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Holocaust survivor Hirsch shares harrowing story at the Troy Campus

November 16, 2017

By Tori Bedsole

Holocaust survivor Riva Hirsch spoke in Claudia Crosby Theater on November 15, 2017. (TROY photo/Clif Lusk)

Riva Hirsch, a witness to the Holocaust, shared her story of being captured by Nazis and watching them murder her mother in front of her at a young age.

Troy University partnered with the Alabama Humanities Foundation to organize the public lecture, which was held on Wednesday, Nov. 15.

Hirsch contributes her survival to a…

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Upcoming events examining the Holocaust to be held at Troy University

November 3, 2017

By Andy Ellis

TROY will host events examining the holocaust, beginning with Monday's roundtable discussion made possible by the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum.

Troy University will host a series of events examining the Holocaust this month at both its Troy and Montgomery campuses, including a roundtable discussion and a lecture by a Holocaust survivor.

The events will kick off with a free panel discussion on Monday in the auditorium of the Rosa Parks Museum on TROY’s Montgomery Campus….