Rescue Fantasies: Imagining the Holocaust for Young Audiences and Readers

More than six million Jewish people lost their lives during the Holocaust. Since that time, many authors have used fantasy fiction to retell this grim story. But does the use of fantasy undermine the reality of the Holocaust?  Join Phyllis Lassner, Ph.D., professor at Northwestern University’s Crown Family Center for Jewish Studies, as she explores this issue in Rescue Fantasies: Imagining the Holocaust for Young Audiences and Readers at Oakton Community College’s Skokie campus, 7001 North Lincoln Avenue, on Thursday, November 14. This free lecture, part of Jewish Studies at Oakton, begins at 11 a.m. in Room P103/104.

Lassner specializes in Holocaust education and research, including representation of the Holocaust in literature and film.

Oakton’s Jewish Studies is sponsoring this presentation with a generous grant from the College’s Educational Foundation. For more information, contact Wendy Maier-Sarti, Oakton professor of history and coordinator of Jewish Studies, at (847) 635-1458 or jewishstudies@oakton.edu.