Page 10 THE VILLADOM TIMES IV • September 25, 2013 Mahwah Programs to cover pre- and post-Holocaust eras This fall, Ramapo College of New Jersey will host two programs under the sponsorship of the college’s Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies. The speakers will be Dr. Karen Auerbach and Thomas Doherty. These programs are free and open to the public. Join Dr. Auerbach on Sept. 30 as she discusses how Jewish families reconstructed their lives in Warsaw after the Holocaust. This program is being co-sponsored by the college’s Hillel. Dr. Auerbach will discuss her book, “The House at Ujazdowskie 16: Jewish Families in Warsaw after the Holo- caust,” from 1 to 2 p.m. in the alumni lounges of the Robert A. Scott Student Center at Ramapo College’s Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies. Published in June by Indiana University Press, “The House at Ujazdowskie” examines how 10 Jewish families began reconstructing their lives after the Holocaust in the center of Warsaw. While most surviving Polish Jews were making their homes in new countries, these families rebuilt on the rubble of the Polish capital and created new communities as they sought to distance themselves from the memory of a pain- ful past. Based on interviews with family members, intensive research in archives, and the families’ personal papers and correspondence, Auerbach presents an engrossing story of loss and rebirth, political faith and disillusionment, and the persistence of Jewishness. Auerbach is the Kronhill Lecturer in East European Jewish History at Monash University in Melbourne, Aus- tralia. She has held postdoctoral fellowships at the Frankel Institute for Advanced Judaic Studies of the University of Michigan and at Yad Vashem and previously taught at the University of Southampton in England, Virginia Tech, and Brown University. Beginning in 2014, she will be an assistant professor of history and the Stuart E. Eizenstat Fellow at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill. This New Jersey native was a journalist for “The Star- Ledger,” “The Philadelphia Inquirer,” and the “Forward” (N.Y.). She completed her Ph.D. in history at Brandeis Uni- versity in 2009. On Oct. 15, Professor Thomas Doherty will discuss his recently published book, “Hollywood and Hitler: 1933- 1939.” His program is cosponsored with Ramapo College’s Cinematheque series. Professor Doherty will discuss his recently published (continued on page 16) Don Bosco (continued from page 9) P. Quimbo, Woodcliff Lake; Charles P. Rabolli, Mahwah; Adam W. Ramos, Franklin Lakes; Kevin A. Ramos, Franklin Lakes; Andrew Scerbo, Oakland; Steven R. Seeberger, Airmont, NY; Robert D. Smith, Paramus; Kevin C. Teel, Monroe, NY; Thomas P. Whittam, Allendale; Albert H. Wunsch, Englewood Cliffs; and Brian D. Zied, Glen Rock. Don Bosco Prep, founded in 1915, is a private, Catholic college prep high school for young men. Dedicated to empowering young men, the school provides rigorous academics at the AP, honors and college prep levels, and encourages participation in extracurricular activities, clubs, athletics, and arts. Admin- istered by the Salesians of Saint John Bosco, a religious order of priests and brothers, Don Bosco Prep is solidly founded on Cath- olic philosophy. Accredited by The Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools, Don Bosco Prep is a member of The Asso- ciation for Supervision and Curriculum Development, The National Catholic Edu- cation Association, The National Associa- tion of Secondary School Principals, The National Honor Society, The New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association, and The Northern New Jersey Interscholas- tic League.