LECTURE
The Philip Markowicz Annual Lecture in Judaism and Jewish Biblical Studies supported by the Jewish Federation and Foundation of Greater Toledo
"Teaching with tolerance in a Time of Hate:
Jewish Private Schools in Nazi Berlin, 1933-1939"
Monday, Mar. 18, 2024
6 - 7:30 p.m.
UToledo Center for Performing Arts (CPA), Recital Hall
ADMISSION - Free
PARKING - Free (Area 12, across from the CPA - any spots except the metered spots)
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https://youtube.com/live/I_jckvlO60E
In this this talk, Dr. Barry Jackisch, UToledo associate professor of history and the 2024 Philip Markowicz Endowed Professor in Judaism and Jewish Biblical Studies, will examine a small number of Jewish private schools that existed in Nazi Berlin until the outbreak of World War II. Because all Jews were segregated and banned from existing German schools under Nazi racial policy, those Jews who tried to stay in Germany formed their own educational institutions.
The fact that these Jewish schools survived in the capital of Hitler's Germany points to the importance of understanding the Holocaust as a process, something that did not simply occur overnight, but with a long history rooted in antisemitism and becoming increasingly more violent and discriminatory. It also shows us where potential existed, even in Nazi society, for Jewish survival and resistance in the face of growing persecution.
Studying these schools helps us remember and commemorate the teachers, administrators, students, and families who fell victim to the persecution of the Nazi regime and also those who escaped and survived. This overlooked subject offers a valuable perspective on the history of the Holocaust and the cancer of hate and intolerance in modern societies.