{"id":23887,"date":"2023-03-21T09:50:22","date_gmt":"2023-03-21T13:50:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/news\/?p=23887"},"modified":"2023-03-21T09:50:22","modified_gmt":"2023-03-21T13:50:22","slug":"furman-hosts-national-holocaust-exhibit-holds-educational-sessions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/news\/furman-hosts-national-holocaust-exhibit-holds-educational-sessions\/","title":{"rendered":"Furman hosts national Holocaust exhibit, holds educational sessions"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cAmericans and the Holocaust,\u201d<\/a> a traveling exhibit of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum and the American Library Association, is open to the Furman University community and to the general public, now through April 25 in the James B. Duke Library on the university\u2019s campus. Furman is one of 50 sites around the country chosen for the exhibit.<\/p>\n

An opening reception will take place Friday, March 24th, 4-6 p.m., in the library. Furman University President Elizabeth Davis and Rabbi Samuel Rose from Temple of Israel will speak. Hors d\u2019oeuvres and beverages will be served. RSVP requested here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The exhibit \u201cexamines the motives, pressures and fears that shaped Americans\u2019 responses to Nazism, war, and genocide,\u201d according to the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum website.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Americans and the Holocaust exhibit provides a framework that, through study, and reflection, can promote compassion in our students and community for those experiencing war and genocide and can encourage a more robust response to escalating animosity toward refugees, immigrants, and minority groups in the United States and throughout the world,\u201d said Caroline Mills, director of libraries at Furman.<\/p>\n

While the Nazi party grew in Germany, America was still in the throes of the Great Depression. Many prominent Americans, including politicians and people with political aspirations, promoted isolationism. The exhibit asks two main questions: \u201cWhat did Americans Know?\u201d and \u201cWhat more could have been done?\u201d It presents public opinion polls about whether more Jewish refugees should be allowed into the United States, whether people thought Nazis were treating Jews fairly and attitudes about engaging in war.<\/p>\n

The Furman University libraries are using the exhibition as a springboard for learning, working with faculty, local partners and the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum to identify experts in this field. Regional schools are bringing students in grades six through 12 to campus to experience the exhibit.<\/p>\n

Several events are scheduled and open to the public. These include:<\/p>\n