Loyalty and Patriotism Following Both World Wars
Professor of history Gary Gerstle talks about the mood of the United States following World Wars I and II. In both instances, there was what Professor Gerstle calls an "...ideological intensity expressing itself in demands for patriotism (and) loyal...
Ethnic Groups in Industry
Professor of American studies and history Matthew Frye Jacobson talks about the links between certain ethnic groups and specific industries. Professor Jacobson explains that there were initially geographic concentrations of ethnic groups according t...
Landscapes of Memory: The Life of Ruth Klüger
Ruth Klüger grew up in fascist Vienna, survived three years in Nazi concentration camps, and went on to become a college professor and a recognized authority on German literature. She also wrote Landscapes of Memory: A Holocaust Girlhood Remembered...
Luboml: My Heart Remembers
This historical video uses rare film footage, an extensive collection of archival photos, and interviews with former residents to re-create the fabric of daily life in the predominantly Jewish market town, or shtetl, of Luboml in prewar Poland. The ...