Holocaust Remembrance Week

Raising awareness of the 6 million Jewish people murdered during World War II

During the week of January 24th through the 28th, the Lydia M. Olson Library wants to educate NMU students about the Holocaust, to inspire a sense of responsibility, to recognize and uphold the value of human life, and to prevent future horrors.

The library has a large collection consisting of books, journals, audio-visual materials, and documents pertaining to the Holocaust. The collection provides students and the public with a record of information about the Holocaust.

Browse our collection by following this link: Holocaust Materials

Some notable books in the collection are The Book Thief (Zusak), The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (Boyne), The Diary of Anne Frank, and Everything is Illuminated (Foer).

There are also a number of virtual events happening between January 24th through the 28th.

Generations: Portraits of Holocaust Survivors

This Virtual Exhibition showcases over 50 contemporary photos of Holocaust survivors and their families, shining a light on the full lives they have lived and the collective responsibility to cherish their stories. It features new works from 12 contemporary photographers, including Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cambridge. Through a series of individual and family portraits, the moving photographs in this exhibition present survivors who made the United Kingdom their home and the special legacy which their children and grandchildren will carry into the future.

The Legacy of Medicine During the Holocaust and its Contemporary Relevance

This Webinar will catalyze critical thinking on the relevance of the Holocaust for contemporary medicine and help health care trainees and professionals reflect on their core values in the service of humanistic and ethically responsible patient care. It is presented by Hedy S. Wald, PhD, Alpert Medical School of Brown University, and Sabine Hildebrandt, MD, Harvard Medical School. 

United Nations Chamber Music Society Virtual Concert

The United Nations Chamber Music Society of the United Nations Staff Recreation Council will perform a virtual concert (live-streamed on Youtube) in memory of the victims of the Holocaust. The classical music program will feature Jewish composers, to instill the memory of the tragedy in future generations to prevent genocide from occurring again. Founded in 2016, the United Nations Chamber Music Society carries out the United Nations’ mission of peace, understanding and cooperation, through the universal language of music.

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