Noemi Ban Memorial Lecture Nov. 7 explores the role of German military chaplains during the Holocaust
The Ray Wolpow Institute will host a virtual lecture Nov. 7 exploring the role of German military chaplains in the Holocaust, in the latest installment of the Noémi Ban Lecture Series.
“Between God and Hitler: German Military Chaplains and the Holocaust” will focus on the 1,000 or so Christian chaplains who served the German military during World War II. Drawing on a wide array of sources, including chaplain’s letters, military reports, Jewish testimonies, photographs and popular culture, the lecture will offer insight into how Christian clergy served the cause of genocide.
Speaking in the virtual presentation will be Professor Doris Bergen, the Chancellor Rose and Ray Wolfe Professor of Holocaust Studies at the University of Toronto. Bergen is the author of “Twisted Cross: The German Christian Movement in the Third Reich,” “Between God and Hitler: Military Chaplains in Nazi Germany,” and “War and Genocide: A Concise History of the Holocaust.”
Bergen will speak Friday, Nov. 7 at noon. Click here to sign up to attend the lecture on Zoom.
Hosted by Western’s Ray Wolpow Institute for the Study of Holocaust, Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity, the Noémi Ban Lecture Series honors the late Holocaust survivor, award-winning educator and public speaker by bringing renowned scholars to virtual audiences to share their insights on holocaust and genocide education. Previous speakers include Mehnaz Afridi on “Allyship and Religious Freedom,” Alexander Hinton on “The Stories We Could Tell: Totalitarianism and Inhumanity in the Cambodian Genocide.”
Bergen’s lecture is also sponsored by The Foundation for WWU & Alumni; the Holocaust, Genocide, and Interfaith Education Center at Manhattan University, New York; the Harriet and Kenneth Kupferberg Holocaust Center, Queensborough Community College, City University of New York; the Sam and Frances Fried Holocaust and Genocide Academy, University of Nebraska at Omaha; and the Reiff Center for Human Rights and Conflict Resolution, Christopher Newport University, Newport News, Virginia.
About the Ray Wolpow Institute:
The Ray Wolpow Institute for the Study of Holocaust, Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity is devoted to interdisciplinary undergraduate programs that advance knowledge about the Holocaust and genocide, including ethnic and religious conflict and related human rights abuses. Western is the only public university in the state with a minor in Holocaust and Genocide Studies, with over 150 courses affiliated with the RWI. The institute also offers a wide variety of programs and lectures to the public, as well as professional development for educators and others who wish to engage in a deeper understanding of crimes against humanity, learn the critical tools to analyze and understand their underlying complexities, and become informed, active citizens who work to prevent them.
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