Jun 9, 2021 By: yunews
The at 麻豆区 is pleased to offer a Master of Arts in Holocaust and Genocide Studies beginning in the fall semester 2021.
鈥淗olocaust Education, at its heart, is character education, which is sorely needed in today鈥檚 world,鈥 said Dr. Shay Pilnik, director of the Fish Center. 鈥淭his new program will form the core of the Fish Center鈥檚 mission to build a new cadre of teachers, professional and lay leaders across the United States committed to Holocaust education and remembrance and ready to meet the challenges the field is currently facing.鈥
The new master鈥檚 program joins the Fish Center鈥檚 current programming, which includes courses, lectures and teacher training workshops attracting students from across the United States and abroad.
It also fulfills the vision of the Fish Center鈥檚 founder, Emil A. Fish, to have the Center conduct a multidisciplinary investigation of the Holocaust of European Jewry through history, theology, psychology, law, literature and education by relying on the resources and faculty of one of the world鈥檚 premier Jewish institutions for higher education.
Information about the program can be found at on the or by contacting Dr. Shay Pilnik (shay.pilnik@yu.edu) or Hodaya Blau (hodaya.blau@yu.edu).