuring a new wave of scholars: Miranda Brethour, Alicja Podbielska, and Jonathan Zisook. Responses by Profs Barbara Engelking and Jan […]
The Center for the Study of the Holocaust, Genocide, and Crimes Against Humanity (The Graduate Center—City University of New York) protests the pressure exerted by Polish state institutions on scholars of the Holocaust, and the concerted campaign against Professors Barbara Engelking and Jan Grabowski in particular. As scholars, we stand in […]