November 9-10 of this month marks the 80th anniversary of Kristallnacht, also known as the “night of broken glass.” The Kristallnacht pogrom against Jews by German Stormtroopers and German civilians took place across Germany in 1938, and is often viewed as the beginning of the Holocaust for its escalation of Jewish social and political persecution Read More
Posts with the tag: Holocaust
The Archivist’s Nook: “We are all Spiritual Semites” – American Catholics Condemn Kristallnacht
Posted in: The Archivist's Nook | Tags: Fr. Charles Coughlin, Fr. Maurice Sheehy, Holocaust, Kristallnacht, Nazi Germany, University Archives | Comment
American Religious Responses to the Holocaust Course
The American Catholic History Research Center and University Archives and the Catholic University Department of Education announce a new professional development course for Catholic High School teachers to be held on the campus of Catholic University and at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C. The course, American Religious Responses to the Holocaust, will Read More
Posted in: Research & Instruction | Tags: American Catholicism, American Religion, Catholic Education, Catholic History, Holocaust, Humanities, Judaism, Professional Development, Protestantism, Religious Studies, Uncategorized, University Archives | Comment