International Conference

Children in the Holocaust--Children in Exile--Children under Fascism was the title of an international conference held from October 3-6, 1996 at UNR with 35 scholars from the United States and Europe. The conference was the first of its kind and addressed the specificity of children within a triangle of victimization, namely as Jewish children, as children of political opponents pushed into exile during the Nazi period and as German children forced into brutal youth organizations. Several of the participating scholars spoke from the perspective of former victims and as researchers. Author Sonia Levitin addressed a large audience of community people and UNR students in the ASUN auditorium. The conference was organized by the Center’s Director, Professor Viktoria Hertling.

The victimization and the study of children during the Holocaust is a relatively new area of research and is going to be the focus of a follow-up conference in May 1997, at the University of Marburg in Germany. Dr. Hertling will present her some of her newest research there. She will also lecture at several universities in Europe. At the University of Essen, Germany, Dr. Hertling’s Emmy-nominated video documentary Memories of the Holocaust will be featured.