Monday, July 18, 2011
SnagFilms
The genocide against Tutsi, during which more than one million people were killed in three months, happened less than a generation ago. The country still struggles to come to grips with the legacy of ethnic cleansing as both victims and perpetrators work towards unity and reconciliation.
Please contribute to these heroic efforts by watching the FREE online world premiere of RAINDROPS OVER RWANDA, a short film about the genocide and work of the Kigali Memorial Centre in Rwanda. Help RAINDROPS OVER RWANDA get 50,000 views on July 18, 2011 and Explore.org will donate up to $50,000 to the Kigali Memorial Centre to fund crucial education programs.
Watch the film by clicking here.
Friday, July 15, 2011
Thursday, July 14, 2011
In Sudan, Say 'Never Again,' And Mean It
A Genocide Scholar Looks at Jewish Obligation
Op/Ed by Daniel Jonah Goldhagen in the Jewish Daily Forward
A Genocide Scholar Looks at Jewish Obligation
Op/Ed by Daniel Jonah Goldhagen in the Jewish Daily Forward
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
Enemies of the People Available for Download on iTunes
The award-winning documentary about the brutalities of the Khmer Rouge Killing Fields is now available for download on iTunes.
The Khmer Rouge slaughtered nearly two million people in the late 1970s. Yet the Killing Fields of Cambodia remain largely unexplained. Until now. Enter Thet Sambath, an unassuming, yet cunning, investigative journalist who lost his family in the conflict and spends a decade gaining the trust of the men and women who perpetrated the massacres. From the foot soldiers who slit throats to Pol Pot's right-hand man, the notorious Brother Number Two, Sambath and co-director Rob Lemkin record shocking testimony never before seen or heard.
You can also watch an interview with filmmaker Rob Lemkin on PBS's series Behind the Lens.
Educators, click here for a film discussion guide to use in the classroom.
CHGS has more information about the Cambodian genocide available here.
The Khmer Rouge slaughtered nearly two million people in the late 1970s. Yet the Killing Fields of Cambodia remain largely unexplained. Until now. Enter Thet Sambath, an unassuming, yet cunning, investigative journalist who lost his family in the conflict and spends a decade gaining the trust of the men and women who perpetrated the massacres. From the foot soldiers who slit throats to Pol Pot's right-hand man, the notorious Brother Number Two, Sambath and co-director Rob Lemkin record shocking testimony never before seen or heard.
You can also watch an interview with filmmaker Rob Lemkin on PBS's series Behind the Lens.
Educators, click here for a film discussion guide to use in the classroom.
CHGS has more information about the Cambodian genocide available here.
Saul Kagan Claims Conference Fellowship in Advanced Shoah Studies
The Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany (Claims Conference) is offering a limited number of fellowships for Ph.D. candidates pursuing studies of the Holocaust.
The Kagan Fellowship Program of the Claims Conference supports graduate students who are completing dissertations in Holocaust Studies. The academic committee chooses a new cohort of 5 to 7 students annually.
Fellowships are awarded to outstanding candidates with a strong personal commitment to Shoah memory, who have demonstrated excellence in academic achievement, and who possess the potential to provide outstanding professional leadership that will shape the future of Shoah awareness.
The application deadline is January 25, 2012. Applicants are notified of decisions in May. Fellows gather in July for a workshop in a major international Holocaust research center.
See the Claims Conference website for application criteria.
For more information, contact Lori.Schor@claimscon.org
The Kagan Fellowship Program of the Claims Conference supports graduate students who are completing dissertations in Holocaust Studies. The academic committee chooses a new cohort of 5 to 7 students annually.
Fellowships are awarded to outstanding candidates with a strong personal commitment to Shoah memory, who have demonstrated excellence in academic achievement, and who possess the potential to provide outstanding professional leadership that will shape the future of Shoah awareness.
The application deadline is January 25, 2012. Applicants are notified of decisions in May. Fellows gather in July for a workshop in a major international Holocaust research center.
See the Claims Conference website for application criteria.
For more information, contact Lori.Schor@claimscon.org
Friday, July 8, 2011
News from Africa
Rwanda: Dutch Court Sentences Genocide Suspect to Life
Article about Joseph Mpambara's sentencing, All Africa.com
South Sudan, the Newest Nation, Is Full of Hope and Problems
Article about South Sudan's independence, New York Times
Article about Joseph Mpambara's sentencing, All Africa.com
South Sudan, the Newest Nation, Is Full of Hope and Problems
Article about South Sudan's independence, New York Times
Friday, July 1, 2011
Ghost Stories: Five Writers Read Works on Historical Trauma
Thursday, July 14, 2011, 6 PM
Amherst H. Wilder Center
451 Lexington Pkwy N, St. Paul
African- American, Hmong, Japanese-American, Jewish and White Earth Anishinabe writers explore how the stories of their parents, grandparents and historical communities impact the writers' own lives. From the ridiculous to the tragic, the writers examine the legacies of the Holocaust, war, racism and genocide.
A facilitated discussion will follow.
The Readers: Carolyn Holbrook, Mai Neng Moua, Margie Newman, Marcie Rendon, Joan Maeda Trygg.
Admission: Five dollars includes a chapbook containing work by the five writers. Refreshments will be served.
For further information contact Margie Newman at 612-532-7238, margienewman@comcast.net
Amherst H. Wilder Center
451 Lexington Pkwy N, St. Paul
African- American, Hmong, Japanese-American, Jewish and White Earth Anishinabe writers explore how the stories of their parents, grandparents and historical communities impact the writers' own lives. From the ridiculous to the tragic, the writers examine the legacies of the Holocaust, war, racism and genocide.
A facilitated discussion will follow.
The Readers: Carolyn Holbrook, Mai Neng Moua, Margie Newman, Marcie Rendon, Joan Maeda Trygg.
Admission: Five dollars includes a chapbook containing work by the five writers. Refreshments will be served.
For further information contact Margie Newman at 612-532-7238, margienewman@comcast.net
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