Everyone - you may find of interest the following below feature story, which has appeared now in the context of Sunday's International Holocaust Remembrance Day, and features Dr. Bruce Nielsen, Penn's Judaica Public Services Librarian and Archivist, who is based at the Library at the Katz Center:
https://penntoday.upenn.edu/news/lost-world-lost-lives-and-displacement-culture A forthcoming book by Penn Prof. Kathy Peiss, who also plays a prominent role in this feature, builds on her many years of extensive historical research about the role of librarians and archivists during and after WWII. https://www.c-span.org/video/?323922-1/libraries-world-war-ii All best, Arthur -- Arthur Kiron, Ph.D. Schottenstein-Jesselson Curator of Judaica Collections University of Pennsylvania Libraries 3420 Walnut Street Philadelphia, PA 19104-6206 Tel: (215) 573-7431 Fax: (215) 898-0559 Web: http://www.library.upenn.edu/collections/judaica/ Wednesdays and Fridays at: Library at the Hebert D. Katz Center for Advanced Judaic Studies 420 Walnut St. Philadelphia, PA 19106 Tel: (215) 746-1290 Web: https://www.library.upenn.edu/lkcajs
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