Ackerman Chronicle

The Ackerman Center and the Global Center for Religious Research (GCRR) co-sponsored the 2022 International eConference on Holocaust Studies. The conference brought together historians, specialists, and researchers from all over the world to discuss the need to preserve Holocaust memories.

The decreasing number of survivors and the steady rise of antisemitism were two main concerns of this multidisciplinary virtual conference. Scholars explored the various forms and practices through which Holocaust memories are mediated, preserved, and safeguarded across different technologies as well as geographies.

Learn more on the event's webpage.

India represents a country that was neither directly affected nor involved with the Holocaust. As the timeline of the Holocaust overlaps the timeline of the struggle for freedom for the Indian subcontinent, the later events overshadow the former. Holocaust education is neither mandatory nor prevalent in India. Equating the partition of India with the Holocaust and tagging the Holocaust as one of the genocides, represents one of the few misconceptions about the Holocaust in India that often strips off the uniqueness of the catastrophic event. Presented by Dr. Mehak Burza, this talk addressed the present status of Holocaust education in Indian schools and universities. The survey stems from the standard books used in schools as well as my personal experience as an educator. Dr. Burza also addressed the need of creating awareness regarding the Holocaust in India through relevant examples, which would serve as the appropriate entry wedges to create awareness regarding Holocaust education in India.

A recording of her talk is available online.

The Ackerman Center hosting a special screening of the short film, Variables, by the film's director, Sabina Vajrača.

Film synopsis: In the middle of the Bosnian War, a teenage math-wiz is given a way out of the bloodshed when his math club gets an invitation to compete at the 1995 International Math Olympiad in Canada. Inspired by true events.

This event also featured the launch of The Ackerman Center's “Screening Genocide Student Film Blog,” developed in connection with the Uncertain Futures Grant.

On November 9, 1938, a day that has come to be known as Kristallnacht, the Nazis orchestrated an attack against Jews, their businesses, synagogues, and their homes. This was followed by mass arrests and deportations to camps. In this episode, Dr. Nils Roemer and Belofsky Fellow Angie Simmons discuss the events that lead up to the attack, as well as the significance of this day and what would follow. Listen to this and all of the episodes of the Ackerman Center Podcast by clicking here or on the thumbnail image to the left.

The Ackerman Center for Holocaust Studies at The University of Texas at Dallas invites you to join scholars March 4-6, 2023, as we celebrate the 53rd anniversary of this important conference and continue the legacy established by Franklin H. Littell and Hubert G. Locke more than fifty years ago. This conference offers the opportunity to address the historical significance of the Holocaust through scholarship that is interfaith, international, and interdisciplinary.

Learn more on the ASC's webpage.

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Cynthia Seton-Rogers, Academic and Outreach Events Manager