Center for Holocaust & Genocide Studies

09/17/2026

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09/07/2026

We are excited to solicit proposals for the second annual Bonnie and Richard Fertel Memorial Emerging Scholars Prize and Lecture in Holocaust and Antisemitism Studies.

Applications are due by 10/31. More information on our website.

The Bonnie Bornstein Fertel, z”l and Richard E. Fertel, z”l Emerging Scholars Prize and Lecture in Holocaust and Antisemitism Studies Each year, CHGS invites early-career scholars, who meet the conditions […]

08/27/2026

Join us for an incredible exhibition and an informal discussion with the artists. We hope to see you at the opening reception (9/16 at 5:00 pm in the Kresge Gallery).

Prepare to get the most out of the exhibition by attending a Zoom talk by Dr. Wendy Lower.

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07/15/2026

Our edited collection is officially published!

"Keeping Contact: Jewish Cultural Initiatives across Cold War Borders," eds. Rebekah Klein-Pejšová and Jacob Ari Labendz (Purdue University Press)

Many thanks to our brilliant contributors and a mutual mazel tov to my dear friend and co-editor, Rebekah!

Use the link in the comments purchase the book... Available for free on JSTOR for those who celebrate.

This edited volume is the first product of the Publishing Symposium Series at the Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies at Ramapo College of New Jersey.

Robust and continued support from the S. Rubenstein Family Foundation brought the program to fruition, as it will also make possible the next symposium cycle (to be announced in its own time).

We benefitted, as well, from the support of offices at Purdue University, notably its Program in Jewish Studies, and from the wise stewardship of Purdue University Press.
Cover art by P. Moshe Shammah.

04/27/2026

Join us for a special event hosted by Bridging The Gap Fellows for The Power Of Storytelling on THIS Wednesday April 29th from 5:00-7:00pm in Alumni Lounges!

04/22/2026

Register to join us on Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_aZfasl0WQZulT2mhg3XS6Q

04/20/2026

Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies, Ramapo College of NJ

Medical Care & the 1994 Genocide against Tutsi in Rwanda

Tues, April 21 at 1:50 PM via Zoom

A conversation with two Rwandan doctors who served in Rwanda before, during and after the genocide. They will speak, in particular, to the concerns of healthcare students.

Register:

We begin with a point of tension: Medical professionals take oaths to save human lives without distinction and to avoid causing harm. Genocide occurs at the terminus of a politics of division; a politics that removes individual communities and peoples from the circle of moral obligation, rendering t...

04/20/2026

JOIN US Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 7:30PM via zoom! An informational discussion on the Context and Legacies of the Armenian Genocide with Dr. Ohanian.

04/20/2026

Join us on Monday, April 27th at 7:00PM in Friends Hall for a discussion on American Rescue and Relief during 1942 from France!