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 The mission of the Center for the Study of Values and Violence After Auschwitz is to stimulate dialogue that explores and defines issues of values and violence that influence contemporary society. Emphasizing Inter-faith dialogue and applying the contemporary lessons and legacies of the Holocaust, the Center strives to articulate ethical and moral guidelines that will strengthen leadership skills, facilitate communication among multi-ethnic cultures, and create greater harmony within our communities in the 21st century.The opposite of love is not hatred. The opposite of love is indifference.
- Elie Wiesel
Since the Holocaust, the world has witnessed both an increased search for goodness and a continuation of intolerance and violent behavior. Expressions of hatred and discrimination range from individual acts of aggression to full-scale genocide. “Ethnic Cleansing,”and the use of mass rape as a weapon/crime against humanity are unexceptional events Rwanda, the former Yugoslavia, and the Darfur region of the Sudan exemplify these genocidal benchmarks. Violence in schools and in city streets is becoming epidemic. In an increasingly multicultural society beset by a variety of psychological and economic stresses, the temptation to hate and commit violence against one another grows exponentially.
One hopeful exception is the area of interfaith relations. Here, the lessons of the Holocaust concerning the dangers of antisemitism, prejudice and racism seem to be taking hold. The Center for the Study of Values and Violence After Auschwitz is founded on the premise that interfaith dialogue can be paradigmatic in teaching respect for the Other. The Center examines the economic, psychological, and religious factors that give rise to antisemitism, fanaticism, and racism in individuals, families, and in our culture at large in order to generate communication and discussion among different faith groups in our society. I invite you to be a part of our goal to fight the indifference.
Dr. Alan L. Berger Raddock Family Eminent Scholar Chair of Holocaust Studies Director, Center for the Study of Values and Violence after Auschwitz Florida Atlantic University 777 Glades Road Boca Raton, FL. 33431 561 297-2979 561 297-2199 fax This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it |