2012 Baeumler-Kaplan Holocaust Commemoration Events

Spring 2012 Baeumler Kaplan Holocaust Commemoration Event. All events take place on the UMD campus and are free and open to the public.

• European Religious Institutions and the Jewish Question Thursday, April 12, 2012 at 12:00 noon inThe Rafters, Kirby Student Center
  Presented by Mrs. Leonore Baeumler, UMD Baeumler-Kaplan Holocaust Commemoration Committee, and Dr. Deborah Petersen-Perlman, Associate Professor in the UMD Department of Communication.  This Alworth International Brown-Bag presentation will feature a review of international religious responses to the Holocaust.

• The Deputy, Act IVSunday, April 15 at 2:00 p.m. in The Rafters, Kirby Student Center
  Performed by UMD Theatre students, faculty and members of the Duluth community, The Deputy, a Christian tragedy (German: Der Stellvertreter. Ein christliches Trauerspiel), also known as The Representative, is a controversial 1963 play by Rolf Hochhuth which indicts Pope Pius XII for his failure to take action or speak out against The Holocaust.There will be a talk back session following the performance.
  


• Weapons of the Spirit, Tuesday, April 17 at 7:30 p.m. inBohannon 90
  Weapons of the Spirit," Pierre Sauvage's documentary about the extraordinary French village of Le Chambon-sur-Lignon during the Nazi rule in World War II, is like a murder mystery in reverse. It's an examination of crimes that didn't take place, of atrocities averted, and in such a way that history itself seems to have been subverted by their absence.  There will be a post-film discussion led by members of the Baeumler Kaplan Holocaust Commemoration Committee.


• Religious Institutions Responses to the Holocaust Thursday, April 19 (Yom Ha Shoah), 4:30 p.m. in the Weber Music Hall
  This is a panel discussion featuring Twin Cities Attorney Kenneth Engel, a representative from the Jewish Community Relations Council; Dr. Alexis Pogorelskin, UMD professor of History; and Dr. Steve Matthews, UMD professor of History.    Mr. Engel, a child of Holocaust survivors, will speak on how Jews perceived their Christian neighbors and Christian institutions with respect to protection/sanctuary, support, etc.  Dr. Pogorelskin will focus her remarks on the Vatican in the 1930s.  Dr. Matthews’ presentation will address the role of the Confessing Church and the Holocaust.

2012 Baeumler Kaplan Holocaust Commemoration

Spring 2012 Baeumler Kaplan Holocaust Commemoration Event. All events take place on the UMD campus and are free and open to the public.

• European Religious Institutions and the Jewish Question Thursday, April 12, 2012 at 12:00 noon inThe Rafters, Kirby Student Center
  Presented by Mrs. Leonore Baeumler, UMD Baeumler-Kaplan Holocaust Commemoration Committee, and Dr. Deborah Petersen-Perlman, Associate Professor in the UMD Department of Communication.  This Alworth International Brown-Bag presentation will feature a review of international religious responses to the Holocaust.

• The Deputy, Act IVSunday, April 15 at 2:00 p.m. in The Rafters, Kirby Student CenterPerformed by UMD Theatre students, faculty and members of the Duluth community, The Deputy, a Christian tragedy (German: Der Stellvertreter. Ein christliches Trauerspiel), also known as The Representative, is a controversial 1963 play by Rolf Hochhuth which indicts Pope Pius XII for his failure to take action or speak out against The Holocaust.There will be a talk back session following the performance.
  


• Weapons of the Spirit, Tuesday, April 17 at 7:30 p.m. inBohannon 90Weapons of the Spirit," Pierre Sauvage's documentary about the extraordinary French village of Le Chambon-sur-Lignon during the Nazi rule in World War II, is like a murder mystery in reverse. It's an examination of crimes that didn't take place, of atrocities averted, and in such a way that history itself seems to have been subverted by their absence.  There will be a post-film discussion led by members of the Baeumler Kaplan Holocaust Commemoration Committee.


• Religious Institutions Responses to the Holocaust Thursday, April 19 (Yom Ha Shoah), 4:30 p.m. in the Weber Music Hall.This is a panel discussion featuring Twin Cities Attorney Kenneth Engel, a representative from the Jewish Community Relations Council; Dr. Alexis Pogorelskin, UMD professor of History; and Dr. Steve Matthews, UMD professor of History.    Mr. Engel, a child of Holocaust survivors, will speak on how Jews perceived their Christian neighbors and Christian institutions with respect to protection/sanctuary, support, etc.  Dr. Pogorelskin will focus her remarks on the Vatican in the 1930s.  Dr. Matthews’ presentation will address the role of the Confessing Church and the Holocaust.

Questions or concerns can be directed to Deborah Petersen-Perlman at 726-6849, dpeters1@d.umn.edu.