Type: Seminar, Stipend

Dates: January 4-8, 2016

Location: Washington, DC

Submission Deadline: October 11, 2015

Applicants: Advanced undergraduates and MA students enrolled in relevant academic disciplines at North American colleges and universities

Subjects: German History/Studies, Holocaust, Genocide, Memory Studies, Jewish History/Studies, Modern European History/Studies, Russian or Soviet History Studies

Description: “This seminar will acquaint advanced undergraduate, MA, and early PhD students with the central topics, issues, and sources related to the study of the Holocaust in the Soviet Union, including evacuation, mass shootings, rescue, forced labor, and issues of commemoration and memory. Mandel Center scholars will lead discussions, and the seminar will include group analysis of many of the types of primary source material available in the Museum’s collections. In addition, participants will have the opportunity to explore the Museum’s extensive library, archival, and other collections.”

Link: A Research Introduction to the Holocaust in the Soviet Union