Becoming History's Stagehand
Abigail Stephens, ’26 is a History major and is minoring in Journalism and CCI (Creative Cultural Industries). She is also the student library assistant for the Sala and Aron Samueli Holocaust Memorial Library and Oskar Schindler Archives. In December 2023, I finished my first semester as the student library assistant for the Sala and Aron
A Welcoming Space
What images come to mind when you think of the Holocaust? Most likely, you recall those that are disturbing and uncomfortable and represent some of the darkest moments of history. It is understandable that such sorrowful images may influence your expectations of the Sala and Aron Samueli Holocaust Memorial Library. In fact, some visitors
In Honor of Mila Page's Birthday
In honor of Mila Page’s (1920-2020) birthday today, we invite you to explore the Leopold and Ludmila Page collection. Mila Page (Ludmila Pfefferberg) and her husband, Leopold Page (Poldek Pfefferberg), survived the Holocaust with help from Oskar Schindler. We received their collection in 2022, which contains primarily news media documenting the public reception of Thomas
Szneer and Lubenewski Families' Papers
“…there is something utterly mysterious in old photographs, that they are almost designed to be lost, they’re in an album which vanishes in an attic or in a box, and if they come to light they do accidentally, you stumble upon them. The way in which these stray pictures cross your paths, it has something
Holocaust History LibGuide
The Sala and Aron Samueli Holocaust Memorial Library’s Oskar Schindler Archive is pleased to announce the publication of a new research guide (also known as “LibGuides” or “library guides”) on Holocaust History. It will connect Chapman University students, faculty, and staff with resources to support their research and scholarly activities on the history of the Holocaust.
The Moshe Rafalowicz Collection
On January 13, 2020, the Oskar Schindler Archive received a donation from Mitchell Raff, whose father, Moshe Rafalowicz (Mac Raff), survived the Holocaust. Rafalowicz was born on December 12, 1919, in Sosnowiec, Poland. Before the invasion and occupation by Nazi Germany, Moshe worked as an upholster. He was liberated from Bergen-Belsen concentration camp on April
Meet the Archivist
This fall, the Rodgers Center for Holocaust Education and the Sala and Aron Samueli Holocaust Memorial Library welcomed archivist Alec Kirkwood to the team. He will be working with the collections in the Oskar Schindler Archive and assisting students and outside scholars with research requests. Learn more about Alec and his role with the Rodgers
Interview with Will Hoskin, '22, Inaugural Oskar Schindler Archivist Intern
The Oskar Schindler Archive has been fortunate to have Will Hoskin as an Archivist Intern since September 2021. He is an Animation and Visual Effects major and a Holocaust History minor and has utilized a cross-disciplinary approach to working in an Archive. Will was kind enough to answer some questions for us. How did you
The Rodgers Center for Holocaust Education Presents New Perspectives on the Holocaust
After a year of virtual events absent the excitement that comes from sharing in-person programs, the Rodgers Center for Holocaust Education resumes on-campus events this fall. As we have seen so often over the last year, bringing awareness and knowledge of the Holocaust to our students and to the broader community is more crucial than
Why the Word ‘Genocide’ Matters
Marilyn J. Harran Professor of Religious Studies and History Stern Chair in Holocaust Education Chapman University On Saturday, April 24, for the first time, a U.S. president officially referred to the mass murder of Armenians during World War I as “genocide.” To say the statement was long overdue is a huge understatement. Indeed, it is