Yesterday, President Obama used executive action to open the promise of America to 5 million more people. In doing so, he said: “Whether our forebearers were strangers who crossed the Atlantic, or the Pacific, or the Rio Grande, we are… Continue Reading
The selfie of San Antonio Spurs’ Danny Green at the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe (in Berlin) is making the rounds online. The people of the internet are “outraged,” both, it seems, at the picture itself and at the… Continue Reading
When I was asked to lead a discussion section about turning engagement with Holocaust memory into action on February 5th, I didn’t know the day was designated Digital Learning Day (#DLDay). So, it was fortuitous that I had planned an… Continue Reading
My dissertation research began with an exploration of David Boder and his 1946 project to record audio interviews with Holocaust survivors in their own voices and their own languages. Boder’s work brought together my interests in Holocaust survivor narratives and… Continue Reading