‘Educating for a Better Future’ Holocaust Commemoration at WSU
OGDEN, Utah – Weber State University’s 2017 Holocaust Commemoration, “Educating for a Better Future,” will feature presentations about the Syrian conflict and other recent conflicts that have disrupted lives around the world, as well as a screening of the documentary film “The Uncondemned.”
“This year’s Holocaust Remembrance theme focuses on educating for a better future,” said Adrienne Andrews, WSU’s Chief Diversity officer. “As the Holocaust was a defining point in world history, its lessons have much to teach about the dangers of extremism and 
the prevention of genocides today. For these reasons, we not only remember the Holocaust, as it occurred historically, but we also look at the crimes against humanity today.”
Middle East editor for Newsweek magazine Janine DiGiovanni will discuss the question she is posing to the world, “The Syrian Conflict: Genocide?” DiGiovanni travels often to Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Egypt and Syria. She works to help Syrian refugees find a political voice. Her presentation is scheduled for April 4 at 10:30 a.m. in the Shepherd Union Wildcat Theater.
Amos Guiora, professor of law at the S.J. Quinney College of Law, will present on his book “The Crime of Complicity: The Bystander in the Holocaust” April 5 at 6 p.m. in the Hurst Center Dumke Legacy Hall. Guiora has been involved with negotiating the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and has testified before the U.S. and international governments. He served in the Israel Defense Forces and held various command positions including legal advisor to the Gaza Strip.
Consolee Nishimwe, a Rwandan genocide survivor and author, will speak on “Modern Genocides.” Nishimwe lost her father, three younger brothers and other relatives in the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi population. Her book, “Tested to the Limit: A Genocide Survivor’s Story of Pain, Resilience, and Hope,” is an account of her survival as a Tutsi youth. She will speak on April 6 at 1:30 p.m. in the Shepherd Union Wildcat Theater. She will also participate in a question and answer session following a 6 p.m. screening in the Wildcat Theater of “The Uncondemned.” The documentary depicts the story of a group of young international lawyers and activists who fought to make rape a crime of war.
For more information about the Holocaust Commemoration, visit weber.edu/DiversityOffice/HolocaustRemembrance.html.
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