Tag: jewish book festival
Author sees similarities between Nazi-occupied France and the U.S. today
The University of La Verne hosted its annual Kristallnacht remembrance lecture on the 87th anniversary of the event Sunday in the Abraham Campus Center Ballroom before an audience of roughly 100.
Letters recall Kristallnacht stories
The University of La Verne hosted its annual Kristallnacht Remembrance Lecture featuring author Steven Wasserman speaking about his book, “Grasping at Straws: Letters from the Holocaust,” Sunday in the Campus Center Ballroom.
Author tells the untold story of X Troop
Leah Garrett, director of the Jewish Studies Center at Hunter College in New York, shared the stories of a group of Jewish service members known as the X Troop on Sunday at the University of La Verne’s annual Kristallnacht Remembrance Lecture held via Zoom.
