The Harris Center for Judaic Studies is offering a new lecture in their Lunch and Learn Series on Wednesday, November 5, in the Jackie Gaughan Multicultural Center's Unity Room/202. The event begins at 11:45 a.m. and is open to the public.
Andrea Wagh, a PhD student in the Department of History, will give the talk "Rescue or Ruin: Orphan Life During the Armenian Genocide and the Holocaust."
This lecture showcases her ongoing dissertation research, which is an examination on how orphanages were used to either rescue victims of genocide or perpetrate genocidal policies against them. Through a comparative study of the Armenian genocide (1915 - 1918) and the Holocaust (1933 - 1945), her research explores how orphanages were manipulated in each case. By understanding the role these institutions played, we can better understand how children are uniquely targeted in mass violence and how orphanages have served as spaces for both good and evil.
