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We often hear that we must remember the Holocaust so that it will not be repeated. But what exactly are we called upon to remember? Many speak of lessons of the Holocaust, but how are those lessons articulated, and how well do they conform to what actually happened to the Jews of Europe during the 1930s and 1940s? These questions will be at the center of this presentation.

David Engel served for 31 years as Greenberg Professor of Holocaust Studies at New York University, where he is currently a member of the emeritus faculty. Earlier he served as senior lecturer in history and fellow of the Diaspora Research Center at Tel Aviv University. He has also been a member of the Academic Committee of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. Author of ten books and more than 100 scholarly articles on various aspects of the Holocaust and modern history, including a standard textbook entitled “The Holocaust: The Third Reich and the Jews,” Professor Engel and his wife Ronit currently reside in Philadelphia, PA.

This will be an online event hosted via Zoom Conferencing. You do not need a Zoom account but you will need to download and install the Zoom app on your computer or mobile device to join the event. Please email us at info@pennsvillage.org in advance if you need assistance installing the Zoom app. If you cannot join the event using your computer or mobile device and the Zoom app, you can join the event via teleconference and hear the audio portion. You will receive an email a day or so before the event with a link to the meeting, the Meeting ID, call-in telephone numbers and instructions for joining the meeting.

Please register on the Penn’s Village website, by emailing Info@pennsvillage.org, or calling 215-925-7333. This program is free of charge to our members and volunteer partners. Guests may attend up to three programs before joining Penn’s Village

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