EVENT NEWS: The Holocaust: In the Crucible of Memory with Marilyn Harran, Sept. 19

The Chancellor's Premier Lecture Series,  4th Annual Lectio Magistralis, presents, "The Holocaust: In the Crucible of Memory" with Dr. Marilyn J. Harran, Stern Chair in Holocaust Education and Professor of Religious Studies and History in Wilkinson College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Monday, Sept. 19, 7 p.m. in Memorial Hall.

The Holocaust is often characterized as "unspeakable" and "indescribable." Yet, silence threatens an even greater danger--forgetfulness, memory lost. And so, scholars, writers, and artists dare to speak about the Holocaust and seek to make memory present through prose and poetry, memorials and museums. In this talk, Dr. Marilyn Harran discusses the tension between experience and memory and considers why the Holocaust should matter to us today, exploring the possibilities for creating a dialogue of meaning within the crucible of memory.

This event is free and open to the public.

For more information, please contact Shannon Halverson at shalvers@chapman.edu or 714.997.6565.

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FACULTY NEWS: Dr. Marilyn Harran featured in Old Towne Orange Plaza Review, July/August 2011

Chapman's Stern Chair in Holocaust Education and founding Director of the University's Rodgers Center for Holocaust Education was recently featured in the Old Towne Orange Plaza Review.

The article, "Building Character at Chapman University" discusses Dr. Harran's involvement with Holocaust Education and what sparked her interest early on in her career.

Article can be read here on page 14 and continues to page 22.

FACULTY NEWS: Dr. Marilyn Harran to speak at "Our Survivors: Their Lives and Legacies" on May 1

Sixty years ago this month, Israel’s Knesset established Yom HaShoah, or Holocaust Remembrance Day, to be the 27^th of Nissan. And while commemorations around the world honor the survivors of one of the largest genocides in world history every year, this year, as the number of survivors dwindles, it is more important than ever to honor them before it is too late.
The official commemoration in San Diego, “Our Survivors: Their Lives and Legacies,” will this year be at 1:30 p.m. May 1 at the Lawrence Family JCC. The afternoon program, which has been held for more than three decades, always draws a crowd, last year filling the parking lot of the JCC with more than 700 community members; this year, attendance is expected to be greater than in years past.

Keynote speaker Marilyn Harran will be there to speak about the importance of a commemoration event and continuing education for future generations.

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