Comments for Cohen Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies http://keeneweb.org/cohencenter Our weblog furthering our mission, "to remember and to teach." Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:46:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 Comment on In memory of Susan Herman by Michelle Gaucher Madan http://keeneweb.org/cohencenter/in-memory-of-susan-herman/comment-page-1/#comment-258 Michelle Gaucher Madan Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:27:29 +0000 http://keeneweb.org/cohencenter/?page_id=74#comment-258 Of all my high school teachers only one stands out as my Hero and that was Susan Herman. My high school years were horrible and Mrs. Herman was the biggest boaster I had. She is the reason I stayed in school and she is the reason for my successes. I am saddened to learn she has passed but know she is in a better place. She will always be in my heart. Love Michelle Of all my high school teachers only one stands out as my Hero and that was Susan Herman. My high school years were horrible and Mrs. Herman was the biggest boaster I had. She is the reason I stayed in school and she is the reason for my successes. I am saddened to learn she has passed but know she is in a better place. She will always be in my heart. Love Michelle

]]> Comment on In memory of Susan Herman by Stan Yarosewick http://keeneweb.org/cohencenter/in-memory-of-susan-herman/comment-page-1/#comment-200 Stan Yarosewick Fri, 26 Jun 2009 13:54:35 +0000 http://keeneweb.org/cohencenter/?page_id=74#comment-200 Two days ago, I was working on a DVD of my final year at Keene State College. One of the photos I chose to include in the DVD was of Susan Herman, who had surprised us and was in attendance at my last commencement. Mary-Lou and I invited her to stay for the pre-commencement brunch with the platform party. We were pleased she accepted our invitation and was gracious to allow me to take a photo of her. When I looked at this photo, I wondered how Susan was doing now. Imagine our shock, to learn she had passed away and on that very same day. I know her spirit remains with us. I first met Susan when she served as a member of the presidential search committee that recommended me for the job. During my years at Keene State we had frequent interactions. I was an occasional guest in her classroom as well as her home. Susan was a gifted teacher and a spirited faculty leader and served as a friend and confidant. She would always tell me what I needed to hear not what I wanted to hear. I appreciated her candor and her friendship. Mary-Lou and I will miss her, but as I had remarked earlier, her spirit remains with us. We extend our deepest condolences to Gary and her family. Two days ago, I was working on a DVD of my final year at Keene State College. One of the photos I chose to include in the DVD was of Susan Herman, who had surprised us and was in attendance at my last commencement. Mary-Lou and I invited her to stay for the pre-commencement brunch with the platform party. We were pleased she accepted our invitation and was gracious to allow me to take a photo of her. When I looked at this photo, I wondered how Susan was doing now. Imagine our shock, to learn she had passed away and on that very same day. I know her spirit remains with us.
I first met Susan when she served as a member of the presidential search committee that recommended me for the job. During my years at Keene State we had frequent interactions. I was an occasional guest in her classroom as well as her home. Susan was a gifted teacher and a spirited faculty leader and served as a friend and confidant. She would always tell me what I needed to hear not what I wanted to hear. I appreciated her candor and her friendship.
Mary-Lou and I will miss her, but as I had remarked earlier, her spirit remains with us. We extend our deepest condolences to Gary and her family.

]]> Comment on In memory of Susan Herman by Tom White http://keeneweb.org/cohencenter/in-memory-of-susan-herman/comment-page-1/#comment-198 Tom White Thu, 25 Jun 2009 13:10:26 +0000 http://keeneweb.org/cohencenter/?page_id=74#comment-198 Printed in the Boston Globe 6/25/09: Susan Jane (Goldsmith) Herman of Fairbanks, Alaska passed away June 24, 2009 after an illness of pancreatic cancer. She is survived by her husband, Gary Kofinas, her three children Melissa, Thomas, and Sarah, her five spectacular grandchildren Tia, Felix, Simon, Miriam, and Joshua, and her three sisters Ellen Switkes, Marjie Crosby, and Barbara Virchick. Susan inspired many through her service as a parent, teacher, leader, volunteer, and scholar. She was Professor of Management at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, Professor Emerita at Keene State College in Keene, NH, and cofounder of Interlocken Center for Experiential Learning (now Windsor Mountain International). Family and friends are invited to celebrate Susan’s life Thursday June 25th from 2pm to 8pm at the Virchick residence, 32 Mill Street, Dorchester, MA 02122. A second gathering will be Saturday in NH from 6:30pm to 8:30pm at the Carmel residence, 4 Pheasant Hill Rd., Keene, NH 03431. A memorial service for Susan will be held Sunday starting at 2pm at the Keene synagogue, Congregation Ahavas Achim, 84 Hastings Avenue, Keene, NH, 03431. The family will sit shiva following the service at the Carmel residence. Donations can be made in Susan’s honor to the <a href="http://www.keene.edu/cchs/herman_award.cfm" rel="nofollow">Susan J. Herman Leadership Award in Holocaust and Genocide Awareness</a>, Cohen Center for Holocaust Studies, Keene State College, 229 Main Street, Keene, NH 03435-3201, <a href="http://www.keene.edu/cchs/" rel="nofollow">http://www.keene.edu/cchs/</a> Printed in the Boston Globe 6/25/09:

Susan Jane (Goldsmith) Herman of Fairbanks, Alaska passed away June 24, 2009 after an illness of pancreatic cancer. She is survived by her husband, Gary Kofinas, her three children Melissa, Thomas, and Sarah, her five spectacular grandchildren Tia, Felix, Simon, Miriam, and Joshua, and her three sisters Ellen Switkes, Marjie Crosby, and Barbara Virchick. Susan inspired many through her service as a parent, teacher, leader, volunteer, and scholar. She was Professor of Management at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, Professor Emerita at Keene State College in Keene, NH, and cofounder of Interlocken Center for Experiential Learning (now Windsor Mountain International).

Family and friends are invited to celebrate Susan’s life Thursday June 25th from 2pm to 8pm at the Virchick residence, 32 Mill Street, Dorchester, MA 02122. A second gathering will be Saturday in NH from 6:30pm to 8:30pm at the Carmel residence, 4 Pheasant Hill Rd., Keene, NH 03431. A memorial service for Susan will be held Sunday starting at 2pm at the Keene synagogue, Congregation Ahavas Achim, 84 Hastings Avenue, Keene, NH, 03431. The family will sit shiva following the service at the Carmel residence.

Donations can be made in Susan’s honor to the Susan J. Herman Leadership Award in Holocaust and Genocide Awareness, Cohen Center for Holocaust Studies, Keene State College, 229 Main Street, Keene, NH 03435-3201, http://www.keene.edu/cchs/

]]> Comment on In memory of Susan Herman by Rabbi Sarah Niebuhr Rubin http://keeneweb.org/cohencenter/in-memory-of-susan-herman/comment-page-1/#comment-197 Rabbi Sarah Niebuhr Rubin Wed, 24 Jun 2009 20:13:26 +0000 http://keeneweb.org/cohencenter/?page_id=74#comment-197 Hevre, It is with sorrow that I announce the death of Susan J. Herman. Susan was loved by many members of our community, and we grieve together with her family. A memorial service will be held in Keene this Sunday afternoon. The time and other details will be announced as soon as they are available. Barukh dayan ha'emet - blessed is the Holy One who gives life. May the memories of Susan be a blessing to her family and to all who knew and loved her. Shalom uVracha - Peace and Blessings, Rabbi Sarah Niebuhr Rubin Hevre,

It is with sorrow that I announce the death of Susan J. Herman. Susan was loved by many members of our community, and we grieve together with her family.

A memorial service will be held in Keene this Sunday afternoon. The time and other details will be announced as soon as they are available.

Barukh dayan ha’emet - blessed is the Holy One who gives life. May the memories of Susan be a blessing to her family and to all who knew and loved her.

Shalom uVracha - Peace and Blessings,

Rabbi Sarah Niebuhr Rubin

]]> Comment on In memory of Susan Herman by KSC Newsline » KSC Mourns the Loss of Susan Herman http://keeneweb.org/cohencenter/in-memory-of-susan-herman/comment-page-1/#comment-196 KSC Newsline » KSC Mourns the Loss of Susan Herman Wed, 24 Jun 2009 19:12:54 +0000 http://keeneweb.org/cohencenter/?page_id=74#comment-196 "[...] I’ve had a wonderful life.”[...] “[...] I’ve had a wonderful life.”[...]

]]> Comment on In memory of Susan Herman by Hank Knight http://keeneweb.org/cohencenter/in-memory-of-susan-herman/comment-page-1/#comment-195 Hank Knight Wed, 24 Jun 2009 16:19:55 +0000 http://keeneweb.org/cohencenter/?page_id=74#comment-195 The family will hold a shiva at Barbara Virchick’s home on Thursday from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. (32 Mill Street, Dorchester, MA 02122 / 617.825.1541). A memorial service for Susan will be held in Keene, NH on Sunday, June 28 at 2 p.m. A shiva will be held in Keene the night of June 27 and after the service on the June 28. Another memorial service is being planned for Fairbanks, AK, to be held at a later time. More details about these events will be posted later today. The family will hold a shiva at Barbara Virchick’s home on Thursday from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. (32 Mill Street, Dorchester, MA 02122 / 617.825.1541).
A memorial service for Susan will be held in Keene, NH on Sunday, June 28 at 2 p.m.
A shiva will be held in Keene the night of June 27 and after the service on the June 28.
Another memorial service is being planned for Fairbanks, AK, to be held at a later time. More details about these events will be posted later today.

]]> Comment on In memory of Charles Hildebrandt by Guy Turcotte http://keeneweb.org/cohencenter/in-memory-of-charles-hildebrandt/comment-page-1/#comment-134 Guy Turcotte Mon, 24 Nov 2008 03:14:36 +0000 http://keeneweb.org/cohencenter/?page_id=16#comment-134 I met Charles Hildebrandt when I went to the [then] tiny Cohen Center for Holocaust Studies tucked away at one end of the college library on the second floor, I think, about 12 years ago to pick his brain on how to teach the Holocaust. With a colleague at Mount Wachusett Community College in Gardner, Mass., I was determined to create a course on the Holocaust and Keene State was the closest place I could find that was involved in Holocaust studies. I walked in cold, not knowing who he was or even what to expect. He was sitting at the desk, I like to think, waiting for me to finally arrive. Gracious, welcoming, informative, helpful and generous with advice and materials, he launched me on my own path toward an understanding of what can never be fully or perfectly understood, and for that I am forever grateful to him. I invited him to Gardner once to speak to our students, and he came and delivered a most stimulating lecture. I am sincerely saddened to learn of his death, but I know that his family and his colleagues and all of the students he touched with his gentleness and insights into the Shoah will always hold him close. I met Charles Hildebrandt when I went to the [then] tiny Cohen Center for Holocaust Studies tucked away at one end of the college library on the second floor, I think, about 12 years ago to pick his brain on how to teach the Holocaust. With a colleague at Mount Wachusett Community College in Gardner, Mass., I was determined to create a course on the Holocaust and Keene State was the closest place I could find that was involved in Holocaust studies. I walked in cold, not knowing who he was or even what to expect.
He was sitting at the desk, I like to think, waiting for me to finally arrive. Gracious, welcoming, informative, helpful and generous with advice and materials, he launched me on my own path toward an understanding of what can never be fully or perfectly understood, and for that I am forever grateful to him. I invited him to Gardner once to speak to our students, and he came and delivered a most stimulating lecture.
I am sincerely saddened to learn of his death, but I know that his family and his colleagues and all of the students he touched with his gentleness and insights into the Shoah will always hold him close.

]]> Comment on In memory of Charles Hildebrandt by Walter Carpenter '93 http://keeneweb.org/cohencenter/in-memory-of-charles-hildebrandt/comment-page-1/#comment-133 Walter Carpenter '93 Sun, 16 Nov 2008 23:56:41 +0000 http://keeneweb.org/cohencenter/?page_id=16#comment-133 It is with great sadness that I just now read of Dr. Charles Hildebrandt's passing. I happened upon the KSC website by accident to look for an address and saw the notice. I was a graduate student of his in the early 90's and had gone to Keene because of his Holocaust center. I was already well-versed in the history and had lived among survivors, and we used to talk about our experiences and what it was that made us dedicated to preserving its memory of what it was like for the future to understand. I used to work at center to give Chuck a break and he always liked that. Over the years, I thought of him often. He has done a lot for humanity. I hope that his passing was quick and that he did not suffer. It is with great sadness that I just now read of Dr. Charles Hildebrandt’s passing. I happened upon the KSC website by accident to look for an address and saw the notice. I was a graduate student of his in the early 90’s and had gone to Keene because of his Holocaust center. I was already well-versed in the history and had lived among survivors, and we used to talk about our experiences and what it was that made us dedicated to preserving its memory of what it was like for the future to understand. I used to work at center to give Chuck a break and he always liked that. Over the years, I thought of him often. He has done a lot for humanity. I hope that his passing was quick and that he did not suffer.

]]> Comment on In memory of Charles Hildebrandt by Roberta Kessler http://keeneweb.org/cohencenter/in-memory-of-charles-hildebrandt/comment-page-1/#comment-132 Roberta Kessler Sun, 16 Nov 2008 13:47:56 +0000 http://keeneweb.org/cohencenter/?page_id=16#comment-132 A great man of strength, honor and integrity who served Keene State College well. He leaves a lasting legacy and an example for all of us to follow. From my years at Keene State, as an employee of 11 years and an alumnus, I still live my life by profound, yet simple words Dr. Hildebrandt delivered in a Commencement address, "To never be a perpetrator, victim or bystander." I will continue to hold a place for him in my heart. A great man of strength, honor and integrity who served Keene State College well. He leaves a lasting legacy and an example for all of us to follow.

From my years at Keene State, as an employee of 11 years and an alumnus, I still live my life by profound, yet simple words Dr. Hildebrandt delivered in a Commencement address, “To never be a perpetrator, victim or bystander.”

I will continue to hold a place for him in my heart.

]]> Comment on In memory of Charles Hildebrandt by Randall Gates '83 http://keeneweb.org/cohencenter/in-memory-of-charles-hildebrandt/comment-page-1/#comment-131 Randall Gates '83 Thu, 13 Nov 2008 04:16:33 +0000 http://keeneweb.org/cohencenter/?page_id=16#comment-131 I just learned that Chuck died last month. What a loss to the college. I was in Dr. Hildebrandt's very first Sociology of the Holocaust class and remember how excited my classmates and I were to be in on something brand new and from the beginning. Later, as I served in the United States Army and in Germany, I began sending Chuck books on the Holocaust in German. I remember visiting Dachau outside of Munich and how I felt I knew the place through Chuck's teachings. I remember when he first started the Museum in the bottom of Fiske Hall. I am so glad it has the permenance that it does and is a very fitting place to hold in the memory of Chuck. I just learned that Chuck died last month. What a loss to the college. I was in Dr. Hildebrandt’s very first Sociology of the Holocaust class and remember how excited my classmates and I were to be in on something brand new and from the beginning. Later, as I served in the United States Army and in Germany, I began sending Chuck books on the Holocaust in German. I remember visiting Dachau outside of Munich and how I felt I knew the place through Chuck’s teachings. I remember when he first started the Museum in the bottom of Fiske Hall. I am so glad it has the permenance that it does and is a very fitting place to hold in the memory of Chuck.

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