Center For Holocaust And Genocide Education
Contact Information
Center for Holocaust and Genocide Education
Richard Quinlan, Director
Annunciation Center - Main Floor
Phone: (973) 290-4351
holocaustcenter@steu.edu
Speaker Series Spring 2025
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Friday January 31st: Deborah Levine
Time: Noon ONLINE ONLY
https://www.youtube.com/@saintelizabethuniversity
International Holocaust Remembrance Day and that week is devoted to preserving the
lessons and legacy of the Holocaust as well as pushing back against the antisemitism
and Holocaust denial that is growing world-wide. Deborah Levine will discuss the urgent
need for Holocaust education and how to confront the misinformation and hate that
has become increasingly prevalent.
Thursday February 27th: Rachel Stern
Time: Noon ONLINE ONLY
https://www.youtube.com/@saintelizabethuniversity
Rachel Stern is the Director and Founding CEO of The Fritz Ascher Society for Persecuted,
Ostracized, and Banned Art (FAS). The organization tells untold stories of artists
marginalized and persecuted by the German Nazi regime between 1933 and 1945. Rachel
will discuss the mission of the organization and the power of teaching the Holocaust
through art.
Tuesday March 18th: Dr. Mehnaz Afridi
Time: Noon ONLINE ONLY
https://www.youtube.com/@saintelizabethuniversity
Mehnaz Afridi is a leading Holocaust scholar who speaks internationally on the Shoah.
Dr. Afridi is the Director of the Holocaust, Genocide and Interfaith Education Center
at Manhattan University. Author of the remarkable The Shoah Through Muslim Eyes,
Dr. Afridi also teaches courses including "Muslims and the Holocaust," "Religion and
the Holocaust," and "Genocide and the Holocaust." She will discuss the need for greater
interfaith cooperation in Holocaust and genocide education.
Tuesday April 8th: Dr. Todd Pittinsky
Time: Noon ONLINE ONLY
https://www.youtube.com/@saintelizabethuniversity
Dr. Tood Pittinsky describes himself as a scholar who studies “the human side of technological
change, namely how society, technology, and policy shape our individual and group
experiences”. His most recent book project is Science, Technology, & Society: Seminal
Questions and Enduring Insights (Cambridge University Press, in press).
Dr. Pittinsky also specializes in why antisemitism thrives in online spaces. He will
discuss the increasingly distressing presence of antisemitism on social media and
the steps people can take to push back against it.
Thursday April 24th: An Evening to Honor and Remember the Armenian Genocide
Time: 6:30 pm Dolan Auditorium in the Annunciation Center
Saint Elizabeth University Campus
Starting in April,1915, over one million Armenians were murdered. This event is an evening to honor Armenian culture and history while also remembering the legacy and lessons of the Armenian Genocide.