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Understanding Rescue During the Holocaust
Sunday, April 6, 2025
7:00 p.m.
Frick Center, Founders Lounge
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For decades after the Holocaust, rescue was understood primarily as a psychological phenomenon that could be attributed to one’s ethical predisposition or empathetic personality, or as a result of one’s piety or theological commitments. In recent years, a new approach focuses less on motivations and more on circumstances. This talk by Rebecca Carter-Chand, director of the Programs on Ethics, Religion and the Holocaust at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, will trace the evolution of the study of rescue and highlight new research on the rescue of Jews by Christians, as well as Jewish strategies of survival.
The Holocaust Service of Remembrance and Lecture
Admission is free but reservations are encouraged.