The History/Government Department at Gallaudet University, in conjunction with the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C. will be hosting a conference at the Kellogg Conference Center and the Holocaust Memorial Museum on June 21 -24th. This community and scholarly conference ‘Deaf People In Hitler’s Europe’ will examine the experiences of deaf people in Europe under National Socialism (Nazism) from 1933 to 1945 and will cover topics such as sterilization, incarceration in concentration camps and the murder of people with disabilities in the T-4 program. Prominent scholars in Holocaust Studies and Deaf Studies and witnesses will participate. Continuing education units will also be offered. For information, contact Gallaudet University Conference Management, 800 Florida Avenue, NE, Washington, D.C. 20002-3695, or call 202/651-6060 TTY/Voice, 202/651-7074 FAX or e-mail to [email protected]
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2 Iyyar 5770 (2 Iyyar 5770 (April 16, 2010))