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President of the Temple of the High Country Kurt Love, left, and Director of the Center for Judaic, Holocaust, and Peace Studies Davis Hankins speak at the Holocaust Remembrance Day service on Jan. 27.

Over 30 honor Holocaust victims on International Holocaust Remembrance Day [The Appalachian]
Jan 30, 2025

Monday was cold and rainy but over 30 people joined together in the Center for Judaic, Holocaust, and Peace Studies to hold a service for the...

Dr. Chris Patti is an associate professor in the Department of Communication and affiliate faculty member in the Center for Judaic, Holocaust and Peace Studies at Appalachian State University. Photo by the North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources on Flickr (https://flic.kr/p/2pmghin)

February 20: Compassionate Communication with Dr. Chris Patti
Jan 29, 2025

Compassionate Communication with Dr. Chris Patti
Thursday, February 20, 2025, from 7-9 p.m.

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Dr. Francis Thomas Borkowski served as chancellor of Appalachian State University from 1993 to 2003. Photo courtesy of Appalachian State University Historical Photographs Collection

App State honors former Chancellor Francis Thomas Borkowski
Jan 24, 2025

BOONE, N.C. — Dr. Francis Thomas Borkowski, former chancellor of Appalachian State University from 1993 to 2003, died Sunday, Jan.

Beyond Theater of Witness will host a virtual peacebuilding workshop on Wednesday, November 20, 2024 from 3:30-4:45 p.m. via Zoom.

November 20: Beyond Theater of Witness Workshop
Nov 11, 2024

BOONE, N.C. — Beyond Theater of Witness will host a virtual peacebuilding workshop on Wednesday, November 20, 2024, from 3:30-4:45 p.m.

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Dr. Hankins is an associate professor of religious studies in the Department of Philosophy and Religion.
Holocaust survivor Michael Berkowicz is the former treasurer of the North American Council of the Museum of the History of Polish Jews (POLIN), is a founding member of the Friends of the Krakow Jewish Culture Festival and has held leadership roles in various organizations dedicated to Judaic art and interfaith dialogue. Photo submitted
Appalachian State University's Center for Judaic, Holocaust and Peace Studies (CJHPS) is pleased to host director and producer Suzanne Lasky-Gerard for a screening of her documentary, “The March of the Living: 1988, Then and Now.” Photo submitted
The 22nd Annual Martin and Doris Rosen Symposium, supported by the Claims Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany, the Martin and Doris Rosen Symposium Endowment and the local Jewish community, will be held July 11-17, 2024, on Appalachian State University's Boone campus.
"The Armenian Genocide Today: Climate Change Abuse in the South Caucasus" Panel Discussion with Dr. Anatoly Isaenko, Dr. Neşe Kaya Özhan, Max Shirikjian, and Ashot Gabrielyan
The Center for Judaic, Holocaust and Peace Studies at Appalachian State University