Lectures, Conferences & Symposia

The center organizes lectures, conferences, and symposia that feature leading scholars, practitioners, and activists, who provide critical analysis and tools to understand and effectively address the causes, impacts, and legacies of the Holocaust, genocides, and incidents of mass violence.    

Spring 2025 Public Programs

All times noted according to Central Time Zone

To request disability-related accommodations, please contact us at [email protected] no later than two weeks prior to the event. 

The Other Holocaust: Care, Children, and the Jewish Catastrophe

Monday, January 27, 2025, at 12:00 PM

Lecture with Sarah Cramsey (Leiden University). 

The Dreyfus Affair and the Transformation of Jewish Identity

Sunday, February 9, at 4:00 PM 

Lecture with Maurice Samuels (Yale University) at Minnesota JCC - St. Paul Capp Center. 

Organized by the Center for Jewish Studies

What Should an Antisemitism Program Do?

Monday, February 10, at 12:00 PM

Lecture with Maurice Samuels (Yale University) at the CLA Engagement Hub

Organized by the Center for Jewish Studies

The Politics of Oblivion: Misrepresentation and Silence in United States Textbooks

Thursday, February 20, at 1:00 PM

A lecture from Mneesha Gellman (Emerson College) in 710 Social Sciences.

Minnesota Shoah Stories

Tuesday, March 18, at 5:30 PM

Public project launch in 120 Andersen Library.  Registration requested.

"The Broken Promise" Documentary Screening

Monday, April 14, at 7:00 PM

Film screening at the Parkway Theater. Reserve tickets.