Fighting the Fires of Hate: America and the Nazi Book Burnings  

On May 10, 1933, university students across Nazi Germany burned thousands of books in an ominous "cleansing" of the "un-German spirit" from German culture. Writings by scores of German and foreign authors, including Helen Keller, Ernest Hemingway, and Sigmund Freud, were consumed in spectacularly staged bonfires. Americans quickly condemned the events as hostile to the spirit of democracy and the freedom of expression.

Fighting the Fires of Hate: America and the Nazi Book Burnings, a traveling exhibition produced by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, explores how the book burnings became a potent symbol in America's battle against Nazism and why they continue to resonate with the public—in film, literature, and political discourse—to this day.

                             January 17 - March 15, 2013

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Library Technology Center
University of North Georgia
117 Georgia Circle
Dahlonega, Georgia 30597
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Gloria Shott Auditorium
University of North Georgia
322 Georgia Circle
Dahlonega, Georgia 30597
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The exhibition was produced by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum and underwritten in part by a grant from The Blanche and Irving Laurie Foundation, with additional support from the Lester Robbins and Sheila Johnson Robbins Traveling and Special Exhibitions Fund established in 1990. 

The exhibition and lecture series have been made possible by the generosity of friends of North Georgia and by collaboration among the University of  North Georgia, Kennesaw State University, and KSU Museum of History & Holocaust Education.

Tuesday, January 22, 2013
1 PM - Grand Opening, Library Technology Center.
4:30 PM - Reception. Hoag Student Center Great Room.
6 PM - Dr. Deborah Lipstadt, Dorot Professor of Modern Jewish History and Holocaust Studies at Emory University. Keynote.  Hoag Student Center Auditorium.
 
Monday, January 28, 2013
7 PM - Ms. Sally Levine, Specialist for Teacher & Curriculum Development at the Breman Museum and a  Regional  Educator and a Museum Teacher Fellow at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. “Teaching the Holocaust:  A Workshop for Educators." Library Technology Center, David L. Potter Special Collections Room 382.
 
Friday, February 8, 2013
7 PM - Dr. Laurence Sherr, Composer-in-Residence and Professor of Music at Kennesaw State University.  Lecture,"Banned Music in the Nazi Era."   Nan Maddox, cellist.   Co-sponsored by Department of Performing Arts.   Gloria Shott Performance Hall, Nix Mountain Cultural Center. 

The Hosch Library of the University of North Georgia-Gainesville is sponsoring a panel discussion titled Fighting the Fires of Hate: Censorship in Germany during the Nazi Era. The panel - Dr. Richard Byers and Dr. James Badger from Dahlonega and Dr. Shannon Gilstrap from Gainesville - will discuss the censorship of books, art, and film under the Nazi regime and will field questions from the audience.

Monday, February 25, 2013

6 PM - Dr. Sabine Smith, Associate Professor of German at Kennesaw State University.  “Degenerative Art, Architecture, Film.”  Library Technology Center, David L. Potter Special Collections Room 382.
 
Wednesday, March 13, 2013
6 PM - Dr. Catherine Lewis, Director of the Museum of History & Holocaust Education and Professor of History at Kennesaw State University. “Looking Back, Looking Ahead.”  Library Technology Center, David L. Potter Special Collections Room 382.
                                               

All programs are free and open to the public.

Check this program listing often for additions and changes.

To schedule tours, contact Bonnie Morris, 706-864-1521, bmorris@northgeorgia.edu. Reservations are now being taken. Seven-day advance notice is required.  School and group tours will be scheduled on Fridays.

For general information about the exhibition, contact the Information Desk at 706-864-1520, askus@northgeorgia.edu.