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Bernice Lerner, "Weaving Disparate Narratives: Behind the Scenes of Bergen-Belsen's Liberation"
29 April 2021
Zoom, 7:00PM CT
Sponsored by:
George L. Mosse Program in History
Mosse/Weinstein Center for Jewish Studies at UW-Madison
Based on her recent publication, "All the Horrors of War: A Jewish Girl, A British Doctor, and the Liberation of Bergen-Belsen" (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2020).
All the Horrors of War follows Glyn Hughes, a high-ranking British officer, and Rachel Genuth, a teenager from the Hungarian provinces, as they navigate their respective forms of hell during the final, brutal year of World War II. Their stories converge before the war’s end, in Bergen-Belsen, where Hughes finds himself responsible for an unprecedented situation: 25,000 of 60,000 war-ravaged inmates are in need of immediate hospitalization. Rachel is among those at death’s door. Their narratives tell a larger story—about the suffering of the victims, the struggles of liberators who strove to save lives, and about the human capacity for fortitude and redemption.
Bernice Lerner is the author of All the Horrors of War: A Jewish Girl, a British Doctor, and the Liberation of Bergen-Belsen, and other writings on the Holocaust and on virtue ethics.
As director of Boston University’s Center for Character and Social Responsibility, Bernice lectured widely and conducted professional development for educators. As dean of adult learning at Hebrew College, she created a host of innovative programs, including the acclaimed Me'ah program.
Bernice earned a bachelor’s from Stony Brook University, a master’s from the Jewish Theological Seminary, and a doctorate from Boston University. Among courses she taught at Boston University and Northeastern University were Resistance During the Holocaust, Character and Ethics Education, and Ethical Decision Making for Education Leaders.
Bernice Lerner, "Weaving Disparate Narratives: Behind the Scenes of Bergen-Belsen's Liberation"
29 April 2021
Zoom, 7:00PM CT
Sponsored by:
George L. Mosse Program in History
Mosse/Weinstein Center for Jewish Studies at UW-Madison
Based on her recent publication, "All the Horrors of War: A Jewish Girl, A British Doctor, and the Liberation of Bergen-Belsen" (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2020).
All the Horrors of War follows Glyn Hughes, a high-ranking British officer, and Rachel Genuth, a teenager from the Hungarian provinces, as they navigate their respective forms of hell during the final, brutal year of World War II. Their stories converge before the war’s end, in Bergen-Belsen, where Hughes finds himself responsible for an unprecedented situation: 25,000 of 60,000 war-ravaged inmates are in need of immediate hospitalization. Rachel is among those at death’s door. Their narratives tell a larger story—about the suffering of the victims, the struggles of liberators who strove to save lives, and about the human capacity for fortitude and redemption.
Bernice Lerner is the author of All the Horrors of War: A Jewish Girl, a British Doctor, and the Liberation of Bergen-Belsen, and other writings on the Holocaust and on virtue ethics.
As director of Boston University’s Center for Character and Social Responsibility, Bernice lectured widely and conducted professional development for educators. As dean of adult learning at Hebrew College, she created a host of innovative programs, including the acclaimed Me'ah program.
Bernice earned a bachelor’s from Stony Brook University, a master’s from the Jewish Theological Seminary, and a doctorate from Boston University. Among courses she taught at Boston University and Northeastern University were Resistance During the Holocaust, Character and Ethics Education, and Ethical Decision Making for Education Leaders.
