University of Minnesota to Host Memorial Tribute to Dr. Stephen Feinstein*
What: Memorial tribute for Dr. Stephen Feinstein, director of the Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies, University of Minnesota
When: Monday, May 12, 2008, 7:30 p.m.
Where: Cowles Auditorium, Humphrey Institute, 301 19^th Ave S, Minneapolis; University of Minnesota west bank campus
How: open to the public
FFI: Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies, 612-624-0256; www.chgs.umn.edu <http://www.chgs.umn.edu/>
A memorial tribute celebrating the life and accomplishments of Dr. Stephen Feinstein, founding director of the University of Minnesota Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies, will take place at the University of Minnesota on Monday, May 12 at 7:30 p.m. in Cowles Auditorium, Humphrey Institute, west bank campus. Stephen Feinstein died of an aneurysm on March 4, 2008.
The event will feature music, videos, and speakers who worked closely with Feinstein during his 10 years as director of CHGS and in his many other public activities. All who knew him are welcome to attend; no reservations are necessary. A Kosher dessert reception will follow the program.
From its founding in 1997 Feinstein built the University of Minnesota's Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies into an educational, research and outreach institution of international renown. He was known around the world as an advocate for Holocaust survivors and genocide education, and particularly for his expertise on artistic expression of genocides. He trained Polish teachers on Holocaust education, spoke at Yad Vashem in Jerusalem and other holocaust centers and memorials around the world, and possessed an almost encyclopedic knowledge about anything Holocaust- and genocide-related. His most recent accomplishment was securing the funding for and creating programming around the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum exhibition “Deadly Medicine: Creating the Master Race,” currently showing at the Science Museum of Minnesota.
Feinstein was known internationally for his generous personality, great humor and profound commitment to the issues at the heart CHGS's mission. More than anything else, he was a great humanitarian who believed that knowledge of the past could prevent atrocities in the future.
A blog has been set up for people to express their feeling on the Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies Website
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