What
UNLV Lied Library will host an exhibit chronicling White Rose, a student resistance group which used nonviolent tactics to oppose the Nazi regime during World War II. White Rose formed at the University of Munich in 1942. The exhibit includes 47 panels of photos, text and biographies depicting the individuals and actions of White Rose. The student group peacefully opposed Hitler through the distribution of fliers. When their activities were uncovered, members of the student group were executed in 1943.
When
The exhibit is free and open to the public from May 13 through Aug. 22.
Where
UNLV Lied Library
4505 S. Maryland Parkway, Las Vegas, NV 89154
Details
Please check UNLV Lied Library's web site for hours of operation. Members of the public may call Lied Library at (702) 895-2100.
The exhibit is sponsored by UNLV University Libraries, German Consulate General of Los Angeles, UNLV Foreign Languages Department, Hillel Jewish Student Center at UNLV, and UNLV International Council.
Support comes from the Jewish Federation of Las Vegas, Nevada Governor's Advisory Council on Education Relation to the Holocaust, Holocaust Resource Center, Hillel Jewish Student Center at UNLV, Jewish Family Service Agency, Holocaust Survivors Group of Southern Nevada and Sperling Kronberg Mack Holocaust Resource Center.
