UC San Diego’s Holocaust Living History Workshop Series Continues in 2025

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The University of California San Diego's Holocaust Living History Workshop (HLHW) series continues in 2025 with six events that underscore the theme "Violence, Voice and Recognition."

Now in its 16th year of programming, the HLHW series aims to broaden understanding of the past, foster tolerance, and preserve the memory of victims and survivors of the Holocaust. A collaboration between the UC San Diego Libraryand the UC San Diego Jewish Studies Program, HLHW continues its mission in the 2024-25 academic year to deepen our understanding of the past, foster tolerance and ensure the stories of Holocaust victims and survivors are never forgotten.

Each event will feature innovative approaches from scholars, writers, and survivors and explore both personal and shared responses to the Holocaust and its far-reaching consequences. The innovative approaches used by featured HLHW guest speakers demonstrate an incontrovertible fact: the Holocaust continues to engage artists, writers, scholars, survivors and the public.

Registration is required for all events, which are free and open to the public. Unless otherwise noted, all events are offered in person in the Seuss Room at Geisel Library and/or online beginning at 5 p.m. PT.

Remaining HLHW 2024-25 Events

The Gray Zone: How Jews Navigated Forced Cooperation with the Nazis featuring Laura Jockusch
January 16, 2025 | 5-6:30 p.m. PT | Virtual
With support from UC San Diego Thurgood Marshall College
Registration is open and required

Sexual Violence During the Holocaust: The Known, the Unknown and the Thorny Issue of Sexual Barter featuring Pascale Bos
February 6, 2025 | 5-6:30 p.m. PT | In-Person
With support from the UC San Diego LGBTQIA+ Living and Learning Community at Muir College
Registration is open and required

In Hitler's Munich: Jews, the Revolution and the Rise of Nazism featuring Michael Brenner
March 6, 2025 | 5-6:30 p.m. PT | Virtual
With support from UC San Diego European Studies
Registration details are forthcoming

Politics, Violence, Memory: The New Social Science of the Holocaust featuring Jeffrey Kopstein
April 3, 2025 | 5-6:30 p.m. PT | Virtual
Lou Dunst Memorial Lecture
Registration details are forthcoming

Rain of Ash: Roma, Jews and the Holocaust featuring Ari Joskowicz
April 24, 2025 | 5-6:30 p.m. PT | In-Person
Sponsored by July Galper with support from Joel and Nancy Dimsdale
Registration details are forthcoming

Schindler's Listed: In Search of a Buried Past featuring Randi Biederman
May 15, 2025 | 5-6:30 p.m. PT | Virtual
Registration details are forthcoming

In addition to the lecture series, HLHW connects students, teachers and the community with the USC Shoah Foundation's Visual History Archive- the world's largest online database of Holocaust survivor testimonies. UC San Diego Library is proud to offer exclusive access to this invaluable resource in the San Diego region.

To learn more about the HLHW series, contact Susanne Hillman at [email protected]. For questions or to register by phone, email [email protected] or call (858) 534-1183.

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About Holocaust Living History Workshop

The Holocaust Living History Workshop (HLHW) series is an education and outreach program sponsored by the UC San Diego Libraryand the Jewish Studies Program. It aims to preserve the memories of the victims and survivors of the Holocaust by offering public events involving witnesses, descendants and scholars and through the use of the USC Shoah Foundation's Visual History Archive. Past HLHW workshops are now part of the Library's digital collections and can be accessed online.