Remembering Mila Page, Z'L
On the evening of December 2, Ludmila Page, who in July reached the milestone age of 100, passed away. Were we not in a pandemic, we would be gathering to honor her and share our memories. A founding member of The “1939” Club (now Society), Mila was the epitome of elegance and kindness. She would
Sala and Aron Samueli Holocaust Memorial Library Becomes Access Point for Yale's Fortunoff Archive
The Sala and Aron Samueli Holocaust Memorial Library is pleased to announce that it has recently become an access site for the Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies at Yale University. The Archive, begun in 1979 as the Holocaust Survivors Film Project, was donated to Yale University in 1981. Additional interviews were added over the
An Evening of Holocaust Remembrance
Join us for our virtual commemoration at 7 p.m. on April 21. Accessing the event link prior to this time may result in an error message. Save the event to your calendar on our events page. In this difficult time of separation, we at the Rodgers Center send you our heartfelt wishes for your continued
Liberation and the Holocaust
Today marks the 75th anniversary of the Soviet army’s liberation of Auschwitz, the largest concentration camp complex established by Nazi Germany. Built in a swamp near the town of Oświęcim, Poland, it came to be comprised of three camps: a prison camp, a killing center, and a forced labor camp. Jews were transported by train
Sala and Aron Samueli Holocaust Memorial Library Represented in Exhibit
The Sala and Aron Samueli Holocaust Memorial Library at Chapman University is proud to be a contributor to the exhibit “Auschwitz: Not Long Ago. Not Far Away,” which recently opened at the Museum of Jewish Heritage in New York. Including some 700 artifacts and 400 photographs, the exhibit displays many items that have never been
Making the Past Present
Tiana Taliep is an Archivist for the Sala and Aron Samueli Holocaust Memorial Library and Archive at Chapman University since September 2017. Previously, she worked as a Processing Archivist at the New York Public Library. Tiana earned her B.A. in History from Brooklyn College, and Master’s in Library and Information Science with a certification in
The Sobibor Revolt
Saturday, October 14, marked the 75th anniversary of the most successful revolt by prisoners during the Holocaust. It occurred at Sobibor, one of three Operation Reinhard death camps in Poland, where some 250,000 Jews were murdered during 1942 and 1943. In spite of the significance of what occurred at Sobibor, the courageous actions of the
Exiles in Los Angeles
October 16 | An Afternoon and Evening Event 2:30 – 4:45 p.m. |Argyros Forum 209 Introduction by Dr. Marilyn Harran, Stern Chair in Holocaust Education and Director, Rodgers Center for Holocaust Education A Schoenberg Perspective on the Doctor Faustus Controversy E. Randol Schoenberg Editor of The Doctor Faustus Dossier: Arnold Schoenberg, Thomas Mann, and Their Contemporaries, 1930-1951 E. Randol
70 Years after the Holocaust: Memory Matters
In Douma, Syria, a horrific poison gas attack takes 60 lives and injures thousands more. Once again, we are confronted by the inhumanity of humanity. With suffering and death, murder and brutality, in the here and now, why bother to remember what occurred more than 70 years ago? In his latest book, In Broad Daylight:
An Evening of Holocaust Remembrance
LIGHTING OF CANDLES OF REMEMBRANCE AND MUSICAL TRIBUTES Cantor Chayim Frenkel, Kehillat Reconstructionist Congregation of Pacific Palisades. Accompanied by pianist David Kamenir Violinist Iman Khosrowpour, Conductor, Symphony Orchestra and Violin Faculty, Irvine Valley College Pianist Kevin Kwan Louks, Founding member of Trio Céleste and President of Chamber Music | OC REFLECTIONS Father Patrick Desbois Founder and president of