Oregon State University has observed Holocaust Memorial Week every year since 1987.

The breadth and the duration of our effort are unmatched in the Pacific Northwest. This program grows from the belief that educational institutions can do much to combat prejudice of all kinds, and to foster respect for the diversity that is America, by promoting an awareness of the Holocaust, perhaps the most horrific historical indicator of the high cost of prejudice. It is particularly important to teach young people about the Holocaust, so that coming generations will not forget the lessons that a preceding one learned at such cost. This emphasis recalls the motto of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum: "For the dead and the living, we must bear witness."

The Holocaust Memorial Program is supervised by the Holocaust Memorial Committee. This committee operates through the School of History, Philosophy, and Religion, but it is wholly responsible for all aspects of the program, including fund-raising, publicity, and arrangements for the annual observance of Holocaust Memorial Week.

This year's programming includes:

Anti-Mexican Mass Violence and Ethnic Cleansing on the American Great Plains – Presentation by Dr. Joel Zapata
Monday, May 6, at 7 p.m. in erson or online

The Ravine: A Family, a Photograph, a Holocaust Massacre Revealed – Book discussion by Dr. Wendy Lower
Tuesday, May 7, at 7 p.m. in person or online

From Nazi Oppression to Holocaust Education: One Family’s Journey. – Public Talk by Eva Aigner, with her daughter Sue Johnson
Wednesday, May 8, at 7 p.m. in person or online

Gender Equality as Human Rights – Social Justice Student Conference
Friday, May 10, at  8 a.m. - 2 p.m. online only
 

Register to attend these events in person or online