PULLMAN, Wash. — Washington State University will feature a number of events on the Pullman campus to commemorate the 65th anniversary of Kristallnacht, the first major attack on the Jewish populations of Germany and Austria.
Rachel J. Halverson, a WSU professor, will introduce the film “Die weiÃe Rose” (1982) on Nov. 3. The presentation will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the Samuel H. Smith Center for Undergraduate Education, Room 203.
“An Evening of German Music” will be presented Nov. 4 at 8 p.m. in Bryan Hall Auditorium.
On Nov. 5, history professor Ray Sun will present “To Shatter a Community: Crystal Night 1938”, a 7:30 p.m. lecture in the Smith Center, Room 203.
Professor James Waller, author of “Becoming Evil: How Ordinary People Commit Genocide and Mass Killing” (Oxford University Press, 2002), will guest speak at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 6 at the Smith Center, Room 203. A reception and book signing will precede the lecture from 3:30-5 p.m. in the Honors Hall lounge.
The remembrance will conclude at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 7 with the film “Das schreckliche Mädchen” (2002), introduced by Halverson.
The commemoration is sponsored by the WSU Honors College, General Education, the Department of History, Department of Foreign Languages and Cultures, Department of English and the Common Ministry.
