TROY -- Troy University’s Troy Campus Library is one of 50 U.S. libraries selected to host 'Americans and the Holocaust,' a traveling exhibition from the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum that
TROY -- Troy University’s Troy Campus Library is one of 50 U.S. libraries selected to host"Americans and the Holocaust," a traveling exhibition from the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum that examines the motives, pressures and fears that shaped Americans’ responses to Nazism, war and genocide in Europe during the 1930s and 1940s.
People are also reading… “We have always tried to provide interesting programming, often through grants, through our libraries,” Shaffer said. “I thought this was a really good opportunity for us, our students and faculty. We are in a rural area of the state, and consequently, usually people have to drive several hours to see an exhibit like this. I am glad that our students and others will have the chance to learn more about this time in history.
“There is a lot of political memorabilia from that era included in this exhibit that shows a nation that was conflicted, much like today, about what direction we should go,” Shaffer said. “You see in some of the propaganda issues of racism that are still prevalent in our society today.” April 12, noon – 1 p.m., Amy McDonald, “Determined to Survive: A Story of Survival and One Teacher’s Passion to Bring That Story to Life.”
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