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Miriam Greenstein

Holocaust Remembrance Week, April 12-17

April 6, 2015

white rose picture copyThe University will host a week of Holocaust Remembrance on campus from April 12-17. All events are free and open to faculty, staff, students, and the public.

To begin the week, the White Rose Exhibition will be in the Clark Library from Sunday, April 12 to the following Sunday, April 19. The exhibit, consisting of 47 life-size posters documenting the White Rose group’s history, has traveled from Germany to the U.S. to inform viewers of the group’s non-violent resistance towards the Nazi regime. An opening reception will take place on Monday, April 13, from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m., in the Library Conference Room. Laura McLary, international languages and cultures, will present information and research on the White Rose exhibit.

On Thursday, April 16, there will be a screening of “Sophie Scholl: Die Letzten Tag,” at 7 p.m., in Buckley Center room 163. Sophie Scholl and her brother Hans, both members of White Rose, were convicted of high treason on February 22, 1942 and summarily executed. The film emphasizes the personal courage of the members in the organization, and symbolizes the resistance against National Socialism.

Holocaust survivor Miriam Greenstein was scheduled to speak on Friday but had to cancel her appearance. Greenstein’s immediate family members perished at the hands of the Nazis when she was nine years old. After her liberation in 1945 by British troops, Greenstein was able to communicate with her only known relatives, who lived in downtown Portland. She is a regular speaker for the Oregon Holocaust Resource Center, and the author of In the Shadow of Death; A Young Girl’s Survival in the Holocaust.

For more information about the week of Holocaust remembrance, please contact Mikayla Posey at posey15@up.edu.

Filed Under: 04-06-2015, 04-13-2015, Campus Services, Events Tagged With: Holocaust Remembrance Week, Laura McClary, Mikayla Posey, Miriam Greenstein

Miriam Greenstein Lecture

April 15, 2013

In honor of Holocaust Remembrance Day, local Holocaust survivor Miriam Greenstein will speak on Friday April 19, at 4 p.m., in Buckley Center room 163. Her talk is free and open to all. Light refreshments will be provided.

Greenstein will be bringing her autobiography In the Shadow of Death, A Young Girl’s Survival in the Holocaust. Copies will be available for $20 and can be autographed at the end of the program. All proceeds from the sale of the book go to the endowment fund for the maintenance of the Oregon Holocaust Memorial. For more information contact Bethany Sills, student activities, at 8198 or sills@up.edu.

Filed Under: 04-15-2013, Events Tagged With: Bethany Sills, Holocaust Remembrance Day, Miriam Greenstein, Student Activities

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