How much do you know about the groups who experienced persecution at the hands of the Nazis? The University of North Carolina Asheville is hosting the exhibit “Nazi Persecution of Homosexuals 1933-1945” produced by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum from Feb. 12 to April 7 in the Ramsey Library at UNCA. “The decision to […]
Campus lecture discusses Ukraine’s role in the Holocaust
September 29, 2015 by
Today’s society makes it difficult to picture a time when families were removed from their homes, separated from each other, forced into labor camps and often brutally murdered. Stories told by Holocaust survivors and scholars help us envision the horrifying events that plagued Eastern Europe just over 70 years ago. Waitman Wade Beorn presented his […]
Holocaust survivor speaks at WCU
April 27, 2014 by
Walter Ziffer, a Holocaust survivor, delivered a speech about the history of the Holocaust and his personal experiences Thursday, April 24, in the Ramsey Center. The Jewish Student Organization sponsored the event in honor of the Holocaust Remembrance days. Ziffer, 87, was born in Poland to a Jewish family. His family spoke German and had […]
“Stay human and never forget”
March 15, 2011 by
Dr. Susan Cernyak-Spatz filled WCU’s Ramsey Center March 14 and captivated the audience with tales of her two years spent in a Nazi death camp. “I am here to tell my story so that no one will forget. If we fail to remember the past we are condemned to repeat it,” said Spatz. Spatz was […]
Holocaust survivor to speak at WCU
March 10, 2011 by
Holocaust survivor, Susan Cernyak-Spatz will share her stories from her published memoir, “Protective Custody: Prisoner 34042” at 7 p.m. Monday, March 14 in Western Carolina University’s Ramsey Regional Activity Center. Cernyak-Spatz is a retired professor at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. She now travels the United States and overseas to share about her […]
