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Preserving memory and awareness of mass violence at the University of Minnesota since 1997. cla.umn.edu/chgs

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The Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies @umnchgs.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
We still have a few spots available for our 2026 Bdote tour with Iyekiyapiwiƞ Darlene St. Clair (UMN, CEHD). This year's tour is on Sunday, October 18th at 1:00 PM. Sign up below: z.umn.edu/bdote2026
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Sun, Oct 18: Tour of Bdote, sacred Dakota site
Join CHGS this fall for a special guided tour of the Bdote site at Fort Snelling State Park, location of Dakota creation stories and the site of mass imprisonment of the Dakota people before their…
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The Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies @umnchgs.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The German town where the right has banned new ‘stumbling stones’ for Nazi victims www.theguardian.com/world/2026/o...
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The German town where the right has banned new ‘stumbling stones’ for Nazi victims
Heidenau council has halted the laying of Stolpersteine installed to remember individual victims of the Nazis
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The Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies @umnchgs.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
With Minnesota's new social studies standards and a requirement for Holocaust and genocide education in middle and high school classrooms beginning this fall, CHGS has created several lesson plans to meet these new requirements. cla.umn.edu/chgs/holocau...
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The Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies @umnchgs.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Mark your calendars: Antisemitisms and Anti-antisemitisms with Sander Gilman Tuesday, October 20th at 7:30 at the Capp Center in St. Paul. Organized by the Center for Jewish Studies and co-sponsored by CHGS. cla.umn.edu/jewish-studi...
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Sander Gilman Presents: Antisemitisms and Anti-antisemitisms
In his 2026 book, Antisemitisms: A History of Jew-Hating, Sander L. Gilman summarizes how the hatred of Jews came to be used as a political cudgel by non-Jews and Jews alike.
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MPR News @mprnews.org · 30/09/2026
The day of remembrance, held annually on Sept. 30, recognizes the history of Native American boarding schools, which were established to assimilate Native children into Western culture.
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'Understand the fight': Events honor survivors, families of Native boarding schools
Communities across Minnesota are gathering to honor those impacted by Native American boarding schools.
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The Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies @umnchgs.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
UMN Students: October 25th is the deadline to submit your poster to the annual Human Rights Day Symposium. This year's event is on Tuesday, December 8th in partnership with @uofmhumanrights.bsky.social Check out the details below. cla.umn.edu/human-rights...
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Submit Your Poster to the Annual Human Rights Day Symposium
Apply by Sunday, October 25 to have your poster featured in the Human Rights Day Research Symposium.
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The Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies @umnchgs.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
This summer, CHGS led a group of researchers to collect oral histories in partnership with Herero and Nama descendants of the 1904 genocide. It's part of a long-term project to preserve intergenerational memories of the genocide and restore agency to Herero and Nama in genocide education.
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Zozan Pehlivan @zozanp.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
If you are in the Twin Cities, please join us for our annual Ohanessian Lecture by Prof Houri Berberian of @ucirvine.bsky.social and Prof Talinn Grigor of @ucdavis.bsky.social @umnchgs.bsky.social
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The Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies @umnchgs.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
This summer we'll be hosting a free workshop in partnership with the Center for Holocaust and Genocide Education at St Cloud State University and the Minneapolis Institute of Art on teaching genocide through art. June 26 from 10 to 4. Full details at z.umn.edu/mia2026 #arteducation
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The Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies @umnchgs.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
In February, the former President of South Korea was sentenced to life imprisonment for organizing an insurrection that threatened Korean democracy. Join us on Tuesday at 6:00 for a talk on the events that led to the attempted coup, and how Koreans saved their democracy z.umn.edu/koreanprotests
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The Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies @umnchgs.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
Join us for a panel conversation on the lingering impact of Franco on Spanish memory today. "Shadow of the Caudillo" will be at 1:00 PM tomorrow via Zoo. Register at z.umn.edu/franco50 #spain #memory
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The Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies @umnchgs.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
"Save Our Signs" is a grassroots effort from a team at the University of Minnesota to document signage at National Parks, Memorials, and more at risk of being lost due to efforts to reframe America's history. thesocietypages.org/holocaust-ge...
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Saving Signs: Inside the Effort to Preserve America’s Inclusive History - Center for Holocaust & Genocide Studies
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The Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies @umnchgs.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
We're excited to announce our 2026 Holocaust Remembrance Day lecture: "Transgender Jews and the Holocaust: The Story of Charlotte Charlaque" with Laurie Marhoefer Tuesday, January 27th, at @queermunitymn.bsky.social in Minneapolis. Full details at z.umn.edu/jan27 We hope to see you there!
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The Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies @umnchgs.bsky.social · 30/11/2025
Congrats, Berkant!
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The Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies @umnchgs.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
‪@umnchgs.bsky.social‬ · 7d An extraordinary opportunity to hear Father Patrick Desbois, founder of Yahad–In Unum, speak about uncovering Holocaust massacre sites and preserving memory. Dec 4 | 🕔 5:00 Reception | 🎤 6:00 Talk Cowles Auditorium, Humphrey School z.umn.edu/fatherdesbois
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An Evening with Father Patrick Desbois from Yahad In Unum
Yahad – In Unum, a global humanitarian organization dedicated to identifying the earliest sites of the Holocaust.
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The Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies @umnchgs.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
Join us on Nov 13 at 6:30 PM at Queermunity for a community book talk with Dr. Anna Hájková: Why Do We Need a Queer Holocaust History? We'll explore overlooked stories of queer experiences during the Holocaust and why they matter today.
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The Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies @umnchgs.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
Book talk w/ Dr. Anna Hájková on queer Holocaust history. 📅 Nov 13 • 6:30 PM at Queermunity 🔗 z.umn.edu/Hajkova
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Joe Eggers @joeeggers.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
I'm proud of the work I've been doing with @umnchgs.bsky.social in Namibia, working with local groups to collect and share oral testimonies on the legacies of the 1904 genocide of the Herero and Nama. Here's one of our recordings. #namibia #genocide #digitalstorytelling
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The Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies @umnchgs.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
Yesterday we were honored to host Carl Wilkens at the Center! He met with students from Mantorville High School to talk about human rights and moral courage, and later led an inspiring session with educators. Thank you, Carl, for reminding us how individual choices can shape a more just world. 🌍✨
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The Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies @umnchgs.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
We're honored to host Carl Wilkens — the only American who remained in Rwanda throughout the 1994 genocide — for a free teacher workshop on Thursday, October 23 at 5:00 PM at the Highland Park Library in St. Paul.
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The Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies @umnchgs.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
We’re looking forward to our annual Bdote Walking Tour with Darlene St. Clair on Sunday, October 19th at 2:00 PM. Explore Dakota history, memory, and sacred landscape at one of the most important cultural sites in Minnesota. 🔗 Learn more & register: z.umn.edu/Bdote2025 We hope to see you there!
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Sun, Oct 19: Tour of Bdote, sacred Dakota site
Join CHGS this fall for a special guided tour of the Bdote site at Fort Snelling State Park, location of Dakota creation stories and the site of mass imprisonment of the Dakota people before their for...
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The Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies @umnchgs.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
Join us for 3 prize-winning novels in translation, great conversation, & snacks! cla.umn.edu/cges/news-ev...
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Fall 2025 Book Club Dates & Titles
New books & dates for fall 2025!
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The Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies @umnchgs.bsky.social · 18/08/2025
Yesterday marked the anniversary of the Dakota War of 1862, which began on August 17. Though late, we pause to remember the lives lost, the violence endured, and the lasting impact on Dakota people and Minnesota’s history.
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The Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies @umnchgs.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
New blog post on our educator workshop with Yahad–In Unum is now live — read it here: thesocietypages.org/holocaust-ge...
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Learning Together, Teaching Forward: Reflections on Our Educator Workshop with Yahad–In Unum. - Center for Holocaust & Genocide Studies
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The Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies @umnchgs.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
On July 15, 1937, Buchenwald concentration camp was established. Tens of thousands suffered and died under Nazi brutality. Today, we remember the victims and survivors. Their memory demands we confront hatred and defend human dignity. #NeverAgain #Buchenwald #HolocaustRemembrance
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The Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies @umnchgs.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
On July 11, we marked the anniversary of the Srebrenica genocide. Over 8,000 Bosniak men and boys were murdered in 1995—the worst atrocity in Europe since WWII. We remember the victims and stand with the survivors. #Srebrenica #NeverForget #CHGSRemembers
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The Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies @umnchgs.bsky.social · 14/07/2025
Grateful to host a powerful 2-day educator workshop with Yahad – In Unum at the Center for Holocaust & Genocide Studies. Deep learning, hard history, and ongoing work to uncover truth. #HolocaustEducation #GenocideStudies
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The Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies @umnchgs.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
Raphael Lemkin, born June 24, 1900, coined the term genocide and fought to make it a crime under international law. We missed his birthday, but his legacy reminds us: justice begins with naming harm. #NeverAgain #GenocidePrevention #Lemkin
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The Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies @umnchgs.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
hesocietypages.org/holocaust-genocide/planting-hope-an-interview-with-natalie-flaherty-the-11-year-old-behind-fairmonts-anne-frank-tree/ Just in time for what would have been Anne Frank’s birthday, this meaningful event reminds us of the power of memory, youth leadership, and hope. Read our blog.
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The Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies @umnchgs.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
May 20 is Cambodia’s National Day of Remembrance. We honor the nearly 2 million lives lost under the Khmer Rouge, stand with survivors, and commit to remembering. #CambodianGenocide #KhmerRouge #HumanRights #NeverForget
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The Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies @umnchgs.bsky.social · 17/05/2025
'She embodied the "miracle of reconciliation" between Germany and Jews around the world, while Merz called her "one of the strongest voices of our time: for peaceful coexistence, against anti-Semitism and forgetting".'
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Germany lays to rest Margot Friedlaender, Holocaust survivor key to remembrance culture
Margot Friedlaender, a Holocaust survivor who played an important role in Germany's remembrance culture ensuring the country's Nazi past is not played down with the passage of time, was laid to rest on Thursday after dying last week aged 103.
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The Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies @umnchgs.bsky.social · 26/04/2025
Join us tomorrow for "The United States and the Armenian Genocide: History, Memory, Politics" with Dr. Julien Zarifian. 12:30 at St. Sahag Armenian Church in St. Paul. #armeniangenocide #remembrance
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The Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies @umnchgs.bsky.social · 19/04/2025
Dan Smith's exhibition of his mother Lucy's artwork will run until April 26th. www.mprnews.org/story/2025/0...
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‘From the Holocaust to America’: A pop-up art show features artist and survivor Lucy Kreisler Smith
A new exhibition at Vandalia Tower in St. Paul showcases more than 300 works by Lucy Kreisler Smith, a Holocaust survivor and lifelong artist, in a retrospective curated by her son, Dan Smith.
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The Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies @umnchgs.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
Last call: Free screening of "The Broken Promise" Doors open at 6:30 and film begins at 7:00. z.umn.edu/brokenpromise
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The Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies @umnchgs.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
"While Doğukan’s detention is the result of a vague tightening of immigration enforcement, where his immigration status will ultimately be determined, the Fort Snelling Immigration Court, has been the epicenter of contentious deportations in Minnesota for more than a century and a half."
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Fort Snelling and the Long History of Deportations from Minnesota  - Center for Holocaust & Genocide Studies
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The Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies @umnchgs.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
Join us this Monday, April 14 at 7 PM at the Parkway Theater for a special Film screening! We'll be watching "Broken Promise" followed by a short discussion. Bring a friend — all are welcome! z.umn.edu/brokenpromise
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The Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies @umnchgs.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
"As we marked the anniversary of the Rwandan genocide on April 7, I’m sharing this piece to honor the memory of the victims and to reflect on the ongoing work of healing and accountability." thesocietypages.org/holocaust-ge...
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Remembering the 1994 Rwandan Genocide - Center for Holocaust & Genocide Studies
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The Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies @umnchgs.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
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Musk for Forgetting, against Democracy - Center for Holocaust & Genocide Studies
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The Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies @umnchgs.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
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A Conversation with Dr. Mneesha Gellman - Center for Holocaust & Genocide Studies
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The Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies @umnchgs.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
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“Making invisible work visible: An Interview with Dr. Sarah Cramsey”  - Center for Holocaust & Genocide Studies
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The Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies @umnchgs.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
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toni morant @toni-contemp.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
🗓️Este dilluns, AlejandroBaer, del @cchscsic.bsky.social i @umnchgs.bsky.social, parlarà a l@uv.es sb "Antisemitismo, oportunismo y memoria selectiva. El régimen franq y la cuestión judía", convidat per l'Aula d'Història i Memòria. 🗺️Sala Capella, La Nau 🕙 7 d'abril, 19:30h Hi sou molt benvingudes!
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The Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies @umnchgs.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
Please join us for the film screening the "The Broken Promise" on April 14 at 7pm, Parkway Theater. www.facebook.com/share/18sbLs...
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The Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies @umnchgs.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
Join us next Tuesday for MN Shoah Stories, a celebration of the lives survivors created for themselves in Minnesota in the aftermath of the Holocaust. We'll highlight our work with the Upper Midwest Jewish Archives and discuss how we'll continue this work. Learn more here z.umn.edu/aacm
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The Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies @umnchgs.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
Please join us for the film screening the "The Broken Promise" on April 14 at 7pm, Parkway Theater. www.facebook.com/share/18sbLs...
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The Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies @umnchgs.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
Join us next Tuesday for MN Shoah Stories, a celebration of the lives survivors created for themselves in Minnesota in the aftermath of the Holocaust. We'll highlight our work with the Upper Midwest Jewish Archives and discuss how we'll continue this work. Learn more here z.umn.edu/aacm
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The Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies @umnchgs.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
We were so happy to have you, Mneesha!
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The Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies @umnchgs.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
CHGS has developed classroom resources by a number of scholars that are freely available on our website. Learn more at z.umn.edu/CHGSteaching
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The Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies @umnchgs.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
We're thrilled to be hosting Mneesha Gellman this Thursday for a talk on her book "Misrepresentation and Silence in United States History Textbooks: The Politics of Oblivion" Thursday, 1:00 PM 710 Social Sciences Presented with the Chicano and Latino Studies and the History Departments.
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Immigration History Research Center @ihrc-umn.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
UMN students: IHRC academic year fellowships are available for the 2025-26 year. Learn more and apply at cla.umn.edu/ihrc/grants-... @umnenglish.bsky.social @umnchgs.bsky.social @cas-umn.bsky.social @umnlawschool.bsky.social
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