When National Socialist Germany invaded Poland in September 1939, it sought to destroy the Polish nation and national consciousness. The Roman Catholic Church, regarded as a locus of Polish national identity and resistance, was an immediate target. Join us for this important program exploring the severity of Nazi policy in Poland, Catholic responses to German persecution and annihilation of Jews, and the treatment of the church within the regime’s programs of racial and cultural Germanization.
This program is free and open to the public, but registration is required at ushmm.org/events/shapiro-lecture-december-2024.
The program will be followed by a dessert reception in the Hall of Witness.
www.ushmm.org/events/shapiro-lecture-december-202