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Portraits of Holocaust Survivors Force Viewers to Confront the Past

Isabel Fenoglio • October 18, 2018

The international exhibit "Lest We Forget," came to Boston on Tuesday, placing 60 portraits of Holocaust survivors along the sidewalks of the Common.

Editorial: B.o.B Selection Raises Questions About CAB Vetting Processes

The Heights Editorial Board • April 29, 2018

Last week, the Campus Activities Board (CAB) announced that B.o.B would be headlining this year’s Modstock Festival. Bobby Ray Simmons Jr., professionally known as B.o.B, rose to fame in 2009 after the...

B.o.B to Headline This Year’s Modstock Festival

Cole Dady • April 25, 2018

The rapper's January 2016 song “Flatline” suggested anti-Semitic views, which gained the attention of the Anti-Defamation League.

Panelists Discuss Role of Jehovah’s Witnesses in the Holocaust

Jack Miller • October 22, 2017

John Michalczyk discussed the origin of the word “genocide” and countries’ hesitation to use the term, saying that modern U.S. presidents are afraid to label the Armenian Genocide, now over a century old, because they do not want to alienate the Turkish government.

Rena Finder Tells Story of Surviving Holocaust and Oskar Schindler

Heidi Dong • November 2, 2016

Finder hopes she can pass on the memory of the Holocaust and Oskar Schindler to future generations to inspire them to stand up for the oppressed.

Raile Honored for Saving 100 Jewish People During the Holocaust

Joseph Yuengert • April 11, 2016

Students, professors, and administrators gathered Wednesday evening to remember Rev. Raile, a Hungarian whose heroism saved 100 Jewish people during the Holocaust.

At Rena Finder’s Talk, A Story Of Holocaust Survival and Oskar Schindler

Alex Flores • November 12, 2015

Holocaust survivor Rena Finder shared her story of being one of 1,000 Jewish people saved by Oskar Schindler.

Exhibit Highlights Those Who Assisted Jews During The Holocaust

Laura McLaughlin • March 19, 2015

The Library of Theology and Ministry opened an exhibit on those who saved Jews during the Holocaust called “Whoever Saves a Single Life.”

Michalczyk Examines Film Methods Used In Holocaust In New Book

James Lucey • February 2, 2015

John Michalczyk, the director of the film studies program, explores the liberation of concentration camps and the film method used to capture the camps in his most recent book.

Author Commemorates ‘Night Of The Broken Glass’

Sophie Reardon • November 6, 2014

On the night of Nov. 9, 1938, a young Jewish boy watched Nazi soldiers torch a synagogue across the street from where he was studying in Dessau, Germany. He was forced to choose between alerting the fellow townspeople and riding his bike home to warn his mother. He chose the former and saved the lives of some 30 families.

LTE: Yet Another Holocaust Lesson

The Heights • November 2, 2014

When I went to see Holocaust survivor Rena Finder speak at BC last week, I was pleasantly surprised to find a room full of attentive students.

Unique Program Teaches Ethics Through Tragedy

Samantha Costanzo • April 23, 2012

If those who do not know their history are doomed to repeat it, the graduate students participating in the 2012 Fellowships at Auschwitz for the Study of Professional Ethics seminars are better off than most.