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Library Exhibit: Americans and the Holocaust

Event Details

Nazis in America and Anti-Nazi Protests

 

Date: Thursday, December 7, 2023
Time:11:30am-1:00pm
Room: Academic Complex, 287 Jay Street, A-209
Speakers: Prof. Elke Weesjes Sabella, Research and Programming Director Kingsborough Holocaust Center, Kingsborough Community College (CUNY).

Nazism and fascism were not only Asian and European phenomena. These movements had large support in the United States as well, not least in New York City and State. This support included the German American Bund's sold out rally in Madison Square Garden in February 1939. Dr. Elke Weesjes Sabella, Research and Programming Director of Kingsborough Community College's Holocaust Center and Visiting Assistant Professor at Kingsborough Community College (CUNY), will discuss Nazis and anti-Nazi protests in this period.