Randi Larson
News Editor

The Oskar Schindler exhibit opens with a reception at 7 p.m. on Nov. 10 with the sound of shattering glass.

Prior to the opening of the exhibit, students of several history classes taught by Dr. Elizabeth Clark, associate professor of history, will hold a Kristallnacht Commemoration on the Pedestrian Mall.

Also speaking during this time will be Toni Lachman, president of Temple B’Nai Israel, and Tibor Stern, a Holocaust survivor.

Kristallnacht, known as the “Night of Broken Glass,” was the first act of the Holocaust.

On Nov. 9, 1938, Nazi forces in Germany proceeded to destroy Jewish homes, businesses, and synagogues, and to transport a large number of Jewish people to concentration camps.
The main event is the Schindler exhibit procured, in large part, by the efforts of Reeves Easley-McPherson, a project coordinator with University Research Alliance.

“Several years ago I took a graduate course with Dr. Elizabeth Clark and that’s when I discovered the National Holocaust Museum in Washington D.C.,” Easley-McPherson said.

“They have several traveling exhibits and I worked with the coordinator to get on the waiting list, and when they closed in Ohio, we were next on the list.”

The exhibit is about 600-square feet long and consists of approximately 10 panels with information about Oskar Schindler and his actions rescuing over 900 Jewish workers during the Holocaust in World War II.

It will be placed on the first floor of Cornette library and be held from Nov.10 through Dec.10.

“We’re very happy that the people who got the exhibit and brought it here decided to put it in the library, we’re very glad that they recognized our space,” Paul Coleman, university librarian, said.

At 7p.m. Thursday, Nov. 13, in the lecture room, the film Schindler’s List will be shown in the library. Dr. Elizabeth Clark and Dr. Bryan Vizzini, associate professor of history, will introduce the film.

“Faculty members knowledge-able about Schindler will be here to speak, they’ll introduce the movie, and likely answer any questions following the film,” Coleman said.

“The event is open to the public; anyone who wants to attend the exhibit is welcome,” Easley-McPherson said.