HOLOCAUST OBSERVANCE NEXT WEEK AT SOUTHEAST

Southeast Missouri State University will hold several events this week in remembrance of the Holocaust.

All of the events are free and open to the general public.

A memorial observance will be held at noon Monday in the University Center Ballroom.

The movie, "The Hiding Place," will be shown Tuesday. The film tells how Christian writer Corrie Ten Boom and her family risked their lives to hide a group of Jews from the Nazis.

Another film, "Au Revoir les Enfants" will be shown Wednesday. The 1988 film, directed by Louis Malle, portrays friendship and betrayal in a boys' school during the Nazi occupation.

Both films will begin at 8 p.m. in the University Center Club.

Holocaust scholar Dr. Harry Cargas will lecture on "Women and the Holocaust" at 7 p.m. Thursday in Rose Theatre. Cargas teaches literature and language at Webster University in St. Louis.

He has authored 31 books, including "Voices of the Holocaust" and "Shadows of Auschwitz: A Christian Response to the Holocaust."

A roundtable discussion with Cargas will be held at 7 p.m. Friday at the Barnes & Noble bookstore, followed by a book signing session at 8 p.m.

This is the most extensive observance since the annual event began four years ago, said the Rev. Scott Moon, United Methodist campus minister.

The observance is sponsored by the Association of Campus Ministries, Baptist Student Center, Catholic Campus Ministries, United Methodist Campus Ministries and the university.

Moon said the Holocaust reminds us of the need for tolerance and respect for other people.

He said it isn't just a Jewish issue.

"The Holocaust involved a lot more people than Jews. It is a human issue," said Moon.