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Website: https://hef.northwestern.edu/ Subscribe to our mailing list: http://eepurl.com/jcfO0M https://bsky.app/profile/hefnu.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/hefnu.bsky.social/post/3mkzvgsaldk2uOn Wednesday, April 22 HEFNU hosted Sam Huneke (George Mason University) to speak about his recent publication, “I Will Not Abandon You: Queer Women in Nazi Germany.” Drawing on a decade of archival research, Huneke explores how love, queer resistance, and collective action survived under Nazi rule.04 May 2026 14:36 +0000at://did:plc:nom4yocbmapfmfqzxs554sw4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkzvgsaldk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/hefnu.bsky.social/post/3mkinumeeok2uCall for Applications: HEFNU Regional Institute: Charleston Details and application requirements can be found here: https://hef.northwestern.edu/institutes/regional-institutes/ Application Deadline: November 1, 202627 Apr 2026 18:05 +0000at://did:plc:nom4yocbmapfmfqzxs554sw4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkinumeeok2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/hefnu.bsky.social/post/3mjwswsumfc2eVirtual Speakers Bureau Highlight Event Holocaust Literatures: A Comparative Approach planitpurple.northwestern.edu/event/641764 Featuring Victoria Aarons, Jonathan Druker, Ariane Santerre, and Sue Vice Please join us! Monday, May 11 10 AM PT/12 PM CT/1 PM ET Online Only | Registration required20 Apr 2026 15:48 +0000at://did:plc:nom4yocbmapfmfqzxs554sw4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjwswsumfc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/hefnu.bsky.social/post/3mjhy6vvezc2e"'Thirst is dreadful, worse than hunger': Dehydration, Despair, and Death in the Holocaust," featuring Ed Westermann (Northwestern University) Wednesday, May 13, 5–7 PM Harris Hall, Room 108 In-Person Only | Reception to Follow More information here: planitpurple.northwestern.edu/event/64146914 Apr 2026 18:12 +0000at://did:plc:nom4yocbmapfmfqzxs554sw4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjhy6vvezc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/hefnu.bsky.social/post/3mj34tb2as225Call for Applications: Seminar Participant Applications https://hef.northwestern.edu/lessons-and-legacies-conference/lessons-and-legacies.html Lessons & Legacies XVIII Chicago, Illinois 12-15 November 2026 Submission Deadline: 04 May 2026 (11:59 PM Pacific Time)09 Apr 2026 15:30 +0000at://did:plc:nom4yocbmapfmfqzxs554sw4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj34tb2as225https://bsky.app/profile/hefnu.bsky.social/post/3miw6lu3cok2pHEFNU congratulates the recipients of our 2026-2027 Academic Year Teaching Grants. More information can be found at https://hef.northwestern.edu/grants/teaching-grants/07 Apr 2026 16:18 +0000at://did:plc:nom4yocbmapfmfqzxs554sw4/app.bsky.feed.post/3miw6lu3cok2phttps://bsky.app/profile/hefnu.bsky.social/post/3mhvqvy23cs2rPublic Lecture: "I Will Not Abandon You: Queer Women in Nazi Germany," featuring Sam Huneke (George Mason University) planitpurple.northwestern.edu/event/640719 Wednesday, April 22 | 5:00-7:00 PM | Harris Hall, Room 108 In-Person Only | Open to the Public | Reception to Follow25 Mar 2026 18:48 +0000at://did:plc:nom4yocbmapfmfqzxs554sw4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhvqvy23cs2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/hefnu.bsky.social/post/3mh6uy6jajc2mHolocaust Studies and Contemporary Issues: ‘Race’, Whiteness, and Holocaust Refugees in the Colonial World Registration: https://northwestern.zoom.us/meeting/register/H-uRdh69SYqtvw_0krdqLQ Tuesday, April 14, 2026 9AM PT/11AM CT/ 12 PM Eastern Time16 Mar 2026 16:30 +0000at://did:plc:nom4yocbmapfmfqzxs554sw4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mh6uy6jajc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/hefnu.bsky.social/post/3mf5kijuudc2cWe have extended the Sharon and Earl Abramson Research Grant deadline - APPLY NOW! Deadline: Sunday, March 1 (11:59 PM, U.S. Pacific Standard Time) More information here: https://hef.northwestern.edu/grants/sharon-and-earl-abramason-research-grant/application-information.html18 Feb 2026 16:59 +0000at://did:plc:nom4yocbmapfmfqzxs554sw4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mf5kijuudc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/hefnu.bsky.social/post/3mdxnw6a7y22uWe have extended the Summer Institute Application Deadline - APPLY NOW! Deadline: Sunday, February 15 (11:59 PM, U.S. Pacific Standard Time) More information here: https://hef.northwestern.edu/institutes/northwestern/application-information.html Institute Dates: June 21 - July 3, 202603 Feb 2026 15:19 +0000at://did:plc:nom4yocbmapfmfqzxs554sw4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdxnw6a7y22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/hefnu.bsky.social/post/3mdldhr732k2wAnnual Winter Lecture “The Nazi Transport of 440 Romani Women and Girls from Austria’s Burgenland in June 1939: A Microhistory” Featuring Tiarra Maznick (Northwestern University) More information here: planitpurple.northwestern.edu/event/63852129 Jan 2026 17:40 +0000at://did:plc:nom4yocbmapfmfqzxs554sw4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdldhr732k2whttps://bsky.app/profile/hefnu.bsky.social/post/3mculacyh422eThe Winter 2026 Newsletter is here! Thank you to everyone who sent in submissions. Find it on our website: https://hef.northwestern.edu/about/newsletters/20 Jan 2026 16:28 +0000at://did:plc:nom4yocbmapfmfqzxs554sw4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mculacyh422ehttps://bsky.app/profile/hefnu.bsky.social/post/3mabiuv5gc22rHEFNU Series: Holocaust Studies and Contemporary Issues "New Research on Treblinka: Landscapes, Evidence, and Memory" Tuesday, January 27, 2026, 11 AM PT/1PM CT/2PM ET Registration is required:  https://northwestern.zoom.us/meeting/register/8Zqrd_KORfalYg7r7FnjnQ18 Dec 2025 15:35 +0000at://did:plc:nom4yocbmapfmfqzxs554sw4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mabiuv5gc22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/hefnu.bsky.social/post/3ma7e2t4qac2hAPPLY NOW! SUBMISSION DEADLINE: 15 February 2026, 11:59 PM PST https://hef.northwestern.edu/grants/sharon-abramason-research-grant/application-information.html HEFNU awards Sharon and Earl Abramson Research Grants each year to support research related to the Holocaust.17 Dec 2025 19:03 +0000at://did:plc:nom4yocbmapfmfqzxs554sw4/app.bsky.feed.post/3ma7e2t4qac2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/hefnu.bsky.social/post/3m73xrv5h6s2jAPPLY NOW! https://hef.northwestern.edu/institutes/northwestern/application-information.html Summer Institute on the Holocaust and Jewish Civilization – Holocaust Educational Foundation of Northwestern University Institute Dates: June 21 - July 3, 2026 Application Deadline: Sunday, February 1 (11:59 PM, U.S. Pacific Standard Time)03 Dec 2025 17:21 +0000at://did:plc:nom4yocbmapfmfqzxs554sw4/app.bsky.feed.post/3m73xrv5h6s2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/hefnu.bsky.social/post/3m6zc5uojdk26This Giving Tuesday, please consider giving a donation to the Holocaust Educational Foundation of Northwestern University (HEFNU). HEFNU supports and advances Holocaust Research and Education at institutions of higher learning. Please donate today at: hef.northwestern.edu/support/.02 Dec 2025 15:48 +0000at://did:plc:nom4yocbmapfmfqzxs554sw4/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6zc5uojdk26https://bsky.app/profile/hefnu.bsky.social/post/3m63bfgvz2k2eHEFNU's inaugural Emerging Scholars Lessons & Legacies Conference took place from 6-9 November 2025. HEFNU thanks the Strassler Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies at Clark University for co-sponsoring the Conference and hosting it in Worcester, MA, USA.20 Nov 2025 17:15 +0000at://did:plc:nom4yocbmapfmfqzxs554sw4/app.bsky.feed.post/3m63bfgvz2k2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/hefnu.bsky.social/post/3m4sup2dq4k25“Family and the Global History of the Holocaust,” Lecture & Lunch featuring Jan Láníček Register here: planitpurple.northwestern.edu/event/635430 Friday, November 21, 12-2 PM | Harris Hall, Room 10804 Nov 2025 15:41 +0000at://did:plc:nom4yocbmapfmfqzxs554sw4/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4sup2dq4k25https://bsky.app/profile/hefnu.bsky.social/post/3m46s5wei722pThe Holocaust Educational Foundation of Northwestern University (HEFNU) is accepting proposals for Academic Year 2026-2027 Teaching Grants. More information can be found at https://hef.northwestern.edu/grants/teaching-grants/application-information.html SUBMISSION DEADLINE: 8 December 2025, 11:59 PM PST27 Oct 2025 16:02 +0000at://did:plc:nom4yocbmapfmfqzxs554sw4/app.bsky.feed.post/3m46s5wei722phttps://bsky.app/profile/hefnu.bsky.social/post/3m3sl67y35k26Holocaust Studies and Contemporary Issues Series: “Confinement, Deportation, and Transit” Register here: https://northwestern.zoom.us/meeting/register/Xn5PzOyXSqeVmzDGucEOUA#/registration Please join us! Tuesday, November 18 12:00-1:00 PM (Eastern Time, USA) Online Only | Registration Required22 Oct 2025 19:25 +0000at://did:plc:nom4yocbmapfmfqzxs554sw4/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3sl67y35k26https://bsky.app/profile/hefnu.bsky.social/post/3m25tt6vy6c2fAnnual HEFNU/CCHS Lecture "Representing the Operation Reinhard Killing Centers in Contemporary Holocaust Fiction" Featuring Erin McGlothlin (Washington University in St. Louis) More information here: planitpurple.northwestern.edu/event/63159401 Oct 2025 20:09 +0000at://did:plc:nom4yocbmapfmfqzxs554sw4/app.bsky.feed.post/3m25tt6vy6c2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/hefnu.bsky.social/post/3lzybxjckp22iVirtual Speakers Bureau Highlight Event: Comparative Approaches to Holocaust Geographies Learn more here: planitpurple.northwestern.edu/event/632900 Wednesday, October 29, 12:00-1:00 PM (CST) Online Only | Registration required29 Sep 2025 15:06 +0000at://did:plc:nom4yocbmapfmfqzxs554sw4/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzybxjckp22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/hefnu.bsky.social/post/3lz4vhe5qys2hHEFNU is excited to announce the publication of The Routledge Handbook to Auschwitz-Birkenau, co-edited by HEFNU director Sarah M. Cushman along with Joanne Pettitt and Dominic Williams. A purchase link for the book with a 20% discount is available here: https://www.routledge.com/The-Routledge-Handbook-to-Auschwitz-Birkenau/Cushman-Pettitt-Williams/p/book/978103220244018 Sep 2025 17:40 +0000at://did:plc:nom4yocbmapfmfqzxs554sw4/app.bsky.feed.post/3lz4vhe5qys2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/hefnu.bsky.social/post/3lwttvmshx22vVirtual Book Launch: The Routledge Handbook to Auschwitz-Birkenau Tuesday, September 16, 11 AM ET/4 PM BT Register Here: https://northwestern.zoom.us/meeting/register/voLTKhv2Qe2Ux6pzz7o-bw20 Aug 2025 16:28 +0000at://did:plc:nom4yocbmapfmfqzxs554sw4/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwttvmshx22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/hefnu.bsky.social/post/3lv4nbbqcrc2bHEFNU’s 29th annual Summer Institute on the Holocaust and Jewish Civilization, held from June 22 to July 4, saw another wonderful cohort of Fellows. Learn more about our annual Summer Institute here: https://hef.northwestern.edu/institutes/northwestern/29 Jul 2025 17:33 +0000at://did:plc:nom4yocbmapfmfqzxs554sw4/app.bsky.feed.post/3lv4nbbqcrc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/hefnu.bsky.social/post/3lstj73n5oc2mApply Now! HEFNU Regional Institute: Los Angeles HEFNU and Loyola Marymount University are pleased to announce the Regional Institute “Acts of Translation: Personal Stories in a Post-survivor World.” Details and application requirements can be found here: https://hef.northwestern.edu/institutes/regional-institutes/30 Jun 2025 15:36 +0000at://did:plc:nom4yocbmapfmfqzxs554sw4/app.bsky.feed.post/3lstj73n5oc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/hefnu.bsky.social/post/3lseg3ivnf22yCall for Papers: LESSONS & LEGACIES XVIII HEFNU at 50: Contexts, Connections, and (Dis)Continuities International Conference on the Holocaust https://hef.northwestern.edu/lessons-and-legacies-conference/lessons-and-legacies.html 12-15 November 2026 (Thursday–Sunday) Chicago, Illinois Submission Deadline: 15 December 202524 Jun 2025 15:30 +0000at://did:plc:nom4yocbmapfmfqzxs554sw4/app.bsky.feed.post/3lseg3ivnf22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/hefnu.bsky.social/post/3lqum45whf223The Summer 2025 Newsletter is here! Thank you to everyone who sent in submissions. Find it on our website: https://hef.northwestern.edu/about/newsletters/ Featuring Monique Balbuena, Daniel Greene, Maja Kruse, and Alexandria N. Ruble #hefnu #holocauststudies #holocausteducation #newsletter05 Jun 2025 15:10 +0000at://did:plc:nom4yocbmapfmfqzxs554sw4/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqum45whf223https://bsky.app/profile/hefnu.bsky.social/post/3lp7qupkjz22sOn Tuesday, May 6, HEFNU hosted our annual Theodore “Zev” Weiss Lecture in Holocaust Studies, “Unlikely Allies: Jewish Middle Aged Photographers and the Trans Camera.” Thank you, Jennifer Evans, for joining us at Northwestern!15 May 2025 14:44 +0000at://did:plc:nom4yocbmapfmfqzxs554sw4/app.bsky.feed.post/3lp7qupkjz22shttps://bsky.app/profile/hefnu.bsky.social/post/3loyeizosmk2xWe are pleased to announce this year’s recipients of the HEFNU Sharon Abramson Research Grants to support research related to the Holocaust. More information about this year’s recipients can be found on our website: https://hef.northwestern.edu/grants/sharon-abramason-research-grant/12 May 2025 16:14 +0000at://did:plc:nom4yocbmapfmfqzxs554sw4/app.bsky.feed.post/3loyeizosmk2x