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The Harris Center supports and presents various lectures, book talks, and other discussions on timely topics relating to Judaic Studies.
The Henry and Gretl Wald Lecture on the Holocaust
Part of the 11th Annual Nebraska Forum on Digital Humanities
Keynote Speaker: Nils Roemer
April 16, 7:00 p.m.
Unity Room/212, Jackie Gaughan Multicultural Center
Hillel Spring Lecture
Kenneth D. Wald is Distinguished Professor of Political Science Emeritus and the Samuel R. “Bud” Shorstein Professor Emeritus of American Jewish Culture and Society at the University of Florida. He has written about the relationship of religion and politics in the United States, Great Britain, and Israel.
According to the Holocaust Encyclopedia, "The 'Ritchie Boys' is a term used for American soldiers who trained at Camp Ritchie during World War II. At Camp Ritchie, military instructors taught intelligence-gathering collections and analysis to approximately 20,000 soldiers. Several thousand of these soldiers were Jewish refugees who had immigrated to the United States from Europe to escape Nazi persecution."