Institute for Holocaust, Genocide, and Memory Studies (IHGMS)

Welcome to the Institute for Holocaust, Genocide and Memory Studies

The Institute for Holocaust, Genocide, and Memory Studies at the University of Massachusetts Amherst is a locus for research and teaching on the Holocaust, genocides, and events of mass violence as well as on the memory and representation of these historical occurrences.

Welcome to the Institute for Holocaust, Genocide and Memory Studies

The Institute for Holocaust, Genocide, and Memory Studies at the University of Massachusetts Amherst is a locus for research and teaching on the Holocaust, genocides, and events of mass violence as well as on the memory and representation of these historical occurrences.
“A Demon-Haunted Land: Witches, Wonder Doctors, and the Ghosts of the Past in Post-WWII Germany” -- by Monica Black

Join us on Wednesday, October 21^st, 2020, at 5:00pm (EST) for a panel discussion of Monica Black’s new book: “A Demon-Haunted Land: Witches, Wonder Doctors, and the Ghosts of the Past in Post-WWII Germany”.

This event will be held via ZOOM Webinar and registration is required to attend this event. (After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.) You can register at: https://umass-amherst.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_J9sUw5rfR9y24Xp3kldFxA

“A Demon-Haunted Land: Witches, Wonder Doctors, and the Ghosts of the Past in Post-WWII Germany” -- by Monica Black

Join us on Wednesday, October 21^st, 2020, at 5:00pm (EST) for a panel discussion of Monica Black’s new book: “A Demon-Haunted Land: Witches, Wonder Doctors, and the Ghosts of the Past in Post-WWII Germany”.

This event will be held via ZOOM Webinar and registration is required to attend this event. (After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.) You can register at: https://umass-amherst.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_J9sUw5rfR9y24Xp3kldFxA
"Encounters" From Left to Right: Lucy S. Dawidowicz, the New York Intellectuals, and the Politics of Jewish History -- with Nancy Sinkoff

Join us on Tuesday, October 27, 2020, at 1:00PM (EST) 20:00 (Jerusalem), for a conversation on Nancy Sinkoff’s new book From Left to Right: Lucy S. Dawidowicz, the New York Intellectuals, and the Politics of Jewish History (Wayne State University Press, 2020). Samuel Kassow, Professor of History at Trinity College, will join Nancy to discuss her book and its’ topic.
You can register for this event at: https://umass-amherst.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_H3Pun538RiyBhab3t0J7aA.

"Encounters" From Left to Right: Lucy S. Dawidowicz, the New York Intellectuals, and the Politics of Jewish History -- with Nancy Sinkoff

Join us on Tuesday, October 27, 2020, at 1:00PM (EST) 20:00 (Jerusalem), for a conversation on Nancy Sinkoff’s new book From Left to Right: Lucy S. Dawidowicz, the New York Intellectuals, and the Politics of Jewish History (Wayne State University Press, 2020). Samuel Kassow, Professor of History at Trinity College, will join Nancy to discuss her book and its’ topic.
You can register for this event at: https://umass-amherst.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_H3Pun538RiyBhab3t0J7aA.
"Encounters", a collaborative project by UMass Amherst and the Hebrew University

The Avraham Harman Research Institute of Contemporary Jewry at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and the Institute for Holocaust, Genocide, and Memory Studies at UMass Amherst are launching a new, transnational program called “Encounters”: a series of meetings on new books in the research fields of the Holocaust, genocide, and mass violence. “Encounters” offers a unique opportunity for broad audience, scholars and laypeople, interested in these topics across national borders, to be acquainted with the field’s most recent works.

"Encounters", a collaborative project by UMass Amherst and the Hebrew University

The Avraham Harman Research Institute of Contemporary Jewry at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and the Institute for Holocaust, Genocide, and Memory Studies at UMass Amherst are launching a new, transnational program called “Encounters”: a series of meetings on new books in the research fields of the Holocaust, genocide, and mass violence. “Encounters” offers a unique opportunity for broad audience, scholars and laypeople, interested in these topics across national borders, to be acquainted with the field’s most recent works.
Five College Working Group

Each year the Institute for Holocaust, Genocide, and Memory Studies (IHGMS) at UMass Amherst brings together an interdisciplinary group of scholars from the Five Colleges to explore a broad topic. The 2020-2021 Five College Working Group explores the topic of “Race and Representations”. Project organizers are Stephen Clingman, Distinguished Professor in the Department of English, and Whitney Battle-Baptiste, Professor in the Department of Anthropology, both at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.

Five College Working Group

Each year the Institute for Holocaust, Genocide, and Memory Studies (IHGMS) at UMass Amherst brings together an interdisciplinary group of scholars from the Five Colleges to explore a broad topic. The 2020-2021 Five College Working Group explores the topic of “Race and Representations”. Project organizers are Stephen Clingman, Distinguished Professor in the Department of English, and Whitney Battle-Baptiste, Professor in the Department of Anthropology, both at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.
Virtual 2020 Summer Lecture Series held at the IHGMS

The IHGMS hosted Virtual Events via ZOOM in the summer of 2020. All events were open to the public are available to view on YouTube.

Find our Virtual Lecture Series on our website by clicking here on the header above, or by subscribing to our YouTube channel at:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqm5HzjF1RWFE-ODMGB5oTg/

Virtual 2020 Summer Lecture Series held at the IHGMS

The IHGMS hosted Virtual Events via ZOOM in the summer of 2020. All events were open to the public are available to view on YouTube.

Find our Virtual Lecture Series on our website by clicking here on the header above, or by subscribing to our YouTube channel at:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqm5HzjF1RWFE-ODMGB5oTg/
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Newsworthy

The Research Institutes of Contemporary Jewry at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and the Institute for Holocaust, Genocide, and Memory Studies at UMass Amherst launch a new, transnational program called “Encounters”: a series of meetings on new books in the research fields of the Holocaust, genocide, and mass violence. “Encounters” offers a unique opportunity for a broad audience, scholars and laypeople, interested in these topics across national borders, to be acquainted with the most recent works on these topics.

Events

Oct

“Encounters” A conversation on From Left to Right: Lucy S. Dawidowicz, the New York Intellectuals, and the Politics of Jewish History (Wayne State University Press, 2020), by Nancy Sinkoff

IHGMS (via ZOOM)
1:00 pm to 2:30 pm

Nov

Kristallnacht Memorial Event -- “Jewish and Other Refugees: Between the 1930s and the Present”, A panel discussion of the new book: "Hitler’s Jewish Refugees: Hope and Anxiety in Portugal, 1940-1945" - by Marion Kaplan

IHGMS (virtually)
5:00 pm to 6:30 pm

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Five College Working Group

In the academic year 2020-2021, IHGMS brings together an interdisciplinary group of scholars from the Five Colleges to explore the topic of "Race and Representations"

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“Encounters” A conversation on From Left to Right: Lucy S. Dawidowicz, the New York Intellectuals, and the Politics of Jewish History (Wayne State University Press, 2020), by Nancy Sinkoff

Kristallnacht Memorial Event -- “Jewish and Other Refugees: Between the 1930s and the Present”, A panel discussion of the new book: "Hitler’s Jewish Refugees: Hope and Anxiety in Portugal, 1940-1945" - by Marion Kaplan

Follow us on Facebook

Check out our Facebook page and "Like" it for updates and announcements from the IHGMS.

https://www.facebook.com/umassihgms