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Schedule

Posted 05.09.11


Sunday, June 19

5:45 - 6:45 p.m.Registration and reception
6:45 - 7:45 p.m.Dinner
8:00 - 9:15 p.m. Societal Influences on the Nuremberg Laws
Dr. Nathan Stoltzfus, Professor of History, Florida State University

Monday, June 20

7:00 - 8:00 a.m.Registration
8:00 - 8:15 a.m. Introduction, Overview of the Institute, and Announcements
Dr. Neil Betten, Institute Director and Rintels Professor Emeritus of Holocaust Education, FSU
Katie Ganson, Institute Program Coordinator
Lea Ann Gates, Technical Coordinator

Part I. Background and Foundations

8:15 - 10:15 a.m. The Intellectual Foundations of Nazi Germany
Dr. Frank Baglione, Professor of History, Tallahassee Community College
10:15 - 10:30 a.m.Break
10:30 - 12:00 noon The Legislative and Political Basis of Nazi Germany
Dr. Boyd Murphree, Florida Division of Archives
12:00 - 12:45 p.m.Lunch and informal discussion with the faculty
12:45 - 2:15 p.m. The Donald and Patricia Foss Lecture:
The Perspective from Social Psychology, Obedience to Authority
Dr. Susan Losh, Associate Professor of Educational Psychology and Learning Systems, FSU
2:15 - 2:30 p.m.Break
2:30 - 5:00 p.m. (I) Teaching Workshop
Dr. Cynthia Stone, Associate Director of the Institute

(II) Research Seminar
Dr. Neil Betten
7:00 - 9:00 p.m. An Introduction to Jewish Culture and Religion
Dr. David Levenson, Associate Professor of Religion, FSU
Dr. Shimon Gottschalk, Professor Emeritus of Social Work, FSU

Tuesday, June 21

8:00 - 9:45 a.m. The Economic and Business Foundations of Nazi Policy
Dr. Boyd Murphree, Florida Division of Archives
9:45 - 10:00 a.m.Break

Part II: Traditional Major Topics

10:00 - 12:00 noon Forms of Mass Murder: Ghettos, Death Squads, Concentration Camps
Dr. Mark Goldman, Professor of History and Honors program Director, Tallahassee Community College
12:00 - 12:45 p.m.Lunch and informal discussion with the faculty
12:45 - 5:00 p.m. (I) Teaching Workshop
(II) Research Discussion Seminar
7:00 - 9:00 p.m. Jewish Migration Patterns From Ancient Times Through the 1930's
Dr. Neil Betten, Professor Emeritus of History, FSU

Wednesday, June 22

8:00 - 9:45 a.m. Jewish Anti-Nazi Resistance
Mark Goldman, Professor of History and Honors Program Director, Tallahassee Community College
9:45 - 10:00 a.m.Break
10:00 - 12:00 noon The Diversity of Nazi Victims
Dr. Monte Finkelstein, Dean of History and Social Sciences, Tallahassee Community College
12:00 - 12:45 p.m.Lunch and informal discussion with the faculty
12:45 - 2:30 p.m. Seared Souls: South Carolina Voices of the Holocaust
2:30 - 5:00 p.m. (I) Teaching Workshop
(II) Research Discussion Seminar
7:00 - 9:00 p.m. The Cynthia Edelman Art History Lecture:
Drawing Strength, The Art of the Holocaust
Dr. David Gussak, Professor and Chair of Art Education, FSU

Thursday, June 23


Part III. Selected National Perspectives

8:00 - 9:45 a.m. Vichy France: Enthusiastic Support for Jewish Destruction
Dr. Jan Tanenbaum, Professor Emeritus of History, FSU
9:45 - 10:00 a.m.Break
10:00 - 12:00 noon Italy: The Prevention of Jewish Extermination
Dr. Monte Finkelstein, Dean of the History and Social Sciences, Tallahassee Community College
12:00 - 12:45 p.m.Lunch and discussion with the faculty
12:45 - 5:00 p.m. (I) Teaching Workshop
Guest Presentation: Fostering Creativity through Drama for Secondary School Students
Jean Odom, N.B. Cook School of the Arts, Pensacola

(II) Research Discussion Seminar
7:00 -9:00 p.m. Memories and Reflections of a Holocaust Survivor
Guest Speaker: Mary Wygodski, St. Petersburg

Friday, June 24

8:00 - 9:45 a.m. Poland and Occupied USSR: Liquidation of the Jews and the Persecution and Killing of Slavic Peoples
Dr. Jonathan Grant, Professor and Chair, Department of History, FSU
9:45 - 10:00 a.m.Break
10:00 - 11:30 a.m. The Dorothy and Jonathan Rintels American Policy Lecture:
The Roosevelt Administration's Response to the Holocaust: A Bitter Controversy
Dr. Neil Betten, Professor Emeritus of History, FSU
11:30 - 12:00 noon Family Memories and Reflection of the Holocaust
Steve Uhlfelder, Uhlfelder and Associates, Tallahassee
12:00 - 12:45 p.m.Lunch and informal discussion with the faculty
12:45 - 5:00 p.m. (I) Teaching Workshop
(II) Research Discussion Seminar
8:00 p.m.Participants are invited to attend Jewish Sabbath Services at Congregation Shomrei Torah.

Saturday, June 25


Part IV. Overview and Analysis

8:30 - 10:00 a.m. The Rubin Losh Contemporary Issues Lecture:
Responses to the Holocaust: When Students Ask, "How Could God Let This Happen?
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Dr. Martin Kavka, Associate Professor of Religion, FSU
10:00 - 10:15 a.m.Break
10:15 p.m. - 11:30 a.m. The Ruby Diamond Lecture:
Promoting Religious Tolerance and Interracial Harmony in an Uncertain World Environment
Dr. Susan Losh, Associate Professor of Educational Psychology and Learning Systems, FSU
11:45 p.m. - 1:15 p.m. Lunch and Thoughts and Memories of the Holocaust
Dr. Shimon Gottschalk, Professor Emeritus of Social Work, FSU
1:15 p.m.Awarding of Certificates
Adjourn to work on projects that are due July 29th