We Need to Rethink How We Think About the Holocaust
Interview by M. Gessen, The New York Times, October 31, 2025
on how the way we teach the “crime of all crimes” informs our understanding of Gaza.
Our Shared Humanity: Intersecting and Coexisting Trauma with Marianne Hirsch
Can memories of trauma be misused or distorted? How can we hold multiple traumas with empathy and sensitivity? What would a connective memory, where different traumatic historical events intersect and coexist, look like? The second conversation in our “Why Memory Matters in Palestine and Beyond” series will explore these questions and more with Marianne Hirsch, who has written extensively on memory studies and the transmission of memories of violence across generations.
Rethinking Holocaust Memory after October 7
Public Books, July 15, 2024
