Undergraduate Online Exhibits

The Program in Jewish Studies and the University Libraries Rare and DistinctiveÌýCollections and Archives provide support for a variety of undergraduate researchÌýthat engages withÌýthe Innovations in Jewish Life (IJL) Collections.

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This section contains digital exhibits created by our undergraduate student researchers.ÌýPlease select which exhibit you would like to view and you will be taken to the digital resource.Ìý

For his 2022-2023 Jewish Studies Capstone Project, Shane used written and visual sources produced by right-wing extremist groups from the Mazal Holocaust Collection to assess how these groups utilize Holocaust denial as part of their political rhetoric. He found that Holocaust denial is never simply advanced for the sake of Holocaust denial by these groups—it is always in concert with their other hateful rhetoric. In his project, Shane identifiesÌýfour ways in which the extremist groups utilize Holocaust denial to advance their political agendas.

Digital exhibit created using Wix.

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