Elmhurst College Sponsors Holocaust Education Project Open to the Public

Elmhurst College Sponsors Holocaust Education Project Open to the Public

Each year for the past 18 years, Elmhurst College (affiliated with the United Church of Christ) has presented its Holocaust Education Project with the hope we might learn important lessons for our present and our future by examining issues arising from one of humanity's darkest chapters. This year the project will offer programs on April 6, 7, 9 and 10 featuring the following nationally known and recognized speakers:


  • April 6th: Sara Bloomfield, Director of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C.
Her talk will be preceded by a solemn service of remembrance at 7:00 p.m. This will be held in the  Frick Center, Founders Lounge
  • April 7th: Christians on the Holocaust: This special panel presentation features Father JohnPawlikowski, O.S.M., Ph.D., director of the Catholic-Jewish Studies Program and professor of ethics at Catholic Theological Union in Chicago, Dr. Donald Shriver, a Christian ethicist and former president of Union Theological Seminary in New York City who writes on forgiveness, reconciliation, and "international restorative justice", Peggy Shriver, a religious consultant, author and leader on numerous national church boards and task forces, and Kevin O'Donnell, Catholic co-Chaplain at Elmhurst College.
7:30 p.m. Schaible Science Center, Illinois Hall
  • April 9th: Chuck Meyers and Elmhurst College's Michael Lindberg
Taught by 'Facing History and Ourselves,' this workshop engages students in examinations of racism, prejudice, and anti-Semitism in order to promote a more informed citizenry. CPDUs are available for educators. R.S.V.P preferred, walk-ins accepted - contact Michael Lindberg [(630) 617-3598 michaell@elmhurst.edu]

5:30 - 7:30 p.m. in Frick Center, Alexander Room
  • April 10th: Dr. Alan Segal, author and professor at Barnard College and Columbia University, speaks on the 2,000 year old schism between Christians and Jews and the role of the apostle Paul in that split.
7:30 p.m. in Frick Center, Founders Lounge

More information is available by contacting Charley Henderson Phone: (630) 617-3033 E-mail:
charleyh@elmhurst.edu

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