Holocaust Awareness Committee Members

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Holocaust Awareness Committee Members, 2003-2004

History of the Holocaust Awareness Committee:
Over a decade ago, a disparate group of Northeastern individuals began talking to each other
about their despair born of the Holocaust and Nazi genocides and about their hope that there was
           something of value to be learned and applied to present day societies.
This was the genesis of the Holocaust Awareness Committee.
From its inception, the committee has been open to all Northeastern individuals who wish
to serve. The result has been a diverse membership of students, staff, faculty and administrators
from all University colleges and schools. Committee members spring from a variety of religions
and ethnic and cultural backgrounds. Our diversity has been maintained successfully
because the Committee is grounded in the Spiritual Life Office
which, by its very nature, is a diverse and tolerant entity.
Everyone is welcome at the table, and while there are at times lively debates and disagreements
            among our members, we share an unwavering consensus on the need to respect each other and
            on the Committee's mission to educate the university community
about the Holocaust and Nazi genocides and their implications for today.

Committee Members, 2003-2004

Ann Grenell Chair	Program Coordinator, Lecturer, Cinema Studies &SPCS	Center for Interdisciplinary Studies	617.373.2427	a.grenell@neu.edu
Beth Meltzer Co--Chair	Hillel Director	Spiritual Life Center	617.373.3937	nuhillel@neu.edu
Christina Braidotti Secretary	Doctoral Candidate	Sociology	N / A	ccbraidotti@hotmail.com
Philip Backstrom	Professor Emeritus	History	N / A	pnbackstrom@comcast.net
Samuel Bernstein	Professor	English	617.373.5764	s.bernstein@neu.edu
Ava Costello	Director Student Services	College of Business Administration	617.373.4267	a.costello@neu.edu
Bill Giessen	Professor	Chemistry & Chemical Biology	617.373.4817	b.giessen@neu.edu
Gerald Herman	Professor	History & Director of Center for Interdisciplinary Studies	617.373.4441	g.herman@neu.edu
Joshua Jacobson	Professor	Music	617.373.3635	j.jacobson@neu.edu
Shelli Jankowski-Smith	Director	Spiritual Life Center	617.373.4931	m.jankowski-smith@neu.edu
Debra Kaufman	Professor,	Sociology, Director of Women's Studies Program	617.373.4270	d.kaufman@neu.edu
Bryanne Mahoney	Undergraduate	Jewish Studies & History	N / A	N / A
Debra Mandel	Director of Digital Media Studio	Snell Library	617.373.4902	d.mandel@neu.edu
William Miles	Professor	Political Science	617.373.3950	b.miles@neu.edu
Laura O'Regan	Undergraduate	English	617.373.2427	N / A
David Phillips	Professor	School of Law	617.373.3919	d.phillips@neu.edu
Ashley Pousland	Undergraduate	Physical Therapy Bouve	617.373.2427	pousland.a@neu.edu
Brandy Purcell	Administrative Assistant	Spiritual Life Center	617.373.2728	b.purcell@neu.edu
Michael Raphael	Undergraduate, Renaissance Man	Sociology , Law, Policy & Society, Center for Interdisciplinary Studies	N / A	raphael.mi@neu.edu
Vivian Rubinstein	Consultant	Holocaust Awareness Committee	N / A	N / A
Sally Solomon	Associate Director	General Studies Program	617.373.2415	s.solomon@neu.edu
Helene Tischler	Lecturer	General Studies Program	617.373.8223	h.tischler@neu.edu
Elizabeth Wyka	Consultant	Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Holocaust Awareness Committee	617.373.4452	e.wyka@neu.edu