Sept. 29, 2006
Oct. 19 lecturer at Clark recounts hunt for Mengele
Worcester, Mass. - The Clark University Strassler Family Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies will present "Search for Mengele: A Lecture in Honor of Simon Wiesenthal," by David Marwell, director of the Museum of Jewish Heritage: A Living Memorial to the Holocaust, at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 19, in Tilton Hall, Higgins University Center, 950 Main Street.
Simon Wiesenthal (1908-2005) was a survivor of Nazi death camps who dedicated his life to documenting the crimes of the Holocaust and to hunting down the perpetrators still at large. Marwell, in his lecture at Clark, will tell the story of the international manhunt and forensic investigation into the whereabouts and identification of the infamous Nazi doctor, Josef Mengele, dubbed the "angel of death" for his crimes at the Auschwitz concentration camp. The lecture falls upon the 20th anniversary of the discovery of Mengele's body, and the use of unpublished photographs and documents will all add to this look behind the scenes of one of the largest, most complex historical mysteries ever solved.
Marwell has had an impact on both the academic, judicial, and museum worlds. He is the principal author of "In the Matter of Josef Mengele: Justice Department Report." From 1980 to 1984, he was the chief of Investigative Research at the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Special Investigations. It was during this time that he played a major role in the Justice Department's investigations of both Mengele and Klaus Barbie, known as the Butcher of Lyon. Marwell also served as the director of the Berlin Document Center, executive director of the JFK Assassination Records Review Board, and associate director for Museum Programs at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C.
This event is free and open to the public. For more information, contact 508-793-8897.
The mission of the Strassler Family Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies is to educate undergraduate and graduate students about genocide and the Holocaust; to host a lecture series, free of charge and open to the public; to use scholarship to address current problems stemming from the murderous past; and to participate in the public discussion about a host of issues ranging from the significance of state-sponsored denial of the Armenian genocide and well-funded denial of the Holocaust to intervention in and prevention of genocidal situations today.