Holocaust Research and Information Project
Comparative Literature: Holocaust Research and Information Project
We work to ensure that the new generation that will shape the future learns from the tragedies of the past.
Since 1973, a small core of dedicated faculty and staff at UWM have promoted the development of courses and other activities related to the Holocaust. This effort began in Comparative Literature, with the creation by Lecturer Esther Ansfield of courses on literature and the Holocaust. Over the years, these popular courses (which have been taught more recently by Father Michael Fountain) have opened the eyes, minds, and hearts of many hundreds of students. With the leadership of Professor Roy Swanson, the dedicated fundraising efforts of Ms. Ansfield, and the strong support of Professor Rachel Skalitzky, the activities of what cam to be named the Holocaust Research and Information Project expanded to include the development of an archive of materials related to the Holocaust, and, when funding permitted, the preparation of educational materials for use in secondary and middle schools.
In more recent years, with the German Department's hiring of Professor Ruth Schwertfeger, the activities of the Holocaust Project have reached a broader audience. Professor Schwertfeger's intensive research on the Holocaust has brought to light the writings of women in the concentration camp at Theresienstadt (Terezin) in Czechoslovakia, and she is now widely sought after for speaking engagements, both regionally and nationally. Her visibility as a speaker has increased the visibility of UWM's Holocaust Project and helped to attract additional funding for the development of more courses on the Holocaust not only in Comparative Literature but also in History and German. She has been appointed Coordinator of the Holocaust Project, and works closely with Professors Swanson and Skalitzky and, since Ms. Ansfield's retirement, with Michael Fountain in planning future course offerings and activities involving additional UWM faculty and staff.
Most of the offerings under the aegis of the Holocaust Project are funded through donations, large and small, of generous individuals and institutions (including the Wisconsin Society for Jewish Learning) concerned with the development of the social conscience of the next generation. The Holocaust Project would not exist without their commitment, and we are very grateful for their support.
Inquiries may be addressed to:
Holocaust Research and Information Project
Curtin Hall Room 294
UW-Milwaukee
P.O. Box 413
Milwaukee, WI 53201
Phone:
414-229-4701 (Project Office/Michael Fountain)
414-229-4630 (German Department/Ruth Schwertfeger).
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