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Additional October Programs Set
Jackson Community College has expanded its historical presentations and workshops planned for October. The following programs are scheduled:
The Nazis: A Warning From History, 6:30 p.m. Oct. 14, 18, 19, in Federer Room B, Potter Center. Presented in six parts, this is the definitive history of Hitler, exposing many widely held myths. Extensive commentary from world-renowned scholars, recently discovered documents, archival footage from former Soviet Bloc nations and riveting eyewitness testimony are combined in this landmark series.
- Part 1, Helped into Power, & Part 2, Chaos and Consent, Oct. 14. Part 1 chronicles German history from the aftermath of the First World War to Hitler's elevation to the post of Chancellor in 1933. Part 2 begins in 1933 with the Nazi power up to the eve of the Second World War.
- Part 3, The Wrong War, & Part 4, The Wild East, Oct. 18. Part 3 is the story of creeping militarization and expansion, with a detailed breakdown of the events that led to Nazi Germany provoking the wrong war. Part 4 reveals the atrocities as western Poland was absorbed into the German Reich
- Part 5, Road to Treblinka, & Part 6, Fighting to the End, Oct. 19. In 1940, there was still no plan to exterminate the Jews - merely resettle them, but with the 1941 Nazi invasion of the Soviet Union, the complete clearing up of the Jews question was in sight. The final episode asks why Germany fought on long after any chance of winning the war was gone.
A Summit on U.S. - Muslim Relations, 6:30 p.m. Oct. 20, Federer Room B, Potter Center. This video presentation features panelists discussing U.S. - Muslim relations, including: Gautam Adhikari, bureau chief of The London Times Washington Bureau; Thomas Lippman, correspondent from the Washington Post, Diplomacy; Moufac Harb, news director of Middle East Radio Network; and Robert B. Oakley, Distinguished Fellow, National Defense University.
Joseph P. McCarthy: American Inquisitor, 10:30 a.m. Oct. 19 and 1 p.m. Oct. 20-21, Federer A & B, Potter Center. He made his name by ruining the reputations of others during the Communist "witch hunts" of the 1950s. Joseph P. McCarthy an ambitious Wisconsin senator, has gone down in history as the driving force behind one of the most shameful and disturbing eras in American history. Through extensive interviews and fascinating archival footage, trace his rise from a small-town Midwestern farmer to the heights of power and his fall from grace.
"When Are You Dead? The 250-Year-Old Debate over Defining Death," 6:30 p.m. Oct. 25, Federer Room B, Potter Center. Throughout history people have been buried alive for the purposes of sacrifice, punishment and natural disaster. But at the heart of this is the question of how many people were buried alive under the assumption that they were dead? Given the inability of physicians in the 1700s and 1800s to distinguish between death and its imitators -- coma, catatonia, and even fainting spells -- people were, in fact, buried alive. It does still happen today. Dr. Martin S. Pernick, a noted lecturer from the University of Michigan, will explore this age old phenomenon.
Election Issues, 6:30 p.m. Oct. 26, Federer Room B, Potter Center. How can you make sure your vote is counted? How will the events of the 2000 election influence the election of this year? Explore these issues and take a critical look at the 2000 presidential election and events that followed it. Also, learn about the "Help Americans Vote Act." In this video presentation panelists include: moderator Danny Schechter, director of a documentary about the 2000 election titled "Counting on Democracy"; Dennis Loy Johnson, author of "The Big Chill: The Great, Unreported Story of the Bush Inauguration Protest"; Renata Adler, author of "Irreparable Harm: the U.S. Supreme Court and the Decision that Made George W. Bush President"; and Mark Danner, author of "The Road to Illegitimacy: One Reporter's Travels through the 2000 Florida Vote Recount."
Kitty Kelley, 6:30 p.m. Oct. 27, Federer Room B, Potter Center. In this video presentation, author Kitty Kelley talks about how to get interviews and other techniques for writers. She also talks about the previous books she has written and her current book, "The Family: The Real Story of the Bush Dynasty," at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. The author chronicles the history of the Bush family beginning with Prescott Bush's dealings in the Ohio steel industry and his political career in Connecticut in the 1950s. The book details information about the family's private life. Kitty Kelley is the author of "Jackie Oh!," "Elizabeth Taylor: The Last Star," "His Way: The Unauthorized Biography of Frank Sinatra," "Nancy Reagan: The Unauthorized Biography," and "The Royals."
Julius & Ethel Rosenberg, 1 p.m., Oct. 27-28, Federer A, Potter Center. Dubbed the "espionage trial of the century," Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, accused of passing American A-bomb secrets to the Soviets, were found guilty and sentenced to death. Their execution in the electric chair at New York's Sing Sing prison on June 19, 1953, divided the nation and sparked controversy that remains to this day. Their complete story comes to life in this comprehensive look at one of the most famous trials in history.
"Running on Empty: How the Democratic and Republican Parties are Bankrupting Our Future and What Americans Can Do About It," 6:30 p.m. Oct. 28, Federer B, Potter Center. In this video presentation, author Peter Peterson, chairman of the Blackstone Group, Fred C. Bergsten, director of the Institute for International Economics, and Robert Rubin, former Secretary of the Department of the Treasury under the Clinton Administration, discuss national economic issues and the possible future implications of deficit spending.
Genealogy @ JCC, Extra! Extra! Newspaper Records Research, 2 p.m. Oct. 29, Federer Room A, Potter Center. The early newspaper was very much a local product, designed to convey the news of the wider world to citizens of a particular community. However, the printing press, the railroads, telegraph lines and the Civil War changed the way newspapers operated. Learn how to research newspapers to find your ancestors. This workshop is free and open to the general public. Call the Atkinson Library at 796-8622 Sunday through Friday to pre-register.
