In conjunction with the Americans and the Holocaust traveling exhibition at the Calvin T. Ryan Library on the University of Nebraska Kearney campus, a lunchtime lecture will be held at the Kearney Public Library.

As the Holocaust persisted in Europe, Americans reacted to the humanitarian crisis in real time and memorialized its victims. In the decades that followed, memorial efforts in the United States evolved and expanded to create new archives, museums, and media to preserve Holocaust memory. Dr. Hannah Lahti, Assistant Professor of History & Public History, will highlight the various ways the Holocaust was memorialized in the United States from World War II to the present day, and how those efforts have changed over time.

For more information about the exhibit and other related events, visit the exhibit website.