Events in UCIS

Sunday, November 8

4:00 pm Lecture
Kristallnacht: The 1938 Reich's Pogroms
Location:
Beit Kulanu, 4905 Fifth Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Sponsored by:
European Studies Center and European Union Center of Excellence along with Jewish Studies Program, German Studies Program, Holocaust Center of Pittsburgh, CMU Jewish Studies, Jewish Federation and Classroom without Borders
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Join us for a talk by Holocaust Scholar and Historian Dr. Michael Berenbaum.

Kristallnacht, or the “Night of Broken Glass,” was a pogrom that occurred November 9-10, 1938. It was the first organized, government-sanctioned act of violence against the Jews in Germany. It marks the start of the systematic violence against Jews during the Holocaust. Each year, the Holocaust Center of Pittsburgh holds an event to commemorate this important turning point in history. These programs are generously supported by Edgar Snyder.

Dr. Michael Berenbaum is a writer, lecturer, and teacher consulting in the conceptual development of museums and the development of historical films. He is director of the Sigi Ziering Institute: Exploring the Ethical and Religious Implications of the Holocaust at the American Jewish University (formerly the University of Judaism) where he is also a Distinguished Professor of Jewish Studies.