THE CENTER HOLDS LECTURES
for the benefit of visiting and local scholars, faculty members from the Washington area, Museum staff, and the public about the latest research in the field of Holocaust studies. Please consult the Center’s Calendar for information on upcoming scholarly presentations.
AUDIO RECORDINGS OF MANY LECTURES ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE —
To hear audio segments of scholars speaking on a variety of subjects, please scroll down this page to find topics of interest. We add recorded material to this list periodically. SUPPORTED BY ENDOWMENTS SINCE 1995, THE CENTER ORGANIZES:
The Joseph and Rebecca Meyerhoff Annual Lecture (Fall)
The Joseph and Rebecca Meyerhoff Annual Lecture on the Holocaust was endowed by the Meyerhoff family in 1994 to honor excellence in research and foster dissemination of cutting-edge scholarly work in the field of Holocaust Studies. Joseph and Rebecca Meyerhoff of Baltimore, Maryland, were active philanthropists in the United States and abroad, focusing especially on Jewish learning and scholarship, as well as on music, the arts, and humanitarian causes. Their children, Eleanor Katz and Harvey M. Meyerhoff, who is Member and Chairman Emeritus of the United States Holocaust Memorial Council, have endowed this lecture, which is organized by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum's Center for Advanced Holocaust Studies.
Our most recent lecture is listed below.Read about all past lectures.
Robert P. Ericksen Kurt Mayer Professor of Holocaust History, Pacific Lutheran University.
LECTURE “Christian Complicity? Changing Views on the German Churches and the Holocaust” November 8, 2007
The J. B. and Maurice C. Shapiro Annual Lecture (Spring)
The J. B. and Maurice C. Shapiro Senior Scholar-in-Residence is invited to spend an academic year at the Museum to pursue research and writing on a project relating to the Holocaust. The Shapiro Senior Scholar lectures at universities throughout the United States and serves as a resource for the Museum, educators, students, and the general public. This program, which is organized by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum's Center for Advanced Holocaust Studies, is made possible by an endowment from the J. B. and Maurice C. Shapiro Charitable Trust.
Our most recent lecture is listed below.Read about all past lectures.
Donald Bloxham University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom
LECTURE “The Legacies of Nuremberg in History, Politics, and Law” April 10, 2008
The Monna and Otto Weinmann Annual Lecture (Spring)
The Monna and Otto Weinmann Annual Lecture focuses on Holocaust survivors who came to America, and on their families. Born in Poland and raised in Austria, Monna Steinbach Weinmann (1906–1991) fled to England from Vienna in autumn 1938. Otto Weinmann (1903–1993) was born in Vienna and raised in Czechoslovakia. He served in the Czech, French, and British armies; was wounded in the D-Day invasion at Normandy; and received the Croix deGuerre for his valiant contributions during the war. Monna Steinbach and Otto Weinmann married in London in 1941 and emigrated to the United States in 1948. Their daughter Janice Weinman Shorenstein has endowed the Monna and Otto Weinmann Annual Lecture, which is organized by the Museum’s Center for Advanced Holocaust Studies.
Our most recent lecture is listed below.Read about all past lectures.
Kenneth Waltzer Professor of History, James Madison College of Michigan State University.
LECTURE “The Rescue of Children and Youths at Buchenwald” May 15, 2008
The Ina Levine Scholar-in-Residence Annual Lecture (Spring)
The Ina Levine Scholar-in-Residence Award recognizes excellence in the pursuit of innovative research and teaching about the Holocaust. The Center annually invites a distinguished scholar to spend an academic year at the Museum to pursue independent research and writing; to present lectures at universities throughout the United States; and to serve as a resource for the Museum, the Center, educators, students, and the general public. The Ina Levine Scholar-in-Residence Award has been endowed by William S. Levine of Phoenix, Arizona, in memory of his wife, Ina.
Our most recent lecture is listed below.Read about all past lectures.
Michael Brenner Chair of Jewish History and Culture, University of Munich.
LECTURE “In the Shadow of the Holocaust: German Jewry after 1945” January 31, 2008
