Battleground for Truth: Confronting Antisemitism and Holocaust Denial

Seventy years after liberation, we are seeing a frightening rise in European antisemitism. Despite the existence of laws prohibiting Holocaust denial in Europe, the presence of distortion and minimization, hate speech, and violent attacks are forcing Europeans and Americans to question what will it take for society to grasp the harsh and enduring lessons of the Holocaust?

Featured Speakers

Michael Abramowitz, Director, William Levine Family Institute for Holocaust Education, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Floriane Hohenberg, Former Director, Tolerance and Non-Discrimination Department, Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe

Deborah Lipstadt, Dorot Professor of Modern Jewish History and Holocaust Studies, Emory University

When 7:00 pm on Tuesday, May 19, 2015
Building George Sherman Union, 775 Commonwealth Ave
Room Conference Auditorium
Phone 202.488.0460
Contact Email calendar@ushmm.org
Contact Organization United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Fees Free
Speakers Michael Abramowitz, Floriane Hohenberg, Deborah Lipstadt