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The Holocaust and Other 20th-Century Genocides
November 3, 2016, 7:00 PM
Free
In this lecture, Eric D. Weitz, dean of humanities and arts and distinguished professor of history at The City College of New York, argues that we need to understand the Holocaust not as a singular, unique event but as one of a number of genocides carried out by states in the 20th century. To compare does not mean that everything is the same. A comparative approach enables us to highlight similarities as well as differences among different cases, deepening our understanding of the tragic phenomenon of modern genocides.
Sponsored by the Jewish Studies Program.