Monthly Archives: April 2015
70th Anniversary of the Liberation of the Concentration Camps
Text by Cynthia Yoken; Layout by Judy Farrar Seventy years ago, while the Germans were in retreat, American soldiers liberated the Nazi concentration camps. It was April, 1945, one month before the end of the war in Europe. A number … Continue reading
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Tagged Holocaust, Jewish history, liberators, oral history, World War II
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The Omer E. and Laurette M. Boivin Center for French Language and Culture Founded April 1985
Dr. Omer E. Boivin, a prominent Fall River physician, was a life-long student of the French language and culture. He believed that Southeastern Massachusetts University (now UMass Dartmouth) represented the best opportunity to keep the French language alive, and to … Continue reading
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Digital Archives Launched at UMass Dartmouth
The Claire T. Carney Library Archives and Special Collections and the Library Systems and Digital Services Divisions are pleased to announce the public availability of the new UMass Dartmouth Library Digital Archives. At this time the collections available are the … Continue reading
Posted in Ferreira-Mendes Portuguese-American Archives, Portuguese, Schooner Ernestina, Textile History, UMass Dartmouth Archives and Special Collection, UMass Dartmouth History, Uncategorized
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Chancellor Professor Naseer Aruri Memorial
Sunday, April 12, 2015 at 11 a.m. Woodland Commons University of Massachusetts Dartmouth 285 Old Westport Rd. Dartmouth, MA 02747 At left: Dr. Aruri in his office at UMD, 1985 Dr. Naseer Aruri was Chancellor Professor of Political Science at … Continue reading
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