SCSU Center For Holocaust & Genocide Education

05/06/2026

Teachers: Join us Friday, June 26 (10 am - 4 pm) for this incredible one-day workshop on "Teaching Genocide Through Art"--and earn 5 CEU hours.

The workshop is FREE but space is extremely limited. Register today at: z.umn.edu/mia2026

The event is a collaboration between SCSU's Center for Holocaust and Genocide Education, University of Minnesota's Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies, and the Minneapolis Institute of Art.

04/15/2026

Last chance to register for tonight's free online presentation. You must register to receive an email with the Zoom link. Visit: https://forms.gle/keZC5SVQc1V4g2v87

02/09/2026

This Wednesday - Join us for a special event. This isn’t just for law enforcement or military. This event is for anyone who cares about leadership, responsibility, and the kind of community we want to be. Learn more by reading this St. Cloud Live article about the event.

Dr. David Frey will appear at an event sponsored by the Center for Holocaust and Genocide Education

01/28/2026

Two weeks from today, we will host Dr. David Frey from West Point. Please register to attend, so we have enough seats for everyone: https://tinyurl.com/CHGE-DAVID-FREY

Lessons from Holocaust perpetrators and Peacekeepers in Rwanda will be the topic of a discussion next month at St. Cloud State University. Learn more: https://wjon.com/ethical-training-leadership-st-cloud/

01/28/2026

International Holocaust Remembrance 2026:
As we remember the six million Jews murdered in the Holocaust, we must also consider how it happened and confront the dangers of hatred, antisemitism, discrimination, and all forms of dehumanization that still exist.

This video introduces the early warning signs, risk factors, and triggers of mass atrocities.http://www.ushmm.org/criminaljusticetools

01/20/2026

Join us for this important presentation at SCSU.

Dr. David Frey is a professor of history and founder of the Resnick Center for Holocaust & Genocide Studies at the US Military Academy at West Point. He has appeared on 60 Minutes, testified in the Senate, and advised government agencies on mass atrocities, human rights, and more.

Drawing from his research and books on the leadership and ethics of N**i soldiers and Rwanda peacekeepers, Dr. Frey will discuss why it is important (particularly for those who are entrusted to use deadly force) to study the Holocaust and other genocides. Specifically, he will explore decisions made by German officers serving in occupied Soviet lands in 1941 as well as choices made by Major General Roméo Dallaire, who was Force Commander of the United Nations Mission in Rwanda, during the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi.

REGISTER AT: https://tinyurl.com/CHGE-DAVID-FREY

11/20/2025

Join us for a rare opportunity at the Center for Holocaust & Genocide Studies University of Minnesota on Thursday, December 4. Reserve your FREE ticket at z.umn.edu/fatherdesbois

Father Desbois is a Catholic priest and President of Yahad – In Unum, a global humanitarian organization dedicated to identifying and commemorating the sites of Jewish and Roma mass executions in Eastern Europe during World War II. He is the author of “The Holocaust by Bullets: A Priest’s Journey to Uncover the Truth Behind the Murder of 1.5 Million Jews” (2007) and Winner of the National Jewish Book Award for “In Broad Daylight: The Secret Procedures behind the Holocaust by Bullets” (2019). He also published “The Terrorist Factory: ISIS, the Yazidi Genocide and Exporting Terror” (2016), based on his investigation of the Yazidi genocide in Iraq.

10/28/2025

Last week, we welcomed Carl Wilkens to St. Cloud and St. Cloud State University. He spoke to approximately 400 students and community members over two days. A special thank you goes out to Sauk Rapids-Rice High School and Foley High School for making time during their day for Carl to speak to their students.

Carl Wilkens is the author of "I'm Not Leaving" and was the only American to stay in Rwanda during the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi. In his presentations, he not only described the horrors and history of the genocide, but also discussed the lessons learned from Rwanda's focus on reconciliation and healing as part of justice.

10/20/2025

Join us this Wednesday when Carl Wilkens visits SCSU. The event is free and open to the public.

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09/29/2025

ON THIS DAY…
N**i troops massacred 33,771 Jews in the Babyn Yar ravine (Kyiv, Ukraine) on September 29-30, 1941--as documented in the official N**i reports send to headquarters in Berlin. The murders were part of the "Holocaust by bullets" committed by N**i mobile killing units (knows as the Einsatzgruppen) and its collaborators.

You can learn more about the Babyn Yar massacre by watching this BBC News video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6X-kVEqiNzM

You can also learn more about the mobile killing units by watching this video on the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum website: https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/animated-map/einsatzgruppen

It's important that we remember and share these horrific stories to counter Holocaust denial and minimization tactics that are so prevalent today.

This week marks 80 years since of one of the worst massacres of World War Two. Nearly 34,000 Jews were killed by the N**is at the ravine of Babyn Yar in the ...

08/29/2025

The Fall 2025 semester began this week with 30 students enrolling in our Holocaust Literature course as an elective--that's the highest number of students in years and it continues the trend we saw last year. With all the news of antisemitism and Holocaust denial on the rise, this burst in students choosing a Holocaust-related course is a welcome sign.