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G – History
Lewes (Trinity Faith Education Building) | September 9, 2024-November 18, 2024
Monday: 9:00 AM-10:15 AM
The Holocaust, the greatest catastrophe that befell the Jewish people, did not occur in a vacuum or spontaneously. This course explores the rise of the Nazi Party as a consequence of WWI, the emergence of Hitler as Fuhrer, the disenfranchisement, expulsion, ghettoization, and extermination of Europe’s Jews, and the Jewish resistance in the Warsaw and Vilna Ghetto. Class features special emphasis on resistance and the narrative that has not been told.
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This offering meets for a total of 11 session(s).
INSTRUCTOR: Joe Chaikel
CHAIKEL, JOE–Born in Pocking, Germany, in 1947 in a displaced persons camp or refugee camp. Migrated to Israel in 1948 and arrived in the U.S. in 1958. Lived in New York from 1958 to 2004. Presently teaching Ancient History, and Genocide, Crimes Against Humanity and War Crimes at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore.
Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at the University of Delaware
OLLI is an academic cooperative for adults 50 and over to enjoy classes, teach, exchange ideas and socialize together, with no exams or educational requirements for participation. OLLI welcomes you.
Kent/Sussex | Wilmington