Holocaust and Genocide Center Events

Upcoming Events

We welcome you to join us at any of our upcoming events.

Click here to read a press release on Bristol Holocaust and Genocide Center's Fall 2024 programming.

Recent Events

A Conference on African Genocide in collaboration with LusoCentro

KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Dr. Tharcisse Seminega, Rwandan genocide survivor.

PANEL INCLUDES Dr. Edward Guimont, Assistant Professor of History, Bristol Community College; Dr.John Fobanjong, Professor, Political Science, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth; and Dr. Veronique Helenon, Professor, African American and Caribbean History, Roxbury Community College.

MUSIC MOMENT presented by Sidy Maiga, a master drummer, and his band from Mali, West Africa.

Free and open to the public, lunch provided.

See the full Conference on African Genocide flyer here.

An American Works at the Auschwitz Concentration Camp Museum by Dr. Jody Manning

Discover an extraordinary journey through history with Professor Manning, the first American to work at the Auschwitz site. Engage in a captivating discussion as he shares his firsthand experience and insights into one of humanity's most profound chapters.

Why Ordinary People Lynched

Explore why and how ordinary people came to think that lynching was an acceptable means of maintaining the social order. Cheering crowds and silent observers from all walks of life allowed mob leaders to do their work. 

Zoom Event
The Armenian Genocide

Date: October 28, 2021
Featuring Pauline Getzoyan

 

Zoom Event
All the Horrors of War: A Jewish Girl, a British Doctor, and the Liberation of Bergen-Belsen

Date: October 7, 2021
Featuring Dr. Bernice Lerner

 

Zoom Event
The Unanswered Letter: One Holocaust Family's Desperate Plea for Help

Date: April 21, 2021
Featuring Faris Cassell

 

Zoom Event
Refuge from the Holocaust in Latin America

Date: April 5, 2021
Featuring Christina Chavarria

 

Zoom Event
A Hard Look in the Mirror: Nostra Aetate and Catholic Self-Examination After the Holocaust

Date: March 22, 2021
Featuring Dr. Arther Urbano

 

Zoom Event
Jewish Life in the Aftermath of the Holocaust in Europe

Date: November 12, 2020
Featuring Dr. Avinoam Patt, Director - Center for Judaic Studies and Contemporary Life, Doris and Simon Konover Chair of Judaic Studies, University of Connecticut
Dr. Patt discusses Jewish life in the aftermath of the Holocaust for survivors of the war in displaced persons camps.

 

Zoom Event
The Nuremberg Trials

Date:
Featuring Dr. Michael Bryant, Professor of History and Legal Studies, Bryant University
The Nuremberg Trials following the Second World War were the first attempt on the part of the world community to hold leaders of nations responsible for "crimes against humanity" and genocide. Dr, Michael Bryant, Professor of History and Legal Studies, Bryant University discusses the background of these trials as well as their significance to the development of international law.

 

Zoom Event
Anti-Semitism: Past and Present

Monday, August 17, 2020
Featuring Tom White, from the Cohen Center, Keene State College.
Watch the recording of the event below:

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Other Events

 Join us for a New Monthly Series - In the Moment: Conversations Worth Having

Third Tuesday of the Month Beginning September 15 | Noon | Zoom

The Nancy & David Wolf Holocaust & Humanity Center invites you to join us for a monthly dialogue about the stories and issues that define our current moment. Having conversations about current events helps us to process and understand the importance of people, events, and issues that shape our world today. Each month, we’ll bring in community leaders, scholars, experts, and activists to discuss contemporary issues – like antisemitism, genocide, racial inequality, voter suppression, mental health – with our staff. During this hour-long session, learn about and process current topics while becoming inspired to use your own character strengths to tackle issues as an upstander today.

Click HERE for more information.

 

Digital Holocaust Speaker Series

Wednesdays | 11:00 a.m. | Zoom

Hear Holocaust survivors and their descendants share stories of life before, during, and after the Holocaust each Wednesday at 11:00 AM online. Talks are FREE and open to the public with registration via Zoom.

Want a weekly email reminder to sign up for the Holocaust Speaker Series? Sign up here.

Register HERE

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For more information, contact Dr. Ron Weisberger, Director

774.357.2444 | Ron.Weisberger@BristolCC.edu

For access, contact: Office of Disability Services, 508.678.2811 ext. 2955, ODSAccess@BristolCC.edu.