"Sacred Memory" - April 2009
 ...was a huge success!! click HERE for pictures from our 2009 Yom Ha'Shoah Vigil...
See below for press coverage!


לעולם לא שוב

NEVER FORGET

"Never shall I forget that night, the first night in camp, which has turned my life into one long night, seven times cursed and seven times sealed. Never shall I forget that smoke. Never shall I forget the little faces of the children, whose bodies I saw turned into wreaths of smoke beneath a silent blue sky... Never shall I forget those flames which consumed my faith forever... Never shall I forget that nocturnal silence which deprived me, for all eternity, of the desire to live. Never shall I forget those moments which murdered my God and my soul and turned my dreams to dust. Never shall I forget these things, even if I am condemned to live as long as God Himself. Never."

- Elie Wiesel

NEVER AGAIN

"I come from a people who gave the Ten Commandments to the world. Time has come to strenghten them by three additional ones, which we ought to adopt and commit ourselves to: thou shall not be a perpetrator; thou shall not be a victim; and thou shall never, but never, be a bystander!"

- Yehuda Bauer

Schedule of Events

  • Tuesday, April 14, 7 pm @ Shawnee Theater / Clark Student Center Showing of Paragraph 175, a documentary concerning Nazi persecution of gays and lesbians during the Holocaust. Discussion will follow led by a panel of MSU faculty. This is an opportunity to learn about a much-overlooked aspect of the Holocaust and how it fit into the wider National Socialist ideology and extermination program. Sponsored by the Office of Student Development and Orientation, the Philosophy Program, and In & Out.
  • Thursday, April 16, 1-2:30 pm @ Kiowa / Clark Student Center - Judaism 101: Forum & Discussion. An overview of Jewish history, theology, rituals, traditions, and culture with open Q&A to follow. Tolerance begins with education. This is a chance to ask questions about any and all aspects of Judaism and Jewish culture, including the various ways Judaism differs from Christianity and other religious traditions. Sponsored by the Office of Student Development and Orientation and the Philosophy Program
  • Monday, April 20, 2 pm & 8 pm @ Shawnee Theater / Clark Student Center - Showing of Schindler's List, Steven Spielberg's epic depiction of the Shoah (Holocaust) vis-à-vis the story of Oskar Schindler, a German businessman who saved the lives of more than 1,000 Jews. Sponsored by the University Programming Board
  • Tuesday, April 21, 7 pm @ Sunwatcher Plaza - Yom Ha'Shoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day) Ceremony & Candelight Vigil. Join us as we mourn the deaths and honor the memories of the victims of the Shoah. Sponsored by the Philosophy Program with assistance from House of Jacob Reformed Synagogue. 
  • Thursday, April 23, 6:30 pm @ House of Jacob Reformed Synagogue, 3414 Kemp Boulevard, Wichita Falls - Talk by Holocaust survivor Paul Kessler with discussion and mourner's kaddish to follow. Transportation by van available from Sunwatcher Plaza at 6 pm, returning at 9 pm. For more information, please contact House of Jacob at (940) 692-5476.

PRESS

 

 


Never Again!

Special Thanks

Andre Lessears (formerly Coordinator of Multicultural Services at MSU); Matthew Park and the Office of Student Development; the University Programming Board; Ronda Steelman, Rebecca Steelman, Dr. Stephen Gugenheim, Gary Goldberg, Sandy Wassenmiller, Marilyn Rumsey, Danny Kislin, and the entire congregation of House of Jacob Reformed Synagogue; Reverend Troy Sims and Michael Paris of First United Methodist Church; Dr. Beverly Stiles (Sociology), Dr. Joshua Packard (Sociology), Dr. Julie Wood (Kinesiology), Rob Gresham (Psychology), Kathy Kelsey (Psychology), Lois Gallagher (PFLAG), and the members of In & Out; Michelle Niebur; Dr. Jesse Rogers; Dr. Friederike Wiedemann; The Wichitan; The Times Record News; Michelle Montgomery, Teresa Reese, Marcos Liriano, Myca Vinson, Courtney Saganski, Chris Stolarzyk, Ryan McKelvy, Russell Collins, Lindsey Applegarth, Beth Clower, Kevin Thompson, Jon Horry, Victoria Washburn, Sam Spangler, and the many other MSU students who offered their time and talents to make our inaugural celebration of Jewish Heritage Month a success.  

For more information on any aspect of Jewish Heritage Month, please contact Nathan Jun,  Assistant Professor of Philosophy, at (940) 397-4128, or via e-mail at nathan.jun (at) mwsu.edu.