04.04.2017 - By Haberman Institute for Jewish Studies
Speaker: Dr. James Loeffler, University of Virginia Program Series: Rabbi Joshua O. Haberman Distinguished Scholar Series Location: Ohr Kodesh Congregation, Chevy Chase, MD Date: November 14, 2016 Dr. Loeffler makes the argument that the concept of a "genocide law" predates the Holocaust, and is derived from Lemkin's forgotten role as a leader in the interwar Polish Zionist movement.