Never To Be Forgotten: Thomas Blatt, April 15, 1927 – October 31, 2015 Fighter for Memory and Justice
Tom Blatt was such a force of nature that it seemed unimaginable that there would ever be a time when he would not be with us. Tom spent virtually his entire life fighting–first for survival and then, after the Holocaust, for memory and justice. One of the few survivors of Sobibor, the death camp in
A Night of Broken Glass and Shattered Community An Interfaith Service of Remembrance for Kristallnacht
November 10 | 7:00 PM Wallace All Faiths Chapel | Fish Interfaith Center Reflections by Ambassador Dr. Bernd Fischer Chancellor Fellow, Chapman University Former Consul General of the Federal Republic of Germany in Los Angeles Honoring Curt Lowens Witness to Kristallnacht, Holocaust Survivor and Rescuer On his 90th
To Capture the Fire: The Life and Works of Elie Wiesel with guest speaker Alan Rosen, Ph.D.
October 27 | 4 PM Bush Conference Center | Beckman Hall | Room 404 Alan Rosen, Ph.D. Author of The Wonder of Their Voices: The 1946 Holocaust Interviews of David Boder In this lecture, Dr. Alan Rosen, who has written extensively on the life and writing of Elie Wiesel, explores a theme central to many
Who Owns the Past?
A few weeks ago, at Chapman University, we screened the compelling film Woman in Gold , starring Helen Mirren and Ryan Reynolds. On Tuesday, October 13, we are fortunate to have with us the real life attorney, E. Randol Schoenberg, portrayed by Reynolds in the film. The case which Mr. Schoenberg won for his client,
“‘Americans, Americans,’ the angel said.”
“‘Americans, Americans,’ the angel said.” The “angel” who spoke those words was a U.S. soldier, and the teenager who heard them in early May 1945 was a Lithuanian survivor of a death march from the Dachau concentration camp. His name was Solly Gaynor. Solly’s angel didn’t look at all like he had
Stolen by the Nazis: Recovering “The Woman in Gold” and Other Paintings Sponsored by The John and Toby Martz Distinguished Lecture in Holocaust Studies
October 13 | 7 PM Wallace All Faiths Chapel |Fish Interfaith Center C o-Sponsored by Department of Art | Department of History | Department of Religious Studies, Wilkinson College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences and The Dale E. Fowler School of Law E. Randol Schoenberg Of-Counsel and Co-Founding Partner, Burris,
Looted Art: Stealing Cultural Heritage Chapman University Faculty Panel Presentation and Discussion
Co-Sponsored by Department of Art | Department of History | Department of Religious Studies, Wilkinson College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences and The Dale E. Fowler School of Law October 13 | 3 – 4:45 PM Argyros Forum | Room 209 PANELISTS From the Woman in Gold to the Manuscripts
Law Serving Injustice: September 15, 1935
Today, September 15, Jews around the world are observing the second day of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, and the beginning of the High Holy Days. On this same date, 80 years ago, the Jews of Germany awoke to discover that by a vote of the Reichstag, then merely a rubber stamp for the
Identity Stolen and Regained Reflections on The Woman in Gold
On Thursday, September 10, in Memorial Auditorium, the Rodgers Center begins its fall series of events with a screening of Woman in Gold starring Helen Mirren and Ryan Reynolds. Later in the semester, on October 13, we will be privileged to have with us the real life attorney played by Reynolds, E. Randol Schoenberg, to
Rodgers Center Fall Series Opens with Film Screening of “Woman in Gold”
Co-sponsored by Department of Art • Department of History •Department of Religious Studies,Wilkinson College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences • Fish Interfaith Center • Civic Engagement Initiatives September 10 | 7 p.m. Chapman Auditorium | Memorial Hall Woman in Gold is the remarkable story of one woman’s journey to reclaim her heritage and