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CONFERENCE ON ARMENIAN GENOCIDE CENTENNIAL TO BE HELD IN LOS ANGELES
15:50, 14 February, 2014
YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 14, ARMENPRESS. Recognizing the 100th anniversary
of the Armenian Genocide, and in conjunction with the 44th Annual
Scholars' Conference on the Holocaust and the Churches, a special
program, Armenia, Auschwitz and Beyond, will be presented Monday
evening, March 9, 2014, on the Familian Campus of the American Jewish
University, 15600 Mulholland Drive, in Bel Air. As reports "Armenpress"
citing Passis Post, the Program will be held at the Gindi Auditorium
in the Main Building (Ziegler Administration Building) with adjacent
complimentary parking available using the Lot 1 entrance.
The Program's featured speakers are Professor Richard Hovannisian,
University of California, Los Angeles, Stephen Smith, University of
Southern California, and Professor Michael Berenbaum, American Jewish
University, Dr. Richard Hovannisian is Professor of Modern Armenian
History, a past holder of the Armenian Educational Foundation Chair
at UCLA and currently Chancellor's Fellow at Chapman University in
Orange County. The recent recipient of the UCLA Alumni Association's
"Most Inspiring Teacher" award, he is internationally acclaimed for his
advancement of Armenian Studies. His extensive scholarly publications
have placed the Armenian Genocide into broader Near Eastern, Europeans
and Russian contexts.
Dr. Stephen Smith, is the Executive Director of the USC Shoah
Foundation - The Institute for Visual History and Education, as well
as the UNESCO Chair on Genocide Education. A theologian by training,
he continues to be involved in memorial projects around the world
and lectures widely on issues relating to the history and collective
response to the Holocaust, genocide and crimes against humanity. He
recently presented the keynote speech at the United Nations on
Holocaust Remembrance Day.
Michael Berenbaum, a world authority on the History of the Holocaust,
is Professor of Jewish Studies at the American Jewish University
and Executive Director of the Sigi Zering Institute, a think tank
exploring the ethical and religious implications of the Holocaust. He
was involved with the creation of the United States Holocaust Memorial
Museum in Washington, D.C. and, as Project Director, played a major
role in its permanent exhibit; he has subsequently consulted on and
designed museums on three continents. He is also an award-winning
producer and historical consultant for numerous acclaimed films on
the Holocaust.
Founded by Franklin H. Littell and Hubert G. Locke in 1970, The
Annual Scholars' Conference on the Holocaust and the Churches
(http://ascconf.org/) is an interdisciplinary, international,
interfaith, intergenerational conference. It provides a forum
for scholars to report the latest findings in Holocaust research,
ensuring the valuable lessons of the Holocaust remain relevant for
today's world.
The Conference is hosted by different educational institutions around
the country. This year, the American Jewish University is the Host
Institution, with President Robert Wexler serving as the Honorary
Chairman. Dr. Berenbaum is the 2014 Conference Chairman.
The Annual Scholars' Conference is supported in part by individual
donors, along with grants from the Conference on Jewish Material
Claims Against Germany and Verbe et Lumière.
15:50, 14 February, 2014
YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 14, ARMENPRESS. Recognizing the 100th anniversary
of the Armenian Genocide, and in conjunction with the 44th Annual
Scholars' Conference on the Holocaust and the Churches, a special
program, Armenia, Auschwitz and Beyond, will be presented Monday
evening, March 9, 2014, on the Familian Campus of the American Jewish
University, 15600 Mulholland Drive, in Bel Air. As reports "Armenpress"
citing Passis Post, the Program will be held at the Gindi Auditorium
in the Main Building (Ziegler Administration Building) with adjacent
complimentary parking available using the Lot 1 entrance.
The Program's featured speakers are Professor Richard Hovannisian,
University of California, Los Angeles, Stephen Smith, University of
Southern California, and Professor Michael Berenbaum, American Jewish
University, Dr. Richard Hovannisian is Professor of Modern Armenian
History, a past holder of the Armenian Educational Foundation Chair
at UCLA and currently Chancellor's Fellow at Chapman University in
Orange County. The recent recipient of the UCLA Alumni Association's
"Most Inspiring Teacher" award, he is internationally acclaimed for his
advancement of Armenian Studies. His extensive scholarly publications
have placed the Armenian Genocide into broader Near Eastern, Europeans
and Russian contexts.
Dr. Stephen Smith, is the Executive Director of the USC Shoah
Foundation - The Institute for Visual History and Education, as well
as the UNESCO Chair on Genocide Education. A theologian by training,
he continues to be involved in memorial projects around the world
and lectures widely on issues relating to the history and collective
response to the Holocaust, genocide and crimes against humanity. He
recently presented the keynote speech at the United Nations on
Holocaust Remembrance Day.
Michael Berenbaum, a world authority on the History of the Holocaust,
is Professor of Jewish Studies at the American Jewish University
and Executive Director of the Sigi Zering Institute, a think tank
exploring the ethical and religious implications of the Holocaust. He
was involved with the creation of the United States Holocaust Memorial
Museum in Washington, D.C. and, as Project Director, played a major
role in its permanent exhibit; he has subsequently consulted on and
designed museums on three continents. He is also an award-winning
producer and historical consultant for numerous acclaimed films on
the Holocaust.
Founded by Franklin H. Littell and Hubert G. Locke in 1970, The
Annual Scholars' Conference on the Holocaust and the Churches
(http://ascconf.org/) is an interdisciplinary, international,
interfaith, intergenerational conference. It provides a forum
for scholars to report the latest findings in Holocaust research,
ensuring the valuable lessons of the Holocaust remain relevant for
today's world.
The Conference is hosted by different educational institutions around
the country. This year, the American Jewish University is the Host
Institution, with President Robert Wexler serving as the Honorary
Chairman. Dr. Berenbaum is the 2014 Conference Chairman.
The Annual Scholars' Conference is supported in part by individual
donors, along with grants from the Conference on Jewish Material
Claims Against Germany and Verbe et Lumière.