The event, presented by Stockton’s Sara and Sam Schoffer Holocaust Resource Center, features Australian Holocaust scholar Dr. Paul Bartrop, the Ida E. King Distinguished Visiting Professor of Holocaust Studies.
Dr. Bartrop’s talk is entitled “The Kristallnacht as Seen From Australia, 1938.” For New Jersey educators attending the talk, two professional development hours (PDH) are available.
Kristallnacht or “The Night of the Broken Glass” took place November 9 and 10, 1938, during which 1,408 synagogues and other places of worship were destroyed throughout Germany and Austria. In addition to the destruction, 30,000 Jews were arrested. Elie Wiesel, Holocaust survivor and Pulitzer winner, characterized Kristallnacht as “…the end of the beginning and the beginning of the end.” Dr. Bartrop will examine the events of Kristallnacht from the perspective of his native Australia.
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Dr. Bartrop is one of the world’s leading historians and authorities on the Holocaust and genocide. A native of Melbourne, Australia, he taught at five institutions of higher education in his native land. He has served as president of the Australian Association of Jewish Studies, is an honorary life member of the Jewish Museum of Australia and was conferred with the title “Friend of Armenian Community” by the Armenian National Committee.
For more information, please contact the Sara and Sam Schoffer Holocaust Resource Center at (609) 652-4699.
