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Dialogue and discomfort: BU senior creates documentary about antisemitism on college campuses

Emily Wyrwa April 24, 2023
Zach Anderson, a senior in the College of Arts and Sciences, plans to release “Antisemitism: Here On Our Campus” on May 2 on YouTube.
book talk at boston university on the lost orchard: the palestinian-arab citrus industry, 1850-1950

Authors reflect on the citrus industry in the Middle East for new book at BU event

Molly Farrar April 27, 2021
The new book was last of three events in the Elie Wiesel Center for Jewish Studies booktalk series.
Boston University Professor of Health Law, Ethics and Human Rights Michael Grodin speaks at the Elie Wiesel’s “Beyond Duty” event Sunday to commemorate Holocaust Remembrance Day. EMILY HARDY/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU’s Elie Wiesel Center commemorates the liberation of Auschwitz

Scarlett Blydenburgh January 30, 2020
Auschwitz-Birkenau and the victims were honored at the Elie Wiesel Center for Jewish Studies’ “Beyond Duty” event on Sunday, which featured heroic international diplomats who helped in ending Jewish oppression.
Esther Adler, a Holocaust survivor, speaks at the Howard Thurman Center on Thursday evening. Adler spoke as a part of "Memory In the Living Room," which was hosted by BU Hillel. PHOTO BY MAGGIE LEONE/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Holocaust survivors share experiences in intimate campus ‘living rooms’

Sophia Brown April 13, 2018
Members of the Boston University community gathered in the Howard Thurman Center on Thursday evening to listen to Holocaust survivor Esther Adler talk about her experiences being Jewish living in Germany during Adolf Hitler’s first few years in power.
Former Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell in the Law Auditorium on Wednesday evening. PHOTO BY JOHN LITTLE/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Former Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell discusses changing U.S. role in Middle East

Haley Lerner March 15, 2018
George Mitchell, a former U.S. Senate majority leader, discussed the United States’ involvement in the Middle East during a lecture Wednesday night. It was the fourth installment of the Yitzhak Rabin Memorial Lecture Series.
A student successfully petitions for a class on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict to be offered during the spring semester. PHOTO COURTESY WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

Student successfully petitions to have history class offered in spring

Hannah Rogers October 18, 2017

A Boston University history course on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict — which has previously only been taught during fall semesters — has been added to the spring 2018 registrar after sophomore...

As part of Boston University’s Alumni Weekend, the Elie Wiesel Center for Jewish Studies hosts “In Memory of Elie Wiesel: A Day of Learning & Celebration,” Sunday, featuring talks from President Robert Brown and Elie Wiesel’s son, Elisha. PHOTO BY ALEX MASSET/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Elie Wiesel’s legacy honored in day of learning

Andres Picon September 17, 2017

The Elie Wiesel Center for Jewish Studies and the Boston University Alumni Association hosted a series of panel discussions and presentations on Sunday to celebrate the life and legacy of the late...

James Waller, a professor of Holocaust and Genocide Studies at Keene State College, speaks at the Florence and Chafetz Hillel House Tuesday evening about genocide prevention. PHOTO BY JINGYI LIN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Professor presents research on genocide and mass killings

Amanda Kaufman March 22, 2017

James Waller, a professor of Holocaust and Genocide Studies at Keene State College in New Hampshire, presented his research on the psychology of perpetrators of genocide and mass killings to approximately...

BU is launching a new Holocaust and Genocide Studies minor through the Elie Wiesel Center for Jewish Studies. PHOTO BY JESS RICHARDSON/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU launches Holocaust and Genocide Studies minor

Haley Fritz October 20, 2016

The Boston University Elie Wiesel Center for Jewish Studies expanded its curriculum this semester to include a Holocaust and Genocide Studies minor. The minor “combines historical background with...

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