Cristina Gonzalez/Entertainment Director Overcrowding, disease, famine, loss, utter horror. That’s what 80-year-old Suly Chenkin recalls when she speaks about her childhood. It’s what she calls the “survival of her first pandemic, a pandemic of hate.” Chenkin, who was born in Kovno, Lithuania, was only 10 months old when Nazi soldiers invaded her hometown, taking her […]
Cristina Gonzalez/Entertainment Director As part of Holocaust and Genocide Awareness Week, FIU will host a series of events to honor Jewish resilience and the memory of victims of genocide across the world. FIU began the commemorative week today with a conversation titled “Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives.” During the discussion, Lenny Hayes and Jessica Smith […]
By: Anna Radinsky/Assistant News Director The University’s Holocaust and Genocide Studies Program and Hillel at FIU hosted events and exhibits throughout the week of Sunday, Jan. 27 to bring awareness to historic and current events related to the Holocaust, genocide and mass violence throughout the world. “Each year, a few different genocides are highlighted throughout […]
