{"id":2222,"date":"2017-11-13T15:53:59","date_gmt":"2017-11-13T15:53:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/holocaust-genocide\/?p=2222"},"modified":"2018-03-22T16:09:31","modified_gmt":"2018-03-22T16:09:31","slug":"chgs-celebrates-20-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/holocaust-genocide\/chgs-celebrates-20-years\/","title":{"rendered":"CHGS Celebrates 20 Years"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On October 24<sup>th<\/sup>, the Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies (CHGS) hosted a celebration honoring 20 years of serving its mission to promote awareness and encourage collaboration in the study of mass violence. The event brought together faculty, community members, advocates, as well as current student and alumni, to commemorate the legacy of Steven Feinstein, CHGS\u2019s founding director, and to acknowledge the Center\u2019s current initiatives. Guests toured a pop-up exhibition of artwork from the CHGS archives and enjoyed a musical program.<\/p>\n<p>Speakers included Dean Coleman from the College of Liberal Arts, CHGS Director Alejandro Baer, graduate student Wahutu Siguru, Program Coordinator Jennifer Hammer, and Dr. Rebecca Feinstein, daughter of founding director Steven Feinstein. Many spoke of the interdisciplinary strength of CHGS, which works with faculty and students from a number of departments across campus. Others discussed the wide variety of CHGS initiatives, from outreach events to past symposiums, as well as future course offerings.<\/p>\n<p>Guests left with a copy of the annual report, news on upcoming events, and pages from the first-ever CHGS newsletter 20 years ago. Overall, the event provided an opportunity to reflect upon 20 successful years of CHGS, as well as the chance to look ahead at what is to come.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2633\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2633\" style=\"width: 4039px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-2633 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/umnchgs.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/11\/img_8540.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_8540.jpg\" width=\"4039\" height=\"2693\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2633\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dr. Rebecca Feinstein, daughter of founding director Steven Feinstein<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2635\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2635\" style=\"width: 4878px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-2634 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/umnchgs.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/11\/img_8580.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_8580.jpg\" width=\"4878\" height=\"3252\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2635\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Artwork Exhibition from the CHGS Archives<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2636\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2636\" style=\"width: 4884px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-2636 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/umnchgs.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/11\/img_8767.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_8767.jpg\" width=\"4884\" height=\"3256\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2636\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">CHGS Team. From left to right: Alejandro Baer, Camille Grey, Wahutu Siguru, Tomas Romano, Brooke Chambers, Alexandra Tiger, Demetrios Vital, Dana Queen, Miray Philips (Missing: Jennifer Hammer)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On October 24th, the Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies (CHGS) hosted a celebration honoring 20 years of serving its mission to promote awareness and encourage collaboration in the study of mass violence. 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