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Tenth Annual Linda and Tony Rubin Lecture What Did American Faith Communities Stand For?

Public Program
French children wait in line for assistance from the Unitarian Service Committee in France, circa 1939–1941. Unitarian Universalist Service Committee

French children wait in line for assistance from the Unitarian Service Committee in France, circa 1939–1941. Unitarian Universalist Service Committee

The rise of National Socialism in Germany and the ensuing terror raised profound theological and ethical questions for people of all faiths.

Join us for a program that will examine the various responses of American faith communities and how their leaders’ actions inspired others and whose legacies still live on today.

Speakers
Suzanne Brown-Fleming
, PhD, Director, International Academic Programs, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Stephen R. Haynes, PhD, Professor of Religious Studies, Rhodes College
Jody Myers, PhD, Professor of Religious Studies and Director of the Jewish Studies Interdisciplinary Program, California State University, Northridge

Moderator
Dan Schnur, Columnist, Jewish Journal and Professor of Political Communications and Leadership

A reception will follow from 9–10 p.m.

Free parking is available.

Join the conversation online using #AskWhy and #USHMM

This program is free and open to the public but reservations are required.

For more information, please contact the Western Regional Office at 310.556.3222 or western@ushmm.org.