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March 8: Roundtable Conversation on Antisemitism
Feb 20, 2023

Roundtable Conversation on AntisemitismFacilitators: Dr. Chris Patti and Amy HudnallWednesday, March 8, 2023, from 6-8 p.m.Room 421, Belk Library...

Statement on Recent Antisemitic Attacks, February 2023
Feb 17, 2023

CJHPS Statement on Recent Antisemitic Events, Feb. 17 2023Over the last ten days, a series of antisemitic acts have occurred on and off campus and on ...

February 15: "Antisemitism and Its Manifestations" with Rachel Lang
Jan 30, 2023

"Antisemitism and Its Manifestations" with Rachel LangWednesday, February 15, 2023, at 7 p.m.Room 114, Belk Library and Information CommonsZoom link a...

International Holocaust Remembrance Day
Jan 26, 2023

International Holocaust Remembrance DayJanuary 27th is International Holocaust Remembrance Day. This is the day Auschwitz was liberated and ...

Dr. Barbara Zaitzow, professor of criminal justice in the Appalachian State Department of Government and Justice Studies (GJS) and a member of the Center for Judaic, Holocaust and Peace Studies (CJHPS) Faculty Advisory Board.

Who's Who Wednesday: Dr. Barbara Zaitzow
Jan 25, 2023

For the first Who's Who Wednesday of 2023, we're featuring Dr. Barbara Zaitzow, professor of criminal justice in the Appalachian State Depar...

Today marks the 81st anniversary of the Wannsee Conference at Wannsee, Germany, January 20, 1942.
Jan 19, 2023

81st anniversary of the Wannsee Conference at Wannsee, Germany, January 20, 1942.        On this cold and...

The Center for Judaic, Holocaust and Peace Studies at Appalachian State University

Judaic, Holocaust and Peace Studies students travel to Israel
Nov 28, 2022

BOONE, N.C. — From May 21-29, 2022, 5 Appalachian State students embarked on a journey from North Carolina to Israel through the generous support of...

November 17: "Gather, Heal, Grow" with Nico Albert Williams
Nov 9, 2022

"Gather, Heal, Grow: Healing from Genocide Through Ancestral Cherokee Foodways" with Chef Nico Albert WilliamsThursday, November 17, 2022, at 7 p.m.Ro...

November 5-10: "Kristallnacht, The Night of Broken Glass" Events
Nov 7, 2022

Roundtable Discussion on AntisemitismWednesday, November 9, 2022, at 7 p.m.Room 114, Belk Library and Information CommonsZoom link available upon regi...

October 19: "No Justice With Healing? No Healing Without Justice?" with Craig Higson-Smith
Oct 4, 2022

"No Justice With Healing? No Healing Without Justice?"Wednesday, October 19, 2022, at 7 p.m.Room 114, Belk Library and Information CommonsBOONE, N.C. ...