More than 400 books about the Holocaust have been donated to the WSU Libraries by an alumnus, who built his collection over the course of a half century.
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PULLMAN, Wash. – Guilt as an emotion that democratic regimes must adequately deal with in order to create inclusive and functioning social and political communities will be presented by Claudia Leeb, assistant professor of political theory and a 2015-16 humanities fellow, at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 22, in Honors Hall Lounge. Refreshments will follow.
Washington State University has planned “A Week of Remembrance” March 7-10 in commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the liberation of Nazi death and concentration camps in Europe following World War II.”We hope to enable WSU students and members of the campus and town communities to explore the experience, moral dilemmas and legacies of the camps and their liberation from a variety of perspectives: historical, philosophical and through the medium of popular culture and film,” say Raymond Sun, a faculty member in WSU’s history department.”A Week of Remembrance: Commemorating the 60th Anniversary of the Liberation of the Concentration Camps” will begin March 7 with a … » More …
Provost and Academic Vice President Robert Bates announced that Washington State University is joining with the University of Idaho and the cities of Pullman and Moscow in observance of the 60th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, a Nazi concentration camp in Poland. A Kadish prayer will be recited at 11 am Tuesday, February 1, in Friendship Square in Moscow, andthe Jewish community invites anyone who wishes to participate to join them.For those unable to attend, Washington State University will observe a moment of silence and a ringing of the carillon at that time. Worldwide observances of the anniversary began on Jan. 27 when world … » More …