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Between God and Hitler: Military Chaplains in Nazi Germany

Public Lecture by DORIS BERGEN Co-Sponsored by The Jewish Studies Program, Leslie Center for the Humanities, Department of History and Department of German Studies

11/2/2023

5:15 pm – 6:30 pm

Carpenter Room 201 F

Sponsored by: Jewish Studies Program

Intended Audience(s): Public

Categories: Academic Calendar, Arts and Sciences, Lectures & Seminars

Lecuture with Doris Bergen

During World War II, approximately 1,000 Christian chaplains served the German military. What role did these Catholic priests and Protestant pastors play in the Holocaust? Drawing on a wide array of sources ~~chaplains' letters, military reports, Jewish testimonies, photographs. and popular culture ~~ this lecture offers insight into how Chrisitan clergy served the cause of genocide.

Co-Sponsored by The Jewish Studies Program, Leslie Center for the Humanities, Department of History and Department of German Studies

FREE and OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

For more information, contact:

Jennifer Thomas

jennifer.m.thomas@dartmouth.edu

603-646-1478

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